45mph for all occasions

[Hooli]

I like the ones too retarded to use main beam at night so they speed up in villages because they can see better with street lights.

[jamieduff1981]

I will absolutely never willingly sit behind anyone doing appreciably less than the NSL (usual caveats about snow/ice/fog etc) so will 9 times out of 10 overtake these idiots. If there's a village close enough they make up lost time there.

They should all be shot, banned then shot again.

[Hooli]

jamieduff1981 said:

They should all be shot, banned then shot again.

[luckystrike]

gamefreaks said:

On my commute, it is always, always a nearly new Skoda. I fking hate them. My heart sinks when I see one pull out in front of me. (usually forcing me to brake!)

It's either a taxi driver and he's on an economy run, or its an old person who hates cars, hates driving, hates fun, hates life and just bought something cheap and reliable in dog-turd brown.

Unless you are a taxi driver, I have no idea why anyone would buy a skoda. I will never comprehend why anyone would buy something so absolutely bland and boring with their own money! If they were free I could understand it. But they cost money. Real actual money. 14,000 of it. That's about 1,000 hours of labour for someone on the average wage. Every time you see a god-damned Skoda it means someone has (or will in the future) work for 26 weeks to pay for it. 26 weeks of your life so you can put that on the drive and twitch the fking curtains every time a kid walks past.

I mean even if you don't like driving or cars, you'd at least buy something that looks good? Or just buy a £1000 Volvo or something on eBay and spend the 'just £200 a month for all eternity' on something you actually like? It's like eating eating flour for lunch because it's cheaper than a sandwich. It's like going home and staring at the wall until it's time to go to bed because it's cheaper than having the telly on.

You hear about people who live miserly, stingy, miserable lives. They re-use teabags, they only buy from the damaged goods aisle of Asda, everyone hates them because they scowl and complain all the fking time. These people are the reason Skoda (a trading style of Führer Automobil AG.) still exist.

Money is simply a transient intermediate state of labour. Convert it to things you need, like shelter, clothes and food. Put some away for when you are old. With the rest, turn it into FUN. Blow it on coke and hookers, host swinger parties, go on holiday, turn it into shiny crap you don't need, just do something that puts a smile on your face with it. Get busy living or get busy dying. I don't care.

Whatever you do, don't turn 26 weeks of your life into a 4 wheeled box of misery and use it to hold me up every fking morning. Please.

Beautiful.

[downsman]

The 40-45mph in all situations driver is everywhere. I think they get scared going faster, but I can't understand why they don't slow for 30 zones.

I think the better the driver, the wider the range of speeds they drive at. At track days I have noticed the really quick drivers are very slow moving around in the paddock.

[richarda0109]

Yep seen loads of them about. Sometimes you notice them post "headlamp hissy fit" when they have obviously not realised that they still have on their full beam.

Rgds
Richard

[jamieduff1981]

gamefreaks said:

On my commute, it is always, always a nearly new Skoda. I fking hate them. My heart sinks when I see one pull out in front of me. (usually forcing me to brake!)

It's either a taxi driver and he's on an economy run, or its an old person who hates cars, hates driving, hates fun, hates life and just bought something cheap and reliable in dog-turd brown.

Unless you are a taxi driver, I have no idea why anyone would buy a skoda. I will never comprehend why anyone would buy something so absolutely bland and boring with their own money! If they were free I could understand it. But they cost money. Real actual money. 14,000 of it. That's about 1,000 hours of labour for someone on the average wage. Every time you see a god-damned Skoda it means someone has (or will in the future) work for 26 weeks to pay for it. 26 weeks of your life so you can put that on the drive and twitch the fking curtains every time a kid walks past.

I mean even if you don't like driving or cars, you'd at least buy something that looks good? Or just buy a £1000 Volvo or something on eBay and spend the 'just £200 a month for all eternity' on something you actually like? It's like eating eating flour for lunch because it's cheaper than a sandwich. It's like going home and staring at the wall until it's time to go to bed because it's cheaper than having the telly on.

You hear about people who live miserly, stingy, miserable lives. They re-use teabags, they only buy from the damaged goods aisle of Asda, everyone hates them because they scowl and complain all the fking time. These people are the reason Skoda (a trading style of Führer Automobil AG.) still exist.

Money is simply a transient intermediate state of labour. Convert it to things you need, like shelter, clothes and food. Put some away for when you are old. With the rest, turn it into FUN. Blow it on coke and hookers, host swinger parties, go on holiday, turn it into shiny crap you don't need, just do something that puts a smile on your face with it. Get busy living or get busy dying. I don't care.

Whatever you do, don't turn 26 weeks of your life into a 4 wheeled box of misery and use it to hold me up every fking morning. Please.

I had to check I didn't write this myself...

[mattwilko]

The same people that flash you when you overtake them perfectly legally.

[AlexHat]

I have no issue if you want to do the speed limit, but if its warm and dry at least DO the speed limit! I can't understand why anyone would willingly go down a NSL A or B-road and sit at 40-45....drives me nuts in the summer when I want a quick blast home rather than the longer, traffic filled way

[MikeT66]

gamefreaks said:

On my commute, it is always, always a nearly new Skoda. I fking hate them. My heart sinks when I see one pull out in front of me. (usually forcing me to brake!)

It's either a taxi driver and he's on an economy run, or its an old person who hates cars, hates driving, hates fun, hates life and just bought something cheap and reliable in dog-turd brown.

Unless you are a taxi driver, I have no idea why anyone would buy a skoda. I will never comprehend why anyone would buy something so absolutely bland and boring with their own money! If they were free I could understand it. But they cost money. Real actual money. 14,000 of it. That's about 1,000 hours of labour for someone on the average wage. Every time you see a god-damned Skoda it means someone has (or will in the future) work for 26 weeks to pay for it. 26 weeks of your life so you can put that on the drive and twitch the fking curtains every time a kid walks past.

I mean even if you don't like driving or cars, you'd at least buy something that looks good? Or just buy a £1000 Volvo or something on eBay and spend the 'just £200 a month for all eternity' on something you actually like? It's like eating eating flour for lunch because it's cheaper than a sandwich. It's like going home and staring at the wall until it's time to go to bed because it's cheaper than having the telly on.

You hear about people who live miserly, stingy, miserable lives. They re-use teabags, they only buy from the damaged goods aisle of Asda, everyone hates them because they scowl and complain all the fking time. These people are the reason Skoda (a trading style of Führer Automobil AG.) still exist.

Money is simply a transient intermediate state of labour. Convert it to things you need, like shelter, clothes and food. Put some away for when you are old. With the rest, turn it into FUN. Blow it on coke and hookers, host swinger parties, go on holiday, turn it into shiny crap you don't need, just do something that puts a smile on your face with it. Get busy living or get busy dying. I don't care.

Whatever you do, don't turn 26 weeks of your life into a 4 wheeled box of misery and use it to hold me up every fking morning. Please.

One of the best posts I've read in ages!

[alecescolme]

MikeT66 said:

One of the best posts I've read in ages!

What a load of rubbish, Skodas are great cars! I really like the new Suberb in L&K trim, would happily own one instead of 5 series/A6.

[AC43]

Moonhawk said:

I see loads of them round my way too. Usually associated with other indications of poor driving (e.g. poor lane discipline, straight lining roundabouts, poor or no signals, undue hesitation at junctions)

I came across one of these people last Friday on the way from London to Wiltshire. He did all of the above plus slow down far too much waaaaay before junctions (really confusing, that one) and he also had an unnerving habit of braking and swerving left when large vehicles approached in the opposite direction. I suspect he also did that rythmic but random braking thing on motorways too.

Anyway after a mile or two of this me, the Mrs and kids were getting really irritated. Luckily there was a set of lights followed by an uphill two-lane section and I took the chance to give it some beans and watch various needles swing over to the right. A mile or so later, back on the regular A road he was a spec in the distance. Followed by about 30 cars.

Thunderc*nt

Edited by AC43 on Friday 10th April 16:39

Edited by AC43 on Friday 10th April 16:40

[luckystrike]

alecescolme said:

What a load of rubbish, Skodas are great cars! I really like the new Suberb in L&K trim, would happily own one instead of 5 series/A6.

Disagreeing with the sentiment doesn't take away from the majesty of the post. I've got quite a lot of time for skodas myself, but that was a textbook solid Friday afternoon rant and should be recognised as such

[anarki]

Stick it in 3rd, hang back from the 45mph everywhere guy until a safe overtaking opportunity has presented itself, nail throttle and happily be past safely before they've even noticed. Ease off the throttle once past

Works for me.

[Justin Case]

The entire county of Worcestershire has a blanket 41 mph limit for drivers of Honda Jazzes, of which there are many. Strangely it is both an upper and lower limit.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

I think people are just so scared of camera vans it's just easier to play it safe?
I can't think of any other reason for this phenomenon?

On my commute I quite often get stuck behind the +/-45mph brigade, and often 25mph in 30 limits.
It's infuriating.

[callahan]

Morningside said:

45. You are lucky! Come to Suffolk and mainly the A12. 40 and under seems the norm round here. Braking on every corner or if a lorry comes the other way...Until they hit a 30 and then they speed up!

Streams of traffic following and normally a frustrated lorry driver right up their arse almost pushing them along. People getting annoyed by being held up and overtake with them flashing them and no doubt shouting "maniac".

They are a damn pest but the trouble is they are the ones who are pushing for the 20mph limit (Here in Suffolk they want "B" roads to be 40) but you know bloody well they would go 10mph under that.

If I ever get the power I would ban them from the road.

Exactly this. Although I would also kill them, a lot.

That Skoda rant is also excellent, top marks. And I used to drive a Skoda (Octavia vRS, so perhaps acceptable).

[Allyc85]

Fooking hate this! And we all know these incompetent muppets think those who go any faster are dangerous and will kill all others on the road.

And what really pisses me off is that you get stuck behind them, and you know at the only places to overtake there will be a long line of cars stuck behind another of these tts, making passing impossible..

[AndrewJG]

jimmy the hat said:

You remember you used to read urban myths about gang initiations? They'd drive around at night with no lights on until someone flashed them, then they'd run the flasher down and murder them.

These are the new them.

They'll pootle up to 45 in an NSL goading you into overtaking. DON'T. They'll swerve at you, accelerate to hang you out to dry or just latch onto your rear bumper and tailgate you to death flashing their main beams like mentalists and gesturing that you should pull over so they can scream in your face.

Without exception, they are extremely poorly endowed and this makes them very, very angry.

Cheers, Jim

I genuinely have a razor sharp serrated lock knife in the phone compartment.
So their initiation will be the last thing they ever do.

[Klippie]

Around here it's not just the single fud that sits at 40-45 they hunt in packs, I often see four or five of them line a stern driving too close to overtake one at a time...it drives me fking nuts.

Also the ones that hit the brakes just as you begin to overtake...WHY...?