Tailgating tourists infuriated because they cannot get past a driver who keeps moving a large campervan into the middle of a narrow country road… so who is in the right?
- The video was filmed during a scenic journey on New Zealand's South Island
- Three-minute was posted online by couple in the car behind the campervan
- They claim driver blocked their path as they tried to overtake large vehicle
- Couple also claims the caravan's behaviour almost caused a crash
A video that shows a campervan appearing to repeatedly prevent a driver from overtaking has sparked an online debate about who was in the right.
Dashcam footage shows the view from a vehicle following a campervan along a scenic route from Lake Tekapo on New Zealand's South Island.
The three-minute clip was posted on YouTube by a user called 'stenly' last month and has since amassed 67,000 views.
The infuriated couple who filmed the video claim the driver of the campervan was travelling at between 40 and 45km/h and did not want to be passed over.
A video that shows a campervan appearing to repeatedly prevent a driver from overtaking has sparked an online debate about who was in the right
When the driver attempted to overtake, they said their path was crossed by the campervan veering across the centre line and almost caused a crash.
'We were heading from Lake Tekapo by Breamer Road towards campsites and this driver – not sure why – just does not allow us to overtake him,' the caption explains.
'Our way was crossed by his vehicle at the beginning of maneuver [sic].
'This almost caused an accident and us ending up in a ditch.'
The user added this was 'not normal' considering the conditions were perfect and there was no traffic along the route.
'Welcome to South Island, how is [it] possible to have somebody like this driving such a big campervan?' they asked.
Dashcam footage shows the view from a vehicle following a campervan along a scenic route from Lake Tekapo on New Zealand's South Island
The video claims the driver of the campervan was travelling at between 40 and 45km/hour
The video sparked a fierce debate – but many of the commenters agreed that the campervan was being driven dangerously.
'I seriously can't believe people are commenting that this driving is perfectly fine and normal,' one person wrote.
'No bloody wonder there is a problem on our roads if people don't see a problem with this absolutely inconsiderate and dangerous driving.'
Hamish Webb added: 'This is bad even by New Zealand's standards.'
But some defended the driver of the campervan, assuming he must be a tourist or unfamiliar with driving a large vehicle.
Many agreed that the campervan driver was behaving in a dangerous manner but some claimed he may have been unfamiliar with New Zealand's roads
'Honestly, it doesn't look like he's trying to prevent you from passing over, he just looks very clumsy and scared of driving maybe he's not even aware of you following behind,' Raffaelo Vivaldi wrote.
While Megan McDowell, who says she lives three hours from Lake Tekapo said the type of driving shown in the video is common – but blames it on visitors to the country, not locals.
'This is the sort of driving that happens every single day,' she said.
'More than once an hour. But nothing gets done about it.
'Multiple crashes, people stopping in the middle of the road to take pictures in a 100km area. People driving down the wrong side of the road.'
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