People who have a problem being overtaken

Velocitee

On my way back from Cork to Wicklow, one in front of me (blue banged up Yaris on the M7) doing about 110kph - I overtake at the constant 120kph I was doing (damn maturity/speed vans! ) and all is well... until she overtakes me again and proceeds to slow down. Causing me to overtake again without changing my speed.

This happened 3 times - all the while with me thinking wtf???

Eventually a long line of traffic came up and I was able to put some cars in between us and didn't see her for the rest of it. Not the 1st time this has happened. I think she thought I might have been trying to lord it over her with my car?

I need one of those LED boards for the back window "Maintain speed FFS!"

Nearly as bad as the corsa on the sliproad of the N20 dual carriageway who STOPPED to check for traffic and then gave me a "why are you beeping" expression when I gunned it past her!

bazzachazza

Common enough in fact too common. I hate people who increase speed when you are passing them on the motorway I'm not sure if this is just cause they are watching you in their side mirror and it's something they do without thinking. Just like the people who look in their mirrors and drift to that side.

Velocitee

bazzachazza wrote: »

Common enough in fact too common. I hate people who increase speed when you are passing them

Yes like before the M8 was complete and I'd overtaken a slow van only to have him floor it and nearly force me into an oncoming truck.

I wish people like him only the best in life...

edit: and at that stage it was 50:50 me getting back behind him or finishing the overtake

Anan1

bazzachazza wrote: »

Common enough in fact too common. I hate people who increase speed when you are passing them on the motorway I'm not sure if this is just cause they are watching you in their side mirror and it's something they do without thinking. Just like the people who look in their mirrors and drift to that side.

I generally get the impression it's somewhere between subconscious and conscious with these types.

Princess Zelda

On the M1 today I saw in the rear mirror a car being overtaken, when it then pulled into the overtaking lane and sat up the car that was overtaking it's arse with the full beams on. Other car slowed down then, forcing the car to go back into the left lane to try and undertake. Overtaking on motorways tend to bring out the crazy in some people.

shedweller

That happened me on the M2 one night. This came up behind me, passed me then slowed down after passing me so i overtook him to maintain speed. Then he did it again and again. Never looked at me or gestured or anything. What is with these people??
A number of years ago i was passing this awfully slow dude on a backroad. The road ahead opened up a little, enough for two cars. I was alongside him when he speeded up AND veered towards me. I had to brake or there would have been metal meeting. My fist would have met his head repeatedly if there was. Tool.

Zubeneschamali

It's very noticeable if you have cruise control: sail along the motoray at a set speed, the same cars will pass and then slow down until you pass, then they'll catch up and do it again, and again.

The most extreme examples are usually answering their hand-held phones.

Atomic Pineapple

To add to this why do people flash you after you've overtaken them?

About 3 weeks ago I was driving home on the N2 when I overtook two cars in a perfectly safe manner, after pulling in the car behind me flashed me.

I then proceeded to overtake another car and as I went to do this the car behind flashed at me again.

Again I was overtaking a car going slow (85 in 100 zone) on a perfectly safe straight bit of road.

Velocitee

draffodx wrote: »

To add to this why do people flash you after you've overtaken them?

What type of car do you have?

Could be the acceleration with which you're doing it? (personally not aware of any law that says how fast you can accelerate up to the limit??)

Cookie_Monster

I think part of it that you tend to keep up or go slightly faster than traffic in front of you unless consciously watching the speedo. once you overtake you settle back to 120 or 130 or whatever and appear to slow down.

Cruise control is great as it eliminates all of that, just set it and go

itarumaa

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

It's very noticeable if you have cruise control: sail along the motoray at a set speed, the same cars will pass and then slow down until you pass, then they'll catch up and do it again, and again.

The most extreme examples are usually answering their hand-held phones.

Happened to me as well in M3.

I set the speed to 135km/h, Red Laguna overtakes, then later on I have to overtake it back,

really annoying and I cannot understand people like that. The best thing was that there were only two cars going in the same direction, so you would assume that it would not be that difficult to drive normally.

Atomic Pineapple

Velocitee wrote: »

What type of car do you have?

Could be the acceleration with which you're doing it? (personally not aware of any law that says how fast you can accelerate up to the limit??)

A Ford Focus ST.

It was as if they felt no one should be allowed overtake.

langdang

draffodx wrote: »

To add to this why do people flash you after you've overtaken them?

About 3 weeks ago I was driving home on the N2 when I overtook two cars in a perfectly safe manner, after pulling in the car behind me flashed me.

I then proceeded to overtake another car and as I went to do this the car behind flashed at me again.

Again I was overtaking a car going slow (85 in 100 zone) on a perfectly safe straight bit of road.

Were the cars you overtook Corollas? John-Joe and Biddy on their way from or to mass?
"Jesus Mary and Joseph, the speed, John-Joe, the SPEED, they'll kill us all"
"don't worry Biddy, I'll drive with two wheels over the white line to stop the next townie in a rush"

They are the same people who flash you from 3 miles away when you are overtaking coming towards them.

Velocitee

draffodx wrote: »

A Ford Focus ST.

It was as if they felt no one should be allowed overtake.

Ah - there's your problem it's car-ism (like racism, but with cars)

They think you're a boy racer would be my guess and erego 'actin the boyo' :rolleyes:

Nice motor btw

Velocitee

langdang wrote: »

Were the cars you overtook Corollas? John-Joe and Biddy on their way from or to mass?
"Jesus Mary and Joseph, the speed, John-Joe, the SPEED, they'll kill us all"
"don't worry Biddy, I'll drive with two wheels over the white line to stop the next townie in a rush"

They are the same people who flash you from 3 miles away when you are overtaking coming towards them.

and red-faced with rage when you look at them....

astrofool

I had a guy in a Golf go off on one (at least from what I could see in the rear view mirror) when I got out in front of him on the outside lane of a roundabout. He was on the inside lane.

keithclancy

Similar to the massive queue of cars in the overtaking lane while the queue in the right hand lane is empty (left in Ireland)

Not having someone in front of you makes you 'feel' safer.

bazzachazza

draffodx wrote: »

A Ford Focus ST.

It was as if they felt no one should be allowed overtake.

Check your rear lights are working they may have been passing you a message. Like the other morning after a night duty I was overtaken on the N4 at Lucan by a taxi with one headlight pointing up blinding me and NO rear lights it was pitch dark.

More than likely they just thought you were a boy racer.

PCPhoto

draffodx wrote: »

To add to this why do people flash you after you've overtaken them?

did the cars move in slightly to allow you to overtake .... if so it could have been a kinda ... (Sarcastically) "well...thank you very much for not acknowledging that I pulled aside"

I usually thank people by using my hazards for a brief sec or two after I've overtaken - generally people "flash" to say "your welcome".

Atomic Pineapple

langdang wrote: »

Were the cars you overtook Corollas? John-Joe and Biddy on their way from or to mass?
"Jesus Mary and Joseph, the speed, John-Joe, the SPEED, they'll kill us all"
"don't worry Biddy, I'll drive with two wheels over the white line to stop the next townie in a rush"

They are the same people who flash you from 3 miles away when you are overtaking coming towards them.

It was an Auris.

bazzachazza wrote: »

Check your rear lights are working they may have been passing you a message. Like the other morning after a night duty I was overtaken on the N4 at Lucan by a taxi with one headlight pointing up blinding me and NO rear lights it was pitch dark.

More than likely they just thought you were a boy racer.

I always check them, they were/are fine, all lights working and my rear fog light was off.

Would the general public actually label an ST with the boy racer stereotype? Its not loud, its totally standard looking, its not japanese and I wasn't speeding.

PCPhoto wrote: »

did the cars move in slightly to allow you to overtake .... if so it could have been a kinda ... (Sarcastically) "well...thank you very much for not acknowledging that I pulled aside"

I usually thank people by using my hazards for a brief sec or two after I've overtaken - generally people "flash" to say "your welcome".

Nope they didn't, I'd always acknowledge that also.

draffodx

draffodx wrote: »

Would the general public actually label an ST with the boy racer stereotype?

I'd imagine so to be honest, they aren't really standard looking.

Idleater

I notice the same now with the "new" car (MiTo 135). Because it is a "small" car "big" cars tend to have a problem with me passing / expressing a desire to pass them.

Power to weight is a great advantage.

GavRedKing

I do my fair share of over taking when I have the chance on Dual Carriageways or Motorways when I can, Ive no problem with people over taking me and i'll move over and try allow them to pass safely, I dont make it my mission to go about over taking them back in turn.

The only thing that annoys me is when your doing in or around the speed limit on a 2 lane road, indicating a 80 or 100 kmh limit and you could be doing in and around that and you get some eejit coming up behind ya on your bumper or flashing for ya to move in, im usually very obliging but its really annoying.

Atomic Pineapple

gavredking wrote: »

The only thing that annoys me is when your doing in or around the speed limit on a 2 lane road, indicating a 80 or 100 kmh limit and you could be doing in and around that and you get some eejit coming up behind ya on your bumper or flashing for ya to move in, im usually very obliging but its really annoying.

By two lane road do you mean a dual carriage way/motorway?

RoverJames wrote: »

I'd imagine so to be honest, they aren't really standard looking.

Sorry I meant my ST is completely standard for the ST, not standard as in boring looking like a Corolla.

CamperMan

I dislike the drivers that start to pull out as your trying to overtake them either forcing you to brake and pull back or into a ditch

Atomic Pineapple

CamperMan wrote: »

I dislike the drivers that start to pull out as your trying to overtake them either forcing you to brake and pull back or into a ditch

Or on smaller roads the ones that drive in the middle of the road!!

When I had my Prelude I noticed folks used to move over when I approached fast, was pretty cool :cool:

yop

CamperMan wrote: »

I dislike the drivers that start to pull out as your trying to overtake them either forcing you to brake and pull back or into a ditch

Happens each and every time I am on the motorway, I mean when the check their mirror, IF they check them, they can see that I am coming along and time after time there won't be anyone behind me, so if they let me pass, wait 5 seconds then they can pull out, not causing me to slow down. Bit selfish but it just lacks.

About 3 months back, I was behind an Alfa 156, a car pulled out across off a side road in front of us, probably 2 or 3 hundred metres up the road, it was a straight so both of us went and passed him.
About 2 miles down the road I spotted lights going mad behind me and this yoke steaming up behind me, flashing and gesturing for me to pull over, he was within 2 ft of my bumper. It was the guy who I had passed.

I, as you can imagine didn't as your mano, prob in his 60's or 70's, was losing the plot.
Anyway I could see him on the phone, while doing all of the above, some nut job, he followed me for about 5 or 6 miles. I went to 120kmph on a 100kmph to get away from him, in the end I said I wasn't going to kill myself for this fool.
Eventually he pulled back.

Coming into the next large town, about 3 miles out, I thought to myself that maybe he was on the phone reporting me, sure enough I met a patrol car coming towards me. They swung in behind me and followed me all the way in, I was at this stage clear in front and wasnt' going over 60mph, I was still a little rattled from this nutter.
The guards followed me and I went and pulled in, voluntarily, in the town.

Your mano had reported me, for nearly killing him. Said I passed him at 100mph.
I gave my side of the story and explained , they said that in fairness that they had observed my driving and that an un marked cop car 10 miles out had followed me and didn't see anything wrong with my driving.
Also they said the car, a Mondeo ST, could be problem, also it was on UK plates and that was probably your mans issues.

I never heard from him again. I pass his house and can see the car parked outside, would love to pay a visit but I will leave him to it

Zubeneschamali

RoverJames wrote: »

When I had my Prelude I noticed folks used to move over when I approached fast, was pretty cool :cool:

When I changed from a black Alfa 155 (fairly menacing in your mirrors) to a pre-facelift Multipla (eh, not so much), I noticed a huge change in other drivers behaviour.

Where people used to keep in and let me by, they suddenly started to speed up, pull out and generally act awkward to stop me from passing them.

Zubeneschamali

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

When I changed from a black Alfa 155

they looked great, savage presence on the road.

bazzachazza

Have to say with the xenons on I find a fair few people pull out of my way on Motorways/Dualers or hit the brakes when passing me on same. It must be the blue end of the spectrum on the edge of the beam that they see and makes them think I'm a cop car. Thats two car's in a row that I have owned that have them that this has happened to me.:p