Slow drivers

[Finn]

You are the sweet, generous, emphatetic kind of guy woman always want, eh?

There just isn't enough of me to go around.

[Brownstoo]

Isn't one of the reasons for riding bikes so you can just split past the fucker?

[steve_t]

What pisses me off is people with 'sportscars' that can't take a corner without braking and then fail to accelerate to 100kmh by the end of an onramp. Just like the poser in the Porsche GT3 that took exception to me passing him on two lane onramp, when i wasn't really making an effort to get to merging speed. He then accelerated up behind me and tailgated me with high beams. Funnily enough his efforst to piss me off just made me laugh which in turn made him more angry. I found it hard to believe that my 1.8L 4speed automatic Volvo S40, out cornered and out accelerated a Porsche GT3. Kinda like having a hot missus and not fucking her.

Oh yeah... not just sports cars but everyone in general who brake for no reason!! The road turns to the right about 3 degrees.... oh, I'd better brake. WTF??!!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Blardy hell whatsthematterwiththelottayas.. Grow some nuts! Put yer headlight on full... Crackle yer exhaust at them!! PASS the fucker!! Bloody namby pamby softcock bikers, geez..

And then you wounder why there are so many deaths and bike accidents on the road... going out with that kind of attitude will get you hurt big time... and give bikers a bad name in general.

Yes pass maybe... but for fark sake think before you do it, do it in a safe manner, (not just pass and just do it)... there is usually a reason it is a 50 or 80 k zone... hidden drive ways or connecting roads with blind corners for those that are pulling out (in front of you)... kids chasing the ball onto the road... what ever...

[YellowDog]

I don't mind slow car drivers as they are easy to manouevre around.

It is the idiots who keep changing lane without warning that fark me off.

An indicator is designed to provide an indication to other road users as to the drivers intentions.

It is a NOT facility to inform on what the driver is actually already doing.

FFS

[CookMySock]

Isn't one of the reasons for riding bikes so you can just split past the fucker?

Oh yeah. Seriously, that is one of the best things about biking - many of the rules just do not apply, snort, LOL.

And then you wounder why there are so many deaths and bike accidents on the road... going out with that kind of attitude will get you hurt big time... and give bikers a bad name in general. Yes pass maybe... but for fark sake think before you do it, do it in a safe manner, (not just pass and just do it)... there is usually a reason it is a 50 or 80 k zone... hidden drive ways or connecting roads with blind corners for those that are pulling out (in front of you)... kids chasing the ball onto the road... what ever...

Sure. Proceeding blindly at all costs with no care will get you bent. All the stuff you mention goes without saying for those of us with twenty years of roadcraft up our sleeve. Maybe he's just a noob.. Maybe he should be just accumulating a few thousand hours on the road before he starts to be an arse.

Steve

[slofox]

The best moment on a bike is when you drop it down two gears and howl it past some cage in about 0.5 of a second with the Two Bros can screaming in anger...y'can just hear the driver muttering about "blardy hoons"...ht ht ht

[Disco Dan]

I'm getting really sick and tired of riding/driving down motorways in good weather conditions when the road is in good order with cagers driving 80kmh in front of me. Or being in an 80 zone behind someone doing 65kmh, and these selfish bastards think they own the roads and refuse to let traffic past. If people have an old car that can't reach 100kmh, or towing a trailer, then that's fine if they want to travel at 80kmh as long as they pull over and let people past. I wonder how many crashes can be attributed to people overtaking dangerously because they were fed up with being stuck behind a slow driver. And the cops don't seem to want to target these idiots.

Time you went back under your bridge like a good troll...


I drive a 30 year old classic car, not only does it take 10 minutes to get up to speed but the speedo is so old it can vary by up to 30km on any given day. Generally I avoid the motorway - however my car will normally only manage 80-90 kmph, even less when going up a hill.

I always use the left lane UNLESS I need use another due to exit/mway split etc.

I often get cars and bikes tailgating me - my response? Well I slam on my brakes. How dare they endanger ME by tailgating. They are perfectly capable of overtaking me in a safe manner but most choose to display their lack of testicles by overtaking dangerously close, fast and normally exceeding the speed limit.

Remember - it is a LIMIT not a f*cking TARGET. If I want to travel at 80kmph on the mway it is MY RIGHT as a fellow road user to do so.

As a motorcyclist - you should be more than able to overtake safely. Unless your on a GN or an idiot. I've yet to decide which.

[CookMySock]

I often get cars and bikes tailgating me - my response? Well I slam on my brakes. How dare they endanger ME by tailgating.

But we had time to roll a smoke and have a cup of tea before we started to close up on you. It was funny watching flames come off your thirty year old drum brakes too, and particularly amusing also when random parts started coming off your jalopy as you weaved uncontrollably.

They are perfectly capable of overtaking me in a safe manner but most choose to display their lack of testicles by overtaking dangerously close, fast and normally exceeding the speed limit.

Yep. It's fucken funny as. Your finger in the air just made it all worthwhile.. and also the cop pulling you up for dangerous driving too..

It's pretty clear you have no control of your emotional state in a motor vehicle. Cool it ay, before you kill someones' teenage daughter, or maybe your own.

Steve

[Disco Dan]

But we had time to roll a smoke and have a cup of tea before we started to close up on you. It was funny watching flames come off your thirty year old drum brakes too, and particularly amusing also when random parts started coming off your jalopy as you weaved uncontrollably.

Yep. It's fucken funny as. Your finger in the air just made it all worthwhile.. and also the cop pulling you up for dangerous driving too..

It's pretty clear you have no control of your emotional state in a motor vehicle. Cool it ay, before you kill someones' teenage daughter, or maybe your own.

Steve

What on earth are you doing rolling a cigarette and drinking tea while driving?? Woah, did you take your "exaggeration pills" today? Flames? Really? Weaving? Hardly. I know how to drive in a safe manner - I also know how to brake quickly and effectively in a vehicle with only drum brakes. I hope you can.

The varied attitudes - particularly young vs old regarding 'safe' driving and 'courteous' driving are clearly different. What is not clear is why you and 99% of drivers seemingly think you have 'more right' to be on the road than anyone else. It is an inherent flaw in NZ driving culture which has been compounded by such posts as yours and several others in this thread.

If you wish to travel faster than I am... feel free to make use of the other 3 f*cking lanes that usually make up a mway and overtake.

[Grahameeboy]

Nope, Your the fuckin idiot, Slow drivers are a hazard.

They are not a hazard...the hazards are the impatient drivers who are rushing..classic scenario on the SH's and a a guy in a V8 Holden decided enough is enough and pulls out into the other lane and causes an accident.

The at fault driver is the Holden driver not the slow driver so Q-who is the real hazard

[Grahameeboy]

There just isn't enough of me to go around.

Like shit off a shovel eh

[Mom]

I think you will find that the majority of these road slugs are the ones that crow aboiut never having had an accident in 40 years of driving. I have said it before but I believe that the defacto speed limit on the open road in NZ is 80kph. Not often you get to travel legally at 100 these days.

Case in point. Last week I had to take my daughter to hospital in Hamilton, we had to be there before 7:30am. As I live in Warkworth I had an early start, I left home at 4:10am. After driving the 8 ks to the start of the northern motorway I set my cruise control for the sedate pace of 107, GPS tested to actually be 100 kph and headed south. The cruise control came off when I came to the 80kph area on the outskirts of Gordonton, just north of Hamilton. There was almost no other cars on the road, and all the trucks were heading to Auckland, I got there in under 2 hours. Did not exceed the speed limit once.

Coming home, left at 6pm. Travelled the same route home. Did not even get to 80 kph until I got onto SH1 at Taupiri, tried to set the cruise again, but it was impossible as the very light traffic at that time of night down there was creeping along at 80. I expected to be slower throught the city and I was a little bit, but once throught the traffic areas I did expect to stay at 100 again, nope. The trip home took a tad over 2.5 hours.

[Disco Dan]

I think you will find that the majority of these road slugs are the ones that crow aboiut never having had an accident in 40 years of driving. I have said it before but I believe that the defacto speed limit on the open road in NZ is 80kph. Not often you get to travel legally at 100 these days.

Well said. 10 years of driving for me - not a single accident (as long as you dont count a couple of mbike accidents involving no other people).




Overtaking a car and zooming along far to quickly and often exceeding the speed limit will not actually get you there any quicker. Perhaps 10-20 seconds at the most... really not worth the life of another or yourself.

If your running late - why should others be put at risk because you was too disorganized?

[Mom]

Overtaking a car and zooming along far to quickly and often exceeding the speed limit will not actually get you there any quicker. Perhaps 10-20 seconds at the most... really not worth the life of another or yourself.

If your running late - why should others be put at risk because you was too disorganized?

I am not sure why you directed this at me mate. However as you have, I dont as a rule ever zoom along far too quickly, and rarely exceed the speed limit. I dont think I am particularly disorganised either, remember my time frames, had to be there 7:30, left at 4:10. Now even allowing for my failed maths skills I left 3.75 hours to make a 2.5 hour trip.

I have a huge tolerance for other road users and their ancient, smokey old bombs and have never, ever tailgated them or made an unsafe passing manouver either.

I can however, see that some might get really frustrated and do that. Meh, dont drive on main arterial routes at 20 or better kph under the speed limit is my response. Find another route, or upgrade your vehicle. If you can do neither, then get up to speed and drive.