Not that relevent but this REALLY F**KS ME OFF

Not that relevent but this REALLY F**KS ME OFF

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soulpatch

Original Poster:

4,693 posts

265 months

Sunday 10th November 2002
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WHY WHY WHY WHY is it that whenever I go down the M5 from Bristol to Exeter, keeping a constant speed of 80MPH that some Fking Cting Fkwit in a crappy mercedes has to overtake me at 80.000001MPH then pull in and slow down to 79.999MPH.

FK OFF YOU BDS

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

272 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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Because they hate Vectras?

jmorgan

36,010 posts

291 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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Law of the land innit? Its like a police car on the motorway causes a 65 speed limit in the vicinity.

martin hunt

301 posts

275 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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The thing that annoys me is the roadworks around Exeter at the moment, where you go in at 70, slow down for the 50 camera, then everyone slows to 40 for the rest of the repairs........with the numpty staying at 40 as you move back into the 70.

spnracing

1,554 posts

278 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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If its a modern Merc, maybe he's using cruise control? Then its more likely that he's doing 80.000000 mph and you're the one doing 79.999 then 80.111?

Maybe not in this case.

But when I use cruise control (yes, in my Merc) I am always getting people overtake then slow down, overtake then slow down. And they often give me funny looks. And I'm the one doing the constant speed. Hmmmph.

sparkey

789 posts

291 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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I can't see cruise control as being of any benefit in this country for that reason. Good in parts of the US where you can sit for days without catching up with anyone.

soulpatch

Original Poster:

4,693 posts

265 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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spnracing said: If its a modern Merc, maybe he's using cruise control? Then its more likely that he's doing 80.000000 mph and you're the one doing 79.999 then 80.111?



Fair point but this is not the case. I even sped up to 90 to lose him, then slowed down to 85 so I would still be going faster. Next thing I know he is at it again. He purposfully sped up just to do it.

This happens usually about once a week and only on the M5 with a different Merc and driver. Does this road just attract wers?

What is a driver to do!!!

soulpatch

Original Poster:

4,693 posts

265 months

Monday 11th November 2002
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Captain Muppet said: Because they hate Vectras?


I hate Vectras but I dont go around pissing them off!!!!!

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

272 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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soulpatch said:

Captain Muppet said: Because they hate Vectras?


I hate Vectras but I dont go around pissing them off!!!!!


Sorry - cheap shot. :Vectraonfire:

charltm

2,102 posts

271 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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cruise control is dangerous

reduces attention

causes bunching as people try and avoid having to re-set their cruise control when they ought to be braking

what's wrong with just driving and conentrating on that task?

mr_tony

6,339 posts

276 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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Surely cruise control isn't dangerous, it's just idiots using it in an inappropriate way, same with speed, automatic gearboxes, guns etc etc etc...

If you're saying people are stupid and they can't be trusted to use a useful gadget like cruise control then campain to introduce a law banning it - I'm sure Transport2000 would like to hear from you too....

Seriously though, I thought that cruise control is by law automatically overridden anyway, so 'bunching' is a result of people being inconsiderate and badly trained drivers, not a button on the dashboard.

>> Edited by mr_tony on Tuesday 12th November 14:03

mel

10,168 posts

282 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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Cruise control is great, get on a empty (ish) M way, set it to 99mph and sit there fairly safe that your under the magic tonne and your then able to concentrate more on scanning for plod than speedo watching to make sure you don't start creeping up to the 120's 130's license shredding territory.

spnracing

1,554 posts

278 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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cruise control is dangerous



Nonsense.

Its dangerous if you misuse it. The whole car is dangeous if you misuse it.

I wouldn't buy a car without CC nowadays. If all cars had CC there would be far less motorway bunching because people wouldn't keep speeding up and slowing down.

>> Edited by spnracing on Tuesday 12th November 14:07

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

272 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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spnracing said:


cruise control is dangerous



...If all cars had CC there would be far less motorway bunching because people wouldn't keep speeding up and slowing down.

>> Edited by spnracing on Tuesday 12th November 14:07


Wrong. People wouldn't set it for the same speed - you'd still have to pass people so there would still be bunching behind slow vehicles. Hell, even if they did set it to the same speed there is a tolerance on speed detection (speedo error and tyre wear)
What is wrong with keeping your foot still? What is wrong with changing your speed to suit the prevailing conditions (weather and traffic density)?

Edited to be more terse and grumpy.

>> Edited by Captain Muppet on Tuesday 12th November 14:29

marki

15,763 posts

277 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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mel said: Cruise control is great, get on a empty (ish) M way, set it to 99mph and sit there fairly safe that your under the magic tonne and your then able to concentrate more on scanning for plod than speedo watching to make sure you don't start creeping up to the 120's 130's license shredding territory.


Exactly right , im a bastad for letting the speed creep up next thing you know you are in license losing
land

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

272 months

Tuesday 12th November 2002
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marki said:

mel said: Cruise control is great, get on a empty (ish) M way, set it to 99mph and sit there fairly safe that your under the magic tonne and your then able to concentrate more on scanning for plod than speedo watching to make sure you don't start creeping up to the 120's 130's license shredding territory.


Exactly right , im a bastad for letting the speed creep up next thing you know you are in license losing
land


Could be that the extreme noise of my cars stops me "accidentally" going over the ton.