driving slow : your views ?

Tilt

BillJones wrote: »

You'd need to be driving an exceptionally, exceptionally slow vehicle for that to be a problem. Buses, lorries, and Dacias manage it just fine. Are you sure that you are using all of your vehicle's acceleration, and proper use of the gears?

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matttye

BillJones wrote: »

You'd need to be driving an exceptionally, exceptionally slow vehicle for that to be a problem. Buses, lorries, and Dacias manage it just fine. Are you sure that you are using all of your vehicle's acceleration, and proper use of the gears?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.815208,-0.620924,3a,75y,233.35h,70.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3XrXKwpP3GapQGxSboLAYg!2e0

Would you get up to 70 on this?

I have a Dacia Duster

jaydeeuk1

matttye wrote: »

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.815208,-0.620924,3a,75y,233.35h,70.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3XrXKwpP3GapQGxSboLAYg!2e0

Would you get up to 70 on this?

I have a Dacia Duster

Trick question

matttye

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Trick question

50 signs aren't normally there

1886

I religiously stick to the speed limits and it drives people crazy. There's a 30mph road one street from me and most people want to do at least 40mph. I've been driving since 1997 and never had points or a fine, I intend to keep it that way and if I annoy people by obeying the speed limit then so be it

Tilt

matttye wrote: »

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.815208,-0.620924,3a,75y,233.35h,70.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3XrXKwpP3GapQGxSboLAYg!2e0

Would you get up to 70 on this?

I have a Dacia Duster

Yes. I have a Punto HGT. But it dosn't appear to be a motorway you are entering.

prowla

matttye wrote: »

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.815208,-0.620924,3a,75y,233.35h,70.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3XrXKwpP3GapQGxSboLAYg!2e0

Would you get up to 70 on this?

I have a Dacia Duster

In those conditions, ice and snow, you probably wouldn't.

(Even if the 50 signs weren't there.)

matttye

Tilt wrote: »

Yes. I have a Punto HGT. But it dosn't appear to be a motorway you are entering.

Nope it's a dual carriageway - the A1, maybe you've heard of it?

I don't know if the pictures do it justice but it's a short, not very wide slip road straight after a tight bend. I'm sure some cars can get up to 70 on it but mine doesn't, although admittedly I have a wide car and need to get onto the main road earlier than others might.

Tilt

matttye wrote: »

Nope it's a dual carriageway - the A1, maybe you've heard of it?

I don't know if the pictures do it justice but it's a short, not very wide slip road straight after a tight bend. I'm sure some cars can get up to 70 on it but mine doesn't, although admittedly I have a wide car and need to get onto the main road earlier than others might.

Yes and driven along it quite a few times, mainly in coaches. I would agree that its not the best laid out bit of road i've ever seen because it requires a lot of observation skills of the driver entering via that slip in order to judge when to merge into the traffic flow. You also have to rely on the traffic already on the dual carriageway to be paying attention to the traffic merging from their left.

Shoshannah

matttye wrote: »

Nope it's a dual carriageway - the A1, maybe you've heard of it?

I don't know if the pictures do it justice but it's a short, not very wide slip road straight after a tight bend. I'm sure some cars can get up to 70 on it but mine doesn't, although admittedly I have a wide car and need to get onto the main road earlier than others might.

I've driven along that slip road a few times. I doubt you'd quite reach 70mph unless it was very quiet and you'd be certain to be able to pull out, and if you put your foot down (I don't drive a Dacia, but my car is well into its twenties).

Still probably safer than the old Colsterworth roundabout.