You say driving modern cars feels 'unreal'. If I compare the VW Touran TDI I drive now with the old Land Rover 90 I had a few years ago, I would say the 'unreal' experience I get in the Touran is a lot safer than the distraction of the 'involved' experience of the Land Rover, with its wandering steering, choppy ride and high noise and vibration levels.

However, if people show themselves to be psychologically unfit to drive, that should be grounds for revocation of their licence on medical grounds, I reckon.

In some ways I treat driving like a game - except in my case the game is to do everything by the book.

Edited by Sofa Spud on 10/06/2010 at 11:40

One of the largest problems is the total lack of proper policing,the police almost do not exist in my area in the north of England people just do as they like whether its using a phone to drink driving just look how many cars are parked on pub car parks they are not all drinking lemonade.Its no good sticking a few camaras and warning signs people take no notice.

You cannot beat real live police officers doing what we pay them for not sat in offices reading how to be good to immigrants or how to be polite to Ronkers.

Why don't people just leave earlier to get to where they want to be? That way they wouldn't be in such a rush to get from A to B or A to U (undertakers).

Perhaps time management skills should be taught alongside more stringent driving lessons/test

I think it's simply that a majority of the population of this country are inconsiderate to others as a matter of course.

Driving a car does make you more isolated & is a very impersonal activity thus you are likely not to know the person you are challenging; plusbeing in a fast metal box means if you pick on the wrong person you are reletively safe from harm

- I sounded my horn to give warning as I know cars hurl around there coming the opposite direction

Rubbish. You sounded your horn because you did not like the other person's driving and was cross about it. Two wrongs don't make a right, you exacerbated the situation, obviously not helped by the actions of your passenger.

If someone wants to drive faster than you, why not let them, it's the safest option.

Edited by Westpig on 10/06/2010 at 19:58

Over the weekend I noticed that behaviour got worse as a square term of the number of England flags flying on the car!

>>I also make it easy for them to pass when there's a sensible opportunity - it's surprising how many don't, which makes me think that a large proportion are not being aggressive, but just paying attention to anything but their driving.

Indeed, I have on a few occasions, indicated left and come to a complete stop on straight, clear sections of road only to have the tailgater come to a stop also right behind me, so close that after a few seconds while they wake up, they then have to reverse a bit in order to go round me. I immediately continue behind them at a safe distance, as if to make a point but given the levels of observation involved I doubt they notice or get any message.