Drivers who skip queue really irk me

I’m aware people are human and sometimes errors of judgment are made when you are driving, so I’m not one to toot my horn or make a fuss most of the time.

However, my calm driving experience has one exception – the number of drivers who seem to believe their time is more important than mine when cars are queuing at the traffic lights at Claypotts in the morning.

I know I’m heading into Dundee, so I join the queue in the left-hand lane.

Sometimes the cars are backed up as far as the Clearwater Park circle so there are several changes of lights before you get through.

The right-hand lane here is for cars who will be turning right at the traffic control to go to Kellas.

Obviously there are far fewer of them so the queue is much shorter.

Every morning, as I wait in my Dundee queue, cars race up the Kellas lane only to then force their way into the Dundee lane much closer to the lights.

Of course accommodating them makes the rest of us in the queue have to wait even longer.

This is not done by people who don’t know the road and are taken by surprise.

It’s done by drivers who don’t think they should wait in line.

Their arrogance really gets my goat. I often find myself virtually velcroed to the bumper in front of me just to deny them access to the lane.

Not good driving on my part, but these folk really irk me.

What do other readers think?

I LIKE to think I’m quite a tolerant driver.

Wait in line.

DEPENDING on which shift I’m working, my morning commute from Monifieth to the city centre varies from 10 to 45 minutes.

We can do little about the volume of traffic between 8-9am but the standard of driving I witness during the busy times is shocking.

Speeding and lane-dodging on Dock Street is bad enough, but what really gets to me is vehicles emerging from side streets at the very last minute, causing me and many others to stand on the brakes.

I am also frustrated by drivers failing to give way when they are in a position to do their bit to ease congestion.

That last comment is directed in particular at the female driver in the Corsa which hurtled down Blackscroft around 8.45am on Wednesday, chin jutting out like Desperate Dan.

This driver was utterly determined to close the gap and prevent me from filtering into the traffic.

It’s neither a race nor a competition so how about showing a little courtesy and consideration to fellow motorists?

Driven mad.