Reply to: The Secret Brotherhood of C***s

[Doggy Styles]

Maybe they were drunk? Surely you dont want them to speed and cause an accident.......

[Doggy Styles]

You do understand the concept of a speed limit I assume? This is the maximum permissable speed under the laws of this country, not a recommended average

R

Yes, everyone understands that. But many, and you might be one, misunderstand it.

Highway Code, paragraph 169
"Do not hold up a long queue of traffic, especially if you are driving a large or slow-moving vehicle. Check your mirrors frequently, and if necessary, pull in where it is safe and let traffic pass."

In other driving manuals, you are asked to "make good progress", as long as you are within the speed limit and it is safe to do so. Driving slowly for no good reason slows down many other people, not just you. It is inconsiderate for other road users.

[Churchill]

If you're in a line of traffic travelling at 35 mph on a 60 mph road, the car at the front is driven by a member of the The Institute of Advanced Motorists.

I've seen it on their CV...

FTFY!

[Money Money Money]

Maybe they were drunk? Surely you dont want them to speed and cause an accident.......

[BrilloPad]

If you're in a line of traffic travelling at 35 mph on a 60 mph road, the car at the front is driven by a member of the The Secret Brotherhood of C***s.

They do it on purpose. No-one is that ignorant of other road-users.

Maybe they were drunk? Surely you dont want them to speed and cause an accident.......

[Paddy]

Over the years I've noticed that people in estate cars are more likely to be slow. Especially those big Volvo estates.

12 MPG has something to do with it!

[Board Game Geek]

You do understand the concept of a speed limit I assume? This is the maximum permissable speed under the laws of this country, not a recommended average

R

You're right.

I think a lot of drivers feel that if the speed limit is, say 60 mph, then they have to do 60 mph or more. Anyone doing 50 mph is somehow wrong, for whatever reason.

I've never understood this personally.

A bit like a supermarket saying "you can load up to 10 items in a basket for free", so everyone loads 10 items. Why ?

[Board Game Geek]

superiority complex, like.
feel the need to correct internet ramblings of someone, like. why does it matter, like.
maybe not everyone has English as first/main language, like.

capitalisation left out on purpose, like.

I think you missed the point, and perhaps that's my fault for not making it clear, sorry.

The point was your sentence was punctated by lots of "I's", hence it was noticable that you emphasised the "me" factor.

I can see what's confused you. You thought me highlighting the "I's" was because of poor grammar. It's not. You've completely misinterpreted my post.

The point is that the main focus of your sentence was yourself, and the inconvenience you feel, and the trouble you experience, and the hassle you get.

In other words, it's "me me me".

Does that clarification help you ?

[MPwannadecentincome]

If you're in a line of traffic travelling at 35 mph on a 60 mph road, the car at the front is driven by a member of the The Secret Brotherhood of C***s.

They do it on purpose. No-one is that ignorant of other road-users.

What annoys me is that even if the speed limits drops to 40 or 30, they will STILL be driving at 35 mph.

[SuperZ]

Just saying, like.

superiority complex, like.
feel the need to correct internet ramblings of someone, like. why does it matter, like.
maybe not everyone has English as first/main language, like.

capitalisation left out on purpose, like.

[Halcyon]

travelling at 35 mph on a 60 mph road

You do understand the concept of a speed limit I assume? This is the maximum permissable speed under the laws of this country, not a recommended average

R

[RichardCranium]

Over the years I've noticed that people in estate cars are more likely to be slow. Especially those big Volvo estates.

They tend to be driving 4x4s these days.

[Board Game Geek]

Over the years I've noticed that people in estate cars are more likely to be slow. Especially those big Volvo estates.

Perhaps it's because when you are driving something large, you need to exercise more care and attention, rather than just fling it around the bends and hope for the best ?

I always make sure the chaffeur keeps the Bentley under 40, otherwise the wear and tear will be hideous, and more importantly, it's difficult to keep one's Cristal at the correct poise for cultured drinking.

[Doggy Styles]

Over the years I've noticed that people in estate cars are more likely to be slow. Especially those big Volvo estates.

[Board Game Geek]

At least two of those points can be answered by saying they shouldn`t be driving, should have pulled over.
Most likely it`s some old turtle.
What`s even more annoying in these circumstances is finding the cars in front of you (but behind the turtle) don`t overtake when there is an opportunity which make you think "shalll I risk overtaking these 6 cars".

I`ve got a 30 mile drive to work through winding country roads and I`m always getting stuck behind one of these c**ts (as OP put it), or a lorry. Roads are so busy these days, even with plenty of power on tap it`s hard to get past without taking a stupid risk.

Just saying, like.