Road Rage!!!

[SueEllen]

If you have to speed to overtake that indicates the car(s) you're overtaking aren't going that slowly and you're being impatient.
It's not very intelligent, IMHO, to try to gain a few minutes on the road as you'll probably be slowed down by something else later.

You are making a lot of presumptions here.

[badger7579]

I have had this experience too.

It is interesting that they can have the time and space to block but not exercise such manoeuvres without actually overtaking themselves!

If their motive was annoyance at your ability to make progress but they couldn't then the blocking is simple belligerence as the time, effort and power usage could have been used to overtake the slower vehicle.

It is plain and simply dangerous and if observed by a traffic officer they would be in trouble.

Of course the piece of info missing in this is the car you are driving. Often this can influence the reaction of the blocker

Focus..

[OwlHoot]

If you have to speed to overtake that indicates the car(s) you're overtaking aren't going that slowly and you're being impatient. ...

Not necessarily - If the car in front is consistently stooging along at 55 in a 60 MPH zone, it's quite reasonable to want to overtake. But as this takes a fair distance, it's equally reasonable to want to toe it and complete the manoeuvre quickly if approaching a bend or if oncoming traffic is visible in the distance.

[sasguru]

Not necessarily - If the car in front is consistently stooging along at 55 in a 60 MPH zone, it's quite reasonable to want to overtake. .

Is it? Will the extra 5 miles an hour make much difference in your sad life?

[d000hg]

Is it? Will the extra 5 miles an hour make much difference in your sad life?

If we had to drive to work we might think so too...

[sasguru]

If we had to drive to work we might think so too...

I've had to drive to meetings with client 3 recently - which is a mix of country roads and motorway. I drive steadily, but not slowly, and with equanimity, allowing myself plenty of time.
There are plenty of stressed and aggressive assholes on the road though who probably arrive at their destination 5 minutes earlier than me, with their blood pressure up and their morning ruined.

[d000hg]

I'm quite happy to drive slowly on a country road, in fact if someone in front is a bit slow it means nobody can blame ME for holding things up

Don't like motorway driving though.

[Lockhouse]

I had someone deliberately swerve out in front of once whilst I was overtaking them - in effect they tried to run me off the road.

The way to sort this (as I've said before) is to get a cigarette lighter powered forward facing video camera off eBay for £20. Of you do a lot of driving it's an essential.

[darmstadt]

oi

I just bought a q7

going to FaM with the Mrs Benes tomorrow for the weekend, so we should be able to test it on the auto bahn

Milan.

Oi, you had better not get in my way then nor sit on my arse as I'll be on the Autobhan around FFM then as well :-)

Feck, me, not only have you bought an Audi but a bloody SUV one as well...I credited you with a bit more savvy...

[TestMangler]

I've had to drive to meetings with client 3 recently - which is a mix of country roads and motorway. I drive steadily, but not slowly, and with equanimity, allowing myself plenty of time.
There are plenty of stressed and aggressive assholes on the road though who probably arrive at their destination 5 minutes earlier than me, with their blood pressure up and their morning ruined.

You drove ? Is your jetpack in for a service ?