Approaching an increase in speed limit

[FiF]

One issue that irritates me is perhaps a bit unusual but wonder how others would deal with it. A rural winding 30, where the last bit is a square 90 left by a pub, immediately then past a primary school on the left and a junction on the right then into NSL.

So hold 30 or less as appropriate up to the limit change and then foot in the bucket. Problem arises when you've started to accelerate but someone hoofs it from still within the 30 out on wrong side going for an overtake.

Even though might be in a diesel 4x4 which by standards today isn't that quick, an FL2, if kept acceleration at the same rate would seriously impede or even frustrate the overtake, which I think would be wrong. So tend to hold constant speed at the point which they go for it, say for example I'm now doing 45, with the intention of increasing further once they are past and away.

Trouble is the numpties then usually settle at a pace lower than I want in the NSL. Limited opportunities on that road mean I have to retake pretty smartly, which seems a bit confrontational, or just be a bit more patient and let them prove for a fee miles they're a dawdling numpty.

Problem is that some times it would be quite safe to increase speed maybe 20/30 yards before the actual limit change so can understand why they do what they do. Doesn't stop it being irritating when all you're trying to do is drive your own drive.

Comments and advice welcomed.

[bwk]

FiF said:

One issue that irritates me is perhaps a bit unusual but wonder how others would deal with it. A rural winding 30, where the last bit is a square 90 left by a pub, immediately then past a primary school on the left and a junction on the right then into NSL.

So hold 30 or less as appropriate up to the limit change and then foot in the bucket. Problem arises when you've started to accelerate but someone hoofs it from still within the 30 out on wrong side going for an overtake.

Even though might be in a diesel 4x4 which by standards today isn't that quick, an FL2, if kept acceleration at the same rate would seriously impede or even frustrate the overtake, which I think would be wrong. So tend to hold constant speed at the point which they go for it, say for example I'm now doing 45, with the intention of increasing further once they are past and away.

Trouble is the numpties then usually settle at a pace lower than I want in the NSL. Limited opportunities on that road mean I have to retake pretty smartly, which seems a bit confrontational, or just be a bit more patient and let them prove for a fee miles they're a dawdling numpty.

Problem is that some times it would be quite safe to increase speed maybe 20/30 yards before the actual limit change so can understand why they do what they do. Doesn't stop it being irritating when all you're trying to do is drive your own drive.

Comments and advice welcomed.

My feeling is that there is no real problem accelerating at your own pace once in the NSL, if the overtaking vehicle has failed to anticipate that you are likely to do so as the limit changes and has assumed that you are likely to continue to drive at 30, more fool them.

[R E S T E C P]

Happens all the bloody time . The area I live in has lots of 30mph limits going into NSL.

Every day I'll have someone overtake me just before the NSL signs, to then drive at 45mph when I want to do 60.

I get my "revenge" on the motorway. My drive home has 50mph going into 70mph, there's always someone that begins an overtake before the 70 signs... As long as they're not yet beside me I'll shoot off when I reach the signs and leave them doing 60mph (and flashing at me... hand signal... etc. )