A RAGING motorist has been caught on camera launching
a tirade of abuse at a learner driver - for giving way to an ambulance.
The
clip shows a furious woman swearing at the rookie driver after he pulled up to
let the emergency vehicle pass.
The
motorist slams on the breaks of her turquoise Vauxhall Corsa behind the uneasy
learner, appearing confused.
After
the ambulance overtakes both cars she is seen furiously waving her arms,
sticking both of her middle fingers up at the learner and shouting at him.
As
the traffic begins to move again she can be seen continuing to aggressively
gesture and follows the car closely behind on the A2 omFaversham, Kent.
Nearly
700,000 people have watched the outrageous video on the Facebook page Idiot UK
Driver Exposed.
Dumbfounded
driving instructor Darren Willett, who runs Willett's School of Driving, filmed
the footage using a rear-view camera.
He
said: "I really didn't understand this woman.
"I
signalled for her to look around to see the ambulance coming up behind her and
when she started using those gestures I pointed at my wing mirror to see if she
would understand that.
"I
asked the learner if he thought anything we did warranted that behaviour, but
we were both completely at a loss.
"It
was clear the ambulance was coming up behind us and I told my learner to pull
over where it was safe.
"Luckily,
he's nearing his test so he's a confident driver and this incident didn't
affect him too much."
The
45-year-old, who has ben an instructor for 15 years, said the woman's behaviour
is not uncommon.
He
said: It does happen a lot as people seem to get so frustrated and impatient
with learnerdrivers.
"People
need to begin realising that they won't get away with behaving like this when
more and more drivers have these cameras on their cars.
"This
woman needs some more lessons on the roads and needs to be retrained in how to
drive and learn how to be a respectful driver.
"There
was absolutely no need for her to be aggressive and if I was her, I would be
very embarrassed."
The
video has also been shared more than 5,000 times and has been received with
severe backlash.
One
Facebook user wrote: "Absolute idiot of the highest order. Hope this was
passed to the police. What a charming lady."