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Zip said:The drivers that really annoy me are the drivers that drive well under the speed limit and they still brake at every bend, THEY EVEN BRAKE WHEN THEY ARE GOING AROUND A CORNER THATS GOING UP HILL!!!!!!!
Yes how very dare they go round corners at speeds they feel uncomfortable at....
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I think the A52 that goes from Ashbourne -> Manchester is a prime example of an NSL road where it is very unsafe to do 60 around corners, or even on the straights for that matter, I rarely get above 50 on it.
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Zip said:You could say that about all the posts on this thread about people going to slow
Yup.
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My point being that whilst going slow does create a potential hazard, an aggrovated, angry driver behind them possibly forcing them to go faster by tailgating is a damn sight worse.
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Trickle said:Thats pretty much how I see it
hahaha! Well judging by the Manc Meet, I can see why you think that
thebrasso said:
Why? They tar young drivers with the same brush, even though quite a lot of young drivers are much more capable than themselves.
Back to the thread, I'll never forget the time some old **** decided he was going to move over into my lane without looking. I mashed my foot on the brake pedal (I really really had to, it was that close), pressed my horn and then proceeded to overtake him (on the motorway) while glaring at him appropriately. Needless to say, he didn't even glance over at me, so god knows if he'd even realised what he'd just done.
I'm getting really fed up of bad drivers at the moment. Many a time coming home from work I'm stuck behind some retard doing 20 in a 30. If my engine is cold, I won't overtake and will wait until they start turning for a junction and give them a blast of my horn. If my engine is warm, I'll drop a cog and floor it past them, while still giving a blast of my horn.
Fair enough if they're doing the speed limit, I've learnt to happily sit behind them and take it easy. I've got no problem with that, especially through residential areas.
I might not be the perfect driver, but I consider myself to be better than 80% of the idiots on the road!
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agw_01 said:
Wow, you really are a paragon of safe and courteus driving. If somebody doesnt want to travel at the speed you are doing, you aggresively overtake and blare your horn.
Why not simply pass them in a safe, non fuss manner and get on with your life?
I encountered this the other day. Old dear doing 30 on an NSL road. So I waited until it was safe, and overtook. Simple.
Is that an admission you are worse than the other 20% of idiots on the road? I like to think I'm better than all the idiots
I knew you would pipe up and say something Fox. You never fail do you
Just because I give them a blast of my horn, what's to say I don't perform a safe overtake?
I've already written off a car while overtaking, don't you think I'd have learnt from that?
Oh, and sorry if that's how it sounds, but I don't use my horn on every overtake.
And a very clever play on words regarding the 'idiot' scenario 
Just because I give them a blast of my horn, what's to say I don't perform a safe overtake?
I've already written off a car while overtaking, don't you think I'd have learnt from that?
Oh, and sorry if that's how it sounds, but I don't use my horn on every overtake.
And a very clever play on words regarding the 'idiot' scenario
agw_01 said:
The fact you 'floor it past them' in a 30mph zone? Now, I'm not a Rover fan but I'm also quite ready to admit the 220 is quite potent. If flooring it past somebody doesn't result in speeds of over 40mph I'd be rather dissapointed.
You'd think so but thats not the impression you convey
And a very clever play on words regarding the 'idiot' scenario
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Serj said:
Oh yes, the 40mph Cruisers
Stupid thing is they think that they're safe drivers by doing this
Yup, thats very annoying.
Whats even more annoying is when you get 5 of them together.
All 3 inches from the guy in fronts bumper. So there is no way of overtaking them one by one, you've got to either:
a) Wait for the worlds biggest gap and get all 5
b) Buy an Evo
Whats even more annoying is when you get 5 of them together.
All 3 inches from the guy in fronts bumper. So there is no way of overtaking them one by one, you've got to either:
a) Wait for the worlds biggest gap and get all 5
b) Buy an Evo
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[TW]Fox said:
Too true, too true
I've only done that once in my Astra and I had the world's biggest gap. There wasn't a soul on the other side and I waited for someone else to go first.
Thanfully there was a gap otherwise my little Astra would never have made it!
Too often you just have to stay put though
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Yep - got the flashing lights and I'm sure they were moaning about me too!
William said:
You can also get to Manchester via the Peak District and through Buxton. Very nice open roads but they have police helicoptors patrolling the area every once in a while
.(I went from Ashbourne to Manchester the other day, came back and couldn't see 10 meters in front of me due to very thick fog, not fun
).JRS said:I do wonder if all the people who say "old drivers should have their license taken off them" will willingly hand their license over when they become old enough for someone to deem them "too old to be driving"?
Well, by the time I'm an oldie, we'll have the joys of 100% fool proof Internet shopping, streaming TV channels and homes that are fully integrated with computers.
So we'd never have to leave the house again