Slow drivers.... Slow for a reason...

blade1 · 03-06-2019 05:00PM

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

We have 2 or 3 people killed on our roads each week here on average. We have 60%-82% of motorists breaking speed limits depending on which year of the RSA Speed Survey you look at. We are 2nd worst in Europe for checking social media while driving in the Aviva pan-European survey.

We're pretty crap really.

And that's not even mentioning the maliciousness of the slow drivers who try to stop others that want to go quicker than them.

jochenstacker · 03-06-2019 06:54PM

I used to drive a lot in Ireland, mostly in the Munster area.
Back in Germany now.
What I find a lot in Ireland is people blocking the "fasht" lane on motorways and dual carriageways, incorrect lane usage on roundabouts, deliberately using the wrong lane to cut in front of traffic, people blocking multiple lanes when they don't know which one to use and dumping the car any old where cause they'll only be a minute.
But what does stand out are some of the most belligerent and passive aggressive slow drivers. Usually wait for you to come at 100 km/h only to pull out 10 metres ahead of you, drive at 60 km/h, one wheel on the center line and when you do overtake them, they'll follow you several km beeping and flashing because you somehow questioned their manliness by overtaking them.

(Ok, exaggerated a bit

)

AndrewJRenko · 03-06-2019 08:17PM

blade1 wrote: »

And that's not even mentioning the maliciousness of the slow drivers who try to stop others that want to go quicker than them.

Try your big grin on the families of the eight (iirc) people killed on the road after the past week or so - see how funny they find it.

blade1 · 03-06-2019 08:29PM

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Try your big grin on the families of the eight (iirc) people killed on the road after the past week or so - see how funny they find it.

My grin is at the slow drivers but keep up the drama queen work.

corks finest · 03-06-2019 09:41PM

beauf wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Dash cam stops a lot of clowns tailgating, somebody tailgates me I slow down until they back off,and if room I'll give way

How do they know you have a rear facing dash cam?

Thays my point they don't and if dash cam spotted think most ppl will back off from tailgating,,,I would

Anteayer · 03-06-2019 10:02PM

The one I find weird is this:

You're driving along in cruise control on a motorway at 120km/h.
Car overtakes you and pulls in on front of you and drops to about 110 or even less.
You overtake again and put clear distance between and them and lock into cruise at 120.
The car does it again!

This repeats several times.

tuxy · 03-06-2019 10:06PM

Anteayer wrote: »

The one I find weird is this:

You're driving along in cruise control on a motorway at 120km/h.
Car overtakes you and pulls in on front of you and drops to about 110 or even less.
You overtake again and put clear distance between and them and lock into cruise at 120.
The car does it again!

This repeats several times.

Most people are actually very calm rational drivers until they see another car in front of them and everything changes.
It's the same as the people who drive will below the speed limit but accelerate when you go to overtake them.

gctest50 · 03-06-2019 10:13PM

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Try your big grin on the families of the eight (iirc) people killed on the road after the past week or so - see how funny they find it.

4 were female pensioners

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/pensioner-dies-after-single-vehicle-collision-in-co-longford-1.3908758

https://www.thesun.ie/news/4158246/three-women-70s-dead-crash-limerick/

beauf · 03-06-2019 10:47PM

corks finest wrote: »

Thays my point they don't and if dash cam spotted think most ppl will back off from tailgating,,,I would

If they don't then how does it stop tail gating???

...I'm not following that at all...

Isambard · 04-06-2019 09:13AM

Anteayer wrote: »

The one I find weird is this:

You're driving along in cruise control on a motorway at 120km/h.
Car overtakes you and pulls in on front of you and drops to about 110 or even less.
You overtake again and put clear distance between and them and lock into cruise at 120.
The car does it again!

This repeats several times.

often the case. Often I'm quite happily doing the limit on CC when the guy in front slows or evens brakes for no apparent reason and then a couple of seconds later they're off, over the limit and leaving me behind, only to rinse and repeat....

First Up · 04-06-2019 09:31AM

Bad driving on motorways (including improper lane usage) is a whole other topic.

I have sympathy for the lady subject of this thread but the only options for anyone who has to drive slowly - for whatever reason - are a sign to warn other motorists and as much courtesy as possible to let people pass.

Infini · 04-06-2019 09:44AM

As far as things stand driving excessively slow is just as bad as driving too fast, its hazardous and others do not want to be caught behind then because they dont know what they're going to do and its extra stress having to anticipate them. Even worse when they hog the road and dont move to allow people to pass them out.

First Up · 04-06-2019 09:56AM

Infini wrote:

As far as things stand driving excessively slow is just as bad as driving too fast, its hazardous and others do not want to be caught behind then because they dont know what they're going to do and its extra stress having to anticipate them. Even worse when they hog the road and dont move to allow people to pass them out.

Which is why I pointed out the two options in the post before yours.

Isambard · 04-06-2019 10:05AM

First Up wrote: »

Bad driving on motorways (including improper lane usage) is a whole other topic.

I have sympathy for the lady subject of this thread but the only options for anyone who has to drive slowly - for whatever reason - are a sign to warn other motorists and as much courtesy as possible to let people pass.

were it a JCB on the move an orange beacon would be necessary, maybe this Lady should get one as an indication to other drivers that there is a good reason for slow driving . Not exactly fitting the circumstances perhaps but maybe a "patient transfer" sign would help.

is_that_so · 04-06-2019 10:13AM

Anteayer wrote: »

The one I find weird is this:

You're driving along in cruise control on a motorway at 120km/h.
Car overtakes you and pulls in on front of you and drops to about 110 or even less.
You overtake again and put clear distance between and them and lock into cruise at 120.
The car does it again!

This repeats several times.

Some people are incapable of fairly consistent speeds. Take off the CC, slow down , reset the CC to that lower speed or you put the boot down, overtake at a "much" higher speed briefly and leave them behind you.

martingriff · 04-06-2019 05:45PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Some people are incapable of fairly consistent speeds. Take off the CC, slow down , reset the CC to that lower speed or you put the boot down, overtake at a "much" higher speed briefly and leave them behind you.

Also some people do not like been overtaken as you will also get people who will speed up when you try to pass them. I am not even talking very slow. Like the example in the message you quoted.

galwaytt · 05-06-2019 08:50AM

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Do you need someone to explain the connection between fast driving and death rates?

Yes please because it's not the big factor you're going to claim it is...

beauf · 05-06-2019 09:25AM

galwaytt wrote: »

Yes please because it's not the big factor you're going to claim it is...

I saw one statistic that it's (inappropriate speed) a factor in 33%

But I assume you have another figure you are waiting to reveal...

jochenstacker · 06-06-2019 05:22PM

martingriff wrote: »

Also some people do not like been overtaken as you will also get people who will speed up when you try to pass them. I am not even talking very slow. Like the example in the message you quoted.

I've had it happen to me on a few occasions.
Car traveling at 60 in a 100 zone. I've waited for a good opportunity to overtake, suddenly the car moves out to block me and after I managed to get by, suddenly they were well able to travel at 100, whilst beeping and flashing and following me for a few km and waving their arms around.
Mostly quaar auld fellas, wearing flat caps with hair like broccoli coming out their ears, driving old Nissan Primeras.

Brian Scan · 06-06-2019 05:49PM

jochenstacker wrote: »

Mostly quaar auld fellas, wearing flat caps with hair like broccoli coming out their ears, driving old Nissan Primeras.

You have great powers of observation.

Diabhalta · 07-06-2019 04:01PM

Slow drivers should drive only between midnight and 7am.

Billgirlylegs · 07-06-2019 04:11PM

HartsHat wrote: »

A lot of very angry people on this thread.

And dangerously misinformed.
Where be these 80km/h roads.

Diabhalta · 07-06-2019 04:26PM

Slow drivers suck!

Doesn't matter what the reason is, in vast majority of cases they are just complete and utter idiots (unless it's that 1% of some medical issues). And they annoy a lot of people around them with this. If you're not sure where you're going because you don't know the place, pull over and let others go.

Sometimes it's a combination of not knowing the place and being shi**y drivers, these combinations are lethal. Citroen Cactus with a rental sticker in a city, makes my blood boil just when I see them. You can't drive and you have no idea where you're going. Do everyone a favour and drive at 7am on Saturday please, not in the afternoon rush hour.

I'm doing 100 and see a car in the distance pulling in front of me. Ok, so I brake and I expect her to speed up to a 100. No, stupid woman decides to go 70 for some weird reason. I overtake her and see the convoy she created and the car behind her sticking out waiting for her to speed up.

Too many dopes out there.

Shefwedfan · 07-06-2019 04:31PM

Diabhalta wrote: »

Slow drivers suck!

Doesn't matter what the reason is, in vast majority of cases they are just complete and utter idiots (unless it's that 1% of some medical issues). And they annoy a lot of people around them with this. If you're not sure where you're going because you don't know the place, pull over and let others go.

Sometimes it's a combination of not knowing the place and being shi**y drivers, these combinations are lethal. Citroen Cactus with a rental sticker in a city, makes my blood boil just when I see them. You can't drive and you have no idea where you're going. Do everyone a favour and drive at 7am on Saturday please, not in the afternoon rush hour.

I'm doing 100 and see a car in the distance pulling in front of me. Ok, so I brake and I expect her to speed up to a 100. No, stupid woman decides to go 70 for some weird reason. I overtake her and see the convoy she created and the car behind her sticking out waiting for her to speed up.

Too many dopes out there.

and breathe

beauf · 07-06-2019 04:54PM

Diabhalta wrote: »

... I overtake her and see the convoy she created and the car behind her sticking out waiting for her to speed up....

After you over took going a third faster did you slow down to watch or something?

FishOnABike · 07-06-2019 05:12PM

Billgirlylegs wrote: »

And dangerously misinformed.
Where be these 80km/h roads.

Any R or L road?

Diabhalta · 07-06-2019 05:20PM

beauf wrote: »

After you over took going a third faster did you slow down to watch or something?

I had a quick look in the mirror, then I actually sped up to 120 km/h because I'm a rebel.

beauf · 07-06-2019 05:25PM

Diabhalta wrote: »

I had a quick look in the mirror, then I actually sped up to 120 km/h because I'm a rebel.

Up to that point you were doing 100. So the queue behind was probably behind you waiting for you to speed up to 120. How else was it behind her after you overtook. Unless you stayed watching her for a few minutes.

corks finest · 07-06-2019 05:34PM

Diabhalta wrote: »

beauf wrote: »

After you over took going a third faster did you slow down to watch or something?

I had a quick look in the mirror, then I actually sped up to 120 km/h because I'm a rebel.

Ye devil

07-06-2019 05:36PM

What wrecks my head is when I approach a car crawling along at 50 in an 80, and I overtake them, they start flashing and beeping like I'm some kind of mad man.

Even farmers, who can't help but drive in slow motion due to their machinery, will pull in and let cars go by.

I dunno how many times I've seen an articulated truck get tailgated by some asshole that sits right behind them, then when the truck driver is actually considerate enough to pull into the hard shoulder, the moron that was up their ass pulls back and maintains their speed... Like what the fcuk are you doing?!

I despise slow drivers.

Slow drivers.... Slow for a reason...

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