Going well under the speed limit

Skeeter · 29 May 2008 at 21:33

Jez said:
The way the taxi's seem to work in newbury you'd think they are paid by the hour (maybe they are)

Seriously its a joke

They can indeed be paid by the hour. Simple way to check. If the car is a wreck, only just road legal, and the driver is foreign, then its likely hourly paid.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 29 May 2008 at 21:36

Lopéz · 29 May 2008 at 21:38

I just overtook somebody on one of those long relatively flat "speed humps" that are all the rage these days. He actually STOPPED in front of it, then slowly crept up, then crept back off the other side.
I followed him on the first one, but when he was obviously going to do the same thing on the next one I lost patience and smoked him.

Mr Footlong · 29 May 2008 at 21:44

Lopez, I salute you for having the patience/manners to wait over the first one

therealnerd2 · 29 May 2008 at 21:44

markyp23 said:
I have seen it said that cars are most efficient at peak torque. Don't believe it in my car though. To do 30 I'd have to drop a gear and the on-board computer MPGometer suggests this is not true.

an engine might be most efficient at peak torque, but including the gearbox this certainly isn't true.

Lopéz · 29 May 2008 at 21:45

Mr Footlong said:
Lopez, I salute you for having the patience to wait over the first one

It was more a case of "WTF is this guy doing" and by the time it was fully clear he'd nearly completed the move - if I'd have done him on the ramp exit I'd have hit the front airdam and then the exhaust on the floor. Not happening

therealnerd2 · 29 May 2008 at 21:51

Lopéz said:
He actually STOPPED in front of it, then slowly crept up, then crept back off the other side.

I did almost do this when my exhaust was dragging about 1 inch off the floor

georges · 29 May 2008 at 21:58

Worst two things:

people doing 40 in a NSL which when it goes to a 30, they keep going at 40. WTF?
people who, when approaching an open, large, empty roundabout, stop and then indicate before entering the roundabout. Why stop? Stop being such ******* pussies - there aren't any cars there!

Howard · 29 May 2008 at 22:00

[TW]Fox;11784202 said:
Doing 20 in a 30 doesn't save fuel it uses more.

Not if you knock it into 5th so the engine is spinning at about 1500RPM

(and barely feathering the throttle so that it's not labouring the engine)

therealnerd2 · 29 May 2008 at 22:08

howardcanning said:
Not if you knock it into 5th so the engine is spinning at about 1500RPM (and barely feathering the throttle so that it's not labouring the engine)

Clarkey · 29 May 2008 at 22:12

georges said:
[*]people who, when approaching an open, large, empty roundabout, stop and then indicate before entering the roundabout. Why stop? Stop being such ******* pussies - there aren't any cars there!

My sister does this, it really ****s me off, any roundabout or junction she will stop before even looking. Even when turning off a main road into a side street she will slow down almost to a complete stop and go into 1st gear. Then again she is also the kind of person who will sit in the outside lane whilst not overtaking, or try to overtake without dropping a gear. Awful driver, I won't ride in her car any more it does my head in.

Howard · 30 May 2008 at 08:10

therealnerd2 said:

What's the matter?

Building Candy · 30 May 2008 at 09:20

I was following a car with a green triangle type sticker in the window that said something like "drive slowly, conserve" or something. I overtook this oaf making sure what ever he was "saving" I blasted over his windscreen.

Puzzled · 30 May 2008 at 09:27

I swear people around here have forgotten how to change down a gear. You get so many cars coming on to a roundabout, pootling slowly around it and then taking ages to get back up to speed. Damn annoying when your trying to find a gap. :mad:

Plus loads of people have taken to doing 50mph on national roads as the council have changed a few old nationals down to 50, so instead of looking at the sign they just think every national must be a 50.

Howard · 30 May 2008 at 09:30

MonkeyMan said:
I swear people around here have forgotten how to change down a gear. You get so many cars coming on to a roundabout, pootling slowly around it and then taking ages to get back up to speed. Damn annoying when your trying to find a gap.

I hate this :mad:

I always believe in making progress so do things briskly while being safe, yet you get caught behind Mr Doddery moving off niiiiice and sloooooowly. A few of my friends do the gear thing as well, slow down to like 20 and try and accelerate back up in 4th. Duh

My comment about being in 5th at 20mph btw doesn't mean I do it

Lol

Dogbreath · 30 May 2008 at 09:33

Skeeter said:
Mr Footlong, I feel your pain.

Plymouth, Marsh Mills Roundabout exit onto A38 Eastbound. Its dual lane up hill to join a dual carrageway, and people pootle up it in both lanes side by side at 30!

ARRRGHGHH!!!

Every single day I see this. Why the hell are they in the outside lane if they are happy to do 40 mph? More to the point, these cretins appear to have no idea that the purpose of a slip road is so you can match the speed of the traffic on the dual carriageway to ensure you merge safely. People doing 40 mph when they merge deserve 3 points and a fine IMO. The penalty code should be FW70, the W stands for Wit and the 70 will remind them what speed they should be merging at.

Just the start of a journey that ensures I arrive at work with gritted teeth and despair.

Iamzod · 30 May 2008 at 10:17

Lopéz said:
I just overtook somebody on one of those long relatively flat "speed humps" that are all the rage these days. He actually STOPPED in front of it, then slowly crept up, then crept back off the other side.
I followed him on the first one, but when he was obviously going to do the same thing on the next one I lost patience and smoked him.

I have to go over speed humps this slow in my capri as the exhaust manifold & centre silencers scrape on em badly.

Wossi · 30 May 2008 at 10:37

I got stuck on in the fast lane of the M1 doing 70mph with a queue of traffic behind me as the guy in front refused to go faster or move over. 6 of us then decided to break the law and undertake him.

Also got stuck behind 2 cars doing 75mph in the fast lane on Friday, again on the M1. Was going to undertake them but there was not enough gaps between the cars in the middle lane.

One thing I have noticed on the motorways now, the electronic signs now sometimes tell you to keep left unless overtaking, not that anyone seems to see them

shauncr91 · 30 May 2008 at 10:42

Theres nothing more off putting than when im on a driving lesson and someone fly's past me at twice the speed limit because im not allowed to go the whole speed limit

Rilot · 30 May 2008 at 10:47

I nearly went in to the back of a "slow" driver the other day.
I was joining the M4 at Cardiff when the car in front slammed on the anchors. I was looking over my shoulder at the time to filter in to the traffic. My fault I know but still annoying.

What happened was that there was an LGV in the nearside lane doing about 55. The car in front, rather than accelerate and join the motorway in front of the LGV, decided that the best course of action was to slam the anchors on at the last minute and join behind him.