crazy crazy driver!! What will the police do??

unrepentant said:
Most performance car drivers are very cognisant of other road users and, especially in rural areas, four legged ones. I saw enough cows and sheep on the roads in Wensleydale to always be mindful of the possibility of an encounter with large animals! I always treated riders with respect and never had a cross word.
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I absolutely agree :) I don't think there is any direct link between the type of car and driving style, and excepting the fact that some performance cars can be 'louder' by nature in my experience they tend to be far more sensitively driven around horses.

Sadly there seem to be at least as many ignorant riders as there are ignorant drivers which is a real shame, and I know that the attitude rightly winds up many drivers (including me at times).

I think very few of us ride on roads out of choice, and I am lucky that my job means I can live in a rural area and have no need to go on roads at all any more :D

The repercussions of not giving horses space and time are truly horrific though; a number of forum users have had horses killed out hacking, and some have suffered life changing injuries themselves. Convictions are rare, so yes, we did 'celebrate' the conviction of the driver in this instance.

I suppose I am one of the 'lucky' ones, in that me and my little ginger horse were involved in an accident a few years ago which somehow resulted in one written off car and a relatively uninjured horse and rider. Entirely the drivers fault although lack of awareness, not speed or aggressive driving was the issue.

It was good of you to join the forum but please don't worry, I don't think there will be any HHO vendetta against Northern TVR drivers ;) :D
 
Having ridden on the roads for decades now I have luckily never been through what the OP has in terms of out and out lunacy. The lad and his father should be counting their lucky stars that he hadn't killed anybody as if he drives like that around horses you can bet he drives like it elsewhere. They wouldn't be shouting quite so loud then.

UNREPENTANT - Thankfully most horseriders respect the type of motorist you are and you would certainly would certainly receive a thankyou from me. TBH the only out and out arguement I have ever really had was with an 80 yr old (at a guess) who caught my elbow when I was leading my daughter out on her pony as he tried to squeeze through us and a parked car opposite. If riders make their signals clear to motorists - with a smile- it goes along way in road user relationships.
 
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