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Twice in the last few days I've been shouted at for filtering carefully on the right. One was on the Isle of Dogs. Traffic was at a stand still in my lane and I pootled at about three mph along the central line, judging oncoming cars and moving over where necessary. One guy coming the other way was flashing me and waggling his finger from a long way out. when he got square he said "that's why you keep dying". Nice guy.
Today on the Eastway from Leyton approaching the Wick, traffic was pulling up to the red light and I looked over my shoulder, signalled and started to pull into primary with a view to moving out and filtering the entirely empty oncoming lane. The car behind raised the revs and started trying to race me to the back of the traffic jam so I very decisively signalled again and took the lane. She went absolutely batshit! I mean car shaking fury. So I stopped and asked calmly what all the fuss was about and she said "I shouldn't have to slam on the brakes for you". That level of complete lack of logic and fury at someone just carefully going about their business with zero effect on driver's journey is what we're up against people. She was livid - absolutely spitting!
Weird.