Electric cars - anyone else had a problem?

[Springersrock]

DD’s pony is usually absolutely brilliant in traffic - our yard is on a narrow lane and she doesn’t flinch when cars/lorries/motorbikes force their way past her without slowing down. We have bridleways all around us but DD has to ride a short distance on the lane to get to them.

Someone on the lane has acquired an electric car (doesn’t help that he drives it like a pillock). She’s met it several times and spooked a bit each time - nothing serious until last night when DD was coming back from a hack.

He did his usual trick of passing too fast and too close and pony took off back to the yard

A few friends have said their horses, who are normally fine in traffic, have had issues with the electric cars - mainly because they’re silent and just appear out of nowhere.

Anyone else have an issue? Any tips on how to get over it?

[vroc81]

My friend drives an electric car and has said people don’t know he’s behind them when on bikes and infact had to turn the music up when following a deer down the road as it refused to move.. likewise people are always stepping out in front of my hybrid in car parks because I sneak up on them...

I’ve not met any electric cars out riding yet but I can’t help but think it’s partly the driving like a prat that’s the problem if he sat behind you for a minute then you’d hear the road noise (or the music) but perhaps with the rise of them it’s something we need to make them aware of..

[Pasithea]

I have had this problem especially when I was exiting a bridleway onto a road on a blind corner scared the shit out of both of us.

[MaudeLynne]

I'm sure it's bee on the news in the last couple of days that they're going to be fitted with some sort of 'noise makers' to help alleviate the problem. I walked into one when it was reversing around a building (at home, not on the road).