An epidemic of insanely slow drivers
Discussion
Nomme de Plum said:
bigothunter said:
Monkeylegend said:
I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
Which is fine providing you don't delay those who want or need to make progress.I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
People are entitled to drive at any reasonable speed they chose and this is not necessarily at whatever the limit is. The police have no issue with it, most other road users have no issue just a few posters here that seem to post complaints across a number of similar threads. It would appear those posters are stressed so maybe it would be better to learn acceptance and tolerate other road users.
Sadly for many, the pinnacle of their driving skill occurs when they pass the driving test, and it just goes downhill from there.
Pan Pan Pan said:
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you believe that driving at the posted limits, or at least trying to do that, makes a person a `driving god' then the standard of driving that you aspire, to must be disastrously low.
Yes it is, and that has unfortunately contributed to my driving record over the 55 years since I got my full licence.I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
Now the irony is that you accuse me of being selfish and yet you want everyone else to drive to suit your desires and needs.
Lighten up a bit and stop taking everything I post as absolute gospel.
As I posted before I spent 15 years driving 95k miles a year, do you honestly think I drove around all that time holding people up on purpose whilst admiring the scenery, much to the chagrin of all my customers, who continued using my service for 15 years until I retired.
Chill out and stop the frothing
Just enjoy the banter.
'Reasonable speed' is fine. However, I was part of a train twice last Sunday stuck behind people doing a steady 35mph on a NSL A road. I consider this not only selfish but dangerous as drivers get impatient and overtake where it might not be as safe as one would normally be comfortable with.
When you get to an age where you are not comfortable doing more than 35 in a 60 it's time to surrender your license imo.
When you get to an age where you are not comfortable doing more than 35 in a 60 it's time to surrender your license imo.
I drove up to Stirling from the North East England area the other day, I noticed that not only were the Scottish roads in better condition than in England, but also the drivers on 60 mph A roads actually tended to do 60 most of the time. As soon as I was back in England, the presence of potholes and dawdlers once again made themselves known.
TameRacingDriver said:
I drove up to Stirling from the North East England area the other day, I noticed that not only were the Scottish roads in better condition than in England, but also the drivers on 60 mph A roads actually tended to do 60 most of the time. As soon as I was back in England, the presence of potholes and dawdlers once again made themselves known.
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.king arthur said:
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.
Yep, I do quite a lot of drives up to Scotland and people are always letting me pass. It happens to a lesser extent in places like Northumberland, but any further south, you've got no chance of getting that level of courtesy, quite the opposite, they probably take great pleasure in holding someone else up.I feel pretty certain the standard of driving in Scotland was, in general, far better than in England generally.
TameRacingDriver said:
king arthur said:
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.
Yep, I do quite a lot of drives up to Scotland and people are always letting me pass. It happens to a lesser extent in places like Northumberland, but any further south, you've got no chance of getting that level of courtesy, quite the opposite, they probably take great pleasure in holding someone else up.I feel pretty certain the standard of driving in Scotland was, in general, far better than in England generally.
biggbn said:
TameRacingDriver said:
king arthur said:
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.
Yep, I do quite a lot of drives up to Scotland and people are always letting me pass. It happens to a lesser extent in places like Northumberland, but any further south, you've got no chance of getting that level of courtesy, quite the opposite, they probably take great pleasure in holding someone else up.I feel pretty certain the standard of driving in Scotland was, in general, far better than in England generally.
TameRacingDriver said:
biggbn said:
TameRacingDriver said:
king arthur said:
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.
Yep, I do quite a lot of drives up to Scotland and people are always letting me pass. It happens to a lesser extent in places like Northumberland, but any further south, you've got no chance of getting that level of courtesy, quite the opposite, they probably take great pleasure in holding someone else up.I feel pretty certain the standard of driving in Scotland was, in general, far better than in England generally.
biggbn said:
TameRacingDriver said:
biggbn said:
TameRacingDriver said:
king arthur said:
Scotland is the only place where someone in front of me has pulled over to let me pass because they thought I might want to go faster than them. There are actually signs encouraging you to do this on certain roads. I've never seen the same in England.
Yep, I do quite a lot of drives up to Scotland and people are always letting me pass. It happens to a lesser extent in places like Northumberland, but any further south, you've got no chance of getting that level of courtesy, quite the opposite, they probably take great pleasure in holding someone else up.I feel pretty certain the standard of driving in Scotland was, in general, far better than in England generally.
I was on my bike in Wales yesterday - worst one I came across was a middle aged woman in a blue Golf
Came through a small village signed at 20 and met a 25mph convoy behind the Golf around a mile later on an NSL
Even with a 150bhp bike, with the poor sightlines I had to take 2 / 3 car bites out of it, with the usual poor car spacing, it would have been impossible in a car
I gave a suitable gesture to the Golf driver... and disappeared
Came through a small village signed at 20 and met a 25mph convoy behind the Golf around a mile later on an NSL
Even with a 150bhp bike, with the poor sightlines I had to take 2 / 3 car bites out of it, with the usual poor car spacing, it would have been impossible in a car
I gave a suitable gesture to the Golf driver... and disappeared
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you believe that driving at the posted limits, or at least trying to do that, makes a person a `driving god' then the standard of driving that you aspire, to must be disastrously low.
Yes it is, and that has unfortunately contributed to my driving record over the 55 years since I got my full licence.I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
AKjr said:
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you believe that driving at the posted limits, or at least trying to do that, makes a person a `driving god' then the standard of driving that you aspire, to must be disastrously low.
Yes it is, and that has unfortunately contributed to my driving record over the 55 years since I got my full licence.I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
Monkeylegend said:
AKjr said:
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you believe that driving at the posted limits, or at least trying to do that, makes a person a `driving god' then the standard of driving that you aspire, to must be disastrously low.
Yes it is, and that has unfortunately contributed to my driving record over the 55 years since I got my full licence.I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
Monkeylegend said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you believe that driving at the posted limits, or at least trying to do that, makes a person a `driving god' then the standard of driving that you aspire, to must be disastrously low.
Yes it is, and that has unfortunately contributed to my driving record over the 55 years since I got my full licence.I just bumble around doing my own thing, looking around in wonder at the beautiful countryside I live in, especially this time of year, at a speed that suits me.
I am retired, I have all the time in the world, so why the need to hurry anywhere?
Now the irony is that you accuse me of being selfish and yet you want everyone else to drive to suit your desires and needs.
Lighten up a bit and stop taking everything I post as absolute gospel.
As I posted before I spent 15 years driving 95k miles a year, do you honestly think I drove around all that time holding people up on purpose whilst admiring the scenery, much to the chagrin of all my customers, who continued using my service for 15 years until I retired.
Chill out and stop the frothing
Just enjoy the banter.
Pan Pan Pan said:
If you have been dawdling for 15 years, heaven only knows, how many other people whose journeys you have delayed and disrupted, but shockingly, you seem to be proud of what you say you have done.
I have been winding you up, report me, I should be banned for breaking PH rules bigothunter said:
tim jb said:
Get these turds off the road.
I agree But there's not a hope in hell. These 'turds' fit the culture and align with the widespread imposition of 20mph limits (37% of all roads in Wales).
The future is slow - Get used to it...
Hoofy said:
That's interesting. There's a lot of outrage over the 20 limit in Wales but 10 seconds ago I learnt it's not the entirety of Wales but just 37% of it! Most of London's roads are 20mph and since I live inside the M25, 99% of my journeys are under 20mph (my average speed reads 18mph) so I'm experiencing the same as you but there is no outrage over it. We just suck it up.
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