Bad reactions from other drivers ?

Another case of people thinking new is best and old should be in a scrap yard.
I get it all the time with my Golf, had some guy back into my car and try to drive off the other day, he reckoned it didn't matter cos it's an old car.
I swiftly informed him that age was irrelevant. It may be old, but it's mine and I like it!

What a knob, Sadly its just part of the moving road furnature out there. sad but true.

damnded if you do or don't situation. prob saved you a crash or a fight anyway if that helps

I get this when sitting in heavy traffic because I like to leave maybe 2 or 3 car lengths between me and the car in front. This allows me to trundle along in 1st gear without having to constantly be on the clutch and brake as I would if I were following the car infront closely. Its just common sense really, and I read somewhere that if everyone did this, the jam wouldnt be as bad due to people not having a knock-on effect on traffic behind them. Anyway, for some reason, this generally instills insane levels of rage in whoever is behind me as they seem to think I am holding them up, never mind te 3 miles of gridlock infront.
Even had a few people force into the next lane and pass me, so they can sit in the space I have left.

Anyone else have trouble overtaking on open roads?
Seems to be that UK drivers just don't have a clue how to overtake anymore. A perfectly safe passing maneuver very often gets me flashed lights and fool signs from the dawdler. Why?
Also, just because others don't want to, or cant, overtake a slow vehicle, they sit bumper-to-bumper in a line behind it rather than leaving gaps to allow those of us who know how to drive to pass a few cars at a time.
I even see people speeding up as I try to pass or pulling out of the lane slightly, purely to prevent me getting infront of them.

TBH, I find UK driving to be pretty unpleasant these days.

Imagine when my Lada goes whizzing by! Semi-normal people turn into boyracers just to get back ahead of me. I say, a small dick complex. I can drive a wibblepoo car with pride coz I'm comfortable with my penis size and sexuality.

Overtaking seems to be a hugely personal thing for some people.

My stance is that if someone wants to go faster than me, I'm happy to let them overtake. I don't care if they will be breaking the speed limit, what car they drive, etc. If I can detect they really would like to overtake me (e.g. if they sit on my bumper like morons), I even move over to let them know I'm anticipating them overtaking, have no problems with them doing so and even help them by giving them a better view. Even if I think they are absolute scum, I would rather they get in front of me as soon as possible so they can disappear off into the distance and get the rear view mirror to myself again. No stress! Lovely.

However, if I want to overtake a slower car, why do they frequently make it so difficult? I'm not out to prove anything, I just want to do 60 in a 60 limit and the car in front is doing 50. It's not like I do it in an obnoxious way, I indicate out and back in, leave them lots of room throughout, etc. But people just take it so personally.

Some manners would be nice too, if traffic is queuing and someone is wanting to get out of a junction, let them. One car length isn't going to make much difference and you'll usually get a cheery wave or nod. Plus if it's an attractive young woman you can wink at them and point your finger like a gun. Though having a weird car helps considerably in this respect.

Also, if you are going to be an absolute prick and block a box junction, at least have the balls to turn round and face those who you are blocking, not just stare ahead like nothing happened. Yeah, I'm talking to you, Arriva bus driver with white hair. I'm sure you saw the "double deuce" in the corner of your eye. Wuss!

fair enough, i do a mere 12k p/a so i'll take your wisdom on.

although, if you bear with me:

hesitating at a junction = unsure drivers, not confident about moving out, often seen stalling, also often caught changing their mind halfway across a lane...

leaving big gaps in queues = relaxed drivers in no rush, leaving room for aggressive drivers, not blocking yellow boxes and not on anyones bumper. not overly likely to stall. it may not make any long term difference but i prefer that gap...

but it could well be that little bit different. in N.I. the longest queue i've ever been in was 1/3 of a mile for 20-30 minutes. everyone tripling their length wouldnt have seen it back to the previous junction lol!

this morning on my way to work i had a pis$ant little splitar$e in a 57 reg polo (pink accessories and babe on board sticker et al)follow me for 2 miles right on my bumper.
as the road widened for the mouth of a roundabout she toe'd it to move along side me, overtake me on the roundabout and then cut me up to exit in the same direction as me, all without indicating.
that got me swearing under my breath.
but to make matters worse at the mini roundabout 50 metres on she did a full circle to return the way we had just come!!!.
obviously she had taken the wrong turning.

sounds like he was saying hello. maybe he knew you?

Showed them what exactly? That you are a nob?

Someone thinks "look at that idiot in that clearly unroadworthy old Sierra" so you you 'resort to angry burnouts' and they think, "yup, the sort of mong who aught to be banned if he's not been already."

I find a big smile and a cheery wave does the trick.