Old people driving slowly - rage is building

There's this one section of road that's completely twisty, narrow and amazing with a sea view, it's short but great fun!

It makes me a sad panda when I see the car in front not turn off and go on this road :(
 
People going really slow annoy me to some extent but as a new driver I understand it a little bit.

What really makes me rage is when I'm doing just under, on or a tiny % over the speedlimit and I get people tailgating.
 
The Funktopus said:
I witnessed an accident caused on the A1M by this very problem. I was cruising at about 70 on a section of three lane carriageway that was pretty much empty. Coming onto a relatively straight section, I spotted a car ahead of me in the inside lane headed in the same direction, yet the rate of closure between me and it was massive, so quickly checking my mirrors, I indicated, moved out and shot past this car, a silver Corsa being driven by an old dear hunched over the steering wheel as they do. She must have been doing all of 25-30 mph. On a motorway. Just as I was thinking to myself "that daft old bag's going to cause an accident, she shouldn't be on the road." a car runs into the back of her on a bend.
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The accident was not caused by the old lady going slow though, it was caused by bad observation from the other driver.

You should never assume anything when driving, be that about speed, road conditions, other drivers, pedestrians etc etc etc.

A car instantly siezes its engine, the engine siezing immediately locks the wheels and the car decelerates massively instantly. The person in a panic doesnt think to dip the clutch. A car driving behind not obeying the safe distance stoves into the back of the car whos engine has just siezed, who caused the accident?
 
I think the OP needs to look it from the fact that they will be old too one day (unless you drive like a loon). At which point, are you really going to want somebody turfing you out of your car because your reactions aren't as quick and you don't drive as fast as they do?

Think about the loss of freedom you lose then if you have to start taking public transport or having somebody else drive you. I doubt you would be much pleased.

In many cases, impatient drivers need to relax and realise that in many cases, they aren't actually losing that much time by being held up a little bit.
 
I'd rather they drove slowly than drove fast and caused accidents due to their lower reaction times or lack of confidence due to some inpatient guy on their bumper

The speed limit is a limit not a target . They sadly have as much right as anyone else
 
ubersonic said:
I never understood why the old drive/walk so slow, you would think having less time left would be a motivator :confused:
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Well they walk slower because their balance is not as good as it was in their younger days and they suffer from aches and pains which you tend not to when you are younger.

If you get to that age you'll be thinking "why are youngsters always in a rush, they need to slow down" :rolleyes:



This thread amuses me... What with all the perfect drivers all gathered in one place :)
 
Richie said:
This thread amuses me... What with all the perfect drivers all gathered in one place :)
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Yup, age has nothing to do with it, the ability to pass a test has nothing to do with it. No-one is complaining about driving in urban areas where 20-30mph is both reasonable and sensible. All the complaints seem to be about driving at 40-50 in a 60 zone where I agree 40 is probably too slow, 50 is reasonable and allows for overtaking if you need to get on.

Most complaints are probably from people who have crap 50-70 acceleration times and cannot overtake.

The A51 Nantwich to Stone is a lovely road, you get HGV, tractors, slowish drivers. yet there are half a dozen places in the 20 miles where you can overtake safely and my journey time rarely alters by more than five minutes whatever the traffic.
 
Old drivers are great, they give me loads of room when overtaking me on a bike except a few Merc drivers who don't like slowing down. It's people like the OP that are the problem especially on back lanes.
 
Tomcat825 said:
Compulsory retest every 4 or 5 years tbh.
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And you would pass yours i presume?

Drivers get bad habits, Im a very safe driver, Never had a crash and allways stick to the speed limit.

but if i was to retake my test i know i would fail, because as an experienced driver you know what you can do and what you cant in each surroundings.. It doesn't matter What you SHOULD DO... and the test is testing what you should do no matter the environment...

i would say 50% of good drivers out there today would fail the driving test if made to re-sit
 
Pixel said:
Yes it is.

I'd like a compulsory retest for all drivers once they hit the age of 65, the slow ones will be taken off the road and driving will become a lot more enjoyable for everyone else.
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This is my thoughts on OAP's driving. I've met an old man twice recently on the road 60mph limit) and he's doing constantly doing around 30mph.
 
Tomcat825 said:
Compulsory retest every 4 or 5 years tbh.
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Retest for what though? You say it like the best drivers are the ones fresh out of driving school...which are currently, according to the insurance companies, the absolute worst drivers in the country.

There's a world of difference between learning to pass a test and learning to drive. The current driving test is a joke, and not a very funny one either. I doubt whether most people here, who have been driving (safely and accident free I might add) for more than 5 years could actually pass the current test without any tuition on how to pass the said test. Which makes the test just a test and not a driving safely test.

Now if we were to introduce a new safety check after 5 years of driving, then fair play, but not a straight retest, as that's pretty stupid.
 
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