David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 06:07 PM |
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Not a great drive - too many slow people!
Was fiddling with the car today, and when I'd finished I told the missus that I was going out for a quick drive around to make sure it was OK.
Her response was "the weather's nice, why not go out for a long drive?" - so I did.
It was SO FRUSTRATING! Everywhere I went I came across seriously slow drivers - typically 35mph in 60mph country roads, with no chance of
overtaking. I even came across someone on a big bike, pootling along hogging the whole road, with no chance of overtaking. 
Just one nice driver in an open-topped Audi, who waved me by 'cos he wasn't in any hurry.
Arghh!
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austin man
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 06:17 PM |
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same for on the way back from the MOT
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Andi
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 06:37 PM |
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Same last night, I did about 6 miles then came back out of frustration and annoyance.
No matter which lane I took it was drenched with the slow tw**s
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 06:38 PM |
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thats suffolk for you, full of OAP'S out for a relaxing drive 
Very few good roads that are not 30mph or empty around here. If any one knows good roads in suffolk please let me know.
ditch
[Edited on 4/6/11 by ditchlewis]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 06:57 PM |
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I was on one of my favourite runs - Needham Market to Bildeston (B1078, B1115, A1141), and on to Hadleigh - which is normally a great road for bombing
along at the legal limit, with lots of interesting twists and turns. Not so much fun when you're on the end of a queue of 5 or 6 cars with a
Nissan Micra crawling along at the front...
It's a bit much when you're trundling along at 30mph on the open road, and you see the brake lights come on because the lead car has
slowed down for a corner (a corner I'd normally go round at 60mph with no trouble).
Ho Hum...
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 07:11 PM |
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had the opposite on a drive out today, not much traffic and what i did catch up it always seemed to be in the right place so i could nip straight
past.
was a good enjoyable run out apart from all the horses and gypos around appleby, forgot about the horse fair
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 07:55 PM |
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"Slow" Drivers???
Guys, please remember that some of these seemingly slow drivers might just be the unfortunate recipients of warning letters from the traffic
constabulary.
Like me! My first, in over 50 years of driving, dammit. So, when one has been sent one of these "gotcha" letters, the inevitable reaction
is to drive everywhere either at 29mph, or 69mph on motorways, and so on.
My heinous crime - I exceeded the speed limit by 5mph. Where are you now, Horace Rumpole, now that I need you??
Speed awareness course booked. S*d it!!!!
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 08:05 PM |
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If they were doing 50-ish in a 60 zone then I'd just bide my time, put up with it and enjoy the scenery... 30 - 35 is just TOO SLOW!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 08:17 PM |
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Oh the joys of owning a bike 
This was one of the final deciding factors for me getting rid of mine. I would end up more frustrated on a drive than being able to enjoy it.
Especially as they are fine weather cars and thats when everyone eelse goes out too... 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 08:31 PM |
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i manage to get past these b45tards when im in the van, surely in a kitcar they are just mobile chicanes?!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 09:11 PM |
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Oh, I got past a few...
...but there were just too many of them on the roads.
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ashg
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| posted on 4/6/11 at 10:10 PM |
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go out at 6-7am on a sunday there isnt a single car on the road down the lanes.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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greenwood03
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 01:52 PM |
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its pretty simple in the Home Counties -blating time is finished by 7.30-8am, then its plodders and horse boxes.......its worth getting out of bed to
get those clear roads!
( contrast to yesterday for us in France /Belgium - perfectly quiet, in 160+ miles only had to overtake 6 cars/tractors).
http://southernkitcars.comIntermarque Club for owners in the South/South East
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beaver34
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 09:25 PM |
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You need to make it faster so you can overtake 6 cars at a time
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ashg
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 10:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
You need to make it faster so you can overtake 6 cars at a time
haha I managed to resist saying that for fear of repressive individuals calling me irresponsible
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Simon
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:26 PM |
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I have sympathy for you all. On Friday coming back from Wales with the caravan, all these cars/lorries/coaches around the M25 end of the M4 doing 10
mph.
Just couldn't get past. Bloody cars added hour and a half to my journey.
ATB
Simon
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hubby
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:47 PM |
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mark you forgot to mension about all the french and belgiums who stopped while on the roundabouts to let us all go
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 12:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
You need to make it faster so you can overtake 6 cars at a time
haha I managed to resist saying that for fear of repressive individuals calling me irresponsible
'Triple decker' overtakes are the best when you overtake someone who's also overtaking..... not that I would condone such an
action.
To be honest though these days I just use my 406 DERV mobile on the road, turn my brain off and pootle along with the goons, no point getting worked
up. I have the the 306 GTi-6 for a bit of track fun and the Life-Taker for racing.
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