[Closed] Overtaking.

The 40mph everywhere crowd really do annoy me. To drive from NSL into a 30mph zone & make absolutely no change in speed is ridiculous...and this from the type to flash their lights as you pass or accelerate as you're overtaking.

They're usually the ones you overtake in a NSL because they're doing 40, then sit on your bumper when you're doing 30 mph in a 30mph limit.
Way to go morons, slow AND dangerous.

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^^^^^

No keep it going, I want to see 1000 posts 😀

molgrips - Member

You really are being a prize pillock, rebel12.

Cheers 😉 Because I don't agree with you?

No, Flashy...

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...the thread's closing in on the all-important 1,000 post marker, although I'd only give the last 18 hours a 4/10 for effort. 😀

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Because I don't agree with you?

No, because you don't really have an argument, but you're trying to make one up by weaving in little insults and digs, to bolster your posts and presumably make you feel like a winner.

I wouldn't worry too much about it though, most people do it*. At least aracer was attempting to put together a proper argument even though he did it poorly.

* yes I am aware that I am doing it here too.

Just being a spectator is enough.

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No, because you don't really have an argument

I've made my argument clear in the past - particularly about the queue or not a queue thing and highway code reccomendations. Just because you choose to ignore every reasonable scenario I've put forward because it does not suit your argument to respond to it then that's not my fault is it?

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Lets face it. We aint gonna ever catch up and overtake the Thatcher thread.

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I'd like to contribute to this thread.

Not in any useful way

But in my own little way

We aint gonna ever catch up and overtake the Thatcher thread

I blame Thatcher

It was her that instilled the greedy selfish overtaking behaviour into the British motorist

Lets face it. We aint gonna ever catch up and overtake the Thatcher thread.

The fact a thread about overtaking has got even half the number of posts as a thread about Thatcher says a lot.

Can we move on to middle lane driving for another 28 pages?

piemonster - Member

I blame Thatcher

It was her that instilled the greedy selfish overtaking behaviour into the British motorist

I'm pretty sure drives an M3. 💡

I blame Thatcher

Well, she always had some random poor person (probably from the North) hold her wing mirror on her jaunts to the coalfields. Probably caused quite a few queues, that.

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No, because you don't really have an argument

Got to side with rebel & aracer & disagree with Molgrips. There have been numerous arguments put forward, mostly well conceived & in line with the highway code & advanced driving guidelines, yet Mols still knows better & regularly changed the subject to avoid answering pertinent questions.
It is clear Mols is never going to grasp the obvious.

981 🙂

Well, she always had some random poor person (probably from the North) hold her wing mirror on her jaunts to the coalfields. Probably caused quite a few queues, that.

Well, it's one way to keep your hands warm!

She never had problems with someone on the right of her car.

The person on the left wing was taking their life in their hands.

The person on the left wing was taking their life in their hands.

No wonder George looks edgy.

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Not long now

Strictly speaking Thatchers on his right, so right of right.

Which I think she's ok with

Is making every other post between 950 and 1000 just to push it up the done thing?

It should be 'organic', surely?

particularly about the queue or not a queue thing and highway code reccomendations

The highway code quoted did not support either of our arguments, imo. And advanced driver training seems to cover the actual mechanics of overtaking, but nothing to do with politeness.

My point is simply that - politeness.

If you have given fair chance for someone in front to overtake and they don't, then fair enough. My issue is with people who do not give fair chance for other people to pass, and barge through anyway.

If this is not you, then I have no issue. My issue is with rudeness on the roads. There is plenty of it about, I am sure you will agree.

Strictly speaking Thatchers on his right, so right of right.

So, George is to her left, but not far enough to her left to cause problems?

Damn, politics is complicated.

[i] My issue is with people who do not give fair chance for other people to pass, and barge through anyway.[/i]

Maybe there shoudl be a ticket system like at the deli counter.

Everyone in the queue is assigned a number, the vehicle at the front has a laser display board and if you don't overtake whilst your number's showing the next vehicle along gets a shot?

It should be 'organic', surely?

In this interests of this request, I agree with molgrips*. You're all terrible - and dangerous - drivers. However, I'd be interested to know what would happen if Molgrips and I got in an overtaking "queue" together:

"After you"

"No, after you"

"No, I insist, after you"

*in the interests of truth, this statement may not be accurate

*hoping piemoster has had to go to lunch*

Nope still here

Mols - how many times has this been covered? You said yourself you were unable to overtake. So the M3 overtook you when you didn't make any attempt. It seems your statement above

If you have given fair chance for someone in front to overtake and they don't, then fair enough.

[i]Damn, politics is complicated.[/i]

Yep, you wouldn't have thought it so important.. Where you put your ass.

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still?

It's almost a shame posting something now... perhaps the last few pre 1,000 posts should be donated to the BIG CONTENDERS in this thread to set out their concluding arguments?

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Sorry, I appear to have jumped the Queue.

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[s]1000! I win the Internetz![/s]

buggers!

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[edit] hoping solo had planned their edit 🙂

Well, that was constructive 🙂

No worse than what it was before.

If you have given fair chance for someone in front to overtake and they don't, then fair enough. My issue is with people who do not give fair chance for other people to pass, and barge through anyway.

I got little or no suggestion of anyone disagreeing with this from what I've read. However it is a very subjective argument and one person's "fair chance" is another's "you've blown it sunshine". Once an argument loses objectivity it's had it. That is why this is destined to run and run until someone puts it out of its misery or we run out of pictures of funny animals. Since the latter is highly unlikely we should all pray for the former

This guy appears to know about overtaking !

* feels dirty. goes to eat sultanas *

Yeah you're right, but after I tried to say exactly what I just said up there, everyone started berating me as some kind of incompetent driver. So then we had zoomypants = good, everyone else = pathetic.

That's what got me pissed off.

Are you the new TJ?

Waiting for the funny animals...before someone puts Mols out of his misery.

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Sorry, I appear to have jumped the Queue.

😆 😆 😆

Wow this thread has now even gone political. In fact George Galloway has offered up this glowing praise of Molgrips:

"Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability"

Now THAT is an overtake!

Waiting for the funny animals...before someone puts Mols out of his misery.

Well, we can travel back in time for such as thing

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/overtaking/page/13

Politics and overtaking in one
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Well, we can travel back in time for such as thing

Clubber - are you trying to morph this into a middle lane driver thread?

Kids today, it's all new new new

no... 😳

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Need a "like" button for Clubbers post.

EDIT: oh, ok, Piemonster can have one too.

This thread is useless without Smurf Matt anyway. He'd have known the right answer. And been better at it than anyone.
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Except TJ, I guess, he could have told us how he was faster and safer than if he was slower or something 😀

Yeah you're right, but after I tried to say exactly what I just said up there, everyone started berating me as some kind of incompetent driver. So then we had zoomypants = good, everyone else = pathetic.

That's what got me pissed off.

(Nearly) everyone was trying to offer sensible and constructive advice. I don't recall anyone jumping to the over-simplistic conclusion above.

My fave bit was the shopping trolley analogies. I found those hilarious in their irrelevance, as analogies often are 😆

Yeah, you're right tortie. It's a bit like a seagull jumping off a cliff.

My fave bit was the shopping trolley analogies. I found those hilarious in their irrelevance, as analogies often are

Not irrelevant, you just don't agree with the analogy being drawn.

It's just like old times 😀

The fact you think the analogy is relevant is exactly why this has gone on for 30 pages*. Once the argument turns to the relevance of the (inevitable) analogies used to demonstrate the argument, it's a lost cause. I've been there many times.

*with some assistance from the gif-toting mob 🙂

molgrips, out of interest, what would happen if you just stopped replying to this thread. Would you be wrong forever after?

I see your Zebras' and raise you, two Giraffe !

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I've actually worked out who molgrips is....

Mark Webber

And surfmatt is vettel

[i]what would happen if you just stopped replying to this thread.[/i]

I think we're in the TJ 'I know it's getting me nowhere but I can't help myself' zone now...

Did you know a giraffe has less bones in its neck than a sparrow?

I think we're in the TJ 'I know it's getting me nowhere but I can't help myself' zone now...

It's not getting him anywhere because he's still waiting to overtake

Giraffe:

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Sparrow:

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[i]Did you know a giraffe has less bones in its neck than a sparrow?[/i]

No, how does this effect a Giraffe's ability to both decide and execute an overtaking manoeuvre ?

Did you know a giraffe has less bones in its neck than a sparrow?

FEWER

ffs.

^^^ Easy for a Giraffe, they can simply look over the top to see if it's clear!

Hippo's get very good gas mileage. Molgrips is pulling ahead though.

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No, how does this effect a Giraffe's ability to both decide and execute an overtaking manoeuvre ?

Well they have very good forward visibility but there head is an awful long way from their mirrors so checking behind them isn't their strongest suit.

So among ungulates I would rate their overtaking ability as average

[i]So among ungulates I would rate their overtaking ability as average[/i]

How about pedantic Forumites ?

Actually, foget that shit !

I've just discovered sky diving Cats
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1000!

(Sorry got caught in a queue to overtake, may have delayed matters a touch. Sorry)

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She's so scared there's people still stuck in 1991/2 behind her