Why do people do this

Orla K

To me this makes little sense and it's happened to me 2/3+ times in the past week.

I'm driving along going the speed limit or just under it. The car behind me decides to pass me out. Then a few yards down the road they turn right and most of the time they have to come to a full stop.

It just doesn't make sense to me, why pass someone out that is going the speed limit only to turn off onto a smaller road?

Captain Slow IRL

They're probably just inexperienced drivers, or very inconsiderate people. I've experienced a few and they're usually young fella's who are sitting on my rear bumper before they overtake.

Next time, flash your lights, use the horn and your middle finger to display your gratitude to them. That maneuvre is called the flash horn finger maneuvre, one of my favourites!

FreeFallin

Its an 'Im too good to be held up by anyone' attitude

crosstownk

Like the idiots on a motorway who bail up the overtaking lane just before an exit only to swiftly cut across two lanes to head up the off ramp. No need for it whatsoever. But as posted above, inexperience is probably the reason - either that or it's just a muppet!

Gary ITR

I'm convinced they do it to annoy me when I'm driving

Orla K

Maybe more muppettery than inexperience. Most of them were younger driver in stupid looking cars(yes I'm sorry if you have one but you do have a stupid looking car) I remember one being a guy in 40s/50s. I also don't want to put it down to inexperience because I'm only driving since January, but I don't like doing stupid things when I'm driving.

Sqaull20

Overtaking is fun

stratos

Onkle wrote: »

I'm convinced they do it to annoy me when I'm driving

We do . Overtaking IS fun.

Holsten

Most drivers are idiots, that's the answer to most things that tick you off when driving.

Johnboy Mac

Orla K wrote: »

To me this makes little sense and it's happened to me 2/3+ times in the past week.

I'm driving along going the speed limit or just under it. The car behind me decides to pass me out. Then a few yards down the road they turn right and most of the time they have to come to a full stop.

It just doesn't make sense to me, why pass someone out that is going the speed limit only to turn off onto a smaller road?

Are you driving too slow or are you too slow to get up to speed? As for driving just under the speed limit, in the real world (rightly or wrongly) the majority including myself brake the speed limit eg 70-80kph in a 60 zone. No offence intended but if we all stuck ridgitly to the limit nobody would be getting anywhere in a reasonable time.

starbelgrade

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

Are you driving too slow or are you too slow to get up to speed? As for driving just under the speed limit, in the real world (rightly or wrongly) the majority including myself brake the speed limit eg 70-80kph in a 60 zone. No offence intended but if we all stuck ridgitly to the limit nobody would be getting anywhere in a reasonable time.

Where do they have 60kph zones? Certainly not in Sligo. Here, its' 50kph through towns & villages, 100kph on the dual carraigeway & whatever the **** you like on any of the other roads as you'll be guaranteed to never see a speed check.

Johnboy Mac

starbelgrade wrote: »

Where do they have 60kph zones? Certainly not in Sligo. Here, its' 50kph through towns & villages, 100kph on the dual carraigeway & whatever the **** you like on any of the other roads as you'll be guaranteed to never see a speed check.

A sure Sligo is different!

60kph was used as an example but since you asked, Dublin, Co.Kildare etc

Orla K

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

Are you driving too slow or are you too slow to get up to speed? As for driving just under the speed limit, in the real world (rightly or wrongly) the majority including myself brake the speed limit eg 70-80kph in a 60 zone. No offence intended but if we all stuck ridgitly to the limit nobody would be getting anywhere in a reasonable time.

Well the last one was a 100km speed limit I was going 100km or 95km. That car was one of the stupid looking ones complete with L plate full of people with one in the back leaning in between the the two front seats. I did laugh when they passed me, it just reminded me of those seat belt ads.

Also it is a small car but it does go fast and picks up speed better than bigger ones. The only place where you can feel it being slow is moving off from stopping. Which is probably why these drivers going passing me out and then making me stop annoys me.

Also in less than a month I've passed two gardai checking speed, I think I'm better off sticking to the limit.

Saab Ed

starbelgrade wrote: »

Where do they have 60kph zones? Certainly not in Sligo. Here, its' 50kph through towns & villages, 100kph on the dual carraigeway & whatever the **** you like on any of the other roads as you'll be guaranteed to never see a speed check.

Didnt some councilor want to change Sligo from driving on the left to driving on the right years ago just for " all de toorishts an dat " Im near sure that was sligo.

cyrusdvirus

Saab Ed wrote: »

Didnt some councilor want to change Sligo from driving on the left to driving on the right years ago just for " all de toorishts an dat " Im near sure that was sligo.

yes it was Sligo...He proposed it this very day 6 years ago.....

Dabko

Orla K wrote: »

To me this makes little sense and it's happened to me 2/3+ times in the past week.

I'm driving along going the speed limit or just under it. The car behind me decides to pass me out. Then a few yards down the road they turn right and most of the time they have to come to a full stop.

It just doesn't make sense to me, why pass someone out that is going the speed limit only to turn off onto a smaller road?

Why bother getting upset! Some folks just enjoy going faster, the same way some folks decide to follow the letter of the law when driving.

I would probaly overtake you too, not because id be in a rush or anything, i just enjoy fast. I suppose id be a little more courteous about it though, that whole sitting on someones bumper thing p1sses me off too, especially when they clearly are unfamiliar with driving and DISPLAY L PLATES.

Anyone without L plates, clearly unfamiliar with driving, in my opinion, are fair game!

L-M

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

That maneuvre is called the flash horn finger maneuvre, one of my favourites!

Firty ducker haha:P

I passed out the women in a Micra who was doing 20mph for about three miles, it was in a 60km zone. It pissed me off so much lol. When I passed her out, I got about a mile onfront of her, only to come to the next junction and have a string of traffic coming. I could see her slowly coming up in my mirror and then stopping behind me, rolling her eyes up at me in the process. Pain in the arse.

Tigger

driving a t less than the limit means you will be overtaken

people that overtake overtake and so if you are going slow and there is an opportunity they will overtake

try not to let others habits annoy you on the road no one is a perfect driver

Saab Ed

OP does this happen alot? Because if it does you'd have to ask yourself are you just in the way alot. I dont think I ever heard anybody complain about this before..ever .

Orla K

Tigger wrote: »

driving a t less than the limit means you will be overtaken

people that overtake overtake and so if you are going slow and there is an opportunity they will overtake

try not to let others habits annoy you on the road no one is a perfect driver

I don't really go that little under the speed limit, 5km/h and if I start thinking about something a might drop another bit but realise pretty quick and go back to the limit.

It doesn't really annoy me now, just confuses me, but it does annoy me when they do it.

Saab Ed wrote: »

OP does this happen alot? Because if it does you'd have to ask yourself are you just in the way alot. I dont think I ever heard anybody complain about this before..ever .

It's happened about 3/4 times in the past month. It never happened before probably because I didn't go on the road which I've just realised it's only happened on. On that road in my short time of driving I've seen alot of stupidity, my friend travels one side of it to work, there are a lot of crashes on that road.

I think it's probably people thinking speed limits are guidelines and that the car shouldn't drop below said speed and impatience, if they're going to be turning off onto a side road than chances are I won't be going that way. I just don't see whats the problem with staying behind someone for the minute and then turning off, they don't get there any faster. I just don't see any sense in it.

Saab Ed

They are probably afraid you are going to turn down the same road and they just dont want to be stuck behind you there too....Dont get worked up about it , you're happy doing your thing so let them at it.

cnocbui

If someone is doing less than the speed limit and the weather and road conditions are not such to make the speed limit unsafe, I will likely pass someone if it is safe to do so.

On a couple of occasions I have had the person who I have passed flash their lights and use rude hand gestures.

Now that is annoying. It is as if such people believe that they have a right to determine for other road users what speed they should be traveling at and get stroppy when someone doesn't agree with their assumed right.

Rowley Birkin QC

Saab Ed wrote: »

They are probably afraid you are going to turn down the same road and they just dont want to be stuck behind you there too...

Just thinking the same thing. I've been guilty of it myself in the past, particularly at the motorway exit for Cork at Portloaise, there always seems to be a convoy of articulated trucks heading the same way as me.:o

Eric Cartman

5km below the limit, jesus thats low, have to say i always drive 1-5km over the limit minimum, that would indeed annoy me if you were in my way, especially if your in a small car, and im not goign to comment on how me finding out your gender would make me feel,

L-M

You don't drive a red Focus OP? LOl... 500 yards before the turn off on a dual carrage I was behind one and they were doing nearly 70kms. I thought the turn was sooner so I didn't over take. They then did 50kms up the whole slipway. Some one in the lane in the dual carrage way nearly crashed into me as I was leaving the carrage way so slowly.

bubski

I would pass you out if you were doing 5km under the speed limit - also would pass out if someone goes from 115 - 120kms up and down all the time. It just irrates me.

Lobelia Overhill

Orla K wrote: »

To me this makes little sense and it's happened to me 2/3+ times in the past week.

I'm driving along going the speed limit or just under it. The car behind me decides to pass me out. Then a few yards down the road they turn right and most of the time they have to come to a full stop.

It just doesn't make sense to me, why pass someone out that is going the speed limit only to turn off onto a smaller road?

I've had drivers do that to me several times as well, generally it's someone in a much bigger than my lickle hatchback car ... I can't understand why they can't wait the 3 seconds it'll take them to get to the junction or whatever if they stay behind me ...

Saab Ed

Lobelia Overhil wrote: »

I've had drivers do that to me several times as well, generally it's someone in a much bigger than my lickle hatchback car ... I can't understand why they can't wait the 3 seconds it'll take them to get to the junction or whatever if they stay behind me ...

Probably something to do with you being in the way for the last 3 miles while they wait for the only oportunity to over take you which happens to be the place where you turn right. How the fu*k should anybody know you are gonna turn right. You know someone is stuck behind you so show a little more awarness of whats going on and pull over slightly to let them past or speed up ...simple.

Healio

The pic below, those things circled in red are yield signs, they are also at the bottom of a hill, you should be able to see if there will be traffic at the bottom, not stopping at the bottom then checking for traffic :rolleyes:



Also anyone know the cherrywood exit??

Why do so many take the yellow route, or try to?

Orla K

Saab Ed wrote: »

How the fu*k should anybody know you are gonna turn right.

I don't know where your getting that from. we are talking about the other person turning right, and they should really know if they are going to do that.