A horse rider caught the moment a driver confronted them in an upmarket Welsh village.
In the video, the man calls the woman, a nurse, a "middle clas t**t" while he refers to another rider on the road as "Miss HRT Karen". The driver appeared to clash with the riders over how they perceived the manner of his driving, Wales Online reports.
The rider exclaimed that the driver "nearly killed" them while he retorted that he "didn't come anywhere near" them and claimed that he slowed down as soon as he saw the horse. The incident happened on a route the riders were familliar with and ride on "a couple of times a week".
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One of the riders who recorded the footage and asked to remain anonymous said: "We were riding through Peterston-super-Ely and this car came towards us so we asked him to slow down. Drivers hate horses on the road but were were in the middle of the countryside."
In the video, the driver tells the rider that they are "talking like you've got b****cks in your mouth" before remarking that he didn't legally need to slow down for the horses. He added that "It's a courtesy that people slow down for house" while adding "it doesn't matter anyway as I didn't see you coming".
What is the law around cars passing horse riders on the road?
Point 215 of the Highway Code states: "Be particularly careful of horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles especially when approaching, overtaking, passing or moving away. Always pass wide and slowly. When you see a horse on a road, you should slow down to a maximum of 10mph. Be patient, do not sound your horn or rev your engine. When safe to do so, pass wide and slow, allowing at least two metres of space.
"Feral or semi-feral ponies found in areas such as the New Forest, Exmoor and Dartmoor require the same consideration as ridden horses when approaching or passing.
"Horse riders are often children, so take extra care and remember riders may ride in double file when escorting a young or inexperienced horse or rider. Look out for horse riders’ and horse drivers’ signals and heed a request to slow down or stop. Take great care and treat all horses as a potential hazard; they can be unpredictable, despite the efforts of their rider/driver. Remember there are three brains at work when you pass a horse; the rider’s, the driver’s and the horse’s. Do not forget horses are flight animals and can move incredibly quickly if startled."
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