arghhh drivers (rant)

[Christmas_Kate]

Why are some drivers so stupid??? I havent taken a driving test, and am half wondering if the test includes a section on how to be a moron?

My son took his pony for a hack this afternoon. Pony is bombproof, and I'm just grateful of that on a day like today.
son was walking down a narrow lane, no verge to get onto, sports car came up behind. I told son to trot onto the next passing place and ran beside him, showing clear arm signals to the driver to slow down and wait. Driver drives RIGHT UP pony's backside and peeps his horn. Pony stops dead, son almost goes over his head. I said to the driver "PLEASE can you wait until we get to somewhere we can get onto the side? if you do that again you're likely to get your car kicked or cause an accident". Driver: (about 18 or 19, with another young lad and three teenage girls in the car) "You starting on me?" Me : "no, i'm asking you to wait". Male passenger shouts "if you want to play my little pony f*** off elsewhere". By this time I'd grabbed pony's reins and was walking him foward towards passing point. Driver still up pony's backside peeping his horn, tries to pass us... narrowly missing Ginger's hocks

. pony starting to get upset, son shaking. Get to the passing point and car zooms past with a barrage of abuse being shouted out the window.

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If this was a big horse and adult rider it'd be one thing, but a 7yo CHILD on a shetland pony

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[piebaldsparkle]

Don't suppose you had chance to get his registration number??? If you did report him to the police for dangerous driving, that type of behaviour is inexcusible.

 

[scrat]

I feel angry just reading this. Echo above, hope you got his registration I'm sure the Police would be interested especially as a child was put in danger.

 

[Christmas_Kate]

That's what OH asked, and no I didnt. Dark green sports car (one of the wide low ones). As i said to OH i was too busy trying to get ponio away from it

 

[flyingfeet]

Little f****r!

I have to agree its the young stupid idiots that don't seem to know what to do with animals. Despite the theory test, certainly has not improved the quality of driving

Plus I am getting on now, and seem to notice that the younger generation seem just plain rude

 

[JAK]

Disgraceful behaviour but unfortunately some people are just morons, nothing more to be said really! Your poor son, he must have been really frightened!
This is one of the reasons I keep impressing on MD to ride 'defensively' at all times (which she does!) & without becoming paranoid about it, to act as though every car driver is out to get her, as sadly, it does appear that some of them are!
Difficult for a 7 year old to understand this concept though, as at that age the poor little things still have a touching belief that all 'grown-ups' can usually be relied upon to behave responsibly & correctly!
Hope it hasn't put him off! xx

 

[jumpthemoon]

This makes me soo mad

Personally I'm all for making it illegal to drive a car over 1.0 litre til you are 25! Would save a lot of lives and a lot of agro!

ETS I'm just glad you are all OK

 

[Hullabaloo]

Someone did a similar thing to a friend of mine and her horse kicked and damaged the car. The woman got out to complain to be met by my friend (who can be pretty scary when she wants) telling her she would be receiving a vets bill if her horse had injured herself. When my friend asked her how she'd expected her to move out of the way when there was nowhere to go. she didn't know.
Sounds like the lad was trying to show off to his friends. Hope you got his number and reported him.

 

[random_rider]

My brother is 21 now and doesnt like horses and doesnt like them being on the road...he says they should have to pay tax!

But he would never push past he would wait 'til a point tht was safe! He would get very angry though! He has no patients! (sp)
I dont get people thaat thinks its alright to do that! Grrrr!

 

[jinglejoys]

..".he says they should have to pay tax! "
Eer.Why?--They don't do any damage to the road?

 

[Mithras]

Thats appalling. I had one like that on Friday, except the road was wide enough for one car to pass safely and slowly. However this driver was too nervous to do so but sat behind, tooting at me. When I pulled into the next gateway, they stopped to shout abuse at me. They claimed "I had been wavering all over the road", err no, and, bear in mind both male and female were seriously overweight and madam must have been about a size 24 and I am a size 8/10, madam announced "she didnt enjoy seeing my fat arse right in front of her face for so long".

Some people really have no idea of reality. They live in their own little, half -educated dreamworlds, which unfortunately makes it very dangerous for the rest of us.