Getting stuck behind this bus all the time makes me rage.
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I live out in the country, and from my village to any level of decent population is about 6 miles of country road. The majority of this is 50mph (just reduced from NSL) with the odd 30 zone here and there.
All the f
king time there's a fking bus that drives at twenty fking five mph in the 50.
25 in a 50 is a pisstake. They used to do 25 in the 60 too. I mean, why the hell do they do this? Its dangerous as it forces people to overtake, and to be honest, the whole 5 miles of road has one 300 yard stretch where you can actually overtake.
it's not just one driver, its any time of the day or night, same bus route, and there's no alternative way to travel.
As an example, this morning, there was a queue of 17 cars behind the bus. Car number 1 wouldnt overtake and i could see myself lining up overtakes here and there which would have been dodgy had i actually taken them. Its tts like these fking busses that cause people to do stupid things.
I wouldn't mind 45, 40, maybe even 35mph in the interest of passenger comfort, but 50% of the speed limit for 6 miles is a fking pisstake. You wouldn't travel between junctions on the motorway at 35mph...
Professional drivers? My fking arse.
As an example, here's what 75%+ of the road is like to drive on.
All the f
king time there's a fking bus that drives at twenty fking five mph in the 50.25 in a 50 is a pisstake. They used to do 25 in the 60 too. I mean, why the hell do they do this? Its dangerous as it forces people to overtake, and to be honest, the whole 5 miles of road has one 300 yard stretch where you can actually overtake.
it's not just one driver, its any time of the day or night, same bus route, and there's no alternative way to travel.
As an example, this morning, there was a queue of 17 cars behind the bus. Car number 1 wouldnt overtake and i could see myself lining up overtakes here and there which would have been dodgy had i actually taken them. Its t
ts like these fking busses that cause people to do stupid things.I wouldn't mind 45, 40, maybe even 35mph in the interest of passenger comfort, but 50% of the speed limit for 6 miles is a f
king pisstake. You wouldn't travel between junctions on the motorway at 35mph...Professional drivers? My f
king arse.As an example, here's what 75%+ of the road is like to drive on.
Tonberry said:
The majority of lifes problem can be solved by more horsepower.
Fact.
Fact.
It is the one thing I miss about my current car. Before, I had three options when dealing with upcoming issues on fast dual carriageways: slow down, change lanes or accelerate. Now I just have two and sometimes it makes more sense to be able to accelerate hard which would either get me into a safer position or allow me to make it safer for someone eg when you have lanes joining a dual carriageway. My current vehicle has a 1.8 litre engine but is heavy. Not an ideal PHer's car.
Although it's wrong to do so , the bus driver probably goes slow to make sure he arrives at each stop along the way on time or as near as possible. For every stop he passes that has no one waiting to get on or off means he will arrive at the next ahead of time and will therefore need to go slower.
I'm sure the company would receive complaints if the bus was constantly arriving earlier than the posted times causing people to miss the bus. It's as much the fault of the 1st vehicle behind the bus for not overtaking when the opportunity arises for a long tail back forming
I'm sure the company would receive complaints if the bus was constantly arriving earlier than the posted times causing people to miss the bus. It's as much the fault of the 1st vehicle behind the bus for not overtaking when the opportunity arises for a long tail back forming
EDLT said:
A seventeen-car overtake would be a bit mental, I think the best I've done is five. Try leaving earlier, or buy a motorbike and filter*
I'd love a bike. I think the R1200rt is a lovely bike, but my parents have banned me from getting a bike licence. Im nearly in my 30's! *DISCLAIMER: The bus driver will eventually murder you if you take this option
More than that, its being arsed to do the test and learn something new again.
As someone else has already pointed out it'll be because of the drivers timetable and to prevent from running early (which the company can get fined for and he can lose his job for) he'll be running at a speed that ensures he sticks to the times.
Wouldn't your rant be better directed to the idiots who can't overtake a slow moving vehicle going 25mph? Maybe he's driving slow to encourage them to overtake.
Wouldn't your rant be better directed to the idiots who can't overtake a slow moving vehicle going 25mph? Maybe he's driving slow to encourage them to overtake.
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