Indeed.

Obstructing the flow of traffic used to be an offence, which is why slow-movers were obliged to pull over when safe to do so.

The nannies encourage the self-righteous fool instead.

 

Although you make a valid point, why would anyone want to pull out in front of someone speeding? Sure they shouldn't be doing it and you may feel it's dangerous, but it's not your job to enforce the rules of the road and it is their right of way, and surely the last thing you want is a speeding motorist itching to get past you who then performs a dangerous overtake

You can laugh at them 6 miles down the road when they've wrapped their bike/car round a lamp post, or they've been pulled over by a copper.
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No-one wants to pull in front of someone speeding.

The point is that on some roads and on many roundabouts, once must make an assessment that traffic that cannot be seen will not be travelling at a ludicrous speed and if within the limit, so much the better.

You must surely have entered a roundabout when the road to the right was completely clear only to have had a "where the fcuk did they come from?!!!!! moment? It happens on mini-roundabouts, where four roads converge in straight lines on a centre point, all the time.

Or the equivalent when trying to join a main road?

Yes, one does all one can to take the extreme situation into account, but there comes a point where you may have to commit or you would never join a roundabout or a main road.

In those circumstances, where a motorist or motorcyclist ploughs into you at double the limit, I think you'll find 'priority' has very little with deciding who was to blame.

 

Situations where people drive at half the posted limit are extremely rare - and will almost certainly result in a tug if the Police see them.

More common situations where people drive at 50 in a 60 or 27 in a 30 are completely different and if those situations frustrate you, you need to get some driving and anger management lessons.

Moreover, there is no way any accident which you try to attribute to "frustration at the old codger (in a Signum) driving too slowly" will hold up anywhere between an insurance claims department and the courtroom.

 

Some posters might be well-advised to read section 125 here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAn...code/DG_070304

 

and why do people brake when they see a lower speed limit sign.why not just take foot off gas pedal ?

 

Now that I can agree with!

 

You speak sense Kemo Sabe!

 

its the same with speed cameras.i have been following drivers doing 30 in a 40 and have braked at a speed camera !!!!!

quite a lot of times as well.

 

Kiiiilllll them!

 

no need.the drivers are usually not far from the graves anyway.