Hi All,
What is it about caravans that makes other drivers behave like idiots with a death wish? There I was last Friday afternoon towing my van for the first time to Clumber Park and doing pretty well (thank you CC towing course), when suddenly myself & partner found ourselves in the staring roles of the latest blockbuster 'Psycho Driver meets Whacky Races'.
First of all the driver of a Seat Toledo nearly killed both of us overtaking on a bend - I was doing nearly 50 at the time - and then after overtaking proceeded to trundle along just in front of me at 40mph. Then there was the woman driving a Range Rover who attempted to undertake us at a roundabout nearly running us into the truck alongside. She had several children in the back - I was too busy with evasive manoeuvres to count how many.
Then there was the Focus driver who kept pulling out to overtake (again I was doing 50), thinking better of it due to oncoming trucks, pulling in again & flashing his lights - he did this 3 times. Finally there was the courier van driver who tried to overtake us at when I was pulling out (signalling & in plenty of time) to overtake a cyclist. What did the sign say on the back of the van - How's my driving?!
All this in the space of 18 miles, we were nervous wrecks by the time we got to Clumber. Is it always like this?
What is it about caravans that makes other drivers behave like idiots with a death wish? There I was last Friday afternoon towing my van for the first time to Clumber Park and doing pretty well (thank you CC towing course), when suddenly myself & partner found ourselves in the staring roles of the latest blockbuster 'Psycho Driver meets Whacky Races'.
First of all the driver of a Seat Toledo nearly killed both of us overtaking on a bend - I was doing nearly 50 at the time - and then after overtaking proceeded to trundle along just in front of me at 40mph. Then there was the woman driving a Range Rover who attempted to undertake us at a roundabout nearly running us into the truck alongside. She had several children in the back - I was too busy with evasive manoeuvres to count how many.
Then there was the Focus driver who kept pulling out to overtake (again I was doing 50), thinking better of it due to oncoming trucks, pulling in again & flashing his lights - he did this 3 times. Finally there was the courier van driver who tried to overtake us at when I was pulling out (signalling & in plenty of time) to overtake a cyclist. What did the sign say on the back of the van - How's my driving?!
All this in the space of 18 miles, we were nervous wrecks by the time we got to Clumber. Is it always like this?
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