Does everyone hate learners or what?

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I remember seeing a program on tv were they did a test. They drove the same route, same car, same speeds etc but once with L plates on and another with out.

they found they got more greif with the L plates on. Other people pulling out in front of them, tailgating etc.

 

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I've had 4 driving lessons so far.

I'm driving down the road at a steady 30mph and EVERYONE wants to overtake or start flashing headlights from behind me whenever possible!

WTF is up with this?

Today I was in a 40mph zone, doing 40mph spot on and still everyone wants to overtake!

Also today, instructor told me that I have priority at some weird T junction with a roundabout. The guy that was supposed to give way was stopped at the threshold. As I drove past, he started honking and flashing me! I was at least 2-3 metres away from him!

Luckily, the instructor is bloody awesome, he pulls down the window, starts swearing at them, and sticks his fingers up at them.

Never really had issues when I was learning 2 years back now.
Even had an amazing thing of a truck driver give way to me on joining an A road.

Did have a transit and a pickup try to tailgate me, but I just ignored them.
Was kinda funny when the transit tried to overtake.
Transit wanted to make his move once we hit the NSL zone (on a single carriageway - so 60mph) after being in a 30. He had "just" thought about moving over to other side of road to overtake (I could see it in his eyes) when I accelerated from the 30 to 60 (as soon as we hit the NSL sign). Was kind of funny to see a transit half way between lanes with the driver thinking "eh?".

The pickup, was tailgating me right the way though a 30 zone, and yet once we hit 50 he carried on doing the same speed of 30mph ... while I did 50mph, dunno what that was all about.

Did make a biker unhappy once when I almost pulled out on him, but it was his own fault. He was on the outside of an ambulance (no siren) that was turning into the road I was emerging from. The way he was positioned the ambulance completely blocked my view of him. His own fault for being there though.