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Plenty of people complain about drivers speeding, drink driving and tailgating etc. But there are other types of driver; maybe not so obvious that are still a menace to the rest of us.
It's the slow driver who dithers along completely oblivious to anyone around him or her. How many times have you encountered one of these on the motorway or on a winding A road?
Why do they do this when their car is more than capable of travelling at speed?
Also, I have noticed that people who drive powerful cars who tend to drive at least 10 mph under the speed limit at all times. They then brake for a ridiculous of time when going into a corner, making you're journey both time consuming and frustrating. Why do they do this when their car is more than capable of travelling at speed? Of course having a powerful car doesn't mean you should race around everywhere and put people at risk!
Another example of slow driving that can be dangerous is when people go onto the slip road of a motorway or dual carriageway; they pull into the main line of traffic nowhere near the speed limit causing all sorts of chaos. This kind of driving could just as easily cause a serious accident in the same way as a speeding driver might taking careless risks.
The fact is accidents can just as easily be caused by slow drivers and this is specifically true of some old people, who in my opinion should have to retake their driving test. Why do we need speed cameras to stop people speeding? They need to sort out the old people who drive too slowly as well as the speeders! I think these people are just as dangerous on the roads. It's all very well targeting speeding motorists but I think drivers that go so slowly that they are a hazard should also be under the spotlight.
Let's have some common sense on the roads please.
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I won't get into the fact that a lot of speed limits are set too low, but every time I go on a long journey I see dangerously slow drivers. They not only obey the speed limit, they knock another 5 or 10mph off "just to be on the safe side", totally oblivious to the queue building up behind them. Then there are the ones who clog up the middle lane of the motorway droning along at 40mph, even when there is nothing in the inside lane for about a half a mile ahead.
Yes, and that slow driver is usually sticking within the speed limit. But the morons behind don't and that's what causes the crashes. Expect the unexpected, give yourself more time, but more importantly, stop being a total brainless speeding twat.
A news item states that there are about 80 hit and run incidents in London every week, resulting in about 20 pedestrian deaths and about half that number of other road users, every week.
It's contemptible that someone could do this and just drive away to avoid the consequences.
London's roads are being described as "lawless". There seems to be murders every week there. How can a global class of city be allowed to become so hostile and aggressive? A rich country like England should have a capital it can be proud of.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/eighty-hitandruns-each-week-on-londons-lawless-roads-9830590.html
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what do you get from a car apart from its depreciation on a daily basis?
So, this fine upstanding citizen was taking another 10mph off an already too low limit just to be on the safe side. Unfortunately there were no overtaking opportunities and the traffic was building up behind him/her.
Then, as we reached the right-hand turn off lane for the garden centre he/she nearly drove past the turn-off lane, then suddenly braked down to about 5mph, nearly causing the biker to crash, pulled over into the turn-off lane, and only then indicated to turn right!
Fortunately the rest of us managed to avoid a pile-up, but it could have been nasty.
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Yes, there are people on motorways clogging the middle lane, But, I'm talking about, 29 mph in a 30, 39 in a 40, 49 in a 50, and so on.
Yet we all see the MORONS that tail gate because they feel the Posted limits do not apply to them. These are the idiots that cause problems. As for the drivers that are too slow, (and usually very old people), Let's have a anual eye test, medical, and cognative awareness screening and not just them saying "I'm OK".