Slow drivers

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Stop.. Look.. Listen.. Think.. that'll stop them getting run over.

I know that... you know that... older kids should know... hopefully the younger ones are being watched by the older

few years back I nearly knocked a young kid out of his boots when he ran out in front of me from behind a hedge on a blind corner... and I nearly got slammed from behind from the following cage when slammed on the anchors...

luckily the mother just got to him in time... I missed him by a couple of inches... I pulled up past there driveway... I didn't smoke but could have started... lucky she saw it all (she made a good coffee to calm me nerves too ) you gotta watch them little buggers like a hawk

[Blackshear]

The most incredibly frustrating thing happened today.

Headed to Glenfield via Kaipatiki, and managed to get stuck behind some cum-fart doing 30-35k's the whole way. This street being notoriously hilarious to drive past, because there are often boi-racer cars parked there with noone in them, I decided not overtaking would be smart.

Lo and behold, there was a policeman just pulling out of the timber place just before the bridge. Putting along, thinking 'Hot damn, this guy better get the woopwoops!'
Sure enough "WOOP WOOP", and there is me pulling to the side to let him pass. Pulls up right behind me! THE FUCK!

"Hey, just thought I'd let you know you were following the gentleman in front a bit too closely."
'No disrespect intended, but he was doing about 30k's in a 50k area. Shouldn't he be in trouble for impeding traffic?'
"My concern is the safety of you, who happened to be traveling too close."
'Well, thanks.'


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFf
I must've been 2 car lengths behind this git, and traveling at the speed he was, that's enough room for a bus to do doughnuts.

At least my WOF, reg and L-plate was in order, I guess.

[awayatc]

good for you if it doesn't piss you off....
but you are part of a small minority....
Off course does it piss you off if you are in a cage.....
One very important reason why some people ride bikes....
And YES it does cause people to overtake and take risks.
Slow drivers can get ticketed for holding up traffic...
and should get done more often.
Its not up to you to decide how fast i should go...

[Swoop]

I would be seriously impressed if the "authorities" abandoned the SPEED KILLS nonsense and heavily promoted KEEP LEFT!

[kit]

What pisses me off are people that do 80kms in a 100km zone then get to a passing lane and speed up to 120kms!!!!! very frustrating!!! If i have to drive slow for some reason, ie: towing trailor etc I always find the next pull over area to let people past if i'm holding up traffic. Its not hard to be courteous to other road users.

[Disco Dan]

The most incredibly frustrating thing happened today.

Headed to Glenfield via Kaipatiki, and managed to get stuck behind some cum-fart doing 30-35k's the whole way. This street being notoriously hilarious to drive past, because there are often boi-racer cars parked there with noone in them, I decided not overtaking would be smart.

Lo and behold, there was a policeman just pulling out of the timber place just before the bridge. Putting along, thinking 'Hot damn, this guy better get the woopwoops!'
Sure enough "WOOP WOOP", and there is me pulling to the side to let him pass. Pulls up right behind me! THE FUCK!

"Hey, just thought I'd let you know you were following the gentleman in front a bit too closely."
'No disrespect intended, but he was doing about 30k's in a 50k area. Shouldn't he be in trouble for impeding traffic?'
"My concern is the safety of you, who happened to be traveling too close."
'Well, thanks.'


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFf
I must've been 2 car lengths behind this git, and traveling at the speed he was, that's enough room for a bus to do doughnuts.

At least my WOF, reg and L-plate was in order, I guess.

GOOD JOB - But have you learnt your lesson? I doubt it by the looks of your post.

Remember - if a small child ran out in front the car in front will brake hard, if your too close you could not only hit the car in front but cause both of you to hit the child...

Keep your distance - oh and not everyone has brake lights that work 100% of the time either

[ynot slow]

What pisses me off are people that do 80kms in a 100km zone then get to a passing lane and speed up to 120kms!!!!! very frustrating!!! If i have to drive slow for some reason, ie: towing trailor etc I always find the next pull over area to let people past if i'm holding up traffic. Its not hard to be courteous to other road users.

Bloody oath to that.Also if the older drivers(over 70)want to drive on highways the testing people should take them to an open road/highway and see if they can drive comfortably at 100km os close to it,not 65km and go to 95km on passing lanes.

But with the camber on our main roads if towing a trailer/caravan or in a truck,the ability to pull over safely isn't always easy.

[SMOKEU]

If someone has a half decent car which is clearly capable of safely travelling at 100kmh for a sustained length of time, and road and weather conditions are good, but that driver is uncomfortable travelling at 100kmh, then they shouldn't really be driving should they?

[CookMySock]

If I get the chance to safely overtake someone who is doing something like 80kmh in a 100 zone for no apparent justifiable reason, then I go 60kmh in front of them so they can see how it feels. And then they always seem to tailgate me for some reason.

Example 1.

I often get cars and bikes tailgating me - my response? Well I slam on my brakes.

Example 2.

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.

Example 3.

What is the common theme? Really, the examples don't need to be numbered do they. The issue is peoples belief sets, and consequently their emotional state becoming out of order and then taking deliberate and violent action against some other individual, on the basis that they have just cause.

It would be no different if someone pushed through a car through in a dangerous fashion - their actions put everyone at risk, simply on the basis of their emotional state.

The most dangerous of people, are the ones who believe, that when they feel angry can take some violent action against another human being. There is a large difference between feeling impatient and passing, and feeling angry and ramming someone with a car.

I've driven commercially for tens of thousands of hours, and quite seriously I am thoroughly bored with it.. All I want on the road in a car, is to be left the fuck alone. I keep my distance, adjust my music, and sit back well below the speed limit and relax. Any clown who wants to pass can go for it - I don't care - I move over for them and let them go. If they want to follow too closely well that doesn't ACTUALLY affect me.

Biking is different, little gaps are useful ways ahead. I use them. Boo hoo hoo.

Steve

[Dare]

I would be seriously impressed if the "authorities" abandoned the SPEED KILLS nonsense and heavily promoted KEEP LEFT!

QFT
I drive between North Shore and Ellerslie a few times a week and it amazes me how many people just sit in the right hand lane 10kmh below the speed limit. Actually managed to sit on the left lane and overtake about 10 cars over about 5 k's because NO ONE was using it.

Enforcing the use of indicators and changing lanes when there is space would also be good. Although the number of times I've had cars actually speed up to cut me off when I start indicating is worrying.

There just seems to be a general mentality that sloppy driving is OK if I'm doing it, but if some sod wants to get in my lane/overtake/use the same road then it's time to get all angry and agressive with nascar tactics. The sad thing is it's catching. Everyone hates it when other people do it but take a minute and think, do you tailgate? Indicate for three seconds (or even 2)? speed around blind corners? Essentially do anything we are harrassing car drivers for in this thread?

Oh and I have a thirty year old 998 mini city, it's a neat little thing and the engines been tough as nails, BUT I make sure I'm matching the speed of traffic on those occasions I take it on the motorway. If I can't do the speed limit up a mild hill on a single lane road I know it's time to get out the spanner!

[Swoop]

... but take a minute and think, do you tailgate? Indicate for three seconds (or even 2)? speed around blind corners? Essentially do anything we are harrassing car drivers for in this thread?

When caging, I regard myself as a very poor driver. I keep thinking "what can I do better". I keep left, indicate, etc... unlike 99% of kiwi drivers who think they are shit-hot drivers who would put Schumacher or Brock to shame.

[Blackshear]

GOOD JOB - But have you learnt your lesson? I doubt it by the looks of your post.

Remember - if a small child ran out in front the car in front will brake hard, if your too close you could not only hit the car in front but cause both of you to hit the child...

Keep your distance - oh and not everyone has brake lights that work 100% of the time either

It very nice of you to ask if I had learned my lesson, then proceed to tell me that I haven't.

Remember - If a 1500kg car can brake hard enough for a motorbike 10m back doing 30k's (If I did not slow down at all) to hit his ass, my inertia is going to do diddly squat to him. There are situations where a bike WOULD do diddly squat, but I'm assuming speed was a large part of it.

If their cars do not have working brake lights, they are driving in a vehicle unfit for the road, whether or not they are aware.

[Pixie]

You boring old farts (even the young ones)

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.

2.5 hours isn't too bad

It takes me that long to get to KKK from Hamilton - but I avoid the main routes wherever possible because I have a problem with falling asleep from the tedium.

[AD345]

The levels of sanctimony in NZ should probably be measured like smog in LA.

It can't be good for us

[Mikkel]

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

I think we've recently established that women do not, at least no always, want what they say they want. ...anyway, what you are suggesting certainly isn't it.

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

I guess people, unlike motorcyclists, will just need to learn how to queue.




Oh yes, someone please make a virus that will kill all these slow fuckers!