9:07 If the road is clear use the entire next lane. However, in my opinion there is a huge difference between being close with care (slow, mindful and aware) someone coming through the same distance away but without care (fast, unaware and oblivious) The most pertinent wording for me from H1 is the phrase “…greatest responsibility” That is, a driver has the greatest responsibility over a pedestrian but not all responsibility, as mentioned later, “None of this detracts from the responsibility of ALL road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, to have regard for their own and other road users’ safety” One thing I like to do along lane like this, even when there is a pavement, is to pass wider and also slower. Pavements along lanes arecisuallyt narrow and obstructed with some form of greenery growing from the fence line or there is a hole forming somewhere. I don’t like it when drivers think “Well they have a pavement so they should use it and be safe”…just like cycle lanes they aren’t always usable nor safe
As I do a lot of walking on single-track country roads, this is further endorsement of how I think when walking for my own safety and to minimise the shock of me suddenly appearing to a driver coming around the corner. I do sometimes walk on the left-hand side, even on the straight, if there is a small verge or area that can be used to step into or put one foot up onto should a driver be travelling a little too fast for my comfort or the road is super narrow. This also applies where, on the right-hand side, there is a steep bank that would stop me from jumping out of the way in an emergency.
I live in a rural area and have been walking my dog several miles a week for many years on a variety of roads near my house, from very narrow, to narrow, to "normal" two lane B class roads. I have no statistics or anything to back this up but, subjectively, I feel that drivers are better at giving me room than they used to be. On really narrow sections, most slow down considerably (while I step off to the side to let them pass), and on two lane roads, most cross the white lines to give me plenty of room. That wasn't always the case. So, in these days of doom and gloom, that actually seems to be a change for the better.
I agree with your sentiment about driving standards, it's so easy to say things are getting worse, and maybe they are slightly, but the vast majority of the interactions we have on the road are either neutral or positive.
Yup, as shown in the video, rule 2 of the Highway Code tells you to walk on the right, but advises crossing to the left when coming up to a right hand bend, and then crossing back afterwards as soon as it is safe to do so. Both aspects of that are really good practice: If you walk on the left, you can't see the cars that will pass closest to you coming. Even worse, you might not realise that a second (or more) car is coming, due to the noise of the first obscuring the second). So, someone might move in further to the left to be away from car 1, but drift back out again even though car 2 is still approaching. I've seen people do it a few times. Of course, drivers should be giving enough room, and travelling at a speed where this isn't a problem. Crossing to the left for a tight right bend allows you to see much further round the bend, and increases your visibility to oncoming drivers significantly. It's also worth pointing out that, in the countryside, sometimes the vehicles can be big tractors with trailers and other farm machinery. If these come up behind you, they can be quite alarming because of their size, noise, the proportion of the road that they have to take up and (perhaps counter-intuitively) the relatively slow speed that they pass. It's much better to get a good view of them approaching. Fortunately, most of the tractor drivers that I encounter are considerate and slow right down - even stop - when encountering a pedestrian. Slightly related story: A driver once slowed to stop and swear at my daughter and I when we were walking along a country road. We were on the right, on a nice straight section of road with good visibility. So, we were in the correct position. However, this driver had things wrong and slowed to berate us for being "on the wrong ****ing side of the road". I did quote rule 2 to him, but I bet he didn't go home and read up about it. I really have no idea why he was so irate. It was a single track road, but not a very narrow one (cars can usually pass each other without using passing spaces). So, he had plenty of space to pass us safely by slowing a bit and staying towards the left. However, he felt the need to wind his window down and shout at us for doing something that he thought was wrong, even though we were doing the right thing (literally and figuratively). There are some funny people about. 🤷♂
@@Enjay001 Perhaps that driver was new to the countryside, but that's no excuse for the behaviour. When I am driving a car I WANT pedestrians to be walking towards me so they can see me!
@@julianpenfold1638 Totally. I mean, it's one thing to try and be helpful (even if wrong) but yelling and swearing at someone is not the way to do it (especially when wrong). Fortunately, most people are not like that and I mostly encounter considerate drivers when I'm out walking. I hope you enjoy many years of safe country walking and motoring.
@@Enjay001 Thanks - we are enjoying it - much more relaxing than the city. I did come a cropper though following the satnav down single track roads to get round a delay on a major road. If everyone else is doing the same thing, a road that normally works well because the traffic is sparse gets gridlocked very quickly, especially if people just charge along behind others on both sides.
Hi, I am finding these Driving Basics videos really helpful. Both your daughters are a credit to you, Rosie is adorable in this. I am learning to drive and I live in rural area. The roads are quite bendy and you really can't see round them. I do take these corners at a slower speed than the other drivers (not dangerously slow - pretty much in keeping with you) and It always surprises me how many just wiz round our blind bends, it gives me a fright on the other side of the road! Just because I know the road doesn't mean I know what's around the corner. I do feel pressured by other drivers to go a lot faster, perhaps its different when you have been driving for years? We get a lot of cyclists, farm vehicles, horses and pedestrians where I live, you also get a lot of cars in ditches.
I feel technology can be partly to blame the cars are so fast and can stop so quick it creates overconfidence and people are easily distracted. I’m always thinking vulnerable users when I go round a bend, sounds like you’re doing everything right. I try not to let people behind pressure me but we’re all human. At times I even pull in and let someone pass if they’re really close to me. I’d rather have someone in front of me than behind
Hi mate, please could you make a driving basics about yellow zigzag lines, undertaking and about the different parking zones please (controlled parking zones, restricted parking zones).
Since I passed my test last year I’ve definitely become a better pedestrian as in I think more about where I cross and walk etc. I do get fed up as a driver when pedestrians just step out without even looking, had one older couple just walk out at a busy junction as I was turning so had to stop for them and they didn’t even see me until I used the horn (not to tell them off but more to warn them I was there) I just got a dirty look, so glad nobody right behind me as you have to take your gap off that main road as it’s fast and busy.
I think you might want to check the highway code. Pedestrians have priority at junctions when going straight ahead. It sounds like you should have stopped for them. Traffic behind should always be prepared to stop. Don't feel pressured from impatient drivers behind you
Hi mate, good evening, hope you’re well, can’t believe the new h rules have been out for 3 years already, I totally agree with you about rule h1, it’s just common sense and to be honest it shouldn’t need to be mentioned, you should just do it automatically, I’m so glad you mentioned rule 2 of the Highway Code, I see so many people walk on the left which to me is stupid as you can’t see traffic coming from behind you, walking on the right is just common sense as you can’t see oncoming vehicles coming towards you, rule 163 is great for mentioning clearances but it’s very hard to judge 1.5 metres or 2 metres so whether it’s a pedestrian or a cyclist or a car or a motorbike, if I need to overtake anyone or anything then I just give as much space as I can do, trying to use the whole of the wrong side of the road to overtake them if I can do, I think they were overtaking at a reasonably safe considerate distance because you had your young daughter Rosie with you, so it alone and I bet you’ll see a massive difference, I love to go cycling and I really enjoy it and of course it keeps me nice and fit and strong and healthy but at the same time sad to say this but I also dread it, you always get cars and lorries overtake you almost touching you, you get lots of white van men shouting and swearing at you, one time I almost got beaten up just for stopping and pulling over to help a car to get through as the road was very narrow on both sides, I honestly don’t know why people hate cyclists so much, maybe it’s because we can’t go very fast but everyone has the right to use the roads and we should be sharing them with everybody, it’s so cute when she waved at the car, so cute your put L plates on her bike, she was getting a lot of waves and a lot of laughs because of her L plates, that’s so adorable, I wish it was the same where I live, don’t get me wrong, most people here are quite nice or ok but there are quite a lot of nasty people around here sadly, drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear, that’s so important, if I can’t see around a corner or a bend for example in my head I say to myself what if a pedestrian is walking in the road, think of the worst case scenario all of the time and you can’t go wrong, it doesn’t matter what the speed limit is, all that means is that you’re legally allowed to drive at the very maximum speed of that if it’s safe to do so, safety is the most important so driving at a safe speed is more important to me than driving at the speed limit, I know it’s simple and common sense but if I can’t see very far then I slow right down and if I can see way into the distance then I speed up if it’s safe to do so, your daughter is so clever mate, her dad is such a fantastic role model. ☺️ It may be safer to cross the road well before a sharp right-hand bend so that oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you, cross back after the bend, it’s pretty simple and pretty common sense but I think most people forget about that one, bless her when she fell over, I’m so glad that she was ok. 🤗 That’s why the Highway Code recommends walking on the left on a very sharp right hand bend, the driver of that red car could probably see you and Rosie and your dog a few seconds sooner, a few seconds makes all of the difference, I’m not sure why that red car overtook you all using the centre of the road, just use all of the wrong side of the road to overtake as you’re giving more clearance, it’s so easy and so simple, this is the best day ever, aww, bless her, that broke my heart and brought a tear to my eye! :’) I totally agree with you mate, people are so fast to say negative things, I really with more people were a bit more positive and a bit more nice, we all make mistakes sometimes as we’re not robots, we’re only humans, you’re spot on there mate, a lot of people watch UA-cam videos like these to improve themselves, that’s exactly why I watch these kind of UA-cam videos, I want to improve myself, when most of us learn to drive most of us are unlucky and we get taught by someone who is miserable and grumpy and shouts at you for no reason and makes you feel nervous and anxious and doesn’t teach you anything, they’re only interested in getting you to pass your driving test as quickly as possible so we watch these UA-cam videos to learn what our driving instructor failed to teach us, I just want to say to all of the UA-camrs that post any educational helpful useful content, you’re doing such a beautiful thing as you’re improving people and you’re improving safety so from the very bottom of my heart, a big massive thank you so much! 😀
I'm conflicted by this. Perhaps as a city dweller who sadly is now all too used to aggressive drivers shamelessley using pavements as roads, driving too fast, close passing, parking willy-nilly, red-light jumping..., putting your daughter's welfare so much in the hands of others is difficult to watch.
I think denying them any sort of enjoyment by wrapping them up in cotton wool would be much worse. I think it’s a little dramatic to say what you’ve said, as I said I’m keeping us safe following all the rules in the Highway Code- taking responsibility as a pedestrian high vis etc. and teaching her how to be safe on the roads.
As a cyclist I find 99% of drivers are great, give you loads of room, slow down etc. The problem is the other 1%. About once an hour or so a car will fly past really close and fast. Vehicles coming the other way on lanes are sometimes very dangerous as well, leaving little room and not considering the potholes and broken surfaces you are forced to use to avoid them. Personally I wouldn’t walk on the side of a de-restricted road, especially when there are high verges and banks. I definitely wouldn’t walk my dogs or take a child. Practice cycling on quiet cul de sacs and walk the dogs on public access paths through the fields would be my advice.
@@Tailspin80 yeah the odd one. As much as it’s good advice we live on that road, so walking on it is sometimes a necessity. Keeping ourselves safe and taking responsibility for our own safety is always the key. And then as you say looking out for the few that will do things incorrectly
@@JamesSimpkinsADI Fair enough. We have a couple of dogs and drive a mile to one of several good off road walks or the local common rather than mixing it with traffic. Same when I take my grandchildren cycling. Even if the risk is very small I just don’t want to take it.
@@Tailspin80 can’t say I blame you! I do try and avoid walking etc on such roads as like you I know there is a small percentage of people not interested in keeping me safe
Truthfully, as a cyclist, i find that the majority of drivers are totally fine. Yes, some could be better. At the end of the day, there isn't a single driver that sets out to injur any vulnerable road user. I actually find lorry drivers, especially the artics are really considerate. I actually try to avoid reading the comments on a lot of social media as the reality is totally different in my experience. The key things i find to keep safe actually communication. I like how you are getting Rosie to check behind her. A few years ago i did London to Paris with a small group of people who had 0 road craft skills. 2 of us where experienced on the road while the other 3 woud keep going into the gutter i have to admit it was stressful i would actually at times stay at the back and stay out wide to force cars to go wide . I did actually tell them don't keep going tight into the sides as you are encouraging people to come past when not safe . Don't worry about the cars I'll deal with them ill make sure you are safe and if i need to tell a driver not to overtake i will communicate to the driver and once safe i will let them know . We all got their safely nobody had a close pass. We got to the ferry terminal and the ferry had broken down so them had to get another ferry terminal . We got a lift the woman was British but had lived in france for 20 odd years hadn't driven uk roads since then her driving was that bad a learner wound have been safer I sat in the front as a passenger. We come upto the roundabout never checked it was clear. I had straight lined it and was thinking this is the worst driving ive experienced none of it was smooth . Once in france drivers were totally different and much more considerate. This was before the new rules
I am also a cyclist (riding in small towns and countryside) and I agree that most drivers are fine, it's the occasional driver who is just aggressive and will deliberately close pass at speed, use the horn and/or shout abuse that annoys me. This said I probably only see one or two in as many hundred miles. A lot more common is the impatient pass, plenty of clearance but very badly timed, on or just before a bend thus putting oncoming drivers at high risk.
@grahambonner508 yeah it's like the see you give loads of room and forget someone could be coming around the corner and you're left thinking we'll you could just wait till it's a better view
9:07 If the road is clear use the entire next lane. However, in my opinion there is a huge difference between being close with care (slow, mindful and aware) someone coming through the same distance away but without care (fast, unaware and oblivious)
The most pertinent wording for me from H1 is the phrase “…greatest responsibility” That is, a driver has the greatest responsibility over a pedestrian but not all responsibility, as mentioned later, “None of this detracts from the responsibility of ALL road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, to have regard for their own and other road users’ safety”
One thing I like to do along lane like this, even when there is a pavement, is to pass wider and also slower. Pavements along lanes arecisuallyt narrow and obstructed with some form of greenery growing from the fence line or there is a hole forming somewhere. I don’t like it when drivers think “Well they have a pavement so they should use it and be safe”…just like cycle lanes they aren’t always usable nor safe
As I do a lot of walking on single-track country roads, this is further endorsement of how I think when walking for my own safety and to minimise the shock of me suddenly appearing to a driver coming around the corner. I do sometimes walk on the left-hand side, even on the straight, if there is a small verge or area that can be used to step into or put one foot up onto should a driver be travelling a little too fast for my comfort or the road is super narrow. This also applies where, on the right-hand side, there is a steep bank that would stop me from jumping out of the way in an emergency.
I live in a rural area and have been walking my dog several miles a week for many years on a variety of roads near my house, from very narrow, to narrow, to "normal" two lane B class roads. I have no statistics or anything to back this up but, subjectively, I feel that drivers are better at giving me room than they used to be. On really narrow sections, most slow down considerably (while I step off to the side to let them pass), and on two lane roads, most cross the white lines to give me plenty of room. That wasn't always the case. So, in these days of doom and gloom, that actually seems to be a change for the better.
I agree with your sentiment about driving standards, it's so easy to say things are getting worse, and maybe they are slightly, but the vast majority of the interactions we have on the road are either neutral or positive.
I'd not really thought about crossing to the left before a sharp right hand bend - I'm new to the countryside - so this has been useful. Thanks.
No problem glad it can help someone
Yup, as shown in the video, rule 2 of the Highway Code tells you to walk on the right, but advises crossing to the left when coming up to a right hand bend, and then crossing back afterwards as soon as it is safe to do so.
Both aspects of that are really good practice:
If you walk on the left, you can't see the cars that will pass closest to you coming. Even worse, you might not realise that a second (or more) car is coming, due to the noise of the first obscuring the second). So, someone might move in further to the left to be away from car 1, but drift back out again even though car 2 is still approaching. I've seen people do it a few times. Of course, drivers should be giving enough room, and travelling at a speed where this isn't a problem.
Crossing to the left for a tight right bend allows you to see much further round the bend, and increases your visibility to oncoming drivers significantly.
It's also worth pointing out that, in the countryside, sometimes the vehicles can be big tractors with trailers and other farm machinery. If these come up behind you, they can be quite alarming because of their size, noise, the proportion of the road that they have to take up and (perhaps counter-intuitively) the relatively slow speed that they pass. It's much better to get a good view of them approaching. Fortunately, most of the tractor drivers that I encounter are considerate and slow right down - even stop - when encountering a pedestrian.
Slightly related story: A driver once slowed to stop and swear at my daughter and I when we were walking along a country road. We were on the right, on a nice straight section of road with good visibility. So, we were in the correct position. However, this driver had things wrong and slowed to berate us for being "on the wrong ****ing side of the road". I did quote rule 2 to him, but I bet he didn't go home and read up about it. I really have no idea why he was so irate. It was a single track road, but not a very narrow one (cars can usually pass each other without using passing spaces). So, he had plenty of space to pass us safely by slowing a bit and staying towards the left. However, he felt the need to wind his window down and shout at us for doing something that he thought was wrong, even though we were doing the right thing (literally and figuratively). There are some funny people about. 🤷♂
@@Enjay001 Perhaps that driver was new to the countryside, but that's no excuse for the behaviour. When I am driving a car I WANT pedestrians to be walking towards me so they can see me!
@@julianpenfold1638 Totally. I mean, it's one thing to try and be helpful (even if wrong) but yelling and swearing at someone is not the way to do it (especially when wrong).
Fortunately, most people are not like that and I mostly encounter considerate drivers when I'm out walking.
I hope you enjoy many years of safe country walking and motoring.
@@Enjay001 Thanks - we are enjoying it - much more relaxing than the city. I did come a cropper though following the satnav down single track roads to get round a delay on a major road. If everyone else is doing the same thing, a road that normally works well because the traffic is sparse gets gridlocked very quickly, especially if people just charge along behind others on both sides.
Hi, I am finding these Driving Basics videos really helpful. Both your daughters are a credit to you, Rosie is adorable in this. I am learning to drive and I live in rural area. The roads are quite bendy and you really can't see round them. I do take these corners at a slower speed than the other drivers (not dangerously slow - pretty much in keeping with you) and It always surprises me how many just wiz round our blind bends, it gives me a fright on the other side of the road! Just because I know the road doesn't mean I know what's around the corner. I do feel pressured by other drivers to go a lot faster, perhaps its different when you have been driving for years? We get a lot of cyclists, farm vehicles, horses and pedestrians where I live, you also get a lot of cars in ditches.
I feel technology can be partly to blame the cars are so fast and can stop so quick it creates overconfidence and people are easily distracted. I’m always thinking vulnerable users when I go round a bend, sounds like you’re doing everything right. I try not to let people behind pressure me but we’re all human. At times I even pull in and let someone pass if they’re really close to me. I’d rather have someone in front of me than behind
Hi mate, please could you make a driving basics about yellow zigzag lines, undertaking and about the different parking zones please (controlled parking zones, restricted parking zones).
163, it is 2metres equal to a coffin length.
So if you don't then a coffin may be used!!!
Since I passed my test last year I’ve definitely become a better pedestrian as in I think more about where I cross and walk etc. I do get fed up as a driver when pedestrians just step out without even looking, had one older couple just walk out at a busy junction as I was turning so had to stop for them and they didn’t even see me until I used the horn (not to tell them off but more to warn them I was there) I just got a dirty look, so glad nobody right behind me as you have to take your gap off that main road as it’s fast and busy.
I think you might want to check the highway code. Pedestrians have priority at junctions when going straight ahead. It sounds like you should have stopped for them. Traffic behind should always be prepared to stop. Don't feel pressured from impatient drivers behind you
Hi mate, good evening, hope you’re well, can’t believe the new h rules have been out for 3 years already, I totally agree with you about rule h1, it’s just common sense and to be honest it shouldn’t need to be mentioned, you should just do it automatically, I’m so glad you mentioned rule 2 of the Highway Code, I see so many people walk on the left which to me is stupid as you can’t see traffic coming from behind you, walking on the right is just common sense as you can’t see oncoming vehicles coming towards you, rule 163 is great for mentioning clearances but it’s very hard to judge 1.5 metres or 2 metres so whether it’s a pedestrian or a cyclist or a car or a motorbike, if I need to overtake anyone or anything then I just give as much space as I can do, trying to use the whole of the wrong side of the road to overtake them if I can do, I think they were overtaking at a reasonably safe considerate distance because you had your young daughter Rosie with you, so it alone and I bet you’ll see a massive difference, I love to go cycling and I really enjoy it and of course it keeps me nice and fit and strong and healthy but at the same time sad to say this but I also dread it, you always get cars and lorries overtake you almost touching you, you get lots of white van men shouting and swearing at you, one time I almost got beaten up just for stopping and pulling over to help a car to get through as the road was very narrow on both sides, I honestly don’t know why people hate cyclists so much, maybe it’s because we can’t go very fast but everyone has the right to use the roads and we should be sharing them with everybody, it’s so cute when she waved at the car, so cute your put L plates on her bike, she was getting a lot of waves and a lot of laughs because of her L plates, that’s so adorable, I wish it was the same where I live, don’t get me wrong, most people here are quite nice or ok but there are quite a lot of nasty people around here sadly, drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear, that’s so important, if I can’t see around a corner or a bend for example in my head I say to myself what if a pedestrian is walking in the road, think of the worst case scenario all of the time and you can’t go wrong, it doesn’t matter what the speed limit is, all that means is that you’re legally allowed to drive at the very maximum speed of that if it’s safe to do so, safety is the most important so driving at a safe speed is more important to me than driving at the speed limit, I know it’s simple and common sense but if I can’t see very far then I slow right down and if I can see way into the distance then I speed up if it’s safe to do so, your daughter is so clever mate, her dad is such a fantastic role model. ☺️ It may be safer to cross the road well before a sharp right-hand bend so that oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you, cross back after the bend, it’s pretty simple and pretty common sense but I think most people forget about that one, bless her when she fell over, I’m so glad that she was ok. 🤗 That’s why the Highway Code recommends walking on the left on a very sharp right hand bend, the driver of that red car could probably see you and Rosie and your dog a few seconds sooner, a few seconds makes all of the difference, I’m not sure why that red car overtook you all using the centre of the road, just use all of the wrong side of the road to overtake as you’re giving more clearance, it’s so easy and so simple, this is the best day ever, aww, bless her, that broke my heart and brought a tear to my eye! :’) I totally agree with you mate, people are so fast to say negative things, I really with more people were a bit more positive and a bit more nice, we all make mistakes sometimes as we’re not robots, we’re only humans, you’re spot on there mate, a lot of people watch UA-cam videos like these to improve themselves, that’s exactly why I watch these kind of UA-cam videos, I want to improve myself, when most of us learn to drive most of us are unlucky and we get taught by someone who is miserable and grumpy and shouts at you for no reason and makes you feel nervous and anxious and doesn’t teach you anything, they’re only interested in getting you to pass your driving test as quickly as possible so we watch these UA-cam videos to learn what our driving instructor failed to teach us, I just want to say to all of the UA-camrs that post any educational helpful useful content, you’re doing such a beautiful thing as you’re improving people and you’re improving safety so from the very bottom of my heart, a big massive thank you so much! 😀
I'm conflicted by this. Perhaps as a city dweller who sadly is now all too used to aggressive drivers shamelessley using pavements as roads, driving too fast, close passing, parking willy-nilly, red-light jumping..., putting your daughter's welfare so much in the hands of others is difficult to watch.
I think denying them any sort of enjoyment by wrapping them up in cotton wool would be much worse. I think it’s a little dramatic to say what you’ve said, as I said I’m keeping us safe following all the rules in the Highway Code- taking responsibility as a pedestrian high vis etc. and teaching her how to be safe on the roads.
As a cyclist I find 99% of drivers are great, give you loads of room, slow down etc. The problem is the other 1%. About once an hour or so a car will fly past really close and fast. Vehicles coming the other way on lanes are sometimes very dangerous as well, leaving little room and not considering the potholes and broken surfaces you are forced to use to avoid them.
Personally I wouldn’t walk on the side of a de-restricted road, especially when there are high verges and banks. I definitely wouldn’t walk my dogs or take a child. Practice cycling on quiet cul de sacs and walk the dogs on public access paths through the fields would be my advice.
@@Tailspin80 yeah the odd one. As much as it’s good advice we live on that road, so walking on it is sometimes a necessity. Keeping ourselves safe and taking responsibility for our own safety is always the key. And then as you say looking out for the few that will do things incorrectly
@@JamesSimpkinsADI Fair enough. We have a couple of dogs and drive a mile to one of several good off road walks or the local common rather than mixing it with traffic. Same when I take my grandchildren cycling. Even if the risk is very small I just don’t want to take it.
@@Tailspin80 can’t say I blame you! I do try and avoid walking etc on such roads as like you I know there is a small percentage of people not interested in keeping me safe
Truthfully, as a cyclist, i find that the majority of drivers are totally fine. Yes, some could be better. At the end of the day, there isn't a single driver that sets out to injur any vulnerable road user. I actually find lorry drivers, especially the artics are really considerate. I actually try to avoid reading the comments on a lot of social media as the reality is totally different in my experience. The key things i find to keep safe actually communication. I like how you are getting Rosie to check behind her. A few years ago i did London to Paris with a small group of people who had 0 road craft skills. 2 of us where experienced on the road while the other 3 woud keep going into the gutter i have to admit it was stressful i would actually at times stay at the back and stay out wide to force cars to go wide . I did actually tell them don't keep going tight into the sides as you are encouraging people to come past when not safe . Don't worry about the cars I'll deal with them ill make sure you are safe and if i need to tell a driver not to overtake i will communicate to the driver and once safe i will let them know . We all got their safely nobody had a close pass. We got to the ferry terminal and the ferry had broken down so them had to get another ferry terminal . We got a lift the woman was British but had lived in france for 20 odd years hadn't driven uk roads since then her driving was that bad a learner wound have been safer I sat in the front as a passenger. We come upto the roundabout never checked it was clear. I had straight lined it and was thinking this is the worst driving ive experienced none of it was smooth . Once in france drivers were totally different and much more considerate. This was before the new rules
I am also a cyclist (riding in small towns and countryside) and I agree that most drivers are fine, it's the occasional driver who is just aggressive and will deliberately close pass at speed, use the horn and/or shout abuse that annoys me. This said I probably only see one or two in as many hundred miles.
A lot more common is the impatient pass, plenty of clearance but very badly timed, on or just before a bend thus putting oncoming drivers at high risk.
@grahambonner508 yeah it's like the see you give loads of room and forget someone could be coming around the corner and you're left thinking we'll you could just wait till it's a better view