People that block overtakes.

[AlfaJohn]

JagXJR said:

Just been up to the Yorkshire Dales and the standard of driving there astounded me. Cars slowing down and pulling in to let you past (in either direction), friendly waves as they do so. Having pulled in, sometimes found they did the same to let you past. Much nicer experience and actually enjoyed driving for a change!

Perhaps the pace of life dictates how people drive?

Happens in New Zealand from memory. You're right must be something to do with the pace of life. Far too many uptight drivers in the UK.

[New POD]

AlfaJohn said:

JagXJR said:

Just been up to the Yorkshire Dales and the standard of driving there astounded me. Cars slowing down and pulling in to let you past (in either direction), friendly waves as they do so. Having pulled in, sometimes found they did the same to let you past. Much nicer experience and actually enjoyed driving for a change!

Perhaps the pace of life dictates how people drive?

Happens in New Zealand from memory. You're right must be something to do with the pace of life. Far too many uptight drivers in the UK.

I spent 3 years living in the Yorkshire dales. (Well almost - we were 7 metres from the boundary, and the only road in our village to not be in the dales, which explains how they got planning permission).

I don't remember any careful driving, but I do remember having my wing mirror removed by a 3 door cosworth in the lanes above Settle

[Mr2Mike]

dapearson said:

Did you "go past at full chat" first before slowing down?!

Yes i do understand what you're all saying. Slowing down is a part of driving. FFS i'm not a child.

I still stand by what i said based on what was posted. Your example is different. I'm not sure why it's such a difficult concept to grasp.

Explain why it's different? Slowing down is slowing down, if you do it gently then there should be no danger of traffic behind ploughing into you.

[Harry Flashman]

Mr2Mike said:

dapearson said:

Did you "go past at full chat" first before slowing down?!

Yes i do understand what you're all saying. Slowing down is a part of driving. FFS i'm not a child.

I still stand by what i said based on what was posted. Your example is different. I'm not sure why it's such a difficult concept to grasp.

Explain why it's different? Slowing down is slowing down, if you do it gently then there should be no danger of traffic behind ploughing into you.

I think we're all going to have to agree to disagree on this one. I'm obviously with Mike, but then as I'm the perpetrator of the slowing down, I expect that is pretty obvious.

Was still funny though.

[deltashad]

I had one the other day. Not a blocker but just as bad.
On the A9 near Birnam, he was a young guy driving a 56 plate grey 525d m sport.
Are you on here?
He didn't leave a huge gap between himself and the lorry he was following but plenty for me to dart into in the lotus. As I started my overtake he closed the gap. I had enough room to get in without drama then he kept closing the gap and decided to drive as close as humanly possible to my rear clam.

Absolute pilock.

[omgus]

deltashad said:

I had one the other day. Not a blocker but just as bad.
On the A9 near Birnam, he was a young guy driving a 56 plate grey 525d m sport.
Are you on here?
He didn't leave a huge gap between himself and the lorry he was following but plenty for me to dart into in the lotus. As I started my overtake he closed the gap. I had enough room to get in without drama then he kept closing the gap and decided to drive as close as humanly possible to my rear clam.

Absolute pilock.

You hurt his manly pride by overtaking and he had to show you how good a driver he was and how out of order you were by being as close as possible to you.

[blueg33]

deltashad said:

I had one the other day. Not a blocker but just as bad.
On the A9 near Birnam, he was a young guy driving a 56 plate grey 525d m sport.
Are you on here?
He didn't leave a huge gap between himself and the lorry he was following but plenty for me to dart into in the lotus. As I started my overtake he closed the gap. I had enough room to get in without drama then he kept closing the gap and decided to drive as close as humanly possible to my rear clam.

Absolute pilock.

Washing your windscreen is a good way to make the pillock's drop back

[SidewaysSi]

blueg33 said:

Washing your windscreen is a good way to make the pillock's drop back

Or just flash your brake lights a few times. Usually gets the message across.

[SidewaysSi]

blueg33 said:

Washing your windscreen is a good way to make the pillock's drop back

Or just flash your brake lights a few times. Usually gets the message across.

[blueg33]

SidewaysSi said:

Or just flash your brake lights a few times. Usually gets the message across.

Yes but you risk causing an accident and could be considered liable. It was in the papers last week that some bloke was found guilty of dangerous driving for brake testing the car behind. If you flash your beakes a witness could interpret that as brake testing.

[SidewaysSi]

blueg33 said:

Yes but you risk causing an accident and could be considered liable. It was in the papers last week that some bloke was found guilty of dangerous driving for brake testing the car behind. If you flash your beakes a witness could interpret that as brake testing.

Depends on the situation such as how close and irate they are etc. However, I certainly do not think brake testing is big or clever but I have in the past flashed my brake lights using my left foot. No change in my car's speed as I still have my right foot on the throttle.

[Lawbags]

I don't understand what people think they gain from it.
It's not like letting someone past will impede their journey in any way what-so-ever.

[edcs]

What about people who pull out in front of you mid-pass (while you're doing a couple of cars and a lorry)? Just because your Golf says GTDI on the back of it doesn't mean that you can hold me up with your pathetic overtaking efforts

Edited by edcs on Friday 23 August 10:20

[Piersman2]

I had a guy in some little white golf like car this morning. He was dawdling down the slip road onto the M4. I'm came down in the second lane accelerating ready to merge onto the M4 at the bottom.

I get about level with him and he suddenly boots it and heads off in front of me. We both merge over and head for the outside lane. He then spends the next 20 miles sitting at 80-90mph in the outside lane, only accelerating when there's gaps in the middle lane rather than pulling over and just letting me on my way.

It's not like I was sitting up his chuff (I'm too old and boring for that game anymore), but it was obvious I was happy going maybe 10mph more than him, but he just wouldn't move over.

Eventually some guy in a snotter Audi undertook me and then slipped in behind him and tailgated him for a mile. Matey boy pulled over then and we both sailed passed.

First time in years I've had this, but maybe it's the change of car from the XJR to the Range Rover that's done it. Is it less acceptable to be overtaken by a FFRR than a Jaaaag?

Actually, thinking about it, if I'd been in the XJR he wouldn't have even had the chance to react before I was passed him on the slip road. Ho Hum, first world problems an' all that.

[blueg33]

SidewaysSi said:

Depends on the situation such as how close and irate they are etc. However, I certainly do not think brake testing is big or clever but I have in the past flashed my brake lights using my left foot. No change in my car's speed as I still have my right foot on the throttle.

I agree, but in the past having had a witness completely exaggerate the way a driver was behaving, I would rather play safe. If the guy behind is really close, even flashing brake lights may cause him to stand on the brakes.

(the witness I mention above witnessed the same accident as I did. She said the 1 driver was "Going like a bat out of hell at least 90mph". I was following said car, he was doing about 60-65mph. A car pulled out in front of him and he hit it. Police took the womans statement and made a big thing of it in court, but pretty much ignored my statment.

[oyster]

Harry Flashman said:

PumpkinSteve said:

Had a Zafira driver doing 30mph on a 60mph road trying to out-accelerate me as I went to overtake. fking aholes.

I had this recently - some fool attempted to block me, then accelerated (on a dual carriageway, mind! when I got past). Went past at at full chat - and then gradually slowed to 20mph. I was making no attempt to block him - simply crawling along to irritate him. He refused to overtake, simply going apoplectic with rage behind me. Sped up and disappeared when I saw traffic approach behind him.

Immature? Yes. Satisfying? Absolutely!

This is a classic on the motorway with middle lane hoggers too.
When it's fairly quiet of course.

Overtake them, then pull back into the same lane as them and gradually lower your speed, slower and slower. They either get increasingly confuused or enraged. Either way, they never, ever dare to overtake. It is silly but very satisfying.

[oyster]

blueg33 said:

SidewaysSi said:

Or just flash your brake lights a few times. Usually gets the message across.

Yes but you risk causing an accident and could be considered liable. It was in the papers last week that some bloke was found guilty of dangerous driving for brake testing the car behind. If you flash your beakes a witness could interpret that as brake testing.

I thought that was a late turn off the motorway not brake testing?

[Johnnytheboy]

Lawbags said:

I don't understand what people think they gain from it.
It's not like letting someone past will impede their journey in any way what-so-ever.

It makes their willy shrink.

[MikeG88]

I try not to make it too obvious. Lose the indicator lol.