Visitors to Scotland: a word...

I totally agree with the OP. It’s not just single track roads with passing places where people bimble along oblivious of the que behind them. The A84/82 is a nightmare with drivers doing 40/45mph with a growing train behind them. If your not in a hurry pull in and let the traffic past please and yes a lot of the time it’s a motor home at the head of the train.
 
Driving around in the van I frequently pull in to gateways, etc to permit traffic to pass. The biggest problem I find is that if I am not familiar with a road, then a possible spot to pull in may only be apparent at short notice as I scan ahead. Sometimes I cannot make a manoeuvre safely as the driver following is too close to my rear and being a cynical sort of person I reckon if I slow down and indicate at short notice he will not react in time. Catch 22!

Davy
 
mark61 said:
My fav ones, you pull over to let them pass, they then drive slower now they have to read the road for themselves.
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That happened to me a couple of weeks ago coming home from Portavadie. Pulled up and a car passed ( no acknowledgement) my daughter informed me it was a Tesla. By the time I had gone into fourth gear I had caught up with it, a few minutes later they slammed on the brakes as they saw a van in the distance they were no where near a passing place. They must have 💩 themselves seeing a motorhome filling their rear view mirror as they shot off at great speed.
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I always giveway and even on wider roads will pull over when safe to do so if I see a queue developing.
I also give way if someone coming up hill, planning ahead and often waiting until that extra minute to ensure safe passage for all.
 
gettingolder2 said:
Pull over when safe except for the "straight line" driver. You know, the one who is tight behind you until you come to a bend and then is 300 yards behind you when you've gone round it.
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That’s a bit like the 40 idiots that do that speed in a 50/60 rural twisty road who then proceeds to continue to do 40 through the 30 limits in villages, you can never overtake them… the mind boggles how they ever got a license.
 
I enjoy most of the single track roads.There is usually good vision up ahead to allow you to pull into a passing place.I think it's rare for someone to not acknowledge. Also if I pull in to allow a faster vehicle to pass there is usually an acknowledgement.
I have noticed that someof hire motorhome drivers don't understand single track roads,hopefully they will after a few days.
 
Once in donegall when driving my skoda on a one track rd up in the hills a car came flying over a hump and just about stopped since from my f bumper, yes it was the local priest I kid you not, he then produced what seemed to be a large bottle of yellowish holy water and downed a large gulp of it, I got out to see if he was ok as the colour had drained from his face, when he spoke back I could not understand a word of his strange lingo, either irish or English, poor sod had been drinking a version of holy water called Jemisons pure malt, time I took up religion as I have been missing out. 🤔 😂😂😂
 
Country roads is one thing but I love the ease my van sticks to the 30 mph limits, and I can see the big queue behind me!!
 
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