Do you drive more carefully in bad weather?

easyeason3

Had to drive a fair bit today. Considering the weather & road conditions I slowed it down a bit.
When I was coming home tonight four different vehichles overtook me even though the road was very slippy & I wasn't crawling along like an old lady, just keeping more distance than usual to the car in front of me & reduced the speed. One of the genuises overtook on a bend!

So do you slow down in bad weather conditions or am I being too cautious?

mink_man

NO!

starbelgrade

Yr more than right to reduce your speed when it's wet, foggy or icy.. some idiots might overtake you, but they are also more likely to overtake you also on the race to the grave.

Kevin Bacon

It would be probably better to speed up so your not driving in the bad weather for long.

starbelgrade

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

It would be probably better to speed up so your not driving in the bad weather for long.

I nearly laughed. Hilarious.

Kevin Bacon

starbelgrade wrote: »

I nearly laughed. Hilarious.

Thanks, I try my best.

jape

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

It would be probably better to speed up so your not driving in the bad weather for long.

This logic also applies to drink driving. Get home as fast as possible so the 4-0 stay on the down low.

starbelgrade

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

Thanks, I try my best.

As does Eamonn Gilmore. Today he responded to the Taoiseasc's wishing of a "Happy Christmas & a Prosperous New Year", with, "After the budget you just announced?"

I not only fell off my chair, but wet & shat myself at the same time.

stovelid

Kinda like asking do you leave the house with clothes on.

I course I do.

we'llallhavetea_old

i do slow down but not so much that everyone is passing me out. that sounds too slow!

brendansmith

Of course you drive more carefully in bad weather. Only an idiot wouldnt.

jape wrote: »

This logic also applies to drink driving. Get home as fast as possible so the 4-0 stay on the down low.

Isnt it 5-0?

imeddyhobbs

I drive so slow in bad weather that auld ones give me the finger when they overtake me

gav_neonstars

You can feel it yourself when ypur driving in bad weather. If your being an idiot and throwing you car into corners at high speed you can feel your breaks arnt as responsive and the tyres tend to slip.. I have a handy little light on my car i call the douche bag bulb.

Everytime im acting the bollix doing something i shouldent a little light flashes up on my screen of a car skidding. Its my Traction control indicator i think. But when it comes on i get the message.. Does the trick.

grenache

I've been involved in a couple of crashes this year, one my fault, the other not my fault. Both were in very wet conditions on slippery roads. I can tell you, it has made me a much more cautious driver, and more fearful in any sort of bad weather. Probably the best thing that's ever happened to me, as now i won't take any chances, like overtaking in wet conditions, driving too fast on icy roads, etc. Everyone should have at least one small crash in bad weather, it really does wake you up to the dangers of motoring.

SV

Yeah I drive more carefully..
fúcking annoying the amount of idiots on the road who don't know what they're at though..

Just because it's snowing does not mean you reduce your speed to 50km/h on a 100km/h road that's bloody empty then flash me when I overtake you..

morons.

Novella

Ah yeah, I slow down and what not.

I remember around this time last year, I was driving to work, was going around a bend and tapped on the brakes... Next thing the car skidded and I thought I was gonna end up in the ditch.

Luckily I didn't but it gave me enough of a fright to cop the fcuk on!

CrazyRabbit

As a motorcyclist, I don't like getting squished, so yes, I drive carefully.

Then again, I drive carefully all the time.

Kiera

Yes of course, you'd be an idiot not to.

Cookie_Monster

I change my driving style to cope with conditions but am no more or less careful than usual.

Having said that ripping around in snow is great fun, Sally Gap last Mon was covered in snow and it was great fun

VinnyTGM

It's not so much driving fast when it is starting to rain or raining, but when it stop's raining the road's get very slippery and greasy.

Rented Mule

brendansmith wrote: »

Isnt it 5-0?

I guess the Garda Síochána comes up short.

The Big Red Button

Of course you should adjust your driving as per the road/weather conditions.

However, it drives me mental when people slow to 30-40kph for the slightest little bit of frost/fog/rain/whatever. It's completely unnecessary, and it does lead to other road users overtaking them - hopefully safely, but in some cases, drivers get so frustrated that they take chances - and that's what causes accidents.

And of course, the overtakers are in the wrong too - but the ridiculously slow drivers are also a factor.

If you have that little confidence when driving in adverse conditions, then please do the rest of us a favour and stay at home!

SV

chatterpillar wrote: »

Of course you should adjust your driving as per the road/weather conditions.

However, it drives me mental when people slow to 30-40kph for the slightest little bit of frost/fog/rain/whatever. It's completely unnecessary, and it does lead to other road users overtaking them - hopefully safely, but in some cases, drivers get so frustrated that they take chances - and that's what causes accidents.

And of course, the overtakers are in the wrong too - but the ridiculously slow drivers are also a factor.

If you have that little confidence when driving in adverse conditions, then please do the rest of us a favour and stay at home!

Great post, put it far better than I ever could.

spareman

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

As a motorcyclist, I don't like getting squished, so yes, I drive carefully.

Then again, I drive carefully all the time.

Same here but Jasus its scary out there this time of year, I was out today about 10 miles from home and it started to snow, I tought I would be stuck there. I wouldn't even sit on the bike in snow.

jumpguy

starbelgrade wrote: »

As does Eamonn Gilmore. Today he responded to the Taoiseasc's wishing of a "Happy Christmas & a Prosperous New Year", with, "After the budget you just announced?"

I not only fell off my chair, but wet & shat myself at the same time.

At the fact that Eamonn Gilmore suffers very, very little in the budget and he said that? It's hilarious alright.

You'd have to be either a boy racer (which would also mean you are everything on this list), a complete fool, a dickhead, a show-off, or all of the above to drive recklessly in icy/foggy/thundershower conditions.

s14driftking

depends on road conditions i usually stick to speed limits regardless of bad conditions mostly cause i used to drive long distances for work

c4cat

chatterpillar wrote: »

Of course you should adjust your driving as per the road/weather conditions.

However, it drives me mental when people slow to 30-40kph for the slightest little bit of frost/fog/rain/whatever. It's completely unnecessary, and it does lead to other road users overtaking them - hopefully safely, but in some cases, drivers get so frustrated that they take chances - and that's what causes accidents.

And of course, the overtakers are in the wrong too - but the ridiculously slow drivers are also a factor.

If you have that little confidence when driving in adverse conditions, then please do the rest of us a favour and stay at home!

The thing is in Ireland most 'Younger Drivers' are not to aware of black ice conditions on the roads because weather conditions in Ireland hardly have ever got cold enough in their lifetime to have experienced black ice, Thats why some older drivers will slow down in freezing conditions to around 40 kph. With this cold snap we are having I gtee there are going to be a few sad families this Christmas because their loved ones lost control over black ice or their loved ones were killed by some speeding idiot. When I read or hear about about a driver killing themselves because of excessive speed I always feel happy thinking well at least that driver did not kill or injure an Innocent person. The trouble is many of these type of drivers don't kill them selves but some one else instead, some one like a member of your own family.................... because that driver thought he was a great driver in adverse weather conditions

Dartz

I drive faster so I can get out of the cold quicker.

Hell is warm, I hear.

CrazyRabbit

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

As a motorcyclist, I don't like getting squished, so yes, I drive carefully.

Then again, I drive carefully all the time.

spareman wrote: »

Same here but Jasus its scary out there this time of year, I was out today about 10 miles from home and it started to snow, I tought I would be stuck there. I wouldn't even sit on the bike in snow.

Last Christmas Eve was a nightmare. Driving from Castleknock to Monasterevin in very dense freezing cold fog. I was on the motorway and couldn't see 30 feet ahead of me. I was overtaken by a car that was traveling at about 90mph...I don't think he even seen me. Thank God he was in the other lane.

Some people just haven't a clue about the risks.

phasers

I don't drive in bad weather, I'd be too nervous. I can barely deal with heavy rain!

Beasty

Definitely slowed down today. Plenty of snow this morning and freezing temperatures so I was looking out for the black ice. Only averaged around 29km/h on my return commute of 55km


but then again, I was on a bike