Drive faster to relieve "frustration".

adolf hamster · 27 Jul 2020 at 21:41

this just means the risk assessment for every set of roadworks is going to mandate a 40mph speed limit where it would otherwise have been 50.

tbh it feels like they'd be better off focusing on speeding up the progress of the work (anyone remember top gears 1-day resurfacing?)

Rroff · 27 Jul 2020 at 21:44

adolf hamster said:
tbh it feels like they'd be better off focusing on speeding up the progress of the work (anyone remember top gears 1-day resurfacing?)

Resurfacing work around where I live is ridiculous - they've been forever doing and redoing the main road - and the work seems to take forever when they are doing it and most of the time I drive past there are like 25 people just standing around scratching their arses and seemingly all waiting on someone else to do anything. Then the new surface doesn't last a year before it is all crazy cracks and subsiding and they have to do it all over again. And guess who is paying for all this...

m4rmite · 28 Jul 2020 at 07:59

theone8181 said:
What kind of motorway use is using brakes when travelling fast.

Haven't you experienced the numpties cutting you up and lorries pulling out in front of you?

It's a 5 minute occurrence on the m6

Nasher · 28 Jul 2020 at 08:20

Happens even more often in a small/low car. People dont check blind spots properly. Someone almost ran me in to a barrier only a couple of days ago because they just indicated and moved without looking.

NVP · 28 Jul 2020 at 08:51

Truck did that to me last night, luckily I had another lane to escape in to but it was ridiculously close.

Brakes may not be used as frequently on the motorway, however I would guess they happen harder and longer, at faster speeds covering more distance etc.

McPhee · 28 Jul 2020 at 10:00

Rroff said:
Dunno if it is just me but in the last couple of weeks I've noticed a big increase in people who are doing 40 in a 60 (where it is safe to do the limit) that is frustrating. And a fair increase in people behind me who catch up at 40 in a 30 in a built up area then sit glued to my tail.

I just don't understand the mentality.

The one that really winds me up is the driver that drives at 40mph. Speed limit 40? Drive at 40. Speed limit 60? Drive at 40. Speed limit 30, going past a school, where "20 is plenty" signs are present? Drive at 40.

I just don't get it. Annoys me more than the ones who just dawdle down the road. At least those people are just being overly cautious.

Nasher · 28 Jul 2020 at 10:37

Ive seen those go right through 30mph zones with average speed cameras. That is definitely going to get a fine. I slow right down and they drift off in to the distance still going 40-45, completely oblivious

GreatAuk · 28 Jul 2020 at 12:51

God those 40mph drivers are a menace :mad:

... Not always the case, but quite often seem to be an old person sat hunched over the wheel and I don't think it's unfair to ask whether they should really be driving any more. Clearly don't have much awareness of the road and what's going on around them...
Edit: suppose that applies equally to all of them actually whether they're old or not!

Blackjack Davy · 28 Jul 2020 at 14:03

Nasher said:
Happens even more often in a small/low car. People dont check blind spots properly. Someone almost ran me in to a barrier only a couple of days ago because they just indicated and moved without looking.

Not just small cars while on the 50mph section a big silver BMW roared up the outside lane must have been doing 80+ and someone pulled out of the middle lane into the outside. Ok he did signal but he certainly didn't look how the other car didn't run into the back of him I don't know he must have good ABS on that thing. Would have served the pair of them right one for going ridiculously fast and the other for not looking before pulling out.

Theophany · 28 Jul 2020 at 14:50

GreatAuk said:
God those 40mph drivers are a menace ... Not always the case, but quite often seem to be an old person sat hunched over the wheel and I don't think it's unfair to ask whether they should really be driving any more. Clearly don't have much awareness of the road and what's going on around them...
Edit: suppose that applies equally to all of them actually whether they're old or not!

I watched a copper pull one over a few weeks back. Old codger went from a 30mph to NSL to 40mph zone all the while sat at 40. Plod put the blues on to have a word, presumably about their familiarity with road signs.