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spirit of dog-in-the-manger ill-will

The prevalent mode of driving nowadays is the “lunge and lurch”
technique. Lunge and lurchers unnecessarily blast off as fast as they can
then lurch on the brakes suddenly.

But there are lots of reasons for driving very gently. Some drivers have
small children or even babies in the car – you don’t want to wake them up
just because there’s a lazy or impatient bonehead behind who has set out
too late.

Other drivers have stuff like laptop computers, musical instruments or
trays of eggs on the back seat, while some passengers get motion
sickness if they are driven too fast. Other people are just not in a hurry at
all, so tough shit if you’re behind, basically.

Another reason is fuel economy – using the peddles too much is a good
way to burn up fuel – it is just as effective to spill it on the floor and set
light to it once you have finished your journey. Lunging and lurching
causes unnecessary wear on the car, especially the brakes and tyres –
you can get a lot more miles out of a jalopy if it has been driven by a
gentle driver, rather than a lunger. If you can get a decent jalopy, it’s
worth driving it very gently to avoid expensive repairs at MOT time.
Basically, you can drive 10 times cheaper than the lungers/lurchers, who
also wreck their cars more frequently due to mistimings and collisions.

In general, it’s best to set out a bit earlier and drive very gently, avoiding
any ostentatious lunging and lurching – it just pisses everybody off and
increases the call for more cameras.

that is the spirit of dog-in-the-manger ill-will that emanates from most slow, obstructive drivers.

I really don't mind people driving slowly, and wouldn't dream of wanting them to go faster than they felt capable of doing

And let the poor delivery driver worry about getting through the godawful mess they've made of the middle of Winchester ("Which way should we have the traffic flow in Parchment St. this week councillor?"), then try and offload your shopping without being ticketed.

The reason is simple - over population.

And I'm sure that you, being the community-spirited fellow you are, will be one of the first to sign up for the voluntary euthanasia programme.

And I'm sure that you, being the community-spirited fellow you are, will be one of the first to sign up for the voluntary euthanasia programme.

BW

I just cannot understand all you intelligent blokes playing into berk the troll's hands He's so bigoted, his head's up his own a**e so far that he'll NEVER see the light

Saw this in some or other mag, and got me thinking --
"Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?" After all, cars with a driver and an MP will be eligible

Could that be paranoia, though, Johnnytheboy? Driving very gently, slowly,
calmly and carefully is a real source of joy, but cars sometimes bring out the
worst in impatient, tailgating curmudgeons.





It would be very poor policy to go after blokes who drive well within their
capabilities – we should all do that, I would have thought. It is far better
to go after the ones who drive too fast for their capabilities who
should get it in the neck, especially if they don’t have a clue about how
crap they really are.

It would be very poor policy to go after blokes who drive well within their capabilities ....It is far better
to go after the ones who drive too fast for their capabilities who
should get it in the neck, especially if they don’t have a clue about how
crap they really are.

Or to simplify, allow people individual liberty OR control every aspect
of their lives, make everyone behave in the way that you think is
'correct'.

Oh, and...

How do we go about identifying and isolating this sub- and sub-sub-set? Gender and capability sensitive cameras?

Other people are just not in a hurry at
all, so tough shit if you’re behind, basically.

We know from insurance company rates that the main focus must be on blokes, perhaps because they are more likely to act immaturely and irresponsibly.

Might it not be more considerate to pull over?

Funnily enough, going back to the original topic, the ladies in question are rather of the '50 everywhere' persuasion...

Surely that's an endorsement of the approach?

And yes, it's tough shit getting stuck behind a rolling obstruction. Likewise it's tough shit for them if I unleash full throttle and wake them up rudely as I pass them.

I think this is rather unfair. People may have a reason for driving slowly. Maybe they've just passed their test and aren't very confident. Maybe they're elderly and aren't very confident. Maybe they're lost. Maybe they're driving on a spare tyre. Although I agree that if they continue to do their 40mph-50mph through 30mph limited villages it's hard to view them as anything other than an idiot...

In other words, provided you're within the speed limit you can drive as gormlessly, nervously, inconsiderately, selfishly or erratically as you like.

Why should incompetent (for whatever reason) drivers be allowed the privelege of having a licence?

Imagine if the same applied to the railways. Imagine high-speed passenger trains being constantly held up by slow-moving goods trains. It just wouldn't be tolerated.