why are people still driving too fast?

Gloomendoom

NEH wrote: »

Put it this way if you drive too slowly you're not keeping pace with traffic and would fail your driving test these days....;)

Not just these days. I remember my driving examiner bringing that to my attention when took my test... many moons ago.

lovethymini

mikey72 wrote: »

The amount of stress caused by you and me suggesting driving marginally below the speed limit is funny enough, it'll be even better when I imagine them actually stuck behind me now.

What an inconsiderate driver you are.

NEH

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

But that's just keeping pace with the traffic and you said you needed to do that to pass.:D

Well technically you would hope the rest of the folks out there aren't all doing 90mph....

BSM usually are rubbish but it seems other schools were saying it too, as i said i can't remember whether it would go down as minor or major but if you drove below the speed limit and you were causing a tailback then you weren't keeping pace...

Where i live now if you do 50mph or under on the 60mph road near us it cause massive tailbacks as it's a main road between two cities...Same goes for the main road down south from here, lorries that are limited to 50mph cause miles worth of tailbacks though some are good and pull over..

mikey72

fozzeh wrote: »

Now we're getting into the psychological effects and influences of music and speed. Each react in their own way.
My reaction time is about 40ms, response time about 10ms. I listen to rock and metal on the way to work, drive between 70 and 75 and don't get "road raged".
Saying that, I am a mear 26. If it helps you stay focussed (which it shouldn't as it is an external factor to the driving experience and should not affect the way you drive (indicating that if you need it, you are more individually prone to road rage)) then that's fine.

Right, time to finish off that can of Red Bull...

I always found I thought I drove better listening to "Silver Dream Racer" Then I realised it just drowned out the screams......
I had to stop doing 75 when they put the humps on the school crossing.

mikey72

lovethymini wrote: »

What an inconsiderate driver you are.

No, I consider others all the time.
Then snigger.

Inactive

NEH wrote: »

Well technically you would hope the rest of the folks out there aren't all doing 90mph....

BSM usually are rubbish but it seems other schools were saying it too, as i said i can't remember whether it would go down as minor or major but if you drove below the speed limit and you were causing a tailback then you weren't keeping pace...

Where i live now if you do 50mph or under on the 60mph road near us it cause massive tailbacks as it's a main road between two cities...Same goes for the main road down south from here, lorries that are limited to 50mph cause miles worth of tailbacks though some are good and pull over..

Well there is a huge difference, on their own, only a major or dangerous fault results in a fail.

Gene_Hunt_2

NEH wrote: »

Well technically you would hope the rest of the folks out there aren't all doing 90mph....

When did you last drive on a motorway?

BSM usually are rubbish but it seems other schools were saying it too, as i said i can't remember whether it would go down as minor or major but if you drove below the speed limit and you were causing a tailback then you weren't keeping pace...

How many schools did you use.

Where i live now if you do 50mph or under on the 60mph road near us it cause massive tailbacks as it's a main road between two cities...Same goes for the main road down south from here, lorries that are limited to 50mph cause miles worth of tailbacks though some are good and pull over..

Must be massive tailbacks all the time cause not all vehicles have the same speed limit.

Well we all aren't perfect.

NEH

Inactive wrote: »

Well there is a huge difference, on their own, only a major or dangerous fault results in a fail.

Well as i said it's been a few years since my test and they've changed it again last year...;)

Still the point is it wouldn't be looked upon favourably...

Gene_Hunt_2

mikey72 wrote: »

No, I consider others all the time.
Then snigger.

I have slow down even more when I do that, I'm almost p1$$1ng myself laughing.

Gene_Hunt_2

NEH wrote: »

Well as i said it's been a few years since my test and they've changed it again last year...;)

Still the point is it wouldn't be looked upon favourably...

Really? I thought you were an examiner by the way you talk.