People who drive 40 everywhere

These idiots are one of the main reasons why I drive a powerful BMW. They are much less of a nuisance when you can overtake them immediately, safely & effortlessly.

Sorry think YABU. Is someone is driving slower I assume they might not know the area or not be fully confident. Id always rather someone drive a bit slower and we all get there safely than them have an accident which then impacts me (by driving into the back of them) or someone on the other side of the road

You are right. They are dangerous in both situations particularly the 30 or 30 zones. I used to live in a village and see this all the time.

Your schedule is your schedule, nothing to do with other road users

I don't understand the mindset if people who get so upset about saving a few minutes here and there

There's a road near me that's 40mph, and fine to drive at that speed
Every single day people crawl along it at 25mph. Why??!
Then it changes to 30 and they speed up

I just don't understand the mindset of people who drive excessively slow when it good conditions/visibility etc. if you're not confident to drive up to 70mph when conditions and limits allow, you shouldn't be driving.

A lot of people don't seem to understand national speed limit signs for single and dual carriageways. Drives me potty.

You won’t be saying that when you’re stuck behind someone doing 40 in a 60 and get rear ended by someone who was doing 59 in a 60 who came round the corner and couldn’t slow down in time.

I think most of them stick at the same speed because they're completely oblivious to road signs, including speed limit signs. Those people are dangerous because they almost certainly won't be noticing all the other kinds of road signs too, i.e. harsh bends, side road junctions, etc etc.

It drives me up the wall. Partly because they think they are safe drivers going well below the 60mph speed limit but failing to realise they are in fact incredibly dangerous because they do not drive to the road conditions. They’d still go down the 60mph road at 40mph when it’s icy and foggy with no lights on.

It depends, if they are hiding a medical condition then they should not have a licence. Mind you, not alone in that about a quarter of those who have one should not, some for medical reasons, others for conduct.

40 in a 60 isn't alright if you're impeding the flow of traffic. If you want to pootle, do it where people can overtake you.

There's a similar road near me which is an important route for getting in and out of the city. There's always some idiot doing 25 on it when it's 40. There are dozens of repeaters saying the speed limit too but bimble bumble brain drivers are oblivious to the fact they've held several cars hostage behind them. Drives me batshit!

Yes! This is how I failed the first time. Twas Captain Slow!

I am not guilty of this now OP so please don't lambast me 😄

I think some people always drive at 40mph because they consider 30mph too slow, but 50mph + is too fast. I can understand that. It’s the drivers that are always 10mph under the speed limit no matter what it is that annoy me.

@Allfur so what if OP was in a rush? Not everyone likes driving so want to spend as little time doing it as possible.

Ah yes, the mono-speeder. It's like they hit a speed and are too terrified to change it so stick there no matter what. Infuriating. It's the 40 in the 30 that gets me. Like you're so risk averse you can't possibly go over 40 on an empty country road, but fine to sail past a primary school at 40. Mad.

No it absolutely isn't fine to do 40 in a 60 🙄 As stated ⬆️, you'd fail your driving test for doing it so clearly not ok. If you don't feel confident to do 60 on a 60 stretch in normal conditions then you shouldn't be on the road.

You'd fail a driving test for doing 40 in a 60 if it was safe to drive up to the speed limit. "Failure to make adequate progress"/"undue hesitation".

If the road is clear with good visibility etc it really isn't fine to do 40 in a 60. Everyone should drive to the road conditions etc. Driving too slowly just causes frustration and encourages those behind to take risks to get past you. Driving too slowly is just as dangerous as driving too fast.

Yanbu. Plus they stop everytime a car comes in the opposite direction, even though there is plenty room for two cars to pass easily

I have similar irritation with people who try to do 60 on our narrow winding roads with umpteen blind corners because the speed limit says it’s okay, so it must be true.

I feel your pain. There’s an old boy who I get stuck behind on a Saturday morning if I time my journey wrong. He probably does about 35 mph on a 60 limit road. Not really anywhere to overtake him so I have to sit behind him and seethe. Bloody idiot.

That's the best bit! I love that, then booting away from them again at the next 60 bit. They can't keep up.

OP they are indeed infuriating wankers.

It’s fine doing 40 in a 60.
Not fine doing 40 in a 30.
So you are half right OP.