robroy:
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I was sat in queue behind a numpty English truck driver doing 40 on the A17 on Friday. Lovely wide safe road where it’s perfectly safe to drive at speed. All the truck drivers behind him were getting wound up and pulling out to let him know his driving was annoying them. Eventually the artic in front of me (directly behind him) attempts an overtake in a stupid place and ends up almost having a head on with oncoming traffic just getting in front of him over the chevrons before an island. I finally get by him when the road widens into two lanes for a roundabout.
That was my point, inappropriate speed, in this case too slow for the conditions, and potentially dangerous. But who was the worst the 40mph guy or the one who did a dangerous move. A classic case of more bad driving as a reaction to bad driving.
I reckon the overtaker, as a pro he should have adapted to a situation not potentially make it worse by possiblly killing the poor guy oncoming.
No [zb] load or timed delivery is THAT important. 
I blame the demise of CB’s 
I remember plodding down the A17 many years ago, was caught by one of the other local lads, he had a quick chat then said “you’re obviously not in a hurry, would you mind pulling in the next layby so I can crack on.” “No Problem” I said swing into the next layby, he goes past I’m happy, he’s happy.
In my defence I wasn’t crawling along causing major traffic jams, but just not on the limiter and I also didn’t bang it on the limiter as soon as I got to a section of dual carriageway.
robroy:
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I was sat in queue behind a numpty English truck driver doing 40 on the A17 on Friday. Lovely wide safe road where it’s perfectly safe to drive at speed. All the truck drivers behind him were getting wound up and pulling out to let him know his driving was annoying them. Eventually the artic in front of me (directly behind him) attempts an overtake in a stupid place and ends up almost having a head on with oncoming traffic just getting in front of him over the chevrons before an island. I finally get by him when the road widens into two lanes for a roundabout.
That was my point, inappropriate speed, in this case too slow for the conditions, and potentially dangerous. But who was the worst the 40mph guy or the one who did a dangerous move. A classic case of more bad driving as a reaction to bad driving.
I reckon the overtaker, as a pro he should have adapted to a situation not potentially make it worse by possiblly killing the poor guy oncoming.
No [zb] load or timed delivery is THAT important.
Wouldn’t it just be nicer to get to the source and castrate the 40 driver? 
Are we leading here towards saying that driving faster on roads suitable, possibly above the speed limit, is safer defensive driving? 
Evil8Beezle:
robroy:
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I was sat in queue behind a numpty English truck driver doing 40 on the A17 on Friday. Lovely wide safe road where it’s perfectly safe to drive at speed. All the truck drivers behind him were getting wound up and pulling out to let him know his driving was annoying them. Eventually the artic in front of me (directly behind him) attempts an overtake in a stupid place and ends up almost having a head on with oncoming traffic just getting in front of him over the chevrons before an island. I finally get by him when the road widens into two lanes for a roundabout.
That was my point, inappropriate speed, in this case too slow for the conditions, and potentially dangerous. But who was the worst the 40mph guy or the one who did a dangerous move. A classic case of more bad driving as a reaction to bad driving.
I reckon the overtaker, as a pro he should have adapted to a situation not potentially make it worse by possiblly killing the poor guy oncoming.
No [zb] load or timed delivery is THAT important.
Wouldn’t it just be nicer to get to the source and castrate the 40 driver?
Are we leading here towards saying that driving faster on roads suitable, possibly above the speed limit, is safer defensive driving?
Well I certainly didn’t say that.
btw mate …Huddersfield 1 Toon 3 
Sorry chaps
robroy:
Well I certainly didn’t say that.
btw mate …Huddersfield 1 Toon 3
Sorry chaps
Don’t worry, I think we all understand your point of view!
And mine isn’t driving like a loon at speed, just going with the flow to keep potential bellend overtakers, resisting the urge…
And sorry mate, I was watching Premiership footie over on BT sport! 
Got the Haye and Bellow undercard on now…