The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol II
Discussion
Gary C said:
Cam car does not anticipate well though, a small lift whe you see the polo indicating would have prevented any hardish braking.
I saw it happening as they came down the slip. However the car to my right chose that moment to stop overtaking and sit beside me, even as I lifted. I was hoping to move right, to give the Polo and his 'friend' space, and a lift would be enough to get me a gap to slot in to lane 3. Eventually the only solution was to use the brakes as well to shake off the guy in lane 3, and avoid the Polo. But if either the Polo had accelerated properly, or the chap in lane 3 had maintained his original speed instead of sticking to me, I wouldn't have had too. (Or the Polo could have waited for a gap before pulling out.)Munter said:
Gary C said:
Cam car does not anticipate well though, a small lift whe you see the polo indicating would have prevented any hardish braking.
I saw it happening as they came down the slip. However the car to my right chose that moment to stop overtaking and sit beside me, even as I lifted. I was hoping to move right, to give the Polo and his 'friend' space, and a lift would be enough to get me a gap to slot in to lane 3. Eventually the only solution was to use the brakes as well to shake off the guy in lane 3, and avoid the Polo. But if either the Polo had accelerated properly, or the chap in lane 3 had maintained his original speed instead of sticking to me, I wouldn't have had too. (Or the Polo could have waited for a gap before pulling out.)
You're still missing the point. If you are going to overtake someone (especially on their left) who clearly isn't a terribly attentive or skilled driver, get it done rather than hanging around in their blind spot and taking seconds to clear them.
Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
Gary C said:
heebeegeetee said:
We've all missed a point with this one. We get to see that there is no traffic behind the hgv in lane 1, therefore there's no reason why he can't go down 2 clicks on the cruise control, as many/most do, to allow the overtake to take less time.
Thus the Corsa has brake tested completely the wrong vehicle.
Good point.Thus the Corsa has brake tested completely the wrong vehicle.
If the elephantER doesn't have the required speed differential to execute a timely overtake without relying on the overtakEE to get off the gas, he shouldn't be attempting the overtake in the first place.
I also take issue with LGBT's quote I've bolded above. As many/most do?! I've never, ever seen this on the road. And I've been stuck behind many, many elephanters.
ORD said:
You're still missing the point. If you are going to overtake someone (especially on their left) who clearly isn't a terribly attentive or skilled driver, get it done rather than hanging around in their blind spot and taking seconds to clear them.
Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
No you are missing the point. They didn't maintain a steady speed. There would have been no overlap and no overtake if they had maintained a steady speed. I wasn't going to overtake anybody when I moved to lane 1. So how did it happen?Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
Braking, sweeping all the way over to lane 3, accelerating, blocking the Merc in the process, and sweeping back again would be equally frowned upon. As far as I'm concerned, their unpredictable speed and bad driving led to me overlapping with them, while I took a predictable and steady course of action, with an safe escape route should they have not noticed me. You could even argue if their observation is that bad, it was safer on the left with a lane to spare, than on the right with the barrier in the way.
You want to be a variable speed muppet. You go right ahead and cause tailbacks. Personally I'm all for reducing congestion, and that means steady speeds, and using all the lanes to avoid blocking other road users.
silentbrown said:
ORD said:
Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
+1. A gentle lift to keep space, wait for the merc to pass, increase speed to pass Polo +1, then back to L1. What was so difficult?hornetrider said:
No it isn't.
If the elephantER doesn't have the required speed differential to execute a timely overtake without relying on the overtakEE to get off the gas, he shouldn't be attempting the overtake in the first place.
I also take issue with LGBT's quote I've bolded above. As many/most do?! I've never, ever seen this on the road. And I've been stuck behind many, many elephanters.
Yes it is If the elephantER doesn't have the required speed differential to execute a timely overtake without relying on the overtakEE to get off the gas, he shouldn't be attempting the overtake in the first place.
I also take issue with LGBT's quote I've bolded above. As many/most do?! I've never, ever seen this on the road. And I've been stuck behind many, many elephanters.
The point wasn't about the beginning of the overtake, just that the inside truck 'could' have lifted slightly to alleviate the situation.
Corsa is still a knob
Gary C said:
Vipers said:
Gary C said:
heebeegeetee said:
We've all missed a point with this one. We get to see that there is no traffic behind the hgv in lane 1, therefore there's no reason why he can't go down 2 clicks on the cruise control, as many/most do, to allow the overtake to take less time.
Thus the Corsa has brake tested completely the wrong vehicle.
Good point.Thus the Corsa has brake tested completely the wrong vehicle.
Inside truck could have been more helpful, outside truck could have not gone for a move that would gain him nothing but overall it was the car that drove dangerously and no amount of blame for that can be levelled at the hgv drivers.
These do ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdbknUkvKc
Edit: Looks like some new, and some old ones in there. But @4:33 for the win?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdbknUkvKc
Edit: Looks like some new, and some old ones in there. But @4:33 for the win?
Munter said:
silentbrown said:
ORD said:
Cruise control responsible for some more bad driving.
+1. A gentle lift to keep space, wait for the merc to pass, increase speed to pass Polo +1, then back to L1. What was so difficult?I may well have stayed in L1, but I wouldn't have crawled past like you did.
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