To hate when drivers do this

[carol1234568]

I seem to have this most days - going along at 60mph on a national speed limit road, when all of a sudden a car pulls out ahead. Within no time Ive caught up with them. They then start drive at 40mph, leading to cars crawling along behind them.

WHY do cars pull out when they can see cars are coming, and when they know they're going to drive much less than the speed limit? This is not an especially busy road - there will be chances for them to pull out without any traffic coming.

[QueenJane]

That is pretty scary.

So you drive at 60 mph AT ALL TIMES on a national speed limit road? You drive at 60 mph when you’ve seen a sign warning of heavy goods turning, or farm traffic? Round blind bends? In heavy rain?

Yes, that is scary.

[bimbobaggins]

Probably people are stressed and angry because of drivers like you. Can you really not see why you should wait an extra few seconds until a car has passed before pulling out in front of it. If you can’t then yes, please, get the bus.

[NoFuckingRoomOnMyBroom]

Inconveniencing other road users is twattish, if you don't want to do the speed limit then fine, as long as it doesn't affect others.
Literally cannot stand the fucking 'It's a limit not a target' bullshit brigade. The police do also pull you over for going too slow.
If you can't drive properly then fucking don't drive at all.

[FluffyHippo]

Gosh Psychobabble123, I wish I was as cool as you! I'm obviously not worthy to share the same roads as you...

[FluffyHippo]

Or Psychobabble123, you could just be the kind of aggressive, entitled moron who causes fatal accidents. Maybe you should just stick to doing donuts in supermarket carparks with your boy racer mates....

[Barbaro]

I think what the OP is referring to are the idiots who pull out in front of a line of traffic on a normal 60 limit road where you are easily capable of doing 60, not a back road country lane. Something like the a9 (sorry I'm Scottish it's the best example I have).

In those kinds of cases, people who pull out and hold up traffic are classed as inconsiderate drivers and could very easily be pulled over by the police, I've actually seen it happen and know of it happening to other people. You may think you are being safe, but you aren't. You are actually a hazard on the road and are committing an offence.

[rememberthetime]

My car is slow (less than 1 litre) and therefore I literally cannot pull out quickly and get up to 40 or 60 in a few seconds. My car just won't do it.

So, I try to leave enough space to prevent other cars having to slow down - but THEN I get people behind me beeping me to move into spaces that they would find easy.

Who am I supposed to piss off first?

[AliciaMayEmory]

QueenJane, You do know that you can fail your driving test for holding up other drivers by driving under the speed limit (road conditions permitting), don't you? It's as dangerous as driving too fast. If you have reasons why you can't drive the correct speed then you should be mindful of how your driving can affect other road users and the potential hazards your slower driving could cause. I drive at the speed limit, if the conditions are right, as I tend to need to be at work on time, collect kids from school/clubs etc. We are actually allowed to drive at the speed limit, so questioning those who would like to where possible seems somewhat ridiculous.

[bimbobaggins]

I’d wait until the space was clear so I’d piss the people off behind you first. They can wait whereas if you pull out in front of someone it can be dangerous and cause an accident

[Imchlibob]

National speed limit does not mean that it is safe to drive at 60mph. It means that the road hasn't been assessed as needing a lower speed limit. In the vast majority of roads that's because the traffic volume on the road is too low to justify the assessment and enforcement - this doesn't mean "it's fine to go at 60mph" it means "use your judgement, up to 60mph where it is safe to do so"

If a NSL road is such that you can't easily and safely overtake a car going at 40mph, due to bends, visibility or width, then the chances are it is not really safe to do 60mph and the person doing 40mph is the better driver.

If they are going to do 40mph then spending 20seconds waiting for you to pass isn't going to reduce the net effect at all - it will simply be a different car that is behind them. What makes you specifically so special that you should be given priority but the next person, and the next after that, should not be?

[Libertylee]

If you’re pulling out in front of another driver and causing them to slow down, you are definitely in the wrong as long as they’re within speed limit. Being able to judge speed and distance is part of being a competent driver.
And yes- I hate it too. Especially when they’re travelling 100 yards up the road to then turn right.

[QueenJane]

Everyone is now talking about road conditions and appropriate speed. That is not what the OP and other posters were commenting on. The argument was about how pissing annoying ‘slow’ drivers are and that the speed limit is 60 mph, therefore everyone should drive at that speed or they are a tosser.

Of course you make progress when conditions allow, but that is not what was said.

[Plasebeafleabite]

liberty

Yes the i’m Turning Off In 200 Yards Therefore I Have The Right To Inconvenience You brigade

I’d love to know what goes through their minds. I’m going to fuck you off, then fuck you off some more?

[bimbobaggins]

No they’re not, some kind are still talking about cars pulling out

[User467]

My favourite is when someone pulls out in front of you, forcing you to slow suddenly, then turns off 100 yards along the road. What was the point!

[bimbobaggins]

Because they are arses who are oblivious to the road conditions and other cars around them.

[Plasebeafleabite]

OK queen

Long Straight road, NSL, traffic coming past you at 60 regularly. Should you pull out then do 40 or wait till the gap is big enough so that the next driver does not have to slow down?

[adaline]

I had someone do this to me the other day

Pulled out in front of me, forcing me to slam on my brakes, and then proceeded to drive along at 15mph in a 40, for no discernible reason at all!

Held up a queue of about 9 vehicles including a tractor and pootled on for about six miles completely oblivious!

[catandtheteapot]

We were once stuck behind a driver in Northumberland heading south on the A1. It’s tricky to overtake on this road, so we were stuck - along with about 30 other cars - doing 30mph in perfect driving conditions on this 60 road. Dh eventually managed to overtake, it’s one of the few times I’ve actually heard him properly shout and swear.

[mustbemad17]

Surely the idea is that you go with the flow of traffic when pulling out? So if you are pulling on to a 60, pulling out in to a steady flow of traffic knowing you don't have the time to build up your speed is a twatty - and dangerous - thing to do.

[Guavaf1sh]

If the nervous, slow and all others who for whatever reason wish to drive slower than the rest of the traffic pulled over at regular intervals to let everyone else pass there would be no problem

[gamerwidow]

I’m a ‘it’s a limit not a goal’ type type driver but it makes no sense to pull out in front of someone forcing them to slow when you could just pull out behind them instead. If the drivers on the road you’re pulling into have to slow to accommodate you then you didn’t have time to get on that road safely and you should have waited.

[gamerwidow]

This isn’t really about slow or fast drivers it’s about safely assessing the flow of traffic before you pull into it.

[Barbaro]

gamerwidow exactly. The police will stop you if you are being inconsiderate and holding up traffic needlessly.

[blaaake]

Even if you have a shit car it can't take more than 20 seconds to get from 0-60, so don't chat shit.