A peculiar incident today..
Driving the Coupe today, I used a local road I know very well and caught up with a motorcyclist, he was riding very slow for the conditions, I'm never one to trailgate or hustle so I hold back and enjoy the weather.. I notice he has a helmet camera.
After 30 seconds we get to a small village, 30mph restriction.
Again, I'm holding way back with no intention to hustle him.
We cruise through at low twenties, then he waves me past, I thought this was odd as I wasnt giving him any reason to think I was pushing him on or looking like I wanted to pass him, as we were both progressing through the village at a fine speed, I decided not to pass.
He again waves me to pass a 2nd time.
OK I thought, maybe he's got mechanical issues and wants to pull over and felt he needed some space..
I pass, carefully, I notice the blinky speed indication camera flash 27 and 28mph as I was passing. At this point he seemed to keep (or maybe even increase, although cannot prove this) his speed so it took what felt like an age to clear him.
I pull in, giving room, never exceeding the speed restriction or any behaviour for him to feel anything untoward or unpredicatable in my driving.
Then, he pretty much (what it felt like from the mirror) tailgates me though the entire village, matching my (just under 30mph) speed.
Eventually he turns off and we go our separate ways.
I cant help thinking this was quite odd. Why wave someone to pass, then a 2nd time, then to only sit directly behind them.
I also cant help to think I'll be on some 'Drivers Exposed' or motorcylist Facebook page soon, with the footage implying I was hustling him, and then overtook, unsafely though a village.
What the video will not show is him waving me to pass and the previous few minutes of me following him with no intent or any inconsiderate driving. etc etc.
Odd, yes.
Am I over paranoid, maybe. ?
Driving the Coupe today, I used a local road I know very well and caught up with a motorcyclist, he was riding very slow for the conditions, I'm never one to trailgate or hustle so I hold back and enjoy the weather.. I notice he has a helmet camera.
After 30 seconds we get to a small village, 30mph restriction.
Again, I'm holding way back with no intention to hustle him.
We cruise through at low twenties, then he waves me past, I thought this was odd as I wasnt giving him any reason to think I was pushing him on or looking like I wanted to pass him, as we were both progressing through the village at a fine speed, I decided not to pass.
He again waves me to pass a 2nd time.
OK I thought, maybe he's got mechanical issues and wants to pull over and felt he needed some space..
I pass, carefully, I notice the blinky speed indication camera flash 27 and 28mph as I was passing. At this point he seemed to keep (or maybe even increase, although cannot prove this) his speed so it took what felt like an age to clear him.
I pull in, giving room, never exceeding the speed restriction or any behaviour for him to feel anything untoward or unpredicatable in my driving.
Then, he pretty much (what it felt like from the mirror) tailgates me though the entire village, matching my (just under 30mph) speed.
Eventually he turns off and we go our separate ways.
I cant help thinking this was quite odd. Why wave someone to pass, then a 2nd time, then to only sit directly behind them.
I also cant help to think I'll be on some 'Drivers Exposed' or motorcylist Facebook page soon, with the footage implying I was hustling him, and then overtook, unsafely though a village.
What the video will not show is him waving me to pass and the previous few minutes of me following him with no intent or any inconsiderate driving. etc etc.
Odd, yes.
Am I over paranoid, maybe. ?
