That's good to know. I did not have the time to go back counting.How can more than one person introduce a topic? I was what, 4th???
Fair enough, I was just curious. We're on page 8 here, long threads always have a habit of meandering off course in many different directions. The first mention of cyclists here was actually a joke about how no one else had mentioned them so far given so many different examples had been discussed.That's good to know. I did not have the time to go back counting.
I think you need to let this go. I was not having a go at you, or your post, just questioning why cyclists had to be brought into this.
IMO, even one mention is too much.
I'm not sure what the point of her piece was.No shortage of helpful men to assist me in parking my van
Strangely enough, my husband didn’t have the same experience when he was behind the wheel.www.e-pages.dk
Jen Hogan's observations in Irish Times.
From my understanding you are not supposed to drive on a motorway with a vehicle incapable of maintaining a continuous speed of 50km per hour, so wouldn't regard 70-80kmph as being "too slow." Secondly, good luck if you can even reach 70kmph a lot of the time on the M50.I dunno.
There’s no minimum speed on the M50 and the OP is driving in the left lane at off-peak times. It should be reasonably easy to pass using the other two lanes without recourse to intimidation.
As he’s said, it doesn’t happen when driving the van so that should tell you something.
I’d agree with the “law of the jungle” analogy. For Hyundai i10, perhaps think stray wildebeest.
The M50 is at most times a glorified bypass. At peak times, it’s a car park where notions of speeds of 70kmh are just fanciful.
I drive on the M50 twice a day. In the morning the traffic moves at 100Kmph. In the evening there can be times when it moves more slowly.From my understanding you are not supposed to drive on a motorway with a vehicle incapable of maintaining a continuous speed of 50km per hour, so wouldn't regard 70-80kmph as being "too slow." Secondly, good luck if you can even reach 70kmph a lot of the time on the M50.
"Failure to make progress" is more about dithering at decision points than the actual speed achieved driving, though obviously going considerably under a legal limit will irritate other drivers.
It's not exclusive to the M50!I don't doubt that you see plenty of these dangerous drivers on your M50 commute every day. The standard of driving on the M50 is appalling.
Absolutely. It's on every road in the country, to some degree..It's not exclusive to the M50!
Yes there is : 50 km per hourThere is no minimum speed limit on the M50.
No, being capable of driving at 50 kmph and actually doing that are quite different things. Traffic often moves slower than 50 kmph on the M50. There is no minimum speed set out in the Road Traffic Acts.Yes there is : 50 km per hour
"You must not enter a motorway if: you are a learner driver or do not hold a full licence for the category of vehicle you are driving. your vehicle cannot travel or maintain a speed of at least 50km per hour."
No, I'd describing a bad driver who enters the motorway and chooses to drive more slowly that the vehicles already on the motorway, causing the flow of traffic in their lane to slow down thereby increasing the number of other motorists who change lanes and therefore increasing the chances of a crash.What you are describing is a bad driver who speeds up behind the car in front.
After 8 pages of discussion @AlbacoreA hit the nail on the head. I don't know one motorist who thinks he/she is a danger to others on the road. The cold, flat truth is that there are many many dangerous road-users and they think they are good and safe drivers. Now I'm more worried than ever.Whens the last time anyone saw dangerous driving on the M50 get pulled over.
All it takes is a little kindness, respect and some good conduct, stop speeding, never look at at your mobile while driving, use indicators, don't stop in yellow boxes or park on double yellow lines and we'll have a lot less deaths and injuries on our roads. The alternatives are fairly gruesome.
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