People that drive 50 on motorways - why?
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Why do people do this? It is so annoying having cars driving at 50-55 such that lorries are forced to overtake (and hold everyone else up whilst they do). Is it for fuel economy reasons? But surely driving 55 rather than 60 can't make much of a difference. Or do they lack confidence? But even then, if I were lacking in confidence I'm not sure I would want to be overtaken by trucks and lorries all the time.
You should try driving one of those lorries, these people are a real pain in the neck. Along with cars that like to dive in front at average speed cameras, slam the brakes on and do 45,48,35,40MPH for the duration of limit (I won't say roadworks as I've never seen any being done in them).
I just think they're completely oblivious to what's going on around them. People who commute the same section of road day in, day out seem to be the worst offenders. I genuinely think they don't even recognise the HGV sat alongside them for several minutes as they gently fluctuate between 55-60. They also seem completely oblivious to the sheer hate directed at them from the built up traffic when it finally has opportunity to pass.
I'd be frightfully embarrassed, but some people just don't seem to care.
They also might be in the "DC are 60mph limit" club which seems to have a growing membership. Either way, they're just
s who should be flogged at the roadside to deter others doing the same.
I'd be frightfully embarrassed, but some people just don't seem to care.
They also might be in the "DC are 60mph limit" club which seems to have a growing membership. Either way, they're just
s who should be flogged at the roadside to deter others doing the same.Esceptico said:
Why do people do this? It is so annoying having cars driving at 50-55 such that lorries are forced to overtake (and hold everyone else up whilst they do). Is it for fuel economy reasons? But surely driving 55 rather than 60 can't make much of a difference. Or do they lack confidence? But even then, if I were lacking in confidence I'm not sure I would want to be overtaken by trucks and lorries all the time.
You don't like it when people go faster than you, you don't like when they go slower...50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
I refer you to my earlier post which describes this perfectly. TwigtheWonderkid said:
50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
Ahem.TwigtheWonderkid said:
50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
It may amuse you but definitely increases risks for other road users if it forces articulated lorries to overtake you, often causing bunching of cars, frustration and higher chance of bad driving from others. You might find it amusing to ps off other drivers but winding up people in charge of one to two tonnes of metal traveling at 70 mph not good for road safety. Esceptico said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
It may amuse you but definitely increases risks for other road users if it forces articulated lorries to overtake you, often causing bunching of cars, frustration and higher chance of bad driving from others. You might find it amusing to ps off other drivers but winding up people in charge of one to two tonnes of metal traveling at 70 mph not good for road safety. The danger isn't my speed, but as you said, others getting wound up. I'm not responsible for other people's t
ttish impatience. Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Wednesday 22 June 18:16
Esceptico said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
50-55 on a motorway is not dangerously slow. As long as they are in the inside lane. I drive on the motorway daily to and from work and I'm never in a hurry, so tend to sit at about 60. Big difference in fuel economy over 70. I'm in the inside lane doing no one any harm, yet people seem to get very irate about my speed. Which always amuses me.
It may amuse you but definitely increases risks for other road users if it forces articulated lorries to overtake you, often causing bunching of cars, frustration and higher chance of bad driving from others. You might find it amusing to ps off other drivers but winding up people in charge of one to two tonnes of metal traveling at 70 mph not good for road safety. 
what a tit TwigtheWonderkid said:
It's never perfectly safe to do 80mph, even on a deserted airfield. It's not perfectly safe to do 5 mph, although 5 mph is safer than 80. Travelling at speed, even walking, comes with dangers. You have to weigh up reward and risk in order to decide what is acceptable.
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