driving slow : your views ?

BillJones

vqmismatch wrote: »

I tend towards the same, 55 on the motorway, 45-55 usually on NSL single carriageway unless there is reason to go slower, 30 in 30s generally though.

Why? Why make all of those HGvs have to overtake you at 1mph on the motorway?

Why not drive more considerately?

Broadwood

nobbysn*ts wrote: »

My car, fully loaded. 55mph - 33mpg, 70mph -28mpg. I wouldn't enjoy it.

My car, fully loaded. 50 mpg @ 70 mph, 60 mpg @ 50 mph. Change your car then you might enjoy it.

silverwhistle

DUTR wrote: »

seriously though, it's things like the rate of change from 50-70 and the other way around,

I'd have to support this point! I've always had cheap cars and the first few were _very_ cheap, even though I was a late starter as a driver although I still able to overtake in them.. At work though, trips to our offices and HO had to be made in pool cars. Let me just say that the Maestros with the Perkins diesels were very economical, but I still remember the embarassment of trying to overtake a tractor once and having to tuck back in.... It was a relief to get the Peugeot309 diesels as they had a bit of poke about them.

What may seem like a decent overtaking place might not be for some, but I always leave space between me and the vehicle in front. I'm not impressed if some queue jumper makes me brake sharply though.

silverwhistle

pompeyrich wrote: »

Part of my trip to work involves a 7 mile, NSL B road with a 20MPH section through a village. On a good day I can do this at 60/25-30 through the village

Breaking the speed limit then ?

pompeyrich

BillJones wrote: »

Why? Why make all of those HGvs have to overtake you at 1mph on the motorway?

Why not drive more considerately?

In my experience as soon as the HGV starts to overtake Mr or Mrs 50/55 decides to speed up and leaves the lorry stuck in the overtaking lane not 100% sure if it is clear to pull back in or not.

sinbad182

Broadwood wrote: »

My car, fully loaded. 50 mpg @ 70 mph, 60 mpg @ 50 mph. Change your car then you might enjoy it.

You'd have to be one sad b@st@rd to 'enjoy' a 10 mpg fuel saving.

Seriously, you've depressed me with that post, I've never heard anything so pitiful.

messes

OP, please consider this. You've said you drive below the speed limit as you feel safer and better able to take in everything and stay relaxed.


If you ever took some advanced driving lessons then one of the first things you would be taught is to extend your observations. Looking as far forward as possible. You may not believe this but it is this extended view that makes driving safer, by giving you the time to plan and react earlier to what you see.


To any driver doing this naturally or following training then they will likely find following you quite frustrating. Especially when you consider that many speed limits have been reduced well below what the view would indicate is safe. Someone reducing those speed limits by another 5-10mph will almost certainly be considered a poor driver by someone forced to follow.


I would advise you to consider some advanced training, it may help you see driving in a completely different light.

Strider590

Yesterday I was stuck behind some muppet doing 40mph on a 60 NSL, but then when we got to a 50 limit dual carriageway, he zoomed off at over 60........

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

Strider590 wrote: »

Yesterday I was stuck behind some muppet doing 40mph on a 60 NSL, but then when we got to a 50 limit dual carriageway, he zoomed off at over 60........

That would be the same person who is doing 35mph ahead of me in a 40mph and carries on doing 35mph in the 30. Happens every day.

skivenov

OP - that's fine. Where do you work and I'll come in and relax and slow your day down for you sometime?