I couldn't quite work out the logic in this......

[Censorious]

I was out yesterday with a learner at the wheel.

He's a good driver and not hesitant or slow.

We approach a T junction and are slowing to turn right; good road position and signalling.

About 3 car lengths from the junction an Audi A3 overtakes us and then pulls back in to stop at the junction in front of us (making us brake hard), he signals left, turns left and parks within 10 feet of the junction.

We hadn't encountered him earlier, held him up or upset him.

What in the name of sweet Jesus was the point in him doing that?

[Johnny 89]

Censorious said:

an Audi A3

I would put it down to this

His (her?) anger was probably added to by the L-plate

[Axionknight]

He or she is just a tool, you get 'em, I'm afraid.

[Feraz]

Same thing happened to me, but I was on my driving test!

The guy who overtook me was rather overweight and in a Daewoo Matiz.

I still passed with 3 minors (none for the incident above)

[Olf]

Every other car in our road is a learner driver and always has been - nice wide quiet road. I must say I've been temped to do some pretty stupid things after being held up by them with not so much as a nod or wave from the instructor let alone indication or clear signal of intent.

Just thought I'd say

[Riley Blue]

I live on a test route so I see them all the time. Often they take longer than I would to complete a manoeuvre but I just give them space and time and remember that I was a learner once.

[mcford]

A missed opportunity?, obviously the Audi driver was in need of some driving lessons.

[JimmyTheHand]

trying to understand the logic of an idiot will only drive you insane.

mcford said:

A missed opportunity?, obviously the Audi driver was in need of some driving lessons.

I was told about someone doing something similarly stupid to a hearse - at next set of lights the hearse driver rolled down window and gave them his business card (story has a ring of urban myth to it but still amusing)

[9mm]

Censorious said:

We hadn't encountered him earlier, held him up or upset him.

Subjective I'm afraid. I've been driven by plenty of people who don't think they are holding anyone up and I've observed plenty of learners round my way taking an age to do something. All I'm saying is that there must be some explanation for the behaviour and it could have been something you regard as insignificant.

The other day I let someone out of a side road (mostly because they were already half a car across) and after turning they couldn't have driven much more slowly, holding me up for around two miles. It's insignificant in the grand scheme of things but depending on what sort of day you've had it can be tempting to return the favour in some way. I suspect that's what happened to you. For one thing, you were presumably observing the speed limit? That can really wind people up.

[Emubiker]

Is it possible he was just really in a hurry? When in such a situation people will take more chances and attempt manouvers that they wouldnt normally.
Plus I thought you may have taken an age at the junction and couldnt take that risk.....

[zebra]

mcford said:

A missed opportunity?, obviously the Audi driver was in need of some driving lessons.

I once made the mistake of suggesting someone needed lessons. After giving me a thirty yard head start, they mounted the pavement and ran me over. It took me three years to recover.

[chriscoates]

Unfortunately some people see the L plates and immediately think they must pass you at all costs. I had one when I was learning, 30mph road, I was doing 30, guy in an Audi (again) overtook and then sat at 30 once they'd passed me

[FazerBoy]

zebra said:

I once made the mistake of suggesting someone needed lessons. After giving me a thirty yard head start, they mounted the pavement and ran me over. It took me three years to recover.

Wow, are you serious? Did they catch him (I assume it was a him)?

[ymwoods]

I drive a truck and find car drivers do this all the time to me tbh.

Even when I'm not carrying a trailer, am going at the speed limit and have the capability of out accelerating the overtaking car (up to the limiter atleast) they seem to have something in their head that says "Truck...i'm obviously being held up, I must overtake NOW!"

Same goes for learner drivers i think.

I get it at roundabouts too when I'm fully loaded and people just pull out at point blank range as they seem to perceive i'm crawling and they can't be arsed to wait for the trailer to pass them, so they would rather get taken out by 44t of truck instead.

[Benbay001]

The funny one is tractors.
Everyone desperately tries to pass them even if they are doing 30-35.
Yet on the same stretch of road you quite often see a line of cars following a car doing less than 30.

[parabolica]

Ashamed to admit "a friend" has done this before; whilst not wishing to put anyone off their Sunday lunch, they were having a gastric crisis and were losing the tug-o-war on surpressing it's expression

So that's one possible answer; the other is they were just an impatient muppet.

[zebra]

FazerBoy said:

zebra said:

I once made the mistake of suggesting someone needed lessons. After giving me a thirty yard head start, they mounted the pavement and ran me over. It took me three years to recover.

Wow, are you serious? Did they catch him (I assume it was a him)?

He did a runner, got caught 12 months later and CPS didn't prosecute eventually because it was my word against his; this was after I picked him out in a public identification.

He was done about 6 months after that for GBH whilst high on amphetamines and got some time - the police officer who looked after me phoned to give me the news.