I believe the only time you will get abuse is because you've done something wrong.....as long as you remember you are not the only thing on the road and you give other vehicles consideration then you won't get any.
However drive like your the most important thing on the road with the mentality of everyone should wait for you then expect (and deserve) a lot of abuse.
It doesn't take a caravan to make some people aggressive. I comes naturally to some of them!
Never met one yet though, but riding my motorbike is a different story.
We've never had any abuse either but be prepared to have people pull out on you all the time at junctions & roundabouts, they see a caravan coming & are desperate to get away, we've had to slam our brakes on many times.
To get to the site we use regularly we have to drive along a straight stretch of 50mph road (about 1/4 mile long), when we have the van on there is a stream of cars that overtake us yet when we use the same road without the van and travelling at the same speed not a single car comes past!
We've never had a problem with other road users. We came to pinch point on a road a few days ago with a bit a backlog in both directions, a chap and his family and their caravan travelling towards slowed down when he passed ours and said "ruddy caravaners" Lol.
Generally when family and people at work have found out about my caravan, they have often taken the mick, I've often been called a shed dragger, pikey, etc etc. But generally they're just having a bit of fun. One or two numpty's have actually been serious though but never in any aggressive fashion, generally the kind of wally's who actually believe what Clarkeson says on the box, so you have to feel sorry for anyone with that level of gullibility. Probably also believe Elvis is alive and living in a crashed WW2 bomber on the moon.
We've never had a problem with other road users. We came to pinch point on a road a few days ago with a bit a backlog in both directions, a chap and his family and their caravan travelling towards slowed down when he passed ours and said "ruddy caravaners" Lol.
Generally when family and people at work have found out about my caravan, they have often taken the mick, I've often been called a shed dragger, pikey, etc etc. But generally they're just having a bit of fun. One or two numpty's have actually been serious though but never in any aggressive fashion, generally the kind of wally's who actually believe what Clarkeson says on the box, so you have to feel sorry for anyone with that level of gullibility. Probably also believe Elvis is alive and living in a crashed WW2 bomber on the moon.
I have done a test on a road I use a bit, a country(ish) road, national speed limit.
If I drive down there, at 50 (towing max, and imo a safe speed for this road) no one bats an eye lid, however, with a van on the back, same road, same speed, many more (wont say everyone) wants to push past.
its the pushing past that gets me annoyed, especially if theres a slower vehicle in front holding me up, I then have to slow down to keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
If I know Im causing a queue, I'll pull over when its safe to do so.
Travelling on the A9 I was cut up pretty badly by a woman who nearly caused a fatal crash overtaking me, about 30 miles further on I pulled in to a layby for a quick loo stop, there she was, she came over and asked if she could use my loo, she was pretty shaken up and apologised I am sure she wont do that again in a hurry.
I have also tried to signal to another caravanner (I wasnt towing at the time) that their electric cable had come away and was bouncing on the road, all I got was the finger back, guess the mashed connection would teach them to take note in future.
In partial defence of "the numpties" they cannot see what is in front of you se getting in front puts them in a position to see further up the road and makes them slightly safer. I doubt they are thinking about safety when they pass though.
Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 02/6/2011In partial defence of "the numpties" they cannot see what is in front of you se getting in front puts them in a position to see further up the road and makes them slightly safer. I doubt they are thinking about safety when they pass though.
No defense allowed! My caravan is only 1" wider each side than the width of my car, anyone behind me can see the road ahead as if they were just behind a car, and yet - they still have this lemming-like obsession to try and overtake asap! LOL!
NOt had any yet, but have had a couple of people pull out in front of me which has caused me to brake hard, the last guy that did this even slowed down further causing me to brake even harder after I flashed my lights at him and beeped the horn.
no wonder vanners get abuse , sometimes they are their own worst enemy...take the guy with the silver vectra estate towing the bailey who pulled out in front of me this evening , ok not an emergency stop but he could have waited 10 seconds for me to safely pass before travelling at 25 mph in front of me in the 40 zone , no towing mirrors fitted and wandering over the centre line,sped up to 35 on the 2 mile straight which is a 50 limit for towing , still wandering to the centre making an overtake unsafe. managed to pass eventually , hopefully the 30+ cars in the queue that built up behind did as well.
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Topic: Abuse
