To want to reverse in to my driveway every time?

[crispsmonster]

Some drivers are so impatient that rather than give me a bit of room to reverse in to my driveway (it'd take about 30secs) they try to go around me and risk driving on the wrong side of the road with oncoming traffic, which usually takes them longer to wait for a clearing. This blocks me from be able to park so everyone is just stuck. I live on a busy road but lots of driveways along it. Surely if you drive down that road you'd expect that people might want to park at some point?? Some people get really angry and rev past or beep their horns. I signal with plenty of notice and slow down sensibly.

Do people expect us to drive in forwards? Surely then you're causing more inconvenience reversing blind in to a busy road when leaving the house!? It's so much more dangerous!

I don't get it! What do other people do in this situation?

If I could I would put on my hazards and swing out (providing nothing coming on the other side) ignore the people behind me and make my manoeuvre

I think you are entirely right to want to reverse in.

You aren't responsible for other people reacting in an unsafe way to your reasonable manoeuvre. It's just one of those things where you have to accept that other people will sometimes behave in a way you see as stupid. You can't control them.

I know it's good practice to reverse in to drive out, but I don't trust reversing in to a relative's driveway on a main road just after a junction where most drivers are concentrating on accelerating (and a significant amount of jumping through the lights).

I find gently reversing off until there is a gap or someone kindly pulls up to be much safer than stopping in the carriageway to reverse when so many people struggle to accept the car indicating and slowing to turn into the driveway forwards. There are too many impatient and inattentive drivers out there!

I think technically you're always supposed to reverse in. It's considered safer to reverse in than reverse out.

Whoops, cross post there.

YANBU I reverse onto my drive and our road is on a bus route and a 'rat run'

Not unreasonable at all.

However are you aware of who's behind you before you go ahead? My parents both reverse on their driveway, and I have done in the past, but it's only my mum that really has the issue you describe.

My dad is aware of who's behind him and drives a van and will let people past him even though he's only doing a 30sec. manevour.

The same for myself, I pull into the side and let out cars from the junction before I start, if there's anyone, and I swing out so it's completely clear I'm about to reverse to all parties who turn up.

My mum however, doesn't seem to give ample warning, and is less clear what she's about to do. She seems a little less aware of who's behind her so is then surprised they're a bit impatient...

I do however dislike those who turn up when you're already in the middle of the road, wait just long enough you to get out of their way and go past you with no thought as to if you could roll forward a fraction of a inch. All becuase my reversing made them slow down to the actual speed limit instead of hareing up the road. I deal with them with a glare...

Are you actually taking that long? 30 secs sounds quick but actually if you look at a clock and watch 30s pass, you’ll realise that’s very slow reversing and I can understand people getting frustrated!