Worst car to be behind on your favorite road
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Driver again for me.
On my favourite route home, a useful shortcut indeed, but an oddity around these parts of being a NSL road but without any markings. Nearly everywhere else is down to 40 in our area but this road is not one.
So many, many people become 38ers even though its a 60 road. Got caught out the other evening by a chap in an MX-5 doing 35 the whole way. And the only overtaking stretches are, of course, where someone happens to come the other way.
But yes, Zafiras, Focus C-Max, Merivas, Micras, Corsas, Picassos, Land Rovers, and anyone else that baulks at going anywhere close to 41mph on a clear, empty (but slightly twisty) road.
On my favourite route home, a useful shortcut indeed, but an oddity around these parts of being a NSL road but without any markings. Nearly everywhere else is down to 40 in our area but this road is not one.
So many, many people become 38ers even though its a 60 road. Got caught out the other evening by a chap in an MX-5 doing 35 the whole way. And the only overtaking stretches are, of course, where someone happens to come the other way.
But yes, Zafiras, Focus C-Max, Merivas, Micras, Corsas, Picassos, Land Rovers, and anyone else that baulks at going anywhere close to 41mph on a clear, empty (but slightly twisty) road.
Any Peugeot
Any Vauxhall (bar VXR versions, but they're seldom seen).
Ford Ka
VW UP! and its brothers
Ford Ka
Honda Jazz.
Actually its nearly any and all cars these days. Last night I was stuck behind a dawdling BMW 320d, night before that a BMW 120i doing 35 in a 60. Just about the only car brand I don't get stuck behind these days is an Audi. All the other seems to be driven by people who are s
t scared of driving.
Any Vauxhall (bar VXR versions, but they're seldom seen).
Ford Ka
VW UP! and its brothers
Ford Ka
Honda Jazz.
Actually its nearly any and all cars these days. Last night I was stuck behind a dawdling BMW 320d, night before that a BMW 120i doing 35 in a 60. Just about the only car brand I don't get stuck behind these days is an Audi. All the other seems to be driven by people who are s
t scared of driving. 
It's the short line of cars stuck behind one slow vehicle that upsets me. All sat about 3 feet apart, with no intention of overtaking EVER.
So it's either the slightly-suicidal "all or nothing" (I'm not a fan of that approach with no "out"), or just relax, turn the music to something nice, and accept that it's not a day for enjoying that road.
Can always turn round and go again!
So it's either the slightly-suicidal "all or nothing" (I'm not a fan of that approach with no "out"), or just relax, turn the music to something nice, and accept that it's not a day for enjoying that road.
Can always turn round and go again!
tankplanker said:
AdamIndy said:
A police car.
Only thing worse than this is an unmarked police car that you don't spot till after you've overtaken it and it has put on its blue lights.A bit of a "cool story bro" but meh.
A few weeks ago I was heading for the Brecon Beacons in my kit car for a thrash. I caught up with a vivaro police van following another car, this car was one of the 50mph brigade. After a mile or 2 the road straightens out and the police van flashed his left hand indicator and moved right over to the verge. I was too scared of the overtake so stayed put. Road straightens up again and he does the same again. I thought the b
d was trying to bait me so again, stayed put. Another straight comes up, on comes his indicator, he moves over and hand signal out of the window to come past. I thought, f
k it, 3rd gear, gave the car the berries and went past him at about 75-80. He gave me the thumbs up with a smile on his face! 
It just shows, they aren't all bad.I told you, cool story bro.
Otispunkmeyer said:
Just about the only car brand I don't get stuck behind these days is an Audi.
VAG 2.0TDI drivers of all sorts are a PITA because they simply refuse to accept that anything faster exists. Although TBF they are normally motorway irritations sat in lane 3, rather than country roads.AdamIndy said:
A bit of a "cool story bro" but meh.
A few weeks ago I was heading for the Brecon Beacons in my kit car for a thrash. I caught up with a vivaro police van following another car, this car was one of the 50mph brigade. After a mile or 2 the road straightens out and the police van flashed his left hand indicator and moved right over to the verge. I was too scared of the overtake so stayed put. Road straightens up again and he does the same again. I thought the b
d was trying to bait me so again, stayed put. Another straight comes up, on comes his indicator, he moves over and hand signal out of the window to come past. I thought, f
k it, 3rd gear, gave the car the berries and went past him at about 75-80. He gave me the thumbs up with a smile on his face! It just shows, they aren't all bad.I told you, cool story bro.
Queue the blues coming on, I immediately pull in and 2 plod step out, give me the whole lecture about how they saw me at 50 in a 30 and that I was above the threshold for a FPN and they will need to write me up to CPS for a court summons, the whole 9 yards, scared the s
t out of my 19 year old self. They then asked me why I was speeding and after burbling some trash about not looking at my speedo which they called bullst on I decided (based on the fact I thought I was screwed anyway) to say I thought they where following far too close for comfort and, as much as I know I should have pulled in as the highway code states I should do, I decided due to the clear conditions I would speed up to try and gain a bit of distance, Actually was shocked when I got a complete change of attitude from them, they said they where following close to just run my plate to check my insurance/tax/mot etc as I was going a little fast for them. When they saw me gun it they thought I was going to overtake the car ~100m infront of us then run from them, they then said that since my bike & paperwork where all squeeky clean they would be happy to let me on my way since they had much more important things to do on a friday night than write up a speeding ticket, like, i quote, 'catching drunks beating their wifes'. The coolest of stories right here.
Ford fusion.
When leaving work after a night shift I always used to get stuck behind one of these. For a while I had a boggo 1.4 golf that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, made over taking very difficult even when I reached a stretch of duel carriageway I couldn't get passed as it started off up a hill and the old golf needed a good run up!
When leaving work after a night shift I always used to get stuck behind one of these. For a while I had a boggo 1.4 golf that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, made over taking very difficult even when I reached a stretch of duel carriageway I couldn't get passed as it started off up a hill and the old golf needed a good run up!
ging84 said:
your in-law's
That reminds me.Back when I was 17, I was driving home from my Saturday job at lunch time. As I approached a junction, the Ford KA in front of me rear-ended the Volvo in front.
The accident caused little damage, but he impact noise was loud. Not as loud as the cheer from the punters sat in the beer garden at the Junction pub.
I asked the Volvo driver if she wanted my details as witness, she said it's OK, "she's my daughter in law".
Edited by Justabluebadge on Thursday 20th October 17:17
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