I just got my restricted a week ago and was extremely happy to finally get rid of my L plate. "There go the days of people tailgating me all the time", I thought. Oh how I was wrong..
Has anyone noticed this during the transition? The first week I was on a bike with Ls I was tailgated incessantly. When I finally figured out what I was doing and was able to keep up with everyone else it didn't seem so bad anymore, with the odd person still doing it. Now it seems I get it twice as bad as when I first started, and I easily ride faster than I did then.
The worst cases are when I split to the front of queues (a touchy subject, but it's mainly to avoid a rear end) and take off in front of the line of cars to only be raced by the one at the front whilst the others take off at a normal pace.
Not just that, but on the motorway I seem to get tailgated also. Not because I'm holding up the fast lane or anything, but it's happened a few times in the slow lane even. Yesterday a guy tailgated me in the slow lane for a good few minutes before almost missing his offramp..
It all just seems a bit strange. Is it something else, or do people just really hate motorcycles?
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