why are people still driving too fast?

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Strider590 wrote: »

Let's face it, many slow drivers are "passive aggressive". They drive in such a way as to cause maximum irritation to other road users, purely so they can sit their feeling all high and mighty when someone reacts to them.

From experience, the calmer you behave when you overtake, the more likely they are to attempt to instigate further irritation by flashing their lights at you or sounding their horn.

It has sweet FA to do with fuel consumption and everything to do with them wanting to feel like they're the best driver on the road by turning otherwise calm and careful drivers into angry rage filled monsters.

Nope, that is 100% down to the " otherwise calm and careful drivers ".

Anybody that gets to that stage really should seek help.

foofi22

foofi22 wrote: »

It's worth noting that strider590 believes that slow(er) drivers are dangerous because they incite road rage in faster road users, causing them to perform dangerous moves, sometimes leading to 'accidents'. Obviously the fault of the slower driver.

Strider590 wrote: »

Let's face it, many slow drivers are "passive aggressive". They drive in such a way as to cause maximum irritation to other road users, purely so they can sit their feeling all high and mighty when someone reacts to them.

From experience, the calmer you behave when you overtake, the more likely they are to attempt to instigate further irritation by flashing their lights at you or sounding their horn.

It has sweet FA to do with fuel consumption and everything to do with them wanting to feel like they're the best driver on the road by turning otherwise calm and careful drivers into angry rage filled monsters.

Wow - just like I said!

Gordon_Hose

If anyone gets rage it's their own problem, not that of the slower driver.

Strider590

^^ And that is the attitude of the people I speak of...


Their favourite trick around here is to hog the right hand lane of a dual carriageway doing 50mph and then only move over as they approach a speed camera..... BUT the funny thing is they think the limit is 60, so I just sail on past doing 70 and they sit there cursing the faulty speed camera

foofi22

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Strider590 wrote: »

^^ And that is the attitude of the people I speak of...


Their favourite trick around here is to hog the right hand lane of a dual carriageway doing 50mph and then only move over as they approach a speed camera..... BUT the funny thing is they think the limit is 60, so I just sail on past doing 70 and they sit there cursing the faulty speed camera

How could you possibly know what another driver is thinking?:rotfl:

Gordon_Hose

Road rage is your own problem. Not the problem of other road users.

You choose to get mad and react to bad drivers. Or, you choose not to let the muppets phase you. Either way you are responsible for your own actions and feelings.

Strider590

That's ridiculous, you can't control emotions with logic....

I'll go smash your car up and murder your dog, but try not to get upset ok?

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How could you possibly know what another driver is thinking?:rotfl:

Because they wouldn't move over if they realised they were actually letting me go past them.

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Strider590 wrote: »

That's ridiculous, you can't control emotions with logic....

Any driver that cannot control their emotions when driving needs help, and really shouldn't be driving at all.

Gordon_Hose

Strider590 wrote: »

That's ridiculous, you can't control emotions with logic....

I'll go smash your car up and murder your dog, but try not to get upset ok?

I'll be upset, sure. But the car can be replaced and you'll have a visit from the Police asking questions about criminal damage and animal cruelty.

But then I'm mature enough to control my emotions so they don't spill over onto the road and get me into trouble. If I come across a slow/bad driver I deal with them appropriately by either getting out of their way or overtaking them, I don't get all enraged and start driving like a tool myself.