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**gogoleanylinkfo** · 07-18-2012, 01:31 AM

Seems pointless trying to discuss cars and driving with Teddy, "don't confuse him with facts, his mind is made up"; typical bosses attitude. Not prepared to listen to anybody elses opinion that differs from his.

Many people can no way afford to run "fast powerful cars", we have to make do with what we can afford, and try and keep out of the way of the "thrusters", the ones that force their way past with blaring horns and snarling exhausts. Maybe not all drivers of fast powerful cars are stupid, just the majority.

My car has a claimed top speed of 99MPH, when cruising on a motorway or good dual carriage way I stick around 70 and leave plenty of room between me and the car in front. I don't hog the centre lane, (not being a member of CLOC - centre lane owners club the eejits that sit in the centre lane at 55 - 60). I think I can honestly say that in over 50 years driving I have never needed to rely on acceleration to get out of trouble, and I have in the past had cars that could have done that.

The "accelerate out of danger" argument is always trotted out by the owners of (or those that want to own) "fast powerful cars" as their justification, all I can say is if you have needed to accelerate for that reason then you obviously have not read the road properly or are not driving as safely as you think.

But then that is only my opinion, I don't count, I don't have a big powerful car; nor do I want one even if I could afford it. My road tax costs £30 per year, I get 62 MPG I can keep up to the motorway speed limit, why change?

07-18-2012, 01:31 AM	#15
gogoleanylinkfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	Seems pointless trying to discuss cars and driving with Teddy, "don't confuse him with facts, his mind is made up"; typical bosses attitude. Not prepared to listen to anybody elses opinion that differs from his. Many people can no way afford to run "fast powerful cars", we have to make do with what we can afford, and try and keep out of the way of the "thrusters", the ones that force their way past with blaring horns and snarling exhausts. Maybe not all drivers of fast powerful cars are stupid, just the majority. My car has a claimed top speed of 99MPH, when cruising on a motorway or good dual carriage way I stick around 70 and leave plenty of room between me and the car in front. I don't hog the centre lane, (not being a member of CLOC - centre lane owners club the eejits that sit in the centre lane at 55 - 60). I think I can honestly say that in over 50 years driving I have never needed to rely on acceleration to get out of trouble, and I have in the past had cars that could have done that. The "accelerate out of danger" argument is always trotted out by the owners of (or those that want to own) "fast powerful cars" as their justification, all I can say is if you have needed to accelerate for that reason then you obviously have not read the road properly or are not driving as safely as you think. But then that is only my opinion, I don't count, I don't have a big powerful car; nor do I want one even if I could afford it. My road tax costs £30 per year, I get 62 MPG I can keep up to the motorway speed limit, why change?
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