{"id":1502,"date":"2019-10-17T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenmiledriving.com\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2023-11-19T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T10:55:11","slug":"road-rage-incidents-towards-learner-drivers-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenmiledriving.com\/index.php\/uncategorized\/road-rage-incidents-towards-learner-drivers-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Rage Incidents Towards Learner Drivers on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1502\" class=\"elementor elementor-1502\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3696c51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3696c51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca6dea\" data-id=\"eca6dea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873d30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"873d30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A staggering 34% \u00a0percent of driving instructors admit to witnessing road rage towards learner drivers on a daily basis, with 14%\u00a0 claiming it happens on almost every driving lesson.<\/p><p>Driving instructors have reported that they have had to deal with inpatient drivers who tailgate learners on their driving lessons, beep their horn and sign offensive hand gestures and verbal abuse to the learner.<\/p><p>1 in 7 learner drivers admits to being the victim of tailgating \u00a0or being aggressively overtaken\u00a0by other road users.<\/p><p>Reports have also been made of learner drivers having eggs, stones and fireworks thrown at the tuition vehicle\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cbe90c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cbe90c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b597b5\" data-id=\"4b597b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d3b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88d3b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping Learner Drivers Safe on The Road<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dca0328 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dca0328\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-892ccc8\" data-id=\"892ccc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e946257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e946257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>The Department for Transport<\/u>\u00a0<\/a> Added measures to combat road rage, encourage more mutual respect between road users and protect the vulnerable released in 2 year action plan to improve road safety.<\/p><p>As part of the action plan, a bespoke new unit was set up so that police can analyse video evidence submitted by the public and will allow police to handle video and photo evidence submitted via dash cams.<\/p><p>Having a dash cam installed is a huge benefit and most of our driving school cars are equipped with a front and rear facing dash cams. Displaying a CCTV sticker on the exterior of the car usually acts a good deterrent. However, despite this, our driving instructors in Blackpool still occasionally receive abuse from other motorists.<\/p><p>The government has attempted to crack down on road rage and aggressive driving by changing the way certain motoring penalties work.<\/p><p>Police officers can now issue a \u00a3100 fine and give 3 points for:<\/p><ul><li>Tailgating<\/li><li>Overtaking and pushing into a queue of traffic<\/li><li>Pushing into a roundabout queue<\/li><li>Failing to give way<\/li><li>Lane hogging<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f0fc92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f0fc92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb35b92\" data-id=\"eb35b92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e052a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97e052a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learner Drivers are Vulnerable<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a549fd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a549fd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-420bdaa\" data-id=\"420bdaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0cd81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec0cd81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many learner drivers it takes a huge amount of courage to get in a car and drive it, for some driving is their biggest fear. They put a massive amount of trust in their <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenmiledriving.com\/index.php\/the-instructors\/\">driving instructor<\/a> who is there to help build the learner&#8217;s confidence and teach them safe driving. It&#8217;s a shame that some motorists can completely destroy a learner driver confidence within a matter of seconds.<\/p><p>We spoke to John, a driving instructor who works for Golden Mile Driving School, Blackpool. John told us about an incident that occurred on a driving lesson which completely shattered his pupils confidence and brought her to tears.<\/p><p>John says: <em>&#8221; I was teaching a very anxious pupil who was afraid of driving as she was involved in a car crash when she was younger. The first few driving lessons she was very anxious and got extremely scared whenever another vehicle was near her. I first took her to a quiet location and practiced the basics. It took around six lessons before she felt confident to go on a busy road. Once I took her on a busy road, I could see her confidence starting to build, she felt great and it was lovely to see her confidence growing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>About 45min into the lesson she stalled at a junction, a van was behind us and began beeping his horn and revving his engine. I could \u00a0see that my learner felt uneasy, so I reassured her and told her not to panic. The van driver became more aggressive, his attitude served no purpose as his bad temper was just making matters worse, the more his beeped his horn the more my learner became anxious resulting in more stalls of the car.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>The van driver decided to exit his van and walk towards my car, he went straight up to the window next to my leaner and shouted &#8220;F*CKING HURRY UP, YOU IDIOT&#8221; it was at this point I saw every last bit of confidence she had gained just disappear. I took control of the car and drove my learner to a safe place and discussed what just happened. After a long chat she decided not to do anymore driving and asked that I drive her home. To this date she hasn&#8217;t had another driving lesson and refuses to get back behind the wheel.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>It&#8217;s such a shame that one man&#8217;s bad attitude and impatience has caused another person to never want to drive again!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f16c942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f16c942\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15f19a3\" data-id=\"15f19a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc9b97 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5fc9b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-car\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpatient Drivers!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you choose to be aggressive and impatient towards a learner driver then please just think about how you could be effecting them. Be patient and let the leaner driver take their time. There's a lot to process when first learning to drive and the learner will soon be out of your way!\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-575a820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575a820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c3093d\" data-id=\"5c3093d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07c6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d07c6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips For Dealing with Road Rage <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae39e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae39e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78296bd\" data-id=\"78296bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03eb42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03eb42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have gathered a few tips and advice from our driving instructors,\u00a0 Should you ever find yourself being a victim of road rage. This advice is not just for learner drivers but full licence holders too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fe8311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fe8311\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fcece\" data-id=\"49fcece\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cef74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3cef74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>DO NOT RISE TO IT!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Try not to rise to it and respond in a negative or aggressive manner. If necessary, pull over where and when it\u2019s safe to do so, take deep breaths and then once you&#8217;re feeling calm continue your journey <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><strong>DO NOT BREAK THE LAW! <\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">If an aggressive driver is tailgating you, don\u2019t sacrifice your own safety on the road by allowing yourself to be intimidated or break the speed limit. Try and make it safe for the tailgater to pass you, for example pull over when it&#8217;s safe to do so. <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><strong>TRY AND KEEP CALM! &#8211; Stay in control of your vehicle. do not respond by swerving or braking suddenly (unless it\u2019s necessary to avoid an accident) as this could put you and other drivers in danger, and encourage the other driver to act more aggressively. <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><strong>ASK FOR HELP! &#8211; If you\u2019re being persistently harassed by the same aggressive driver, you may want to make your way to a safe, public place and call the Police. <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">BE SAFE! &#8211; If stopped, Do not leave your vehicle if the aggressive driver approaches your car. Lock all doors and call the Police.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0Remember!\u00a0 After the incident when you&#8217;ve calmed down and you decide to drive.\u00a0 \u00a0Focus on the road \u2013 it sounds obvious, but try not to go over the stressful incident in your head, just try to concentrate on the road and your safe driving. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A staggering 34% \u00a0percent of driving instructors admit to witnessing road rage towards learner drivers on a daily basis, with 14%\u00a0 claiming it happens on almost every driving lesson. 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