🚦 York — Driving Safety Gauge

I m doing 50 behind a skip lorry; it s raining, the roads are like a skid-pan, and this one comes up behind about 15 feet away, and then sat there. Suicidal. I eased off down to 30, then back up to 50 (and he still didn t pass), then ironically he got tailgated too (by W287 XGC). --- Context --- Type: Tail Gating Location: North Yorkshire Vehicle: Peugeot 3008 Registration: W287 XGC Date reported: 2025-08-21 --- Safety takeaway --- Leave extra following distance and avoid brake-check escalation.

Tailgating a tailgater. In the wet. At 50mph. Will probably be a KSI statistic in the next 12 months. He was the fourth in the space of 5 minutes this morning. They re all mad. --- Context --- Type: Tail Gating Location: North Yorkshire Vehicle: Audi A3 Registration: VO18 DEP Date reported: 2025-08-18 --- Safety takeaway --- Leave extra following distance and avoid brake-check escalation.

Right up my arse at 60 mph for a few miles, then did the same to another Saab 93 in front of me. I know that he goes up the A19 (dual carriageway) towards Teesside, so he could have made up his precious time there if he was in a hurry. No, this one just likes driving faster than anyone else and making a point, though what the point is I m not sure.

Between J34-J35, eastbound: Why is that Corsa dithering in lane 2 when lane 1 is clear? Why doesn t she pull over? Hasn t she noticed all that traffic approaching from behind? Ah, now I see why. She s on the mobile! Sobering thought: this wasn t far from Great Heck, where a motorist infamously ran off the road for lack of concentration. --- Context --- Type: Not Paying Attention Location: North Yorkshire Vehicle: Vauxhall Corsa Registration: YO07 PKL Date reported: 2025-08-16 --- Safety takeaway --- Stay defensive, leave space, and avoid escalating risky behaviour.

Likes to assume what I would call a "close following position" for most of his journey. I consider a 15-foot following distance at speeds above 20mph to be unsafe, but he followed me like this from Barlby into the middle of York, even at 50-60mph. --- Context --- Type: Tail Gating Location: North Yorkshire Vehicle: Jeep Registration: NS59 TOD Date reported: 2025-08-16 --- Safety takeaway --- Leave extra following distance and avoid brake-check escalation.