Does anyone on PH actually drive like an old woman?

[Triumph Man]

I was wondering whilst driving to work this morning, given the regular statements on here of "making progress", "I dropped it a cog and gunned it", "They gave me the coffee beans as I overtook", and most PHers seeming to enjoy driving (sensibly) quickly, whether anyone actually does pootle at 45 or so along a decent NSL road? And why? I regularly come across people doing this on my commute and it just seems selfish to me. Is there anyone on here who actually drives, or would admit to driving like this?

[Rawwr]

I sometimes potter about under the speed limit but if someone appears behind me, I'll either resume normal limit driving or, if convenient, make their overtake easier. It's not rocket salad.

[Triumph Man]

Fair enough, I mean the people who know there is a huge line of traffic behind them, but do sweet FA about it.

[Rawwr]

No, those people are just asshats.

[Pionion]

Are you trying to tell me a throttle has more than 2 positions? 1) Full? and 2) Off?

[MontyC]

I do sometimes in the mornings in my GT3 just while im still warming it up, I do get some funny looks driving while im trying to keep the revs down to avoid scoring the bores.

[cobra kid]

Hillsborough to Worksop every day and back allows me little time/space for fast action. Nice and steady every day. Sadly this has become habit and I now drive like this every where without even realising it at times.

My motorway speeds have dropped about 10-15mph as well.

[Pan Pan]

I may have got this wrong, but I always thought the point of using a (motor) vehicle was to get from one point on the Earths surface to another, as safely, quickly, easily and comfortably as possible, at the posted limits, and within dynamic limitations such as the vehicle itself, road / weather / light levels and visibility.
Certainly with some drivers there will also be skill level, and physical limitations, which will affect the way they drive. but for any person to use a motor vehicle and `not' travel at the fastest reasonable speed they can, seems to contradict the whole point of owning, and using motor vehicles.

[cobra kid]

Pan Pan said:

I may have got this wrong, but I always thought the point of using a (motor) vehicle was to get from one point on the Earths surface to another, as safely, quickly, easily and comfortably as possible, at the posted limits, and within dynamic limitations such as the vehicle itself, road / weather / light levels and visibility.
Certainly with some drivers there will also be skill level, and physical limitations, which will affect the way they drive. but for any person to use a motor vehicle and `not' travel at the fastest reasonable speed they can, seems to contradict the whole point of owning, and using motor vehicles.

Doesn't have to be the fastest or quickest.

[TurboHatchback]

Triumph Man said:

Fair enough, I mean the people who know there is a huge line of traffic behind them, but do sweet FA about it.

I think assuming that they have any idea that there is a queue of traffic behind them or are aware of anything other than 20ft in front of their car is somewhat presumptuous.

[Pan Pan]

cobra kid said:

Pan Pan said:

I may have got this wrong, but I always thought the point of using a (motor) vehicle was to get from one point on the Earths surface to another, as safely, quickly, easily and comfortably as possible, at the posted limits, and within dynamic limitations such as the vehicle itself, road / weather / light levels and visibility.
Certainly with some drivers there will also be skill level, and physical limitations, which will affect the way they drive. but for any person to use a motor vehicle and `not' travel at the fastest reasonable speed they can, seems to contradict the whole point of owning, and using motor vehicles.

Doesn't have to be the fastest or quickest.

Going by public transport can be quite slow and possibly a lot cheaper. Cycling or walking slower and cheaper still. If time and reaching places at a certain time is not a priority, these might be better options.

[benjj]

I potter slowly when looking at the snatch.

[beanbag]

I cruise at the speed limit every day to work. My commute is 98km each way so doing so saves me about a tank of fuel each month which quickly adds up.

If I'm in a hurry I tend to go quicker but I do notice most people (including myself at times) break the limits on the A7 (Spain), where in most places it's 80km/h and most people will do between 100 and 120km/h.

The one thing I won't do is speed up for faster traffic if I'm passing another car (so long as I'm actually passed the car on the outside lane).

You might think this is ttish but I don't cut people up, or just jump in front of speeding cars and there are cameras and undercover police traps everywhere along the road so my view is why should I get a ticket (€300), for somebody who wants to go faster and wants to take that risk. If I don't do this, I just end up getting stuck behind slower traffic.

Generally most people are fine with this so long as you pull back into the outside lane as soon as you're clear but occasionally you get tailgaters which are both dangerous and I have no patience for, but I refuse to speed up for them.

[andy-xr]

Ha, yes - I was getting beeped at yesterday for driving too slow, I guess out of frustration, but so what - I was overtaking a lorry, just the guy behind me was boxed in because he came up behind me too fast with a car to his right

I dont care, I wanted to try and do Lancs to Hants and back on as little fuel as possible so set the cruise to 60, sat back for 4 hours and chewed my way through a pack of smokes

[Bradley1500]

On the work commute, yes.

Every other time, no.

[Soupie69uk]

If I am heading along the bypass not in a hurry I will often plod along at 60-70. When overtaking though I make sure to have a decent gap so I do not hold anyone else up though or I accelerate up to the speed the flow of traffic in that lane is doing. Not sure I could handle having a big queue behind me.

[Welshname]

I just pootle to work and back most of the time. I'm a bugger for sitting in the inside lane at 60mph to and from work (only one junction) but as others have said it's become a habit and I find myself doing it without realising.

The car does get driven properly, but only where safe to do so.

[hman]

my mum is practically 70 so old woman,

She drives a car which will crack 60 in under seven seconds and will top out at over 150mph - she doesnt do burnouts but she mentioned that the steering goes light over 130mph.

So depends on how you think old women drive I suppose?

[CrutyRammers]

Judging by some of the threads on here recently OP, yes, I think rather a lot of them probably do.

[Talkwrench]

I've never exceeded a speed limit in my life. Now, as to which speed limit I'm referring to, well, Einstein or our friend Stephen Hawking will point you in the right direction there......