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do drivers sound their horn & flash their lights when you overtake them?
I always do this in a safe manner, and can never understand why drivers get so irate as to do this.
Sometimes they're the only vehicle in front, sometimes there's more in front of them.
I mean, if they are not at the head of the queue and wanted to overtake, they have got just as much opportunity as I have - more if you take into account I have a Duratorq (not the newer TDCi) engine & am speed limited too!! On top of this, I am restricted to 60 on d/c's & 50 on s/c's.
If they are at the head of the queue, I will be overtaking them because they are going significantly slower than they are allowed, ie 30 in a 40 zone.
I was taught as an advanced driver to "make progress" when possible, taking full advantage to further my progress.
To me this means taking the right hand lane at traffic lights & roundabouts if possible & making full use of speed limits when safe to do so. It annoys the pants off me when I come across someone who leaves a 30 zone but is still doing 30 5 miles down the road having travelled through a 40, 50, & derestricted zone before arriving back in a 30 again.
Yet some people I follow seem to break the speed limit round town, but not make full advantage of the limits outside built-up areas - this is perverse!!
Oh and another thing: why do drivers speed up when you overtake them? It specifically warns drivers not to do this in the H/W code.
I overtook someone recently and they put their foot down as I levelled with them. Of course, SPACE is the watchword for advanced drivers, so I had plenty of it and no-one was placed in any danger.
As it happened, I stopped at the next SS for a drink and who should pull in??
Let's just say he had a go at me for driving dangerously, but could not see it was him that created the dangerous situation (by attempting to prevent me from overtaking) not me (by overtaking him in the first place).
I blame the Government, If drivers didn't pay so much i motor-related taxes, they wouldn't want to own the ruddy road!
I always do this in a safe manner, and can never understand why drivers get so irate as to do this.
Sometimes they're the only vehicle in front, sometimes there's more in front of them.
I mean, if they are not at the head of the queue and wanted to overtake, they have got just as much opportunity as I have - more if you take into account I have a Duratorq (not the newer TDCi) engine & am speed limited too!! On top of this, I am restricted to 60 on d/c's & 50 on s/c's.
If they are at the head of the queue, I will be overtaking them because they are going significantly slower than they are allowed, ie 30 in a 40 zone.
I was taught as an advanced driver to "make progress" when possible, taking full advantage to further my progress.
To me this means taking the right hand lane at traffic lights & roundabouts if possible & making full use of speed limits when safe to do so. It annoys the pants off me when I come across someone who leaves a 30 zone but is still doing 30 5 miles down the road having travelled through a 40, 50, & derestricted zone before arriving back in a 30 again.
Yet some people I follow seem to break the speed limit round town, but not make full advantage of the limits outside built-up areas - this is perverse!!
Oh and another thing: why do drivers speed up when you overtake them? It specifically warns drivers not to do this in the H/W code.
I overtook someone recently and they put their foot down as I levelled with them. Of course, SPACE is the watchword for advanced drivers, so I had plenty of it and no-one was placed in any danger.
As it happened, I stopped at the next SS for a drink and who should pull in??
Let's just say he had a go at me for driving dangerously, but could not see it was him that created the dangerous situation (by attempting to prevent me from overtaking) not me (by overtaking him in the first place).
I blame the Government, If drivers didn't pay so much i motor-related taxes, they wouldn't want to own the ruddy road!
What pees me off is when you overtake someone who's doing lets say 60-ish and they put their foot down, which means you have to go over the speed limit to get by them.
