To think I had every right to be in the right hand lane when driving the speed limit on a dual carriage way

He was a bully, good for you to stand up to him. Men think they can just push women off the road and break the rules of the road. You were going right and needed to be in that lane, you don't need to move over when doing the speed limit if that means you'll miss your turn off point. Also you should not be forced to break speed limits. I would have done the same as you.

SHE was in the right hand lane BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING RIGHT.

FFS

A single flash whilst travelling at a safe distance behind to say “I am here” is quite acceptable. Normally used when some digbat’s sat in lane 2 of an empty DC travelling at 10mph below the limit.

Did you keep both hands safely on the steering wheel as you pointed at the signs?

Unless you are overtaking or about to get to a roundabout and turn right on which case you can't move in you should always be in the left lane.

This thread really shows off how average people don’t respect speed limit laws. “You shouldn’t police other people’s speed”. Oh okay, well in that case I should keep my mouth shut when I see a shoplifter or pickpocket as well because I wouldn’t want to be a vigilante now would I

No... Feel free to disapprove of people breaking the speed limit. I do too. Trying to 'police' other drivers' speed by disobeying the highway code yourself (e.g. by driving in the wrong lane) is stupid, dangerous and deeply hypocritical. Reporting someone for shoplifting or pickpocketing is not dangerous. Really bad comparison.

Well it's not that clear cut is it, because the road was splitting and she had to be in that lane to come off. You can be in the right lane if you need to be because the road is splitting.

The aggressive driver could have just had a tiny ounce of patience to wait until after the fork when she presumably got back into the left.

Flash your lights a lot do you?

Move out the way.

Jesus, you just don’t get it! You were in the wrong. It doesn’t matter what the speed limit is, you dont use the outside lane for a Sunday drive! You were basically causing an obstruction in the overtaking lane.

Just move over!

Yep. Both sides are in the wrong.

OP should have moved when she noticed the aggressive driver (if it was possible/ safe to do so before the turn).

Although, obviously, the aggressive asshole started it. If they had the tiny bit more patience required to wait the couple of seconds until the road split and OP got safely back to the left lane, there would not be an issue.

So I do have quite a lot more sympathy for OP.

They may have been trying to get to a dying relative or a partner in labour….

Or just being a twat.

This is from the Top gear website about flashing lights, so there was no reason for the twat driver to use them.

I think the point was that you are only responsible for your own driving and you can't make other people drive safely as it may pose a risk to you.
My sdad used to believe he was a volunteer Traffic Officer and if he felt someone was driving incorrectly he would take it upon himself to use his car to "discipline" them by brake checking or similar.
It was bloody dangerous for all concerned.
If you see someone driving badly just get out of the way and let them get on with it. Report to The Police when/if you can do so safely if you want

Well I'd say you were wrong but being me I'd also think that if some twonk is inches of my bumper and flashing the lights I'm more likely to slow down than get out of his way.

Unless the flashing lights mean it's a police car of course.

This thread really shows off how average people don’t respect speed limit laws. “You shouldn’t police other people’s speed”. Oh okay, well in that case I should keep my mouth shut when I see a shoplifter or pickpocket as well because I wouldn’t want to be a vigilante now would I

A single flash is actually one of the few times it’s actually legitimate to flash your lights. (To be clear, I am not talking about sitting on someone’s arse flashing repeatedly).

Or more likely they were a male entitled twat who breaks the speed limit on a daily basis and hates women drivers.

The 'speeding driver' flashed the driver because he was a dick to intimateremind her thatas she is driving in the overtaking lane that he thought belonged to him and they would like to overtake the OP to do as he wished.

@Canacama I imagine @Zodfa would follow them, wait for them to stop and then perform a citizens arrest 😂

@Zodfa whenever I'm driving I have my baby in the car. If you want to put yourself and your children in dangers way to prove a point then be my guest.

You were in the overtaking lane whilst not overtaking anything and so you were in the wrong. If the other driver wants to go faster than the speed limit this is up to them, not your issue to police.

From your posts it sounds as though the road was quiet so you should have stayed in the inside lane until a reasonable distance before the road splits. At this point (and there should be road markings and/or signage to indicate this) you pull into the right hand lane.

Cowardly? How much am I getting paid to risk mine and my toddlers' safety (particularly them, being in the back seat), to police speeding cars?
I've been rear ended before and was incredibly lucky that the lanes my car was thrown across due to the sheer force were empty and I didn't get hit multiple times.
What about if we make it to traffic lights or heavy traffic and they get out to have it out with me? I don't have a warrant card or any law enforcement privileges, and you're absolutely correct in that I'm not brave/stupid enough to get out and fight!

And if the road is busy? Or there isn’t a gap in the inside lane? A proper gap, not a tiny gap that the idiot featured in the OP may dangerously use. The reality is, if OP was driving in the outside lane on a standard dual carriageway with no exits etc on the horizon and stubbornly refused to move left when not overtaking in order to police other road users who may be significantly exceeding the speed limit then she would be unreasonable. But to continue in the correct lane for her desired route less than a mile from the divergence, she was driving as safely as she could in the circumstances.

@fromthegecko the op has changed her story multiple times to fit her perogative and make the other driver out to be wrong.

You can't argue with maths because, well it's maths. Based on the op's statements regarding distance and driving speeds, also her DH, She had more than enough time to complete the maneuver. However, she decided she wanted to police the 'speeding driver' putting herself and her DH in a potentially dangerous situation.

Here's my theory...
OP decided to switch to the right lane early as she knew the junction and knew that she would eventually be forking off to the right. The 'speeding driver' approached the op, probably driving the speed limit. Remember the op is cautious of speeding due to past conviction, so is probably going slightly below the limit. The 'speeding driver' flashed the driver to remind her that she is driving in the overtaking lane and they would like to overtake.

The op decided to ignore this as she wants to control the speed limit of everyone else (for some bizarre reason that no one knows.)

The 'speeding driver' gets annoyed because the op is lane hogging and holding up traffic so to prove a point to the op, They purposely speed up and undertake (likely giving op the side eye as they do so) they then pull back in to the right lane as there was plenty of time to do so, confirmed by op's previous comments, and resume to normal driving speed before exiting the junction to the right.

The op has no situational awareness and anyone that agrees with her, is just as bad.

*edited for spelling.