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  • Shimrod
    Shimrod Posts: 1,196 Forumite
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    I do this at this section because if you don't then people know your overtaking and they either change lanes to block you OR they race across the island to stop you merging on the other side.
    Not sure why people get so upset with people using the road as it was designed.

    So how is this classed as good driving? You use your indicators to signal a direction you have no intention of taking?
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Shimrod wrote: »
    So how is this classed as good driving? You use your indicators to signal a direction you have no intention of taking?

    I didn't claim it was good driving..... It bends the highway code to the limit.....
    "Stealth overtake" isn't strictly good driving either, BUT it IS less likely to provoke a dangerous reaction from an ego driven and competitive driver. Therefore while not "good", it will in many cases promote a safe and clear road ahead of you.

    I can't speak for the whole country, though I do know some area's where the standard of driving is astonishingly good..... I would say that (in my local area at least) 70%+ of people would race across an island if they thought the car next to them was overtaking prior to a lane merge.
    Of that 70% I think that less than 10% would race across if they thought the car next to them was heading right.
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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  • Shimrod
    Shimrod Posts: 1,196 Forumite
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    I didn't claim it was good driving..... It bends the highway code to the limit.....

    In that case, isn't it somewhat hypocritical to be posting videos of what you consider bad driving when you acknowledge your driving isn't so good either?
  • TVR2
    TVR2 Posts: 106 Forumite
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    "The URL contained a malformed video ID."

    Damn I wanna watch!
  • TVR2
    TVR2 Posts: 106 Forumite
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    Incidentally, what do you drive?
  • taker920
    taker920 Posts: 1,359 Forumite
    If you drive aggressively I think you have to accept the things on some the videos are going to happen to you at some point, whether right or wrong.

    With experience you realise that arriving at your destination a few minutes later and stress free is the way to go
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    taker920 wrote: »
    If you drive aggressively I think you have to accept the things on some the videos are going to happen to you at some point, whether right or wrong.

    With experience you realise that arriving at your destination a few minutes later and stress free is the way to go

    What you realise is that when the roads are busy most of the people you overtake pull off the road to do their normal business before you

    Except the first person you overtook that pulls up behind you at a set of lights, if you can be bothered to look.

    OP is probably a white escort van man:rotfl:

    Actualy "stealth overtaking" sums it up.

    When I overtake I want the drivers to know I am there before taking the risk.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    getmore4less wrote: »
    When I overtake I want the drivers to know I am there before taking the risk.

    And I bet they floor it when you do.
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  • leosayer
    leosayer Posts: 773 Forumite
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    Strider, you obviously care about your driving. If you haven't already, can I recommend you take the IAM or ROSPA advanced driving course, it's a real eye-opener and I certainly leant a lot about defensive driving.
  • Homersimpson
    Homersimpson Posts: 420 Forumite
    TVR2 wrote: »
    Incidentally, what do you drive?

    I bet its a BMW, Impretza or something similar. I'm rather concerned as I recognise the roads in those video's their near me!
    I have a lot of problems with my neighbours, they hammer and bang on the walls sometimes until 2 or 3 in the morning - some nights I can hardly hear myself drilling ;)
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