While returning from Cairnryan last Thursday at around 18.15 I was tootleing along at 45mph on the A75. I normally do around 40 to 45 on single roads anyway as it’s the law & the only time I got caught was Scotland on the A7.
I was well into the side to let other traffic pass & if you know the road there are plenty of straight bits to overtake. There was a few of our Irish friends behind me & most passed me at around 50mph ( their license) but one driver passed me going flat out & gave me a blast on his horn. I feel I was right to do the speed I was doing as Scottish Police are known for catching speeders on Single carriageways. Further along drivers coming torwards me were flashing so I slowed to 40mph & in a layby the Police had pulled a van driver, whether for speeding or not I don’t know?
Usually potter along at 45 ish.
If (ime in a hurry speed up you frecer) is right up my harris ,i tend to back it off to 40.
Why do drivers think that if they sit close,the driver in front will speed up?
Normally do around 40-45. Was going down the A5 the other night doing around 40 and there a Volvo cattle wagon behind me hanging right out on the other side of the road trying to get me to speed up. No chance, can wait there all you want. He overtook me further down the road.
One of my m8s at asda got pulled on the a17 ,he was doin 40 ,they said you are ok as long as you dont go over 50 for the traffic flow etc,surely the drivers on produce are the best people to ask ,no matter what speed you go theres allways someone up your crack,
seth 70:
One of my m8s at asda got pulled on the a17 ,he was doin 40 ,they said you are ok as long as you dont go over 50 for the traffic flow etc,surely the drivers on produce are the best people to ask ,no matter what speed you go theres allways someone up your crack,
In this day and age, companies will pay a lot of attention to driving styles/economy etc. by utilising tracker information.
As an agency driver, I would not want to be banned from a site for speeding, it is so easy to pick up - some trackers do actually highlight speeding too! Also if you were involved in a fatal accident - irrespective of blame, your speed would be examined very closely by the plod and your tacho records speed every second the vehicle is moving.
Since we are posting KM’s - my CC would be set to 64km/h on a single.
Try my best anyway. If it rolls a little fast on the hills try to catch it. Not really fussed on that old school stuff about momentum and speeding up for hills. Plenty of gears and power.
It all depends on the road. There’s a lot of S/C roads in our area which are safe enough to do 50 on as they’re very wide with a wide painted ghost island. Others are narrower with trees either side and less places to escape if something goes wrong.
I tend to go at a speed that’s sensible for the road without sitting on the limiter and not so slow as to cause annoyance to cars behind me.
