Sitting wide without overtaking
Discussion
havoc said:
Why???
I'm seeing increasing numbers of idiots sitting right on the back of a truck or slow-moving car, sitting very wide (often on the centre-line), and yet they have no intention of overtaking. Very frustrating when on nice, wide A-roads...
Is this a development of the MLM?
Too scared to overtake, and to thick to drop back so that they can get a decent angle to see what's ahead of the truck.I'm seeing increasing numbers of idiots sitting right on the back of a truck or slow-moving car, sitting very wide (often on the centre-line), and yet they have no intention of overtaking. Very frustrating when on nice, wide A-roads...
Is this a development of the MLM?
Generally mongery, as usual.
JonnyFive said:
I actually sit one side or the other of the lane usually rather than in the middle due to my MX5 being so low I can't even see past normal cars like Fiestas and stuff, so sitting slightly to the side means I can see past them at whats going on.
I know what you mean, I like to see what is going on ahead of the car directly infront of me but can't overtake, usually only trucks stop my view though. To be fair if there is someone more eager behind me I'll drop back in so they can overtake.Plus I pay my road tax so I'll drive on whatever bit of the road I chose!
philip979 said:
err, surely it's a case of them establishing themselves for an overtake and making their intentions clear; whilst improving their forward visibility and assessing the suitablility of an overtake? Also allowing them to easily slot back in if deemed unsafe? Has its place IMO.
Agreed...if there was oncoming traffic or a hazard. But when there's neither, it falls into the "general f**kwittery" category, and i'm seeing far too much of it.Re: the visibility comment - move back then, unless it's the situation above. I follow too many people nowadays whose bonnets must look like "join-the-dots" negatives, given how close they permanently sit to the o/s/r of trucks...
PS - It's especially annoying when it's a wide-enough road to overtake safely while there's oncoming traffic (main trunk roads), as you get these people heading towards you forcing you to abort a perfectly reasonable overtake "just in case" they move out another couple of feet...
If done properly, This:
I've done it "properly" on many occasion, sometimes moving over 3-4 times before I get a "safe" overtake. On one occasion it's provoked a negative reaction from someone up ahead - he moved out to "block" me - which was a useful indicator that attempting an overtake past him wouldn't be particularly wise, so I hung back.
It's a useful skil lto add to the repertoir when done well.
philip979 said:
err, surely it's a case of them establishing themselves for an overtake and making their intentions clear; whilst improving their forward visibility and assessing the suitablility of an overtake? Also allowing them to easily slot back in if deemed unsafe? Has its place IMO.
If done improperly, they're either too close, too scared or adopting our eurpoean cousins style of "Slipstream" overtaking.I've done it "properly" on many occasion, sometimes moving over 3-4 times before I get a "safe" overtake. On one occasion it's provoked a negative reaction from someone up ahead - he moved out to "block" me - which was a useful indicator that attempting an overtake past him wouldn't be particularly wise, so I hung back.
It's a useful skil lto add to the repertoir when done well.
Mazdarese said:
Too scared to overtake
This in most cases I reckon.I overtook someone doing this the other day (and the truck in front of them!
) and when I pulled passed I glanced across to see a terrified woman (early 30s at a guess) clinging onto the steering wheel for dear life.I don't think she had any idea how to overtake to be honest...
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