Don't You Just Hate It When ..... Part One

Don’t You Just hate it when…..

You are on the motorway or dual carriageway and you see the clear signs ahead, “80 yards roads narrow to one lane,” So I move to the correct lane as I can clearly see that the other lane or lanes will be closing. Then in my rear-view mirror I can see other drivers ignoring those signs counting down to the lane closures as they do as they always do, wait until the very last minute and push in! Well not on my watch! My hearts start to beat a little faster, for in reality I don’t know how it’s going to end, I make sure as the traffic slows down that I am as close to the driver in front of me, so no driver can push in on my left to get in front of me, for I have done what the count down signs said and moved to the right way back when I first saw the clear information that the lanes ahead will be closed and only one lane on the right will be open.

I see behind me in my mirror others letting them in, but I have no intention of doing that. I concentrate on the driver in front of me and stay close to him, it’s a slow process of many stops starts, over and over again the driver behind me she is doing the same as me, but it makes me nervous, for I hope that she doesn’t lose concentration and hit me. I am watching her behind me and watching him in front of me and watching the ‘naughty’ drivers who don’t think the rules apply to them, for really no one should be in the left-hand lane now as we approach the single lane, with four cars in front of me, before it becomes completely one lane, I see a driver on my left drive up and I say to myself, “Don’t let him in,” But the driver does. Then another car comes up on my left and with their indicator to push into the right, they wait and the third driver lets them in, my heart is really pounding now, the adrenaline is high, what will the driver be like when I approach the single lane?

Yet another car approaches fast on my left, then slows down as there is nowhere else for them to go but right, then the driver in front of me, does not let them in, then it’s my turn, I can now see his face and he mine, he indicates to turn right and moves his car to turn right, does he intend to hit me? My indicator is on, my indicator is flashing left so he can clearly see that I am not letting him get in front of me, no way! If he crashes into me, I will have lots of witness behind me, he comes inches to my car, but my car is a lot bigger than his, I stand my ground, I won’t be intimidated by him, and I ease into the single lane! The lady behind me she lets him in, that annoyed me. But I’m glad I won. We were all given the same information 80 yards back, 60 yards back, 40 yards back, 20 yards back so he and the others could get in the right-hand lane without any fuss.

Only a driver will understand. But it’s at times like that I wish I had a camera on my car, like my Husband said I should.