How to report an elderly driver that is clearly unable to drive properly

Bongles

almillar wrote: »

arcon5:


On the information provided, you should have been in lane 1. Maybe that bike was stuck behind you in the overtaking lane?

Whether he should have been in lane 1 or not depends on information that wasn't provided - the traffic conditions, any signs or markings and whether the dual carriageways on approach and exit were multi-lane for example.

portly1

Strider590 wrote: »

I mean look at it this way..... Drivers that do 42mph on every single road, when they cause an accident with some hot head overtaking them, what do the authorities do? They reduce the 60 speed limit to 40..... :mad:

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Maybe, just maybe 42mph in a 60mph zone is the safest speed to travel at?

Just because it says 60 doesn't mean that you should travel at that speed. You should only travel at a speed that is appropriate for the conditions up to a max of 60mph.

Many times I travel past parked cars outside a school entrance at 15mph, yet the speed limit is 40mph on that particular stretch of road.

portly1

almillar wrote: »

arcon5:


On the information provided, you should have been in lane 1. Maybe that bike was stuck behind you in the overtaking lane?

I always travel in Lane 1 in these circumstances either to turn left or straight on at a roundabout, it is much safer for all concerned.

Bongles

portly1 wrote: »

Maybe, just maybe 42mph in a 60mph zone is the safest speed to travel at?

Just because it says 60 doesn't mean that you should travel at that speed. You should only travel at a speed that is appropriate for the conditions up to a max of 60mph.

I'm fairly sure Strider was talking about classic monospeeders - the '40 everywhere' brigade (or 42 if you like). I'm sure we've all come across them and the one thing they are not doing is adjusting their speed to the conditions - plenty of scope to go faster in the fast bits and they really ought to be going slower in the slow bits.

portly1

Bongles wrote: »

I'm fairly sure Strider was talking about classic monospeeders - the '40 everywhere' brigade (or 42 if you like). I'm sure we've all come across them and the one thing they are not doing is adjusting their speed to the conditions - plenty of scope to go faster in the fast bits and they really ought to be going slower in the slow bits.

Yes there are some of those about! I spent one evening coming home from work following a scooter displaying L plates. The whole 9 miles has continuous double whites. He took the whole road up wobbling from side to side doing a max of 18mph (60mpn zone - rural) with his little 2 stroke engine running at what must have been 9,000rpm from the sound of it.

That was the most boring 9 mile drive but I saw the funny side of it - I felt sorry for the scooter rider who surely must have been ashamed that his little machine wouldn't go any faster!!

arcon5

almillar wrote: »

arcon5:


On the information provided, you should have been in lane 1. Maybe that bike was stuck behind you in the overtaking lane?

As I said both lanes can go straight on. And I didn't straddle lane 2 for the stretch of dual carraigeway. So no, there was nothing wrong with my choice of lane, everything wrong with the motorbikes actions. However you look at it, to undertake on a round about then cross the bonnet of a car is outright reckless.

Richard53

arcon5 wrote: »

However you look at it, to undertake on a round about then cross the bonnet of a car is outright reckless.

You can be pretty sure he won't be doing it for long.

As someone who rides a bike every day, all weathers, I would say that was near suicidal.

almillar

As I said both lanes can go straight on. And I didn't straddle lane 2 for the stretch of dual carraigeway. So no, there was nothing wrong with my choice of lane, everything wrong with the motorbikes actions. However you look at it, to undertake on a round about then cross the bonnet of a car is outright reckless.

No. If you weren't overtaking, you should have been in lane 1. Just because both lanes go somewhere doesn't mean you can just pick as you like. You disobeyed the rule 'drive on the left'.
I guess that bike was stuck behind you for a while hogging the outside lane.

Bongles

almillar wrote: »

No. If you weren't overtaking, you should have been in lane 1.

I don't think we know whether he was overtaking or not. He hasn't said he was and he hasn't said he wasn't.

almillar

I did say 'on the information available' - and he did come back and provide some clarification. Wouldn't it be great if we found out and were able to educate one driver?