Good manners maketh passengers – and might just make a driver’s day

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Coach drivers are generally shown more gratitude, says Alan, but still deserve a nap every once in a while. MIKE SHEATHER

Alan Payling considers, in a light-hearted manner, how passengers treat drivers – and whether the industry could improve matters to benefit everyone

It’s annoying isn’t it? You ease off to allow another driver to get through a gap – or you slow down in traffic to allow a driver to pull out – and there’s no acknowledgement of any kind. Not a wave, not a flash of their lights or a wink of their hazard warning lights. Not even a raised forefinger from the hand holding the wheel. Nothing. […]

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