why are people still driving too fast?

Geordie_bear

In an age where petrol is getting more expensive & getting the best MPG seems to be the order of the day then why is it so many people are still driving too fast?! I bet these are the same people who complain when the price of petrol goes up?! I drive at speed limits in built up areas and seldom go over 50mph on motorways & duel carriageways? So why are so many idiots still bombing around for? If your late for work then too bad you should've got up earlier & planned better!:mad:

Is anyone else seeing this familiar pattern?:mad:

fozzeh

Geordie_bear wrote: »

I drive at speed limits in built up areas and seldom go over 50mph on motorways & duel carriageways?

At least some fingers can be pointed now for all those traffic jams.

Ebe_Scrooge

There's a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Personally I don't go quite as far as "50 on a motorway", but I do try my best to drive economically.

I suppose there are still a fair number of drivers on the road who aren't paying for their petrol ( as in salesmen or others who get it paid for by their employer, rather than stealing it ! ). And I reckon the sort of person that drives a 40 - or - 50 thousand pound car isn't overly concerned by the running costs. I may be wrong, of course ....

Gene_Hunt_2

fozzeh wrote: »

At least some fingers can be pointed now for all those traffic jams.

Why at 50 even the trucks can pass.;)

Geordie_bear

fozzeh wrote: »

At least some fingers can be pointed now for all those traffic jams.

not at all if everyone drove at 50 mph & if people left a good gap for the car in front then everyone would get to their destinations sooner & they'd be no accelerate/break chain reaction which causes traffic jams. People need to see the bigger picture!

cubegame

I would say driving at 50mph on a dual carriageway or motorway is dangerous. It's practically driving without due care.

gazza975526570

Geordie_bear wrote: »

not at all if everyone drove at 50 mph & if people left a good gap for the car in front then everyone would get to their destinations sooner & they'd be no accelerate/break chain reaction which causes traffic jams. People need to see the bigger picture!

What - even on an empty motorway.

Car A doing 50

Car B doing 70

Who will get there first? Hmmmm.

Geordie_bear

gazza975526570 wrote: »

What - even on an empty motorway.

Car A doing 50

Car B doing 70

Who will get there first? Hmmmm.

how many empty motorways do you see in rush hour?:D

tidus

Geordie_bear wrote: »

not at all if everyone drove at 50 mph & if people left a good gap for the car in front then everyone would get to their destinations sooner & they'd be no accelerate/break chain reaction which causes traffic jams. People need to see the bigger picture!

This is true on congested motorways be not really generally. My commute to work takes about 1/2 hour on good clear days. It takes about 40 minutes when its raining, or dark. Why? because people are driving more slowly.

Geordie_bear

cubegame wrote: »

I would say driving at 50mph on a dual carriageway or motorway is dangerous. It's practically driving without due care.

how? I drive in the inside lane if people want to overtake then go ahead. If you want to drive faster then so be it but don't complain when petrol prices go up!

benjus

I hate driving on duel carriageways. Every time I go on one, an old American gas truck comes up behind me and starts bumping me.