Infuriating slow drivers!!

[safrane]

I don't remember you sticking to them after leaving Kemble last year or was it 2018 now?!

It was 2018, how time flies... maybe I hit 88MPH

 

[zagatoes30]

One of the things I like over here is that people driving slowly pull to the side to let faster motorists pass by

 

[Markc]

Totally agree on the constant speed driver's - 45mph whether the limit is 20 or 60!

Mind you, have you been on the M40 lately - normally it's a racetrack - now seems even more of one - last week I had the cruise dialled in to 78 (erm) and Radio 4 selected - might as well been standing still! Plenty of ton up drivers, some in most inappropriate machinery !!

I used to use the M4 quite a bit and was often astonished that I was in the slow lane doing 90. Guess it will be 45 now. Like everywhere else! Grrrrrrr

 

[Gazcw]

It was 2018, how time flies... maybe I hit 88MPH

And squeezed in to a non existent gap in a queue of traffic!

 

[midlifecrisis]

It's when the aforementioned slow driver doing 30 in a 40 brakes for a sweeping bend.

 

[2b1ask1]

It's when the aforementioned slow driver doing 30 in a 40 brakes for a sweeping bend.

You’ve followed Tilum then?

 

[tokyomb]

Had one of these try and move over on me to block an overtake on Saturday. Not a pleasant experience.

Should have known they were trouble, when they sat stationary debating whether their Corsa would fit through a gap in traffic that I then threaded the Granturismo through.

My co-driver had a good sight line down his inside, so the overtake was clearly on, but he felt otherwise and decided to try and push me towards the opposite kerb. Fortunately no harm done.

 

[safrane]

And squeezed in to a non existent gap in a queue of traffic!

Im slender... I can squeeze into many a tight space.

 

[Doctor Houx]

Quite the opposite in France. Whatever speed you are doing and whatever the limit, the car behind will come right up to your rear bumper and sit there a couple of inches off. On the Autoroutes, they do this when you are already driving well over the limit then sit there with their indicator on trying to squeeze between you and the Armco. This is normally in a white low-powered Citroen or Renault with the engine on the rev limiter!

The French are generally a very relaxed bunch in most situations, but this seems to change whenever they get behind the wheel

 

[midlifecrisis]

Quite the opposite in France. Whatever speed you are doing and whatever the limit, the car behind will come right up to your rear bumper and sit there a couple of inches off. On the Autoroutes, they do this when you are already driving well over the limit then sit there with their indicator on trying to squeeze between you and the Armco. This is normally in a white low-powered Citroen or Renault with the engine on the rev limiter!

The French are generally a very relaxed bunch in most situations, but this seems to change whenever they get behind the wheel

Which should be the right way to be fair, if the person behind wants to overtake, let them. I learnt this in Germany; never go in the 'third lane' unless you are doing at least 160kmh, are in a 5 or 7 series BMW, (Mercedes E or S class) and you have to overtake the other traffic.