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flakeypaul said:
People hate caravans because of the 'I must drive everywhere at 30' brigade. There is nothing in the world more enfuriating than being stuck behind a caravan who is driving far too slowly.
There are two reasons why some caravanners drive too slowly:
1 - They do not feel that their outfit is stable enough to drive quickly; if this is the case - get a bigger car, smaller caravan or learn how to load the f
king thing properly.
2 - They do not feel confident driving at the speed limit (50mph for caravans) where conditions allow; if you can't drive at the (what is in my opinion too slow) speed limit then DON'T PULL A fkING CARAVAN.
I do own a caravan and I have never had a queue of traffic form behind me because of my poor driving, nor do I drive too fast, it's a case of being sensible and sensitive to the people that will be following you. Drive on dual carriageways where possible, don't travel at busy times.
I was once out with the van on the back in a queue of traffic which was travelling at about 35mph in a 60 - probably due to some tt that can't handle his caravan further up. The car behind me was getting excessively aggressive; blowing the horn, flashing his headlights and sticking his fingers up at me expecting me to pull over. Being a clever st he waited until there was a slight gap in oncoming traffic before trying to overtake - only to see the queue of traffic that was holding us up. He got alongside me before losing his bottle and slamming his brakes on (there was a big fk off lorry coming the other way). Always makes me chuckle.
Not all caravanners are doddery olds!
Whwn I'm in the Commer I like to travel everywhere at 35mph. You soon get a nice long line of cars behind you on a bendy country road, it's amazing that they soon get the idea that 35 is the RIGHT speed for everyone. They finally signal their grateful appreciation once we get onto a dual carriageway, happily waving and gesturing out of their windows, flashing their lights in thanks, that kind of thing. I like to think they're learning a driving lesson when they're following me.There are two reasons why some caravanners drive too slowly:
1 - They do not feel that their outfit is stable enough to drive quickly; if this is the case - get a bigger car, smaller caravan or learn how to load the f
king thing properly.2 - They do not feel confident driving at the speed limit (50mph for caravans) where conditions allow; if you can't drive at the (what is in my opinion too slow) speed limit then DON'T PULL A f
kING CARAVAN.I do own a caravan and I have never had a queue of traffic form behind me because of my poor driving, nor do I drive too fast, it's a case of being sensible and sensitive to the people that will be following you. Drive on dual carriageways where possible, don't travel at busy times.
I was once out with the van on the back in a queue of traffic which was travelling at about 35mph in a 60 - probably due to some t
t that can't handle his caravan further up. The car behind me was getting excessively aggressive; blowing the horn, flashing his headlights and sticking his fingers up at me expecting me to pull over. Being a clever st he waited until there was a slight gap in oncoming traffic before trying to overtake - only to see the queue of traffic that was holding us up. He got alongside me before losing his bottle and slamming his brakes on (there was a big fk off lorry coming the other way). Always makes me chuckle.Not all caravanners are doddery old
s!Edited by flakeypaul on Thursday 2nd April 21:42
Cara Van Man said:
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Balmoral Green said:
Very similar Wacky, both hand crafted in aluminium on a timber frame on a separate chassis.
And a proper roof......
How the other half live.
Andy Zarse said:
Whwn I'm in the Commer I like to travel everywhere at 35mph. You soon get a nice long line of cars behind you on a bendy country road, it's amazing that they soon get the idea that 35 is the RIGHT speed for everyone. They finally signal their grateful appreciation once we get onto a dual carriageway, happily waving and gesturing out of their windows, flashing their lights in thanks, that kind of thing. I like to think they're learning a driving lesson when they're following me.
I know what you mean, brother.Many a grateful motorist has gestured his appreciation to me whilst travelling south on the A1 by offering me a coffee at the next service station. It's good to see us 'Kings of the road' are appreciated by our fellow road users.
I've even been offered two twix fingers to go with the coffee beans they have been shaking.
Edited by Cara Van Man on Thursday 2nd April 22:00
Cara Van Man said:
Andy Zarse said:
Whwn I'm in the Commer I like to travel everywhere at 35mph. You soon get a nice long line of cars behind you on a bendy country road, it's amazing that they soon get the idea that 35 is the RIGHT speed for everyone. They finally signal their grateful appreciation once we get onto a dual carriageway, happily waving and gesturing out of their windows, flashing their lights in thanks, that kind of thing. I like to think they're learning a driving lesson when they're following me.
I know what you mean, brother.Many a grateful motorist has gestured his appreciation to me whilst travelling south on the A1 by offering me a coffee at the next service station. It's good to see us 'Kings of the road' are appreciated by our fellow road users.
I've even been offered two twix fingers to go with the coffee beans they have been shaking.
Edited by Cara Van Man on Thursday 2nd April 22:00
Andy Zarse said:
Cara Van Man said:
Andy Zarse said:
Whwn I'm in the Commer I like to travel everywhere at 35mph. You soon get a nice long line of cars behind you on a bendy country road, it's amazing that they soon get the idea that 35 is the RIGHT speed for everyone. They finally signal their grateful appreciation once we get onto a dual carriageway, happily waving and gesturing out of their windows, flashing their lights in thanks, that kind of thing. I like to think they're learning a driving lesson when they're following me.
I know what you mean, brother.Many a grateful motorist has gestured his appreciation to me whilst travelling south on the A1 by offering me a coffee at the next service station. It's good to see us 'Kings of the road' are appreciated by our fellow road users.
I've even been offered two twix fingers to go with the coffee beans they have been shaking.
Edited by Cara Van Man on Thursday 2nd April 22:00
I've saved many a driver from being caught by speed cameras. They always seem to show how grateful they are, which gives me a warm feeling.
Often whilst sitting on my fold-out chair in a layby having a cup of tea and a cream bun, they toot their horns and give me a 'thumbs up', mouthing their encouragement.
flakeypaul said:
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Too right.As I have often said on this subject, the caravanners who hold you up also drive like that when they are without their caravan too. But when you see them out on the road without their caravan, causing the same delays, nobody moans 'Bloody caravanners'.
There is absolutely no reason at all for a car & caravan outfit not to make the same sort of ordinary progress up to the speed limit that everyone else does. Of course, they don't have to drive up to the speed limit, but then, everyone else has that choice too.
If there is a reason that they can't make normal progress, other than mindset, they need to sort it out.
Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 3rd April 09:25
Cara Van Man said:
schmalex said:
I borrow a friend's motorhome occasionally. It is fantastic, as I have never experienced such quiet roads in front of me when driving it.
It's great isn't it, the open road.
We always take the S4 along as well, as I can't abide packing all my stuff up into the back of the van for a 2 mile trip to the beach every day.
Not very environmentally friendly and it does sometimes wind peple up when they see a quick Audi at the front of the line not wanting to overtake, but ho hum
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