Driving in the rain

[thesyn]

Why is it so difficult and takes soo long

A journey which takes approx 1 hour 15min took me 2 hours this evening.

My assessment is that many drivers revert to nervy girly style driving in the wet.

I think that my approach to driving is different in that when I drive a new car I try to gradually approach it's limits and try to understand how it will perform in the dry and wet. Others seem not to.

Frustrating!!!

[nakulan7]

There was nothing girly about those muppets in saloons doing nearly the ton in the "gale force winds" yesterday night on the M6.

[iva cosworth]

All the "nervy girlys" slow down to avoid going through 1mm deep

puddles that will obviously kill someone to death ,i drive through

everything without splashing pedestrians

[Jayho]

well you usuaully adjust speeds to driving conditions? With wet roads and poor visablility i think less people are inclined to go top notch everywhere.

[richcorsavxr]

its always good fun to drive normal in very wet conditions, espeacillay when theres standing water which can violently pull your car eithier direction, potentially causing losing control or damage to your car aswell as others.

[175gt]

No mate, it's singing in the rain.

[Deva Link]

thesyn said:

...when I drive a new car I try to gradually approach it's limits and try to understand how it will perform in the dry and wet. Others seem not to.

Depends what you drive, I suppose. If you drive remotely legally then your typical modern saloon is probably only running at about 60% of its capability.

[snuffle]

thesyn said:

I think that my approach to driving is different in that when I drive a new car I try to gradually approach it's limits and try to understand how it will perform in the dry and wet. Others seem not to.

Frustrating!!!

I don't think that I've ever got remotely close to my cars limits on the road.

Close to and sometimes exceeded my own limits, but never the cars limits.

you sir are a driving god and I bow down to you.

[175gt]

[quote]Depends what you drive, I suppose. If you drive remotely legally then your typical modern saloon is probably only running at about 60% of its capability.
[/quote]

Indeed. I'm guessing most people would be amazed at how quickly a professional driver could take their car round corners!

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

I agree with the OP - it was ridiculous on the M40 this evening...everyone staying in the outside lane constantly braking every 5 seconds, the usual middle lane morons, and me on my trusty steed utilising the empty inside(bike) lane to it's full potential.
Car drivers should learn to change lanes occasionally...ffs.

[thesyn]

Don't get me wrong this is the SE not Blackpool yesterday and only mild drizzle tonight.

These are long straight stretches of dual carriage way with no real standing water and cars were moving at 45mph rather than 60-70mph which I would consider to be perfectly safe. I mean FFS tires ars so good these days they clear water from the tarmac from the car in front in a beautiful clear line

[AdamW]

I did Kent to Manchester on Monday in pouring rain the whole way with no hold-ups and everyone seemingly making decent progress. Couldn't believe how well the journey went.

Conversely, Birmingham back to Kent today in the rain was a complete nightmare. People driving with no lights, others tailgating, yet more changing lane without looking. Special mention must go to the C-class driver on the M40 who was so nervous about passing a HATO at 70.5mph that he built up a tailback that stretched to the rear view mirror's horizon. Brill.

[John D.]

AdamW said:

Special mention must go to the C-class driver on the M40 who was so nervous about passing a HATO at 70.5mph that he built up a tailback that stretched to the rear view mirror's horizon. Brill.

Oh yeah. I love those fkers. Conversely I am developing a real taste for blasting HATOs Rare that the road is clear though.

Encountered a nice rolling road block on the M1 last week. Joined from M25 just behind a Metropolitan Police patrol car (seemed a bit off patch?) so fell in behind and switched to snooze mode at 69.9mph. Then the gantrys alert us to a 40 limit for unknown reason, so we all go even slower. The gantrys stick to a 40 limit for the next 5 miles. No accident, no queue, light traffic, good conditons, no apparent reason whatsoever. Genius.

I made myself usefull by shadowing the patrol car a few cars back in lane 2 and flashing those who came steaming up in lane 4 not realising why everyone was going so slow. This carried on until plod pulled off and we all put pedal to the metal.

[The fatboy]

driving in rain is not too bad, the only thing is the strong wind that made some push on your car and making the rain with extremely poor visibility, the daylight is also making your visibility worse than nightime in same heavy rain. but some people didnt drive sensible in rain which caused a mess.

[thesyn]

John D. said:

AdamW said:

Special mention must go to the C-class driver on the M40 who was so nervous about passing a HATO at 70.5mph that he built up a tailback that stretched to the rear view mirror's horizon. Brill.

Oh yeah. I love those fkers. Conversely I am developing a real taste for blasting HATOs Rare that the road is clear though.

Encountered a nice rolling road block on the M1 last week. Joined from M25 just behind a Metropolitan Police patrol car (seemed a bit off patch?) so fell in behind and switched to snooze mode at 69.9mph. Then the gantrys alert us to a 40 limit for unknown reason, so we all go even slower. The gantrys stick to a 40 limit for the next 5 miles. No accident, no queue, light traffic, good conditons, no apparent reason whatsoever. Genius.

I made myself usefull by shadowing the patrol car a few cars back in lane 2 and flashing those who came steaming up in lane 4 not realising why everyone was going so slow. This carried on until plod pulled off and we all put pedal to the metal.

Sorry off topic but love going past plod as they slow traffic up on a dual carriage way driving at 60mph in a 70 limit.

Everyone sh****** themselves in case they are pulle..........., GPS is good for something

[John D.]

thesyn said:

John D. said:

AdamW said:

Special mention must go to the C-class driver on the M40 who was so nervous about passing a HATO at 70.5mph that he built up a tailback that stretched to the rear view mirror's horizon. Brill.

Oh yeah. I love those fkers. Conversely I am developing a real taste for blasting HATOs Rare that the road is clear though.

Encountered a nice rolling road block on the M1 last week. Joined from M25 just behind a Metropolitan Police patrol car (seemed a bit off patch?) so fell in behind and switched to snooze mode at 69.9mph. Then the gantrys alert us to a 40 limit for unknown reason, so we all go even slower. The gantrys stick to a 40 limit for the next 5 miles. No accident, no queue, light traffic, good conditons, no apparent reason whatsoever. Genius.

I made myself usefull by shadowing the patrol car a few cars back in lane 2 and flashing those who came steaming up in lane 4 not realising why everyone was going so slow. This carried on until plod pulled off and we all put pedal to the metal.

Sorry off topic but love going past plod as they slow traffic up on a dual carriage way driving at 60mph in a 70 limit.

Everyone sh****** themselves in case they are pulle..........., GPS is good for something

Simple things, eh?

[thesyn]

John D. said:

thesyn said:

John D. said:

AdamW said:

Special mention must go to the C-class driver on the M40 who was so nervous about passing a HATO at 70.5mph that he built up a tailback that stretched to the rear view mirror's horizon. Brill.

Oh yeah. I love those fkers. Conversely I am developing a real taste for blasting HATOs Rare that the road is clear though.

Encountered a nice rolling road block on the M1 last week. Joined from M25 just behind a Metropolitan Police patrol car (seemed a bit off patch?) so fell in behind and switched to snooze mode at 69.9mph. Then the gantrys alert us to a 40 limit for unknown reason, so we all go even slower. The gantrys stick to a 40 limit for the next 5 miles. No accident, no queue, light traffic, good conditons, no apparent reason whatsoever. Genius.

I made myself usefull by shadowing the patrol car a few cars back in lane 2 and flashing those who came steaming up in lane 4 not realising why everyone was going so slow. This carried on until plod pulled off and we all put pedal to the metal.

Sorry off topic but love going past plod as they slow traffic up on a dual carriage way driving at 60mph in a 70 limit.

Everyone sh****** themselves in case they are pulle..........., GPS is good for something

Simple things, eh?

Oh yes

[Engineer1]

Deva Link said:

thesyn said:

...when I drive a new car I try to gradually approach it's limits and try to understand how it will perform in the dry and wet. Others seem not to.

Depends what you drive, I suppose. If you drive remotely legally then your typical modern saloon is probably only running at about 60% of its capability.

Irrelevant it's the percentage of the drivers comfort and skill that matters. A slight delay because people are going slow or a long delay because some muppet has stacked it which would you prefer?

[delmatt]

Someone made a comment about there being no standing water. This is fine but on many motorways you can suddenly find a pond at the edge of the fast lane, people hit these surprise ponds at 85 and slam on their brakes, then the problems really start, its so easy to aquaplane etc even with a new car on good tyres.

I do over 40k miles a year and am constantly amazed by the people who drive in the wet without any extra care or reduction in speed. Its pretty simple really, less grip, more nasty changes in grip and much worse visisbilty.......does'nt take a rocket scientist to see what happens.

o/t But the plonkers with fog lights in the rain really do my head in!

Edited by delmatt on Saturday 13th November 09:16

[stephen300o]

Nothing girly about slowing down in dangerous driving conditions.