from slow car to fast car problems

itarumaa

Have any of you noticed this kind of behaviour (or is that only me).

Going from slow car to fast car and then you start to make mistakes in traffic that you did not done before.

For instance assuming that since the car is fast you can go to smaller gaps in traffic but then you realize that this is not actually the case (specially you realize this after flashing lights and hearing the horn).

Quite annoying specially I have always tried not to make mistakes like these.

I quess I just have to learn from my mistakes

And for silver car I cut front of today in Maynooth, sorry.

Matt Simis

Eh no. Ive only ever found slow cars to be more dangerous and risky to overtake in. And generally have worse brakes. And handling.
Whats fast and slow in your world?

Bruthal

itarumaa wrote: »

Have any of you noticed this kind of behaviour (or is that only me).

Going from slow car to fast car and then you start to make mistakes in traffic that you did not done before.

For instance assuming that since the car is fast you can go to smaller gaps in traffic but then you realize that this is not actually the case (specially you realize this after flashing lights and hearing the horn).

Quite annoying specially I have always tried not to make mistakes like these.

I quess I just have to learn from my mistakes

And for silver car I cut front of today in Maynooth, sorry.

They sound more like common sense mistakes to be honest.

-Corkie-

I find the first post confusing.. Do you mean that if you get out of a Audi A8 and get into a Polo you will make mistakes???. If thats the case a good driver will be able to adapt to a different vehicle immediatley..

itarumaa

My point is that when you are used to slow car, lets say Polo you do not try go too small gaps in traffic, but then you change to faster car, like A8 you assume that now since the car accelerates faster you can.

So basically you start to take more risks in traffic, because you think that I can you use the power(of car) to minimise the risks.

For instance I had s40 Volvo before and now I have Ls400, and I noticed that now I try to go way too small gaps in traffic, because I assume that the car would accelerate fast enough.

I quess I just have to learn

Bruthal

-Corkie- wrote: »

I find the first post confusing.. Do you mean that if you get out of a Audi A8 and get into a Polo you will make mistakes???.

The other way round i think they meant. That in the more powerful car they can now speed up and zip in and out of lanes on a dual`r or motorway, or overtake quicker and then squeeze into gaps that would be a bit tight, but in the smaller car they would not try it because cant get past other drivers as fast and as easy by the sound of it.

vectra

Actually I did a little test over several weeks.

Week 1 : Drive slow "within all speed limits and conserving fuel* whilst leaving other drivers have the right of way etc.

Week 2 : Drive like I am late for a meeting or whatever. * Like Someone stole it* Assuming I own the road and nobody else had any rights.

Week 3 : Drive as week 1

Week 4 : Drive as week 2


Weeks 1 & 3 :.. Never noticed anything out of the ordinary happening around me.

Weeks 2 & 4 : Lost count of the amount of close
VERY CLOSE scrapes I had.. :eek:
Also noticed because i was driving like others in a hurry, the amount of Hot tempers I noticed was astonishing..


So I resigned myself to drive cautiously when in traffic... It simply is not worth it for the minute or 2 you MIGHT make up

Bruthal

vectra wrote: »

Actually I did a little test over several weeks.

Week 1 : Drive slow "within all speed limits and conserving fuel* whilst leaving other drivers have the right of way etc.

Week 2 : Drive like I am late for a meeting or whatever. * Like Someone stole it* Assuming I own the road and nobody else had any rights.

Week 3 : Drive as week 1

Week 4 : Drive as week 2


Weeks 1 & 3 :.. Never noticed anything out of the ordinary happening around me.

Weeks 2 & 4 : Lost count of the amount of close
VERY CLOSE scrapes I had.. :eek:
Also noticed because i was driving like others in a hurry, the amount of Hot tempers I noticed was astonishing..


So I resigned myself to drive cautiously when in traffic... It simply is not worth it for the minute or 2 you MIGHT make up

And thats the main thing, driving within the limits and not like a racing driver and the time difference is very little over any daily journey.

stealthyspeeder

To be honest I found the reverse, I used to drive from Belfast to Galway years ago every weekend in a fiesta. I found that on the one lane carrigeways, I was always tailgating people ready to take the next available overtake oppertuinity, and I needed quite the oppertuinity. When I moved to my old Mazda 3 MPS, I just hung back, saw a gap, dropped a gear and was in front in 1/3 of the overtaking time.

You will get used to it, I usually find it takes me about 2 months or so before really getting a feeling for it. You will find driving lower powered car frustrating when you do btw.

Nissan doctor

I don't get the point, if you go for a gap in traffic and don't make it properly, causing other people to brake etc, thats bad driving on your part, nothing to do with the type of car your in.

itarumaa

itarumaa wrote: »

Going from slow car to fast car and then you start to make mistakes in traffic that you did not done before.

Nope. I don't drive like I'm on a track.

Miscreant

Well, I went from driving a 1.3l Suzuki Swift (95bhp) to a 2l Turbo Volvo S60 (220bhp, remapped) and the things I noticed were that I could not squeeze into traffic as easily due to the size of the car, overtaking on the open road is a lot easier due to the better acceleration and long distance comfort is much better.
I cannot say that I drove any better or worse in city traffic as I tend to drive the same... steady as she goes as it makes little difference in the end.
I have since started driving the Swift again and I find it amusing at how manouverable the car is through traffic. Apples and Oranges I suppose.

ottostreet

I feel a bit lost driving a low powered car...I just dont like not having an instant response when I hit 'go'.

Another thing I've noticed is I alternate between two cars, a 1.3 Colt and a 3.0 BMW. People cut me off, block me, and dont let me out when I'm in the Colt. If I'm in the BMW, I get far more respect on the road.

Its great

SV

Have to say I haven't noticed the slightest bit of a difference going from the Clio(over 180bhp) to a 206(50ish bhp)..







Nope..none at all.
*whimper*

Peavy

This is very common really , people say its not but it is ive noticed before that happening to a lot of people including myself . When you get into more powerfull car your still used to the same acceleration from a slower one and you dont realy feel the speed of the new car ;D