Driving Habbits Poll

No Pants

tcawley29 wrote: »

I bet you don't use slow lanes either because in your mind you are going fast enough.

What?

pippip

djimi wrote: »

Maybe if the wording of your poll wasnt so loaded more people might have voted differently. When the other option is "screw them" you are basically voting as to whether or not you are a prick; not many people will admit to that...

I agree here, the poll is far too vague. Every person who answers "Let car B pass" would have a "but only if" attached to their full answer.

Its not a straight forward poll.

tcawley29

pippip wrote: »

I agree here, the poll is far too vague. Every person who answers "Let car B pass" would have a "but only if" attached to their full answer.

Its not a straight forward poll.

Then make a better one

No Pants

tcawley29 wrote: »

As the poll indicates 81 people here are against you. You are a minority and you are a selfish driver.

Quite a conclusion to draw from such a small sample size using a poll so biased Fox News would be proud.

H3llR4iser

Boom_Bap wrote: »

He's not a selfish driver, he is abiding by the ROTR.

Strictly abiding to the "ROTR" in any situation and regardless of anything has the potential of brewing a dangerous situation that could have been prevented or defused by simply using some brains and common sense.

Now I don't think that most of the people saying "I wouldn't move over" are actually advocating behaving like a rolling roadblock, i.e. moving to the middle of the road, brake testing and so on, and I am fairly sure the vast majority of them would in fact let faster cars by if reasonable to do.

It is also true, however, that nobody here is saying that one should jump in the ditch to allow others to pass; Just that is would be a good thing to do should the need arise, regardless of what you think about somebody else's driving, about you being "right for being under the limit" and all these. Again, most of us are neither law enforcement agents...nor road warriors, hopefully.

Boom_Bap

The poll reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke

I did a special for Comedy Central and I had to take a physical, a verbal physical. A bunch of yes and no questions, but they were strangely worded. Like, “Have you ever tried sugar… or PCP?” -Mitch Hedberg

No Pants

tcawley29 wrote: »

Then make a better one

1. Others should move off the road to allow you to pass safely because you cannot manage to do it on your own.
2. Someone else should write a better poll for you because you cannot manage to do it on your own.
3. ?

tcawley29

No Pants wrote: »

1. Others should move off the road to allow you to pass safely because you cannot manage to do it on your own.
2. Someone else should write a better poll for you because you cannot manage to do it on your own.
3. ?

Option 3 can be No Pants can shove his opinion where the sun dont shine

No Pants

tcawley29 wrote: »

Option 3 can be No Pants can shove his opinion where the sun dont shine

Nice... :rolleyes:

EazyD

Well....that escalated quickly

Cleveland Hot Pocket

tcawley29 wrote: »

Option 3 can be No Pants can shove his opinion where the sun dont shine

And with an attitude like that, you'll last long

jimgoose

tcawley29 wrote: »

Option 3 can be No Pants can shove his opinion where the sun dont shine

You're a Master de-Bater, aren't you. :P

tcawley29

jimgoose wrote: »

You're a Master de-Bater, aren't you. :P

nope but supposedly I can talk my way out of most situations :P

No Pants

EazyD wrote: »

Well....that escalated quickly

Faster than the OP can accelerate in his 1.4 Corolla anyway. :pac:

Mint Sauce

I've never been flashed by someone wanted to get by.

If I am driving to the conditions, ie, if its a 100km stretch of road, its safe for me to do it, and I am, they can drive around me. I might move towards the hard shoulder, but not putting any of my wheels in it.

If road conditions do not permit me, ie, the weather, or road lay out, and I have to reduce to say 80km, same applies.

If there is a mechanical reason for me to be doing only 80km, ie, on a space saver, or if I'm not familiar with the road and trying to find a turn, then I will move in for someone to get by, before they need to flash me, but only when safe.

Indricotherium

This is one of those things people just need to get a grip about.

The 100k road where you won't get a chance to overtake in less than 2 minutes driving at 80 km/h is fairly rare.

Jesus.

I'd move over and let a faster approaching car pass anyway. But if the kunt landed on my rear bumper and started flashing I'd be less inclined to.

No Pants

Jesus. wrote: »

But if the kunt landed on my rear bumper and started flashing I'd be less inclined to.

Would you not turn the other cheek Jesus? :pac:

Jesus.

No Pants wrote: »

Would you not turn the other cheek Jesus? :pac:

Aye, my arse cheek

Dord

Ok, when I was in Cork last year on holidays I noticed a bizarre phenomenon (do doo do do doo). :pac: On roads with a hard shoulder, drivers would pull in to let me past even though I wasn't looking to overtake and was a reasonable distance behind them. Very confusing.

In the situation in the OP, the guy behind can wait until it's safe for him to overtake. Only exception would be emergency services.

Jesus.

Dord wrote: »

Ok, when I was in Cork last year on holidays I noticed a bizarre phenomenon (do doo do do doo). :pac: On roads with a hard shoulder, drivers would pull in to let me past even though I wasn't looking to overtake and was a reasonable distance behind them. Very confusing.

You sure? What's your idea of "reasonable", Dord?

dr.fuzzenstein

corktina wrote: »

well I wouldn't screw him.

You wouldnt screw who?

roofer1988

djimi wrote: »

Because a) I have no idea what kind of ****e is going to be littered around the hard shoulder so Im not risking a puncture, and b) why on earth should I drive off the road to facilitate someone coming up behind me?

I dont mind making an overtake easier. Im not going to disappear off the road altogether. The hard shoulder is not a driving/climbing/slow moving lane.

What the hard shoulder for. Get out of the way if somone behind you

roofer1988

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Suppose there's a kid on a bike turning at the driveway of their house and they get decapitated by a passing vehicle driving on the hard shoulder to let someone else overtake?

You pull in when it safe to do so. if it a straight road you can see ahead.If there a cross road or an exit keep out

dr.fuzzenstein

Mint Sauce wrote: »

If there is a mechanical reason for me to be doing only 80km, ie, on a space saver, or if I'm not familiar with the road and trying to find a turn, then I will move in for someone to get by, before they need to flash me, but only when safe.

No worries, space savers are good up to 140, tested it myself a good few times, once had it on for two weeks. First was really careful, in the end, fcuk it, boot it. Must have done a few hundred k's on that thing...

knifey_spoonie

roofer1988 wrote: »

What the hard shoulder for. Get out of the way if somone behind you

Its an emergency lane to be used in an emergency, not to pull into in order to allow someone who doesn't have the patience/ability or performance to overtake safely.

If someone chooses to travel at 80km/h then they are welcome too, similarly if the person behind wants to travel at 160km/h they are welcome too, as long as they don't put me in danger.

joujoujou

Ahh, people, I see you get frustrated even when sitting in front of computer/phone/etc. screen.

I've no problem whatsoever with going onto a hard shoulder to let others pass. Even the ones going from opposite direction.

Just go (slightly, at least) onto a hard shoulder, your pride won't be affected. One day you'd be in a hurry too.



I wish we had signs like them here (that one's from Scotland). And proper level of education as well.

Supergurrier

Pippin was a fairly bad hobbit.

Too fond of the elderberry wine.

Dord

Dord wrote: »

In the situation in the OP, the guy behind can wait until it's safe for him to overtake. Only exception would be emergency services.

That could take a very long time on certain routes or at certain times. It is infuriating having someone else dictate how fast I travel especially if they are unable to even travel at the speed limit.

People holding up a line of cars and not pulling aside are ignorant pr*cks.

endacl

Supergurrier wrote: »

Pippin was a fairly bad hobbit.

Too fond of the elderberry wine.

Don't even get me started on the pipeweed. That longbottom leaf is some quare poky tackle!