Sid Umpley Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Unfortunately I rarely see an opportunity to safely pass, especially on B roads. So in that case you get to stay behind an learn the art of patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 So in that case you get to stay behind an learn the art of patience Which goes back to the OP doesn't it. They shouldn't be driving inappropriately slowly, they cause frustration and waste time. If someone can't drive at close to the speed limit when conditions allow then they need retraining or to stop driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Collins Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Worst bit is Woolley wood bottom ( runs side of M1 jk34-35 northbound ), the road is clearly marked national speed (60) with big signs and repeaters but folk still toddle on there at 20mph. I don't mind a wind down from fast roads from doing an hours drive at +60mph (a1-m1) but 20mph on a 60 is downright stupid ! Also like to add I've found no matter your speed you still hold people up even if yourself is speeding. I've overtaken vehicles plus 80mph only to be overtaken by a dozen vehicles making my 80 look like 30 !!!!! It's usually women in people carriers with kids in that's the scary thing too ! They seem scared to drive on an open road and toddle along, they require to be up someone's backside and sit there about 3ft away and I don't think they know any different. I don't know how people can drive like that honestly. I'd rather sit cruse control on @65mph on a1 rather than hopping from someone's backend to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gym_rat Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Driving well below the speed limit can be dangerous. how am I putting myself in danger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Collins Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 how am I putting myself in danger? It's dangerous trust me. If your on a national speed road single track and your doing say 25mph and a car is legally doing 60mph and suddenly meets you in the back end. The stopping time for that car to bring himself to meet your 25 maybe enough to cause an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gym_rat Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 It's dangerous trust me. If your on a national speed road single track and your doing say 25mph and a car is legally doing 60mph and suddenly meets you in the back end. The stopping time for that car to bring himself to meet your 25 maybe enough to cause an accident. thats a third party influence - not my actions, try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Collins Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 thats a third party influence - not my actions, try again. Whatever it is , I wouldn't like 1.3tonn of German engineering sat in my backseat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 thats a third party influence - not my actions, try again. Many forms of danger in a car come from the interaction of your behaviour with that of another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Just nipping out to make a few journeys around town now, and then to Chesterfield and back. I wonder how many 20mph drivers I'll encounter? Should be "several" I guess. Well I put about 150 miles on the clock yesterday and I didn't see a single car driving at 20mph, as I hardly ever do unless there is a valid reason. In fact the road ahead was always clear, with the only noticeable traffic queuing up behind me for some reason. Joking aside, I only contributed to this thread because the suggestion that there are numerous people who drive their cars at 20mph on 40mph roads for no reason is nonsense. It's either an understandable exaggeration from somebody who has just been stuck behind such a driver, or a claim of arrogance from somebody who thinks everybody is too slow. I see the discussion has moved on to slow driving in general, something that I do observe, but not something I'm particularly interested in discussing myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EASTWOOD141 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 If you really believe this, that the slower driver is at fault when its actually the inability of an impatient driver behind to just relax a little and wait for a safe moment to pass then your a fool Eastwood141 worse than that your a dangerous fool who should have to resit his driving test. Old Skater stick to your SKATES. Only FOOLS rush in where Angels fear to tread. can you lot read properly, the only thing I'm saying is people dordling along below the given speed limit when there is no need can frustrate people driving behind and and temp them to take silly chances, if I was behind someone messing about driving at snail pace, I would flash them and give them a blast of the hooter and tell em to shift. there you go! advice from the oldest boy racer in town.:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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