slow drivers

Gilbert2

Joe_Horner wrote: »

"the sort of driving being discussed" means pootling along at a fairly steady 40 - 45mph in an NSL.

Also, as we are often told on this site 40mph would probably be more like 35 or 36 mph in reality due to speedo overread.

Yet the cops in that case would no doubt have very accurate calibrated equipment.

So, that 35 was most probably the 40 you see on your speedo.

Therefore, we are talking of very slow speeds.

Joe_Horner

Gilbert2 wrote: »

Also, as we are often told on this site 40mph would probably be more like 35 or 36 mph in reality due to speedo overread.

Yet the cops in that case would no doubt have very accurate calibrated equipment.

So, that 35 was most probably the 40 you see on your speedo.

Therefore, we are talking of very slow speeds.

I thought you were putting me on ignore*. Odd behaviour to follow that up with another quote

Guess you didn't spot the part in the article about

BBC_News wrote: »

followed by a police patrol, who at first thought the driver must be drunk.

Kind of suggests that the erratic driving was more of a concern to them than her maximum speed, n'est-ce pas?






* The internet equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and chanting "la la la, I can't hear you" when someone's saying something you don't like but can't raise a valid counterpoint to

Gilbert2

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Guess you didn't spot the part in the article about



Kind of suggests that the erratic driving was more of a concern to them than her maximum speed, n'est-ce pas?

Crikey! Still won't have it!:rotfl:

Maybe you should have read what the charges were in the first place, not on what the police initially thought (and were obviously mistaken of)!

driving carelessly and.......... without due consideration for other road users (ie driving slow!).



* Haven't put you on ignore just yet so that I can see just how obstinate someone can get...and you're almost at 100%!!!

Anyway, you're good for a laugh (a laugh at!), and I'm sure other forum members will make up their own minds and not engage in a debate with you in the future as you have zero creditability!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:T:beer:

Gilbert2

Good night Joe, looks like you need to rest that shamed head of yours!


:wave::laugh:

Joe_Horner

Gilbert2 wrote: »

I can only now put you on ignore

Gilbert2 wrote: »

* Haven't put you on ignore just yet so that [...]

Sorry, mate, Internet arguing 101:

NEVER say you're walking away unless you mean it. Making excuses for replying again just makes you look silly.


Look, I'll show you how it's done:

Tired now of your circular and unsupported arguments in the face of all the evidence, so won't be replying to you again on this thread. If you want to see that as "winning" then so be it - the imagined victory won't change the fact that you're wrong

UsernameAlreadyExists

Dave_C wrote: »

So saying I am not one of the "slow drivers" and I usually accelerate gently to the speed limit - saving fuel in the process. If a pedal to the metal tailgater is behind me when I do this then tough - and I'm saving him fuel!

What gives you the right to impose/dictate this though? He/she might be in a hurry and not care about his fuel consumption, unlike you.

So you are admitting to policing the road and not considering his clear intention to go faster than you?

UsernameAlreadyExists

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Kind of suggests that the erratic driving was more of a concern to them than her maximum speed, n'est-ce pas?

If you'd read the thread, brat has already pointed out the problems with bringing a prosecution. NOTE: I said "problems" ... NOT that it shouldn't be possible.

I am every bit sure that the traffic cops out there, most of which I suspect are driving enthusiasts themselves with their own fast cars/bikes for the weekend (black rats) ... spit bullets when they encounter these dawdlers - but simply can't do anything about it.

londonTiger

sometimes when you're doing an unfamiliar route you tend do drive a lot slower.

I was driving along a country road - looking for a cottage. I was driving 10mph as I was driving and looking out for the building i needed to stop at. I saw a queue of cars behind me so i decided to indicate left and drive very close to the pavement to let the cars overtage.

Then the flipping driving gets angry beeps long and hard at me as he overtakes.

UsernameAlreadyExists

Someone else has already described that scenario (looking for something). At least you've done what all the "non slow drivers" would have liked you to do ... i.e. recognise the fact, and conciously acted upon it so as not to cause unecessary hindrance. Perhaps you just encountered a "complete nob".

There are alot of those about, probably as many as slow drivers

brat

martinthebandit wrote: »

Well there has been some discussion on this thread about that but personally I don't want it to be illegal (within very broad limits) I just wish that needlessly slow drivers would show a bit more consideration for other road users.

Other than Sunday drivers, I don't think that very many who drive at 40-45 in the 60 do so "needlessly". While there is no need for any driver to feel obliged to drive at the speed limit, most who drive a proportion below the limit do so because they feel more comfortable at the speed and would probably feel a lot less comfortable if they were doing 60mph. They probably don't enjoy driving, but see it as a necessary evil, perhaps to get the weekly shopping or go to church or bridge club. Some may never have gone above 45mph in their lives on a single carriageway road.
If the speeds they do are comparable with other vehicles' maximum permitted speed, then no court in the land will ever convict that person for inconsiderate driving.

I drive perhaps 30,000 miles in a car every year, and I can think of many occasions where I have been held up significantly, usually by traffic congestion due to volume of traffic or collisions. A small proportion of my driving progress gets curtailed by slow moving HGVs, significantly less by tractors and cyclists.
But almost no time at all is wasted by Mr Slow or Mrs Miggins, and the areas I work have a high percentage of elderly residents.

I'd be interested to know what particular roads are populated by slow drivers to such a level that some people feel the need to have them taken off the road.