why are people still driving too fast?

jase1

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Why is the traffic in lane 1 such a problem?

That's the lane you should be using.;)

Yes, unless they are travelling under the speed limit, the next lane is clear, and I wish to go faster (but still within the limit).

That's what the concept of overtaking is

When I'm past them, I return to lane 1. Ooh look, that's what the HC says you should do, fancy that.

mikey72

tomstickland wrote: »

Pulling out without indidicating seems to be becoming more prevalent.

That'll be the Strider club stealth overtaking then.

mikey72

jase1 wrote: »

(1) When I am not driving, and am thinking about these morons, I am hardly driving by the book or otherwise. So the use of the first paragraph is an irrelevance. Whilst driving, I shrug it off, and adapt my driving patterns to suit. That does not mean that I have to like them.

(2) Acknowledging that there is a sliding scale of bad driving, in which the speeders are not at the very top, does not in any way imply that I join the speeders.

What, you actually get wound up and over stressed sitting on the sofa thinking about it?
You need to chill out a bit.

jase1

tomstickland wrote: »

Unless it's a long line of slow moving vehicles in the left hand lane so poster is in middle lane overtaking.
Pulling out without indidicating seems to be becoming more prevalent.

Thankyou. Someone who comprehends :beer:
I can well understand that if you are stuck in a convoy of slow-moving traffic, you might want to get out of it. No problem with that at all -- but signal your intentions before you pull out. Is that such an onerous request to make?

Honestly to read people's opinions on here you'd be forgiven for concluding that some of you guys are part of the exact problem I'm talking about.

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

What, you actually get wound up and over stressed sitting on the sofa thinking about it?
You need to chill out a bit.

Well, when people start bleating about people overtaking them when they're going substantially under the limit, as if speed (and legal speed at that) is the worst evil drivers have to face, yes I do get wound up. Wound up because I see the inconsiderate mimser brigade rising up, when most often they're the problem.

I note that my original post, stating that I have no issue with slow drivers as long as they drive properly, received no agreement from these self-same people. I wonder why....

You get a sense for the drivers that are about to do something stupid. One of the pointers is inconsiderate slowness -- not driving slowly on its own, slowness with no indication, poor lane discipline and evidence of no use of mirrors.

mikey72

If you get this wound up just thinking about driving, have you ever considered you may be more of the problem, if you get even more over stressed on the road?
Possibly the reason you imagine so many pull out in front of you, is you are so desperate to keep them in while you pass them, in case they slow you down, that you actually accelerate when you see them try to get into your lane in front of you?

jase1

... and possibly it isn't.

I will acknowledge that there is an element of reactionism in my words on this thread. The problem isn't as common as I am perhaps making out. But this thread has been mostly one-way traffic. If someone wants to do 70mph, what gives anyone else the justification to criticise that decision?

Unlike some drivers seem to be suggesting here, I for one would never dream of "teaching someone a lesson" on the road. Doesn't do anyone any good. Perhaps it's my determination to make sure that I personally do not inconvenience others leads to a build-up of frustration that splurges out on web forums, I dunno.

The MLOC comments are fairly redundant in any case where I am as the roads in the North East are generally dual carriageways. Congestion due to trucks is common due to this, which amplifies the visibility of the slower drivers.

Inactive

Trebor16 wrote: »

Oh yes you do, unless you want to see your credibility go down the pan (though I rather suspect it went in that direction a long time ago).

But whatever you say, the statement that you made is still wrong, and I am right, that is all that really matters..

Trebor16

Inactive wrote: »

But whatever you say, the statement that you made is still wrong, and I am right, that is all that really matters..

When you substantiate your claims with evidence then you can say you are right. Until that happens, you will just be dismissed as the troll that you are.

Strider590

mikey72 wrote: »

That'll be the Strider club stealth overtaking then.

He was talking about motorway's, on motorway's you only ever need indicate if your changing into a faster lane OR leaving the motorway.
Generally speaking this mean's you should never need to indicate to change lanes to the left. This comes from the IAM.... But lets not dwell on that because no matter what agency or group I mention, it'll just get debunked because it doesn't agree with arrogant opinions of certain forum users.

On regular roads, damn right I won't indicate.... And if that annoys someone because they didn't get chance to try and stop me, then so be it. Im considering my safety and the safety of drivers in any oncoming vehicle..... The person im overtaking is generally only concerned about their own ego.

I don't "stealth overtake" because I forget to indicate, I do it as an active decision for road safety.