Cars overtaking while waiting to turn right

[caveman]

Back when I learned to drive it was that the vehicle should be in the most appropriate gear for the situation to give maximum control of the speed of the vehicle. Or as my instructor put it, changing the position of the throttle pedal should always result in a change of speed... if you're using a too high gear then you're too near to idle speed for speed reduction & if you're using a too low gear then you're outside the power band to accelerate or close to the limiter as well as wasting fuel. This modern thing of driving "economically" by being in the highest gear possible is, in my opinion, wrong & is a false economy.

Correct.
But thinking you have to give it large with the right foot and change down to slow down, probably means you haven't been road reading and have gone past the point where you should of been in that gear anyways.

 

[fenhayman]

The standard of driving in this country is some of the worst I’ve seen in the world! Driving on blue lights occasionally really makes you realise just how rarely if ever people check their rear view mirrors . It’s not an age thing either. Some drivers just haven’t a clue what’s happening around them. Ridding a motorcycle as mentioned does make you a better car driver. I can pretty much always say I know just as well what’s behind me as what’s in front . The amount of times I’ve indicated and pulled it the left to allow an emergency vehicle to pass to only find the 4 cars behind me all overtake me thinking what’s that Wally doing! You then see them panicking as they are blue lights and stop on blind corners or hills. A huge push for increased roads policing could really save lives and accident rates.

 

[fenhayman]

Isn't it time that the only orange lights allowed are indicators? All other warning lights, beacons etc. could be bright green.

 

[JP1]

Isn't it time that the only orange lights allowed are indicators? All other warning lights, beacons etc. could be bright green.

Doctors response lights are green

 

[fenhayman]

They don't usually drive tractors

 

[JP1]

They don't usually drive tractors

No they don't but I also detest this new craze to fit blue forward facing lights on trucks and they don't often do 999 response calls

 

[Tomr10]

My issue I have had this week is cars that won’t over take but are right up the arse of something making the gap massive, why not drop back for a overtake gap

 

[dave6470]

The local plod was up to there old tricks today seeing how slow they cold drive before someone passed them got down to 33 k before someone did i was 4 behind on tractor at the time

 

[Sid]

As Amber on its own means stop, you're probably approaching the lights too fast in the first place.
What's with all the ideas on here of driving aggressively?
I'm appalled at some of the ideas on how to drive on a public road on a thread about other dick heads.
People need to start looking further ahead and driving defensively.
If you want to drive on your gears, book a day at Brands Hatch.

When approaching traffic lights I always double check my mirror to see how close the car behind is. Stopping on an Amber is OK as long as the person behind can as well!

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Doctors response lights are green

I thought Green meant you had put your seat belt on, in an excavator!

 

[JP1]

I thought Green meant you had put your seat belt on, in an excavator!

It does (well if you don't plug the seat belt behind your back to turn it off)

On the road a green flashing light on a car is a doctor

 

[jamj]

The local plod was up to there old tricks today seeing how slow they cold drive before someone passed them got down to 33 k before someone did i was 4 behind on tractor at the time

Did you pass as well?