05-03-2016, 09:59 AM
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Re: Delayed Reactions
Originally Posted by Alan Cooke
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The thing is Meg that if you're in a stream of traffic it's sensible to be moving at the same speed as the majority of the others around you. On a 70 mph road that speed is usually 70 mph so if you come across someone doing 50 mph you have to overtake them which means pulling out into another lane.
I have driven the length and breadth of the country for 40 years and one of the things I have learnt in that time is there is no point in getting steamed up having to wait a few moments. How many times do we see people rush past us at unsuitable places, they can't wait. We catch them up moments later so all their rushing was pointless.
05-03-2016, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I do know how to drive Alan I have driven the length and breadth of the country for 40 years and one of the things I have learnt in that time is there is no point in getting steamed up having to wait a few moments. How many times do we see people rush past us at unsuitable places, they can't wait. We catch them up moments later so all their rushing was pointless.
05-03-2016, 10:45 AM
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I am in total awe of the incredibly important and time structured lives some must lead. Are you brain surgeons with only a matter of seconds to reach an operating theatre and save a life; are you bomb squad, journeying to save life and limb; covert firefighters on a mission; on Her Majesty's Secret Service?
I'm with Meg on this one. Relax, enjoy your drive. If you don't get the lights this time, you'll get them next, or maybe even next again. Do those seconds really matter? Will anyone die if you wait? No. Might someone die if you are too impatient? Yes, either another road user in an 'accident', or you of a heart attack or stroke. Anyway, it's so much nicer not to stress
05-03-2016, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan Cooke
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Sorry Meg, I wasn't implying that you didn't know how to drive but was saying that you have to go at the same speed as those around you even if you would rather go slower. So it's not necessarily being impatient or in a hurry.
I am also aware that some drivers have slower reactions than others which can be due to age, disablement or even tiredness. Being impatient because you have to wait a moment doesn't change anything or help the situation. If we look at Spittys post again...
05-03-2016, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jazzi
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I seem to have this problem when coming out from my big Sainsburys. I need to turn right into the main road at the lights and I count down seconds when waiting for the first car to move. And invariably nobody seems in much of a hurry to get round. I usually find myself shouting out (in the confines of my car, with closed windows!). Come on, mooooooove!!!!
I used to get myself in such a state it put me in bad mood for hours but now, if I feel the pressure rising (!) I think of a favourite song and "play" it in my head.
Before I know what's happening I singing away and getting some odd looks from others in cars nearby because I don't have any music on in the car.
I can't actually discern any tune at all now and I loved music but this gets me past it all now.
It's CSN&Y's "Love the one you're with" at the moment - reminds me of really happy, care-free times in my late teens.
stevmk2
05-03-2016, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Ploppy
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Why do you have to go at the same speed of everyone around you, Alan?
You can tootle along at your chosen speed quite happily in the slow lane because there are two more lanes for other motorists to pass you...
05-03-2016, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Ploppy
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Why do you have to go at the same speed of everyone around you, Alan?
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