toltec wrote:
Given Teabelly's point it would be interesting to hear exactly what Squirrel thought and did when he first saw her and on the approach before she pulled out.
Saw her, lifted (was on a bend so not tanking it) and let engine braking take a bit of speed off whilst covering the brake pedal.
Observed her look left then right then left again.
Saw her front wheels start to turn and began to brake.
Saw her front wheels continue to turn and sounded the horn and flashed the headlights (long flash to say "I am here", not a quick flick to say "pull out").
Saw her continue to pull out regardless and went from gentle braking to hard braking.
Stopped well clear of her. She made eye contact at this point, I instinctively shook my head and put my hands out in a "what the hell was that all about?" gesture.
With hindsight it's possible that the headlamp flash was misinterpreted as as "go ahead" signal rather than "I am here".
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I wonder is L plates on the side of a car would be useful?
Most definitely!
It's worth re-iterating that she wasn't in an instructor's car, looked like her father giving her a lesson so no dual controls, no L-plates on the side/top of the car etc.
For Pratnership's benefit this happened at the Round House, she was turning out of the Bradley Green road onto New Road (B4058), I was heading back into Wotton just after the Renishaw bends.
Also for Pratnership's benefit would you stop quoting me out of context to make me look bad. This forum (this section in particular) is for serious discussion. Comments made in jest on other forums or other sections have no place here.
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Road rage is becoming more commonplace in my expirence. Is it the increasing numbers of drivers on the roads, or is it actually increasing anyway?
It's a side effect of the one-horse race that is now road safety. "It's ok because I wasn't breaking the speed limit."
Every incident, every near-miss and almost every frayed nerve is something one can learn from. That's why I post things in here so often. It's called "peer review".