I often think I should get out of my car, run up beside them, tap on the window and ask them this in person. And I could explain that they are risking other peoples lives because drivers might try to over take them which can cause head on crashs or clips.
If you drive like this please please please explain to me why?
2006-10-11 08:24:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
ok...normally the speed limit in a residential area is 30 mph. so this person is driving 20 mph....just how far are you going if you are in a residential area..is this person hindering you that much in getting to your destination? You have road rage ...and that's not a good thing...now you want to tap on the window..next you will be wanting to shoot them...I have to agree with almost everyone who answered prior to me..leave earlier or ride it out. I know even on the hiway I have people pass me when I'm doing the speed limit...only to see them at the next stop light. So what's your hurry...if you can pass safely then do so...safe is the key word here!
2006-10-11 09:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First let me say where I live we don't have 2 lane roads except in residential neighborhoods.
Sometimes the driver is not comfortable driving the speed limit.
Sometimes people drive slow to kill time getting somewhere.
Sometimes I drive slow because I listen to books while driving and I want to finish the chapter. When I am driving in the slow lane of a 6 lane highway with no minimum speed limit what does it matter. Get in the middle or inside lane.
2006-10-11 08:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by BUPPY'S MEME 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) possibly their speedometer reads high and yours low.
I have checked speedometers over a measured mile which show 70 at an actual 60.
2) Perhaps they cannot see well enough to go faster, plenty or drivers have appalling but legal eyesight.
3) Perhaps they have poor reactions so feel they are not safe to drive faster.
Those in category 2) and 3) should be off the road. 2) until they get glasses which let them see at least 400 yards and 3) permanently, if you have not the reactions to do 70mph you dont have the reactions to miss my kid if he steps of the kerb in front of you in a 20 zone. Plod should stop the slow drivers and investigate why they are slow.
2006-10-11 09:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok here's the thing..the speed limit is the MAXIMUM that you are allowed to drive...it does not mean you HAVE to drive that speed...just that it is the fastest you can go. On highways they usually say for example, 70 is the speed LIMIT, meaning you can't drive faster than that or you're breaking the law, and they also usually state that 45 is the MINIMUM on the highway. Just because the speed limit says 70, that doesn't mean you HAVE to drive 70 miles an hour.
2006-10-11 08:33:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. MP 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one is required to go AT the speed limit. It's the MAXIMUM speed, not the only speed.
If someone makes a STUPID pass when it's not safe to do it, how can that be the slower driver's fault? Come on now.
Someday, you will wake up and realize all that rushing was just a big waste, and you will slow down. It's called maturing, aging, growing up, becoming wiser, or whatever you WANT to call it.
2006-10-11 10:10:36 · answer #5 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In most places i know like on freeways where the speed limit is 65 you can actually drive as slow as 45, that is why there is a slow lane if you cant stand driving behind people this slow make sure it is clear and pass them
2006-10-11 08:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by Coconuts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I don't understand is why people have to drive at the speed limit all the time and bully other road users who don't. People try to drive in a manner in which they feel safe if you don't like the way they are driving then overtake them, if you are alert and do the move safely then you won't crash. You need to be less impatient and have consideration for other road users.
2006-10-11 08:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by miss moo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Usually they are on the freakin cell phone. Your luck the day you do this the person will have a very good reason or they'll be a cop or something! Keep in mind the speed limit is the max you can go doesn't mean you have to!
2006-10-11 09:26:04 · answer #8 · answered by kna0831 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not fit to be on the road. Any person lacking this type of confidence tends to be a driver that learned exactly what they needed to pass their test and thats it. Without sounding sexist the offending categories tend to be young girls that have passed their test and are not fit to be on the road, and the elderly who obviously still need a means of transport and hold on to their licence knowing their not really capable any longer but would rather take the chance than become housebound. Which is fair enough from their point of view, but they should make sure they aren't on the road when I'm on it!!
2006-10-11 13:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm with you on this, most irritating. What I find worse though, is a driver sitting at 35 in a 60, then entering a 30 and speeding up to 40 only to return to 35 again when you enter a 60 again. That infuriates me.
2006-10-11 09:20:49 · answer #10 · answered by Wendy M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋