On the way to work I was in the left hand lane queuing towards a roundabout. The left lane splits into two just before it both to turn left, the right hand lane does the same but one straight on and other turn right. I wanted to get into the right most of the turn left lanes so I could get into the right hand lane of the dual carriageway I was going to be turning left onto. The problem is that a large number of car drivers in the right hand lane also want to turn left and push into that right most turn left lane to do so. That was what happened, becuase I was slightly in front of the car in the right lane (who wasn't indicating) and had space to move before he did I ended up in front of him. He wasn't happy. *horn* *horn* *oscilating motion of lose fist* I ignore him and carry on. A moment later he is racing towards me at high speed in the lane I'm in, just as the traffic starts to slow up, so have to I brake, he has to do an emergency stop, the guy who had changed lanes just after he went past had to take advoiding action. He then goes past me on the inside, the left lane having speeded up compared to the right. More gesticulation. I ignored him. Just after a set of traffic lights there is a large layby. He pulled into it and gestered me to pull over too. I ignored him again.
Then when we were going to the cinema in the evening on the same roundabout an artic tries pulling out in front of us when we're going round the roundabout. I have no time to stop or space to pull over. Luckily there is just enough space for me to squeeze between his front bumper and the car to my right; if there hadn't been I would have hit one or the other. Me: *horn* Lorry: lots of lights. Then after he does pull out there are lots more lights. We then have to stop at the traffic lights further up. The lorry stops just inches off my rear bumper.
When we come off the motorway, I get in the correct lane to go round the two roundabouts, various vans and stuff try to push in, change lane at the last moment, cut me (and other people up). It's just far worse than usual.
*is bemused* It just seems to go like that some times.
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:56 pm (UTC)On the way to work I was in the left hand lane queuing towards a roundabout. The left lane splits into two just before it both to turn left, the right hand lane does the same but one straight on and other turn right. I wanted to get into the right most of the turn left lanes so I could get into the right hand lane of the dual carriageway I was going to be turning left onto. The problem is that a large number of car drivers in the right hand lane also want to turn left and push into that right most turn left lane to do so. That was what happened, becuase I was slightly in front of the car in the right lane (who wasn't indicating) and had space to move before he did I ended up in front of him. He wasn't happy. *horn* *horn* *oscilating motion of lose fist* I ignore him and carry on. A moment later he is racing towards me at high speed in the lane I'm in, just as the traffic starts to slow up, so have to I brake, he has to do an emergency stop, the guy who had changed lanes just after he went past had to take advoiding action. He then goes past me on the inside, the left lane having speeded up compared to the right. More gesticulation. I ignored him. Just after a set of traffic lights there is a large layby. He pulled into it and gestered me to pull over too. I ignored him again.
Then when we were going to the cinema in the evening on the same roundabout an artic tries pulling out in front of us when we're going round the roundabout. I have no time to stop or space to pull over. Luckily there is just enough space for me to squeeze between his front bumper and the car to my right; if there hadn't been I would have hit one or the other. Me: *horn* Lorry: lots of lights. Then after he does pull out there are lots more lights. We then have to stop at the traffic lights further up. The lorry stops just inches off my rear bumper.
When we come off the motorway, I get in the correct lane to go round the two roundabouts, various vans and stuff try to push in, change lane at the last moment, cut me (and other people up). It's just far worse than usual.
*is bemused* It just seems to go like that some times.