A woman would not allow me to change lanes!

[tonys6550]

I needed to change from the left lane and into the right hand lane because I needed to turn right about 400m up the road but there was a lady driving in the right hand lane in my blind spot, So I put my indicator on and sped up slightly so she could see that I needed to get into the right hand lane but to my surprise she also sped up back into my blind spot. O.K I thought, I'll slow down and try and get in between her and the car behind her, all the while my indicator was still on. But incredulously she also slowed down remaining in my blind spot. This continued back and forth until I missed my turn off, SHE.......JUST.......WOULD.......NOT let me change lanes, I couldn't believe it. I also noticed other motorists on the road around me shaking their heads in disbelief at this woman's actions.

My question is this, Are today's motorists that inconsiderate and ignorant to other road users or are they just uneducated?

I mean I grew up with the belief that you were considerate to others on the road, IE, stay left unless overtaking or turning right, let people change lanes when they indicate to do so. And the list of courteous behaviour goes on.

Perhaps I'm living in the past and need to get with the times.