Whats wrong with doing 40 mph?

maurice:

ThrustMaster:
And last night on the A75, in thick fog with visibility down to 50 yards, I was travelling at 35mph and sure enough, a queue of paddies were behind me. Not one of them was brave enough to go for it! So much for the paddy hard-men in their 600 Scannies. :unamused:

For the first time in living history we are now being criticised for not overtaking on the A75. You honestly couldnā€™t make this ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  up. Had one overtaken then you would still be on here crying about how dangerous we are. :unamused:

Donā€™t think so, but thereā€™s no point flashing the spotlights at me, trying to make me go faster in thick fogā€¦when he wouldnā€™t go faster himself and overtake.

If you want to go faster than meā€¦on you goā€¦Iā€™m not stopping you. The only thing stopping him overtaking was himselfā€¦just a wimp behind the wheel.

Us paddies have bigger nutz than you lot, deal with itā€¦ :smiley:

ThrustMaster:

maurice:

ThrustMaster:
And last night on the A75, in thick fog with visibility down to 50 yards, I was travelling at 35mph and sure enough, a queue of paddies were behind me. Not one of them was brave enough to go for it! So much for the paddy hard-men in their 600 Scannies. :unamused:

For the first time in living history we are now being criticised for not overtaking on the A75. You honestly couldnā€™t make this ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  up. Had one overtaken then you would still be on here crying about how dangerous we are. :unamused:

Donā€™t think so, but thereā€™s no point flashing the spotlights at me, trying to make me go faster in thick fogā€¦when he wouldnā€™t go faster himself and overtake.

If you want to go faster than meā€¦on you goā€¦Iā€™m not stopping you. The only thing stopping him overtaking was himselfā€¦just a wimp behind the wheel.

You could have moved over for a few seconds into a layby and let them get on with it?

ajt:
You could have moved over for a few seconds into a layby and let them get on with it?

It was impossible to see an empty lay-by in the thick fogā€¦you could only see 3 or 4 catā€™s eyes ahead.

The reason that they didnā€™t overtake is they couldnā€™t see far enough ahead in the thick fogā€¦to see if it was safe.

The reason I was going at 35mph was, I couldnā€™t see far enough ahead in the thick fogā€¦to see if it was safe.

But Iā€™m repeating this againā€¦if you want to go faster than meā€¦on you goā€¦Iā€™m not stopping you.

Pimpdaddy:
Us paddies have bigger nutz than you lot, deal with itā€¦ :smiley:

Maybe so, but we donā€™t dangle ours from our foreheads :stuck_out_tongue:

Sorry I couldnā€™t resist :slight_smile:

In a word NOTHING!

ā€œRules are for the guidance of the wise and the blind obedience of foolsā€ (other versions available but essentially the same)

I hate all rules, rules are for people who canā€™t think for themselves, the longer they are deprived of the need because there seems to be an ā€˜expertā€™ for everything. I am a smoker, I reserve the right to smoke and accept everyone elseā€™s right not to breath my smoke in. Ergo, if I am in unfamiliar company I will ask if they mind. If they say ā€˜yesā€™ I ask them whether they think I should leave, or themselves. They are usually taken aback by this but I politely explain that I have the same rights as they have. Iā€™m using this analogy because it seems to highlight the need for personal rights AND responsibilities.

Now getting back to the speed issue: I used to drive the A11 (Thetford area), in the wee hours of the night Iā€™d do whatever speed took my fancy, during the morning rush I would always drive flat out otherwise you would have a continuous series of near disasters as the barmy brigade pull out to see if they can pass, they have to pull out because theyā€™re too close. At peek times overtaking opportunities are rare but they still do it They have no common sense and often little ability, they are the LCD (Lowest Common Denominator), these are the imbeciles we are expected to bow to, to help in their lifetimes of Celebrity worship and self indulgent shallowness.

ā€œUp the Revolutionā€ I say, itā€™ time we held the government to ransom, people will suffer but the duration of withdrawing our labour would be very short. Big business call the shots, always have done, today big business, for us, means the retailers. stop delivery and collection in the food chain and 3 days would do the trick, a working week or less for sure. We could demand 50% pay rises and a 35 hour week like the French and they would have no choice, none! Itā€™ll never happen of course, the government would simply ā€˜adviseā€™ them that ā€œthe latest research done by the University of B.S. has revealed that truck drivers on strike were more likely to turn gay unless they return to work immediatelyā€!! People seem to believe whatever they see on TV or reading a newspaper. Stop swiping your bloody iPhone and talk to each other, united we standā€¦If your driving a truck you are almost certainly more highly skilled than most others out there, of course there are a few who let us down but that is always going to be the case.

Use your head and decide what speed YOU want to go for professional reasons that matter to you. And if you exceed the limit and get caught please donā€™t blame your employer, your are in charge of the vehicle. If they pressure you then sort it out or move on, itā€™s not always easy to do but usually possible.

Keep safe, Paul

40mph for me. donā€™t care how fast everyone else behind wants to go, who will get caught if their truck is doing 56? Of course itā€™s meā€¦the truck in front! Of course pulling in is something I tried to do when possible. You donā€™t expect office and warehouse workers to break the law as part of their job, so why should drivers break the law?!

Pimpdaddy:
Us paddies have bigger nutz than you lot, deal with itā€¦ :smiley:

In my part of the country we have an expression " big stanes ( balls / testices ) nae ( no ) brains , it sure applies in your case.

Was stuck behind a wiseman on the 605 today doing 35mph, taking the absolute ā– ā– ā– ā–  quite honestly. Thanks to whoever you are, can stomach 40 but geeessh.

Phantom Mark:
Was stuck behind a wiseman on the 605 today doing 35mph, taking the absolute ā– ā– ā– ā–  quite honestly. Thanks to whoever you are, can stomach 40 but geeessh.

I had that on the A1 north of Alnwick towards Berwick once. He was obviously on the cruise control at 34mph, I looked out a couple of times but didnā€™t have the gap to overtake. When he got to Berwick, over the river & up the hill on the dual carriageway I pulled out to pass him & he shot off like a flaming racing driverā€¦then once again on the A1 north guess what? Back to 34ā€¦AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!

Phantom Mark:
Was stuck behind a wiseman on the 605 today doing 35mph, taking the absolute ā– ā– ā– ā–  quite honestly. Thanks to whoever you are, can stomach 40 but geeessh.

if you wanted to go faster than him, why didnā€™t you overtake?

Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

ThrustMaster:
ā€¦why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

+1

If you want to do 56mph and come up behind someone who wants to do 40mph (or 35mph), then thatā€™s your problem, not his. :wink:

ThrustMaster:

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

Because the knob is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā–  at 35mph, and who says I wanted to 56 ffs, are you a wiseman string it out driver or something ?

Phantom Mark:

ThrustMaster:

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

Because the knob is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā–  at 35mph, and who says I wanted to 56 ffs, are you a wiseman string it out driver or something ?

Doesnā€™t take much to set you off, does it?

Road rage much?

Phantom Mark:

ThrustMaster:

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

Because the knob is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā–  at 35mph, and who says I wanted to 56 ffs, are you a wiseman string it out driver or something ?

Itā€™s a maximum speed of 40 so surely whoever it was wasnā€™t doing anything wrong?..

Seany:

Phantom Mark:

ThrustMaster:

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

Because the knob is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā–  at 35mph, and who says I wanted to 56 ffs, are you a wiseman string it out driver or something ?

Itā€™s a maximum speed of 40 so surely whoever it was wasnā€™t doing anything wrong?..

Got to laugh at this thread. Maybe he felt safer going at that speed?

Also along that road is a speed camera van that sits up. Maybe the other reason why he was doing that speed. Or your always pushed to the max and want to get on?

Phantom Mark:

ThrustMaster:

Phantom Mark:
Didnā€™t fancy a car or another truck as bonnet badge as the traffic oncoming kinda made that impossible, else I would have been straight past at the first chance.

Fair enough but why direct your anger and frustration at another driver just because you canā€™t overtake?

Because the knob is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā–  at 35mph, and who says I wanted to 56 ffs, are you a wiseman string it out driver or something ?

Im with you on that, 40 is fine but anything less is taking the ā– ā– ā– ā– ! I dont care for the excusses either like people saying he mite of felt safer, well he can pull over then and let people past.