What was your last driving mistake

[Jag_luvver]

As humans, mistakes are inevitable. Often these get hidden in a blind fury at what the other person did so we ignore our own stupidity. So, what was the last mistake you made when driving, and how should you have handled it?

My most recent one was trying stop some tt pulling in front of me long after the lane merge had occurred (he had driven past the 2->1 lane merge over hatchings, and kept driving in the middle of the road). I should have just chilled and kept going at a steady speed whilst keeping a safe distance from the car in front, but instead I accelerated to close the gap in front of me and then slowed to try to force him to wait for the car behind me to go past him too. Which was a super dick move on my part.

In thinking about this thread, it's made me wonder about all the mistakes I make that I'm not aware of. Any ideas for how you can spot your own mistakes (in the absence of blaring horns/flashing lights)?

[Jag_luvver]

My main point with this thread was just to get people thinking about their own driving - if everyone took some time to think about their own driving (which is all each of us is really in control of) our roads could become nicer places to be! So thanks to all who've replied so far

vikingaero said:

Thinking about it. Nothing. Really. I prefer to drive early to avoid traffic so as a consequence I reduce my exposure to other traffic. I subscribe to the rule of ghosting - minimising inconvenience to others unless inevitable. Maybe once or twice I should have let people out.

This reply made me think about little mistakes that I'm less aware of making. Most of my specific mistakes I can recall involved some sort of emotional reaction (anger, shock etc), but after thinking about it I know I do: speed creep (if not using cruise control); misjudging relative speed when overtaking on a motorway (and either moving in to let someone past who doesn't pass in time OR taking too long myself to get past whatever I was overtaking); changing routes to avoid traffic and hitting worse traffic; getting stuck in the wrong lane (usually only on unfamiliar roads with busy traffic); not leaving enough distance between myself and the car in front.