One woman has had her husband branded as a 'dangerous driver' for putting her in an uncomfortable position on the roads.
On the way to visit her mother with her husband, the woman was left shocked when her spouse took out his frustrations on a fellow road user. The husband tailgated and revved the engine at a driver in front of him, according to the embarrassed woman.
As he passed by the driver, both of them gesturing rudely at one another, the woman realised that he had been verbally abusing a co-worker on the road. She is now too embarrassed to show her face at work due to this, and has asked online friends if she is being unreasonable.
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The woman took to online social forum, Mumsnet, to share her concerns and embarrassment.
She wrote: "My husband was driving to my mum’s yesterday and on the journey I saw my work friend in front driving 35 in a 40 and my husband thought it would be appropriate to tailgate and keep revving the engine up her arse whilst beeping the horn and swearing.
"She was sticking fingers up back and then she locked eyes with me when he ripped round her when he was able to.
"I’ve never felt so humiliated and embarrassed!! I want the ground to swallow me up!
"I already suffer with social anxiety as it is and I’m fuming at my husband for behaving this way and I can’t face her on Thursday when I see her at work!"
Many readers took to the platform to comfort the woman in her anxious state, and criticise her husband for his actions.
One Mumsnet user wrote: "There are two issues here. One is your work friend. Just walk right up and apologise. You shouldn't have to but it will help.
"The second is your dangerous w***** of a husband. He endangered you and other people. I assume it's not the first time. Why are you with him?"
Another said: "Did he know it was your work friend? Did you ask him to stop?
"Not that those questions really matter because it's terrible behaviour anyway. But if he knew and you asked him to stop and he ignored you that makes it even worse."
And a third wrote: "He sounds like a very dangerous driver, and a total a***. I'd be telling him that, and wouldn't be too keen to get in a car he was driving again."
More comments read: "Whilst not condoning his behaviour, driving too slowly can mean that you are a hazard to other road users."
Others added: "It is not ok to intimidate others on the road. It really isn't. How does he express frustration in other areas of life? He sounds awful. This is the problem, not your colleague's reaction."
And finally, one concluded: "I'd agree with apologising but I wouldn't worry too much about the embarrassment. It's likely she either now feels very sorry for you or thinks you are also a complete p**** like your DH. What sort of person is she?
"Annoying as slow drivers are his reaction is ridiculous."
Do you think the husband's reaction was over-the-top? Let us know in the comments below.
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