AIBU to think this isn't "ridiculously slow"?

[lalalalyra]

Twisty turning road (lots of turns, blind bends and dips) slippery as starting to rain and every other corner you were getting blinded as the sun was setting and it was really bright.

AIBU to think that going 45-50mph for a three mile stretch - the twistiest - is not "ridiculously slow" and that the 60mph limit is just that, the maximum limit in optimal conditions?

People doing 40 on a 60 drive m bloody insane.

If you're in a national speed limit area then 60 is 'the absolute maximum' allowed. www.gov.uk/speed-limits. Anyone who drives as if the black and white roadsigns mean 'you should be doing 60 on this road' is insane.

@sooperdooper He hit my car when he pulled back in. Completely misjudged it and I've damage on my front drivers side and he his rear passenger side.

DH pointed out last night that the speed issue is totally irrelevant - he misjudged an overtake.

Yes your DH is right, the speed you were going is irrelevant - he didn't judge the manoeuvre and caused the accident - don't back down!

If you were going 'too slowly' how on earth did he manage to misjudge his overtake and then hit you coming back in. Sounds like you weren't going too slowly at all or the other driver also wasn't driving fast enough either!
The person overtaking SHOULD be 100% at fault - didn't check the way back in was clear, overtook crossing solid white lines, suffering from roadrage/impatience because they didn't like the way someone else was driving, didn't realise when they came to a 30mph zone... sounds like they need to do a drivers awareness course.

SOunds like he wants to have his cake and eat it if he claims you were going too slowly but actually you were going faster than he thought as he didn't drive fast enough get past you and pull in safely without hitting you

Would it be worth pointing out that if he has admitted to unsafe driving if he is complaining about you going at the correct speed in a 30 mile an hour zone and he wanted to be going faster? Or speaking to the local police on their non-urgent number, describing what happened and seeing if they have any useful input - ie to say that going by what he has described as happening in his statement, if they had been there to see it, he would have been arrested for unsafe driving or something along those lines - might concentrate everybody's minds as to who is in the wrong here!

I spoke to the police on the non emergency number already and they couldn't be less interested. No one got hurt, no Road furniture was damaged and since no police officer witnessed it so they can't get involved in the "he said-she said" aspects.

Poor you op! I had a similar thing happen to me but thankfully I was with a policeman. The force still weren't keen to pursue it, but I pushed and they were convicted at the magistrates court. 5points and a £900 fine/costs I think.

Hope the insurance co. behave decently.

I was on a ski lift recently, listening to a couple tell their friends about the 'terrible drivers' on the country road they live on. It was one of those conversations you can't quite believe you're hearing: it ended with the wife justifying her husband overtaking cars with oncoming traffic because he had a powerful car and he could just make it.