why are people still driving too fast?

hubert_cumberdale

i was just thinking about resident evil while i was in the toilet at work

theres no windows and the single flourescent tube was flickering on and off i was waiting for a zombie to crawl out the toilet

reeac

fozzeh wrote: »

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

Actually, a simple calculation shows that if everyone obeyed the 2 second rule re. spacing, the capacity of a road would be 1800 vehicles per hour per lane independant of speed. For a 1 second rule the capacity would be 3600 but I wouldn't recommend that one ... an interesting fact. In real life, of course, things are more complicated.

ska_lover

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

i was just thinking about resident evil while i was in the toilet at work

theres no windows and the single flourescent tube was flickering on and off i was waiting for a zombie to crawl out the toilet

Hehehe!

Maybe thats why people are driving too fast - to escape the zombies!

Jeff_Bridges_hair

People drive fast because they can/dont care about the fuel nor someone telling them what they should or should not be doing.

does that help you OP?

optimus_primera

Agreed, i drive fast cos i enjoy it. however i cannot afford to do so in my car, so i have to drive the works transit/7.5t like a loon when i get in it .......

Flyboy152

optimus_primera wrote: »

Agreed, i drive fast cos i enjoy it. however i cannot afford to do so in my car, so i have to drive the works transit/7.5t like a loon when i get in it .......

I didn't think they made a seven and a half tonne Transit van.

optimus_primera

i should have included 'and/or' ........ pedant .........lol

Beckyy

If I'm on the motorway then I'm doing a loooong journey, going at 50 would add hours onto some journeys. A tired driver = a dangerous driver. Also, there will be people going faster who can't always overtake you, get frustrated and pull out stupidly - potentially causing accidents.

I think the best thing to do is to drive to the speed limits (where possible), but make an effort to drive efficiently.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Flyboy152 wrote: »

I didn't think they made a seven and a half tonne Transit van.

Thats why he included the forward slash ////

optimus_primera

On a long journey, i start off with the best intentions .... but after about an hour on the motorway, i've had enough, and the foot goes down ........