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People who drive 40 everywhere

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PeRiO · 23/04/2024 18:26

Sorry this subject has probably been done to death but I let it really annoy me today so just want to get it off my chest 🤣
AIBU to be annoyed at people who drive 40mph everywhere? Following a car home today, I live in a small village of which the road to it varies between 30/60. It isn't a bad road, fairly straight on the 60 bits but I appreciate 60 isn't a target speed but it riles me up when said car is happy to speed in the 30 bits but not willing to go a little faster in the 60 bits.

Anyone else?

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80skid · 23/04/2024 19:25

I didn't know my MiL was out driving today!!!

Yanbu- if they're driving too fast to notice the speed limit is 30, they're driving inappropriately. And they need to get a wriggle on in the 60s too - awful driving, poor observations

TimeForTeaAndG · 23/04/2024 19:06

Allfur · 23/04/2024 18:57

Are you in a rush?

There's always one.

No, not in a rush, just already factored in a bit of extra time to drive where I'm going and shouldn't have to add in an extra 20 minutes to half an hour on top of that because some twat can't read the road ahead. I also have a lot of single carriageway roads with not many overtaking opportunities.

And if I came up behind a tractor or other slow moving vehicle then it would probably be easier to overtake as they'd only be doing about 20mph tops.

BingoMarieHeeler · 23/04/2024 19:01

Allfur · 23/04/2024 18:57

Are you in a rush?

What’s wrong with being in a rush? OP has said nothing about speeding (other than the 40mph-ers speeding in a 30!)

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PeRiO · 23/04/2024 18:59

@Allfur i was 🤣 never happens when im not!

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IchWill · 23/04/2024 18:57

Drives me batshit. My hour's drive to and from work is mostly single carriageway, which is bit winding at times, so not many safe places to overtake. Just my luck I get stuck behind someone doing 37 the entire way, when it's perfectly safe to do 60, or even 50.

I sometimes look back exasperated at the huge queue forming behind us, which ends up slowly snaking all the way through the occasional villages we go through.

On the plus side, I get to see the sheep and listen to the radio. 😂

Allfur · 23/04/2024 18:57

Are you in a rush?

Purpel · 23/04/2024 18:54

I see this so much, the route I travel a lot is 60 for the most part but decent chunks of 20 too and I see so many people doing 40 ish through both the 20 and the 60.

Solgrass · 23/04/2024 18:51

Drives me crazy but there’s nothing worse when you get past them, hit 60 and away….….then enter a 30 zone and you see them creeping up behind you. I bloody know what they’re thinking 😂

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