about a car driver that every morning...

[Tabithacat]

drives up our lane too fast and arrogantly barges past anyone going the other way whether she has right of way or not?

We live on a long, narrow road which has cars parked everywhere. This driver drives up far too fast - if pedestrians are in the road (due to parked cars on the path)she doesn't slow down, just whizzes past.

The other afternoon, she met my DD on a moped in the road she had just dropped off her passenger and despite DD being in front of her she started off and forced DD on the path, if she'd have stayed where she was for a second DD would have been past her - DD has since been told that she should have just stayed where she was until this driver pulled back.

DD is not the only one to have a problems with her, I have, my other DD has in her car, my mum while on foot and several of our neighbours also have had problems either in their cars or on foot.

What can I do? I am not worried about confronting her but there is little I can say other than "oi. drive better you idiot" or words to that effect! I thought of the community police, but what could they realistically do?

Any ideas? or should I just let it go and accept that there are idiot drivers all over the place?

Get her number, and report her for dangerous driving. Better still, get several neighbours etc to report her on the same day - that will make the police take note!

Well it is dangerous driving/undue care and attention. So if you can talk to her, tell her you have noticed her bad driving and if it doesn't stop you will report it to the police (why not?- it is a crime, you can report it just as if she was using a mobile or going through a red light). Also say that as she drives appallingly up your lane every day it would be pretty easy to get the police to come and watch.

Report her. Take her registration and call the police non-emergency no. And encourage all the neighbours etc to do the same. She may not get charged, but possibly just the police contact will get her to sort herself out.

My neighbour once scared the shit out of a maniac driver who repeatedly drove way too fast on our road.

He hid behind a parked car and just as this driver sped past he threw a huge stuffed teddy (meant to look like small child) out in her path.

It seemed to work and the point was made.

Thanks for this - sorry to disappear for so long, RL took over a bit there!

Do you really think I could report it? I feel it would be a bit my word against hers. I mean, you meet idiots on the road everyday and you don't normally report them. I'm also not sure the neighbours would get involved.

On the other hand, it is scary and it is every week day and she is really bad - it's the arrogance that makes it worse as she'll just keep going forward, at speed, and it makes you panic. (Me, I'm bloody-minded enough to just sit still and refuse to move, but she is very intimidating).

I like the idea of the teddy, but I'd be scared she'd jump and hit a wall or someone's parked car if I did that and I'd feel dreadfully guilty, not to mention possibly liable.

I suppose I could report it and then the police could see for themselves?

The other thing is that she works at my DDs school - would it be fair to have a word with the headmistress or should it be what happens out of school stays out of school?

That teddy idea is incredibly dangerous! He could have been up for manslaughter or worse if she'd crashed!

Yes you can report it and you'd probably be taken seriously - she could kill someone.

Thanks Madame Dubain. You're right, I'll look for the non-emergency number and have a word with our community police officer. I'll have to wait for tomorrow to get her registration number though.

Thanks all.