Overtaking.

And. looking at the packet, i think i may have eaten about that many too……oops!

the inbred Mullet touting gun loving trucker

Yeah ?, but I bet he can sure overtake the shit out of a queue of traffic.

Twice, the other vehicles have not attempted to overtake the tractor and did not do so in the time they were visible in my rear view mirror.

Other people, eh?

ps. Should I have joined the “queues” each time?

For ****’s sake.

How many times do we have to say this? IF you have given the person plenty of opportunities to overtake and they don’t, then you can. You know this, we’ve said it over and over again.

This is not the scenario I’m complaining about.

You know this, we’ve said it over and over again.

We??

It’s like being a goldfish but with a slightly longer memory span.

How many opportunities should you be given before being overtaken molgrips? If you still can’t accept your argument may be flawed after TWENTY FIVE pages, I fear you are lost to reason.

Three.

If you still can’t accept your argument may be flawed after TWENTY FIVE pages, I fear you are lost to reason.

Cuts both ways, that.

Thought experiment- Mr Fast Overtaker actually is giving Molgrips chances to overtake, he just isn’t aware of it because as far as he’s concerned, there haven’t been any.

Again for the 100th time he should be aware that I can’t take tiny spaces.

Why the **** are you bothering? Seriously? I’m trying to defend myself, you’re just.. I dunno what.

Ok you win. I’m a shit driver, I pootle around, I’ve got no idea how to overtake and I’m very angry. Please instruct me on how to overtake. I promise I don’t already do all the things you say anyway.

Everything interesting I had to say to you, you ignored about 12 pages ago so you could concentrate on pretending that there’s only one argument to answer, tbh. SO you can’t complain too much if I stick now to the road more travelled.

Thought experiment- Mr Fast Overtaker actually is giving Molgrips chances to overtake, he just isn’t aware of it because as far as he’s concerned, there haven’t been any.

Is actually a pretty good point I’ve often been second or third in a line of cars and thought if that was me in first place I’d have gone already but from two or three cars back you obviously need a bigger piece of clear road. So when that piece of clear road appears I don’t hang around waiting to be held up any longer.

I expect the main protagonists on this thread have spent longer posting/reading/boiling their piss than the time sat behind somebody in a car they feel is stopping them from getting somewhere really important.

Thought experiment- Mr Fast Overtaker actually is giving Molgrips chances to overtake, he just isn’t aware of it because as far as he’s concerned, there haven’t been any.

Is actually a pretty good point I’ve often been second or third in a line of cars and thought if that was me in first place I’d have gone already but from two or three cars back you obviously need a bigger piece of clear road. So when that piece of clear road appears I don’t hang around waiting to be held up any longer.

Exactly!

I expect the main protagonists on this thread have spent longer posting/reading/boiling their piss than the time sat behind somebody in a car they feel is stopping them from getting somewhere really important.

Well all except one. He’s spent longer than the whole existence of STW sitting in a “queue” behind a slow vehicle thinking about overtaking.

MrSmith – Member

I expect the main protagonists on this thread have spent longer posting/reading/boiling their piss than the time sat behind somebody in a car they feel is stopping them from getting somewhere really important.

I’m stuck in traffic right now and posting from my phone!

Ok you win. I’m a shit driver, I pootle around, I’ve got no idea how to overtake and I’m very angry. Please instruct me on how to overtake

My work here is done….

Lol

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Not referring specifically to anyone in this thread whatsoever. However out on the roads, and in life generally it really does hold true.

I reckon this version (posted recently on another thread) may be more appropriate in the context

Haha! Like it – that Toy Story image is pretty versatile

molgrips – Member

Three.

If you still can’t accept your argument may be flawed after TWENTY FIVE pages, I fear you are lost to reason.

Cuts both ways, that.
Indeed, but I can accept your arguement is flawed, can you?

Indeed, but I can accept your arguement is flawed, can you?

Maybe you’re not getting it, or your argument is also flawed?

molgrips – Member
Three.

Can you point me to the advisory or mandatory statement in the highway code that suggests or states you must give the car in front three attempts to overtake?

Then we can finally put this to bed.

Ta.

Again for the 100th time he should be aware that I can’t take tiny spaces.

How exactly is he supposed to know what your (by which I mean you and your vehicle) capability is? We’re getting back to crystal ball territory again.

I seem to be able to tell who’s going to force their way through tiny gaps, and who’s not. I can spot a fast car or a plain family saloon.

I’m sure most of you can too.

Then we can finally put this to bed.

You can put this to bed now. Just walk away. You can put a stop to all of this. Just walk away.

Again, I’m playing catch up on this thread. Do we know who’s won yet?

No-one will win. I’m just trying not to lose. Some people on the internet think I’m a rubbish driver – this is not acceptable.

In my years on the road I have from time to time seen people in little cars doing overtakes, and even on occasions people in great big cars happy to bimble along.

Perhaps everybody sees your Prius and assumes that you are too busy drinking a carrot juice and listening to whale music CDs to be interested in overtaking?

I can spot a fast car or a plain family saloon.

I’m sure most of you can too.

Q-cars FTW! 😉

Some people on the internet think I’m a rubbish driver – this is not acceptable.

😆

I’m a rubbish driver – this is not acceptable.

Which is why many people have been encouraging you to do some more driver training, to get yourself up to scratch.

Do we know who’s won yet?

I think it was the bloke driving the M3.

I’m an average driver in fact sometimes rubbish when i dont concentrate and thus am worse than you molgrips and by definition in this small sample makes you a good or at least better driver. Therefore everyone is happy and this thread can go to bed…. hurrah 😉

Who was driving the M3…was it aracer?

Define tiny overtaking space? Surely that depends on recognition of opportunity & performance of vehicle driven. Been said many times…you (generalist term, obviously with the exception of molgrips) can still overtake in low powered vehicles, it just takes a bit more anticipation & preparation.

Can you point me to the advisory or mandatory statement in the highway code that suggests or states you must give the car in front three attempts to overtake?

Three times you say……..

I’m an average driver in fact sometimes rubbish when i dont concentrate and thus am worse than you molgrips

Your self deprecation and desire to sacrifice your driving reputation will carry no weight here. Theres a whole nut house forum of folk here to do that for you.

Again, I’m playing catch up on this thread. Do we know who’s won yet?

thegreatape just did with this stunner…

Perhaps everybody sees your Prius and assumes that you are too busy drinking a carrot juice and listening to whale music CDs to be interested in overtaking?

🙂

Why thank you…