Stop Driving So Slowly !!!

[Stoatman]

I will forego the usual ranting as I am a relative newbie on here and would like to acquire more experience on such posts !.
Anyway personally I do not think that 30 miles an hour in a 60 on a heavily used perfectly gritted , ice free A road is sensible so will people please go a bit quicker. I'm not suggesting everyone nails in at 60 - 70 but please 50 even 45 mph would be an improvement !.

[dirty doug]

Correct - 30 in a 60 on an ICE FREE road is too slow. But when you hit that ice that you couldn't see, please don't be anywhere near me.

[chr15b]

Can't see this going well

[HellDiver]

30? That's fast compared to the folks I was behind on Saturday. They were going less than half that speed, on a totally ice and snow free road, and were driving with their hazards on. They were also blocking any cars attempting to overtake.

[matchmaker]

chr15b said:

Can't see this going well

Why not? The OP is quite correct.

[evojeff]

+1

If you have'nt got the confidence to drive in these conditions, stay at home!
I kid you not 5 mph

[kambites]

There is no law against driving slowly...

[Busa_Rush]

kambites said:

There is no law against driving slowly...

There damn well should be

[DannyVTS]

You don't happen to drive a Volvo XC90 do you? And also be the that overtook me on a snowy country road even though i was doing 35-40 you still decided to try and overtake and ended up overshooting the junction putting yourself and your son and whoever else in trouble?

CSB

[Boosted LS1]

kambites said:

There is no law against driving slowly...

Would obstruction or due car/attention maybe apply?

[browno]

The best I've seen so far was some old dear in a MINI sitting in the outside lane of an otherwise clear (and dry surfaced) dual carriageway at 25mph!

As you can imagine, she was causing chaos behind her...

FFS, if you're that worried about driving when it's a bit chilly, there's a simple solution - STAY AT HOME, and don't annoy the rest of us!

[Stoatman]

No , afraid not not a 4 x 4 fan yet. (XC90 Comment).
Sorry, dont get me wrong I am not a fast driver but the conditions round my way are not bad and the roads are heavily used and heavily gritted - live near the salt mine !- . I do not tailgate such people and do not overtake but an extra 10 miles an hour average would cetainly be safe IMO.

Edited by Stoatman on Monday 29th November 09:37

[zakelwe]

Micra driving 40mph in 60 zone, hits 30mph zone and continues to drive at 40mph. These people have one speed that they feel comfortable at and stick to it.

Andy

[Vipers]

You should drive at a speed that you feel is appropriate. The other week, on the A90 NSL, it was bucketing down, I felt 40-50 was appropriate, not only the amount of water on the road, but viz was pretty bad as well.

But they still hammered past at 70 in L2.

Remember the speed limit on a road is not a target, it the maximum.

Edited by Vipers on Monday 29th November 09:39

[thegman]

Personaly I would say more people drive too fast, rather than too slow in wet and icy conditions. I think most people are too confident of their cars and ability.

ETA - I can't spell

Edited by thegman on Monday 29th November 09:43

[Sticks.]

My father, who had been a driving instructor, used to say it's easy to drive fast, knowing when to drive slowly is the hard bit.

Some consideration for others if you choose to drive slowly wouldn't go amiss though. Expect people to drive considerately and as you'd like them to and you will be disappointed and p'd off.

Btw it tends to be 38mph around here.

[Jasandjules]

Stoatman said:

I will forego the usual ranting as I am a relative newbie on here and would like to acquire more experience on such posts !.
Anyway personally I do not think that 30 miles an hour in a 60 on a heavily used perfectly gritted , ice free A road is sensible so will people please go a bit quicker. I'm not suggesting everyone nails in at 60 - 70 but please 50 even 45 mph would be an improvement !.

The thing is, there may be a spot of black ice, so without snow tyres on it is a bit better to be safe than sorry?

Plus of course it's far easier to follow a car in it's tracks as you know it will be safe.

At the end of the day, there are all too many people in ditches in weather like this because they have more confidence than skill.

[kambites]

Boosted LS1 said:

kambites said:

There is no law against driving slowly...

Would obstruction or due car/attention maybe apply?

It might if you actively stopped people from trying to overtake you, but not if you were just driving along at 30mph in a 60 limit.

[DIW35]

kambites said:

There is no law against driving slowly...

Actually there is on some roads. Check your Highway Code.

[kambites]

DIW35 said:

kambites said:

There is no law against driving slowly...

Actually there is on some roads. Check your Highway Code.

OK, I should have said there is no law against driving slowly on "normal" single carriage way national speed limit roads.