Yesterday I was out enjoying the sun and Dorset countryside (with Mrs MX2000) in the mx-5. We were heading for home after spending time in Swanage when we came across a hold up and joined a queue of slow moving traffic. The hood was down and the aircon was working hard to keep us cool. The car in front was a large, BMW SUV thingy, which we kept our distance from. As we crept slowly along the country road he kept deliberately veering off to the side of the road, putting up a cloud of dust which was not pleasant at all. This was not an accidental lapse of concentration on his part. I flashed my lights, to express my annoyance but made no other response. On another (recent) occasion I passed a vehicle coming the other way and the youngish driver poked his head out of the window and made a rude gesture, why, I canāt imagine. I consider this to be less of an incident, but still an indication of the attitude of so many drivers these days. I think driving etiquette has gone to pot and wonder why this is.
Probably sour grapes.
My one main annoyance is giving way when the signs say you should do to oncoming traffic but they donāt or rather wonāt.
Weāve got 2 canal bridges near us, they are only single width bridges, nearly each time we use them you can bet drivers wonāt give way to oncoming traffic even though the sign saysā¦
Others again are etiquette, you let someone through say a parked car on their side of the road then then a whole line of cars keep on coming through. When you edge forward, well I want to come through now, Iām not sitting here all day you get some with that angry, Iām entitled look about them, or abuse.
Well, during my ND ownership Iād say Iāve had 150 EASY incidents of abuse. I could write a book on it.
I see it every day, the āme firstā attitude seems to be popular at the moment. Driving standards are TERRIBLE!
I try my best to live my life like that. In every aspect I ask myself ādoes this benefit meā, if it donāt, donāt do it. Selfless and altruistic sort I am.
I am only joking btw 
Mini roundabouts.
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Mini-roundabouts. Approach these in the same way as normal roundabouts. All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this.
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10(1) & 16(1)
Surely āgiving way to the rightā means to those already on the roundabout - not those approaching at speed from the right who have no intention of slowing down, treating it as a chicane rather than a roundabout.
Or is it me ā¦?
Iāve been nearly T-boned a few times when going around mini-roundabouts (with my right indicator on) by cars coming from the opposite direction who seem to think that because I steer slightly left on entry to the roundabout - in order to go around it - that I am taking Exit 1 rather than Exit 3. They have obviously decided to drive straight over the mini-roundabout, and usually give me a dirty look. Their reaction is partly hilarious, partly very dangerous.
Tailgating. Particularly annoying / scary when itās a wagon using weight and momentum on a downhill stretch of motorway. No intention of braking, just intimidating the vehicle in front to speed up.
Interesting replies, clearly a widespread problem, sadly. One potential upgrade to our mx-5ās perhaps!
I think it may be a case āit is meā.
This is from the highway code rule 185ā āgive priority to traffic approaching from your rightā āso they do not have to be actually on the roundabout to have priority and your rule 185 states āMini roundabouts. Approach these in the same way as normal roundaboutsā.
This is the way that I understand the rules, but if I am mistaken then please point me in the direction of the āruleā that would clarify.
I treat entering a roundabout the same as exiting a T junction, if something is coming and I can not exit without causing the other driver to change his direction or speed I donāt do it.
Some otherwise normal people turn into rabid monsters when they get behind the wheel of a car 
A simple change which I think would reduce one type of road rage when one two lanes merge into one, with either left or right lane being the one to continue would be to change the signage to āMerge in Turnā which would give drivers less claim on their lane. Where these signs are in place people appear to respect it and give way alternately. Not suitable for higher speed limit areas, but certainly OK in many cases.
Mini roundaboutsā¦ā¦
I would agree with Mad Mac.
But then you get the 3 road layout at mini roundabouts which can be troublesome for someā¦ā¦
Best to wait momentarily and see.
At the end of the day someone has to make a move.
Two into oneā¦.
Itās daft that motorists queue on the nearside (or vice versa) for many 100ās of metres and also try to stop the outside/inside lane progress.
How often do we say why was all that traffic built upā¦.
You know why.
The traffic engineers design it like this and encourage drivers to merge in turn, no matter what the speed limit is.
Their has to be some logical driver respect approach, but some seem to be rather entitled these daysā¦
Regarding the original post.
If you have dashcam ping it to the authorities and go for some inconsiderate driving.
No dashcam Iām afraid.
So are you one of those people who drive towards a mini roundabout with your foot on the accelerator, not anticipating that someone else enters the roundabout from the left unseen before you?
How do I see you approaching at speed, seconds from ploughing into my driverās door? Do I send up a drone in front, just to make sure Iām not seconds from a gory death?
Deferring to drivers from the right must be those drivers you can actually see. Otherwise you would never venture onto the roundabout.
Never drive through Cheadle, Staffs without taking out extra life insurance. It is the worldās epicentre for drivers who, not only treat mini roundabouts as a chicane, but actually drive around it the wrong way when turning right, on occasions giving you the middle finger as they do.
Not sure that is what he is sayingā¦ā¦
Not sure what you are talking about, have you actually read my reply? I have stated the rules in the Highway Code. If you read my last paragraph then I think it should clear.
If you do not agree with the rules then that is another matter but āpointing a fingerā at me as you have done is not within the rules of this site and I take exception to it.
If only we could 
Recently had a couple of occasions when vans driving past use their windscreen washers at the most inappropriate of timesā¦usually as theyāre overtaking 