Why is A Road Overtaking a Problem?

[reglard]

In the Highlands of Scotland recently wanting to press on and meet the ferry to the Hebrides, a long line of cars doing 40 nice wide national speed limit roads good weather. So start overtakes to get to the camper up front nobody wants to overtake, did not cross solid lines oncoming traffic miles away, want to break line up so can get to the front people start closing gaps or flashing. Are we all expected to sit behind the slowest drivers these days?

[reglard]

Yes, I am always wary of cars pulling out whilst I am overtaking without a mirror check, I noticed that a lot of drivers make an involuntary movement to the right before they overtake it's subtle but noticeable. I am no advanced driver but I plan overtakes and check mirrors they are never a rushed affair. I don't have supercar acceleration on tap.

[reglard]

Shambler said:

Nonsense, I live in the highlands and during tourist season this is a common occurrence. Hopping through traffic is totally normal, otherwise everyone would be stuck in a queue of cars going between 15 and 40mph.

Must drive you mad, I saw some great examples of hire cars pulling in / out of viewpoints without looking and indicating. The single-track roads were hilarious with the non-locals unable to comprehend looking ahead more than a few meters in front of their bonnets, best of all where the big white hire motor homes wedged between gateposts and anything else their cab would go through and the rear not.