Originally posted by filipeoliveiraxIn South Africa, it is obligatory for driver's of cars that are on the verge of falling to bits to drive at half the speed limit in the fast lane and never ever look in the rearview mirror. It is a conspiracy designed to speed up the slow lane fast for the benefit of taxis.
In Portugal, you must always use the lane, and only use the other lanes. It is illegal to be calmly coasting along on an empty road on an empty road.
Originally posted by zabranSo, you're one of these fools spending 90% of their driving time looking in the rear mirror. Now that's really safe. No wonder your foot's on the brake instead of the gas, which is where it belongs, because I'm sure there's no one in front of you, as slow as you're driving to get tailgated in the first place.
My rule is that if some guy is tailgating me, I step on the brakes... works pretty well as well!😀😀
Okay. Hands up EVERYONE who thinks they can control a car as well at 60 miles per hour as they can at 50? In particular, if you can stop in time at 50, then if you can't stop in time at 60 you'll still only be doing a measly 10 mph at impact?
Congratulations. Your certificate saying "I'm an over-confident fool who doesn't understand the laws of physics" is in the mail.
There is a TV advertisement here in Australia that sets out the mathematics involved, and shows the consequences of travelling just 5 kilometres/hour faster. FIVE.
In the situation in the ad, the difference in speed at impact is 27 kmh. Same reaction time, same rate of braking, but those extra 5 kmh make all the difference.
The car going at 60 kmh hits the obstacle at 5 kmh. The car going at 65 kmh hits the obstacle at 32 kmh. The difference between a bump and a fairly badly bashed up vehicle.
This is the whole point of speed limits! People WOEFULLY underestimate how long it takes to stop once they've hit the brakes, and have no appreciation of what a dramatic difference their initial speed makes.
The accident risk at 65 kmh is TWICE the risk at 60 kmh. The risk at 70 kmh is over 4 times as much.
Originally posted by orfeoSo ride a bike then and get your slow ass off the road.
Okay. Hands up EVERYONE who thinks they can control a car as well at 60 miles per hour as they can at 50? In particular, if you can stop in time at 50, then if you can't stop in time at 60 you'll still only be doing a measly 10 mph at impact?
Congratulations. Your certificate saying "I'm an over-confident fool who doesn't understand the laws of physi ...[text shortened]... ccident risk at 65 kmh is TWICE the risk at 60 kmh. The risk at 70 kmh is over 4 times as much.
Originally posted by slimjimhave to say whats all this hands up malarky stuff... we are all guilty of driving maybe a little too fast the point roger was trying to make was people who drive too slow for the road they are on... maybe just maybe we dont all horse around at brake neck speed but we actually want to be somewhere too... without getting irate at other road users who arent confident enough to be on the road or are maybe just too damn old and need to hang up their driving gloves... whatever the case slow drivers are as much of a hazard as fast drivers...sorry but thats my view on the subject
So ride a bike then and get your slow ass off the road.
Originally posted by fiestaI drive a truck and I have over 2,000,000 miles accident free. The ones that get on my nerves is the one who ride their brakes going down a hill not doing the speed limit at the very least causing me to lose my momentum to climb the next hill. A drivers license is a privelege not a right. If they are too old to drive then they need to be taken of the roads much like drunk drivers. Nice picture by the way.
have to say whats all this hands up malarky stuff... we are all guilty of driving maybe a little too fast the point roger was trying to make was people who drive too slow for the road they are on... maybe just maybe we dont all horse around at brake neck speed but we actually want to be somewhere too... without getting irate at other road users who arent conf ...[text shortened]... se slow drivers are as much of a hazard as fast drivers...sorry but thats my view on the subject
Originally posted by slimjimI also drive a lot for my work and get frustrated by soup spillers sorry elderly drivers who know fine well they shouldnt be on the road due to the fact that their abilty to judge distances and speeds are very much slowed down..its the reason there is a mandatory test brought in to try and accidents for the upper age limit down.....
I drive a truck and I have over 2,000,000 miles accident free. The ones that get on my nerves is the one who ride their brakes going down a hill not doing the speed limit at the very least causing me to lose my momentum to climb the next hill. A drivers license is a privelege not a right. If they are too old to drive then they need to be taken of the roads much like drunk drivers. Nice picture by the way.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI bet you drive a Chelsea tractor too
My rule is, if the guy in front of me is not moving faster than the guy to the right of me, I either tailgate the guy in front as obnoxiously as I can or I pass on the left. It generally works pretty well.