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I always thought that the speed limit was what you felt comfortable with, up to a maximum? The only time I've got wound up by people doing 40 in a 50 is when they stay at 40 through the 30 bit too!
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I always thought that the speed limit was what you felt comfortable with, up to a maximum? The only time I've got wound up by people doing 40 in a 50 is when they stay at 40 through the 30 bit too!
Sometimes, there is a god.I was in a queue of traffic once stuck behind one unispeeder doing 40mph all the way from Milford to Cannock. When we got to the 30mph bit at Huntington the rest of us slowed down and he sped off into the distance, to be greeted by the flash of a speed camera.
The only time I've got wound up by people doing 40 in a 50 is when they stay at 40 through the 30 bit too!
My reply some time ago was prompted by just this phenomenon.You get that a lot on the A34 from the Weeping Cross double islands going towards Cannock. My work colleague used to call them 'unispeeders'.
How is it unsafe?
It may be extremely frustrating for you but he/she is perfectly within their rights to do that speed if that is what they want.
No sense bitching about it, they have just as much right to do 35 as you have to do 50.
Seems to be a lot nowadays who start to indicate as they are actually half way / most of the way around a corner as well.Has there been some update to the Highway Code that says you only need to flick the indicator as you change lanes? Seem to be seeing more and more people switching lanes in front of other people without actually indicating. And then as they touch the middle line they'll flick the indicator down slightly so that it lets out a single blink as a "oh yeah, I am coming in by the way".
That is how accidents happen.
I noticed some while ago that a single wink was in vogue for motorway overtakes. Quite a few cars now seem to have indicators equipped with a three wink system whereby if you flick the indicator stalk you get, a pre set, three winks. There has obviously been much scientific research conducted to arrive at the three wink solution.
I would imagine the rational behind this is a reasonably attentive driver will see at least two of the three winks, those who don’t are probably on their mobile phone and would not only miss three winks but also your whole car. So more winks do not increase the chances of observation?
I noticed some while ago that a single wink was in vogue for motorway overtakes. Quite a few cars now seem to have indicators equipped with a three wink system whereby if you flick the indicator stalk you get, a pre set, three winks. There has obviously been much scientific research conducted to arrive at the three wink solution.
I often notice other drivers mouthing "winker!", this could be what it's about.
As taught with tedious regularity by a number of our local driving schools.Manoeuvre,Signal(If can be bothered),Mirror.
I have had forty winks a few times on longer drives, I try not to do it now.On the basis that you can never give other road users too much information I set mine to seven winks.
Just a tad too much info there.Good thing I didn't pull off quickly