Speeding is bad, mmkay?

[pharmaboy]

I'll pop in here. We run a number of businesses other than ISI and one is a specialist medical business where individuals are called in to time critical events in city based hospitals. Staff are dedicated professionals and if it's a truly critical ICU or trauma event, they may give the speed limits a bit of a nudge and deal with the legal consequences later. It's not uncommon to experience other drivers who go out of their way to keep the faster vehicle from overtaking them. What is ironic here is that this blocking behaviour is a classic indicator of a narcissistic personality disorder. Other than a dying patient, the needlessly wasted seconds are an incredible source of stress for our staff.

Well observed. And the correct use of irony

 

[Dozer]

and slayer suck :flame:

Whoa..........this could really get nasty now!!! :ban:

 

[gcouyant]

Well observed. And the correct use of irony

Pharma! Dude, we meet in the most random of threads..... Cheers mate.....

 

[stirk]

Read the quote self confessed prick - I didn't run them off the road- some unknown lunatic did

What I have seen is people driving fast being blocked by exactly your sort of behaviour on the freeway time and time again - after a minute or 2, sometimes they get pissed off and start flashing lights, then overtaking dangerously .

THAT endangers me driving along side as well - don't be a fuckwit, it endangers all of us - and the day you see a car clipped on the corner on the freeway spinning helplessly along the road at a 100kmh maybe you'll stop acting like you are mr policeman and let real police officers look after them - after all, anyone, who speeds incessantly these days will eventually lose their licence.

I didn't say you did it and now you are being a prick. Calm down or you'll pop a vein.

 

[DMan]

Happy to stop doing it if you can find a police officer willing to go on record saying that we should do our best to move over and let speeders speed. you're entitled to your opinion, i appreciate your viewpoint, but i'm not changing because a dude on a forum has a different opinion. if you're not in the habit of pretending you're playing need for speed on the roads around me, we dont have a problem as far as i'm concerned. i cant help but see the amount of people that got their backs up here today though, as the kinds that might, maybe, possibly, just a little bit, be of the racerboy persuasion. those ones i do have a problem with and i have thoroughly enjoyed this little e-fight :dance:

Sigh. Some fights you just can't win..

 

[Dozer]

What is ironic here is that this blocking behaviour is a classic indicator of a narcissistic personality disorder.

It's a disorder now? Far out, those crazy uni kids are giving every human action a name nowadays.

Riddle me this: The gist of what Plankosaurus is saying is that that he prefers to pop into the lane next to him when he see's a dude speeding and it slows him down. He could get some tattooed dude yell at him and flash his lights but he has also slowed the guy down and realistically, he's probably done the kook a favor and saved him for another day. Now tell me folks, what is the difference between that action and flashing your lights to an oncoming car that you are assuming is speeding to let them know a speed camera is just around the corner? In one instance, you've physically slowed a guy down who would in turn blow up and call you all sorts of names and in the other instance "you're a fucking top guy champ!" for flashing your lights to slow a person down?

 

[Plankosaurus]

I'll pop in here. We run a number of businesses other than ISI and one is a specialist medical business where individuals are called in to time critical events in city based hospitals. Staff are dedicated professionals and if it's a truly critical ICU or trauma event, they may give the speed limits a bit of a nudge and deal with the legal consequences later. It's not uncommon to experience other drivers who go out of their way to keep the faster vehicle from overtaking them. What is ironic here is that this blocking behaviour is a classic indicator of a narcissistic personality disorder. Other than a dying patient, the needlessly wasted seconds are an incredible source of stress for our staff.

I do appreciate the point of view here, and for a second i feel bad. but then i go back to the point that giving the speed limit a 'bit of a nudge' might be putting other people at risk aswell. if its a time critical event, then surely arriving 30 seconds later is preferable to not arriving at all and making another not arrive also?

(generalism here, not directed at anyone)
Regardless of how much spin you put on it, what we're told is that speed kills, and therefore you're showing a lack of respect for the lives of those around you by doing it. 99% of the time it results in a complete non-event. 1% of the time it ends in tragedy and some poor bastards have to clean up a big old mess and some poor family(s) have to deal with shit they shouldn't have to. you could argue that speed isn't always the cause, but it sure as shit has an effect in nearly all fatal accidents. What i'm showing by not moving my fat ass out the way, is a lack of respect for you. you'll get past me eventually, deal with my little vigilante protest :Banane18:

 

[Plankosaurus]

Whoa..........this could really get nasty now!!! :ban:

i'm sorry :tape2: i didn't mean it, really.


But Metallica do whoop them, every day of the week :heh:

 

[nzblakis]

It's a disorder now? Far out, those crazy uni kids are giving every human action a name nowadays.

Riddle me this: The gist of what Plankosaurus is saying is that that he prefers to pop into the lane next to him when he see's a dude speeding and it slows him down. He could get some tattooed dude yell at him and flash his lights but he has also slowed the guy down and realistically, he's probably done the kook a favor and saved him for another day. Now tell me folks, what is the difference between that action and flashing your lights to an oncoming car that you are assuming is speeding to let them know a speed camera is just around the corner? In one instance, you've physically slowed a guy down who would in turn blow up and call you all sorts of names and in the other instance "you're a fucking top guy champ!" for flashing your lights to slow a person down?

Because in the second instance you are given a choice, in the first instance you are not. I don't really mind to be honest, I hardly ever do it and im definitely not a racerboy but Its the 'Ill do whatever I want and fuck everybody else' attitude that gets tiring.

 

[Mywifesirrational]

It has been well researched that people driving slower than the prevailing speed limit are equally as dangerous, if not MORE dangerous than speeding drivers. You are doing worse.

I thought it wasn't the speed limit but the actual traffic speed? traveling vastly faster or slower than everyone else is the dangerous bit.

 

[Plankosaurus]

It's a disorder now? Far out, those crazy uni kids are giving every human action a name nowadays.

Riddle me this: The gist of what Plankosaurus is saying is that that he prefers to pop into the lane next to him when he see's a dude speeding and it slows him down. He could get some tattooed dude yell at him and flash his lights but he has also slowed the guy down and realistically, he's probably done the kook a favor and saved him for another day. Now tell me folks, what is the difference between that action and flashing your lights to an oncoming car that you are assuming is speeding to let them know a speed camera is just around the corner? In one instance, you've physically slowed a guy down who would in turn blow up and call you all sorts of names and in the other instance "you're a fucking top guy champ!" for flashing your lights to slow a person down?

and i forgot about this angle.

think of it as a community service! i've just prevented you from speeding for 13.2 seconds, thats 13.2 seconds that you CANT get a fine for (unless your tailgating, cant help you with that nugget). i bet the OP would be cheering me on if i'd have done this to him and saved him getting pinged. i've got a workmate that got pinged when he blitzed it out of a roadwork zone that turned out had not ended, i bet he'd be calling me a hero too if i'd managed to get in front of him.

thats ok guys, i do it for the chicks, not the thanks :Banane18:

 

[ajay]

i'm sorry :tape2: i didn't mean it, really.


But Metallica do whoop them, every day of the week :heh:

Lucky you took that back, I was about to start typing in capitals!! :kev:

 

[Plankosaurus]

I thought it wasn't the speed limit but the actual traffic speed? traveling vastly faster or slower than everyone else is the dangerous bit.

Headshot! thats the one, speed differential is the big one, not slow speed. cant think of a situation where smashing at 100 is going to be safer than smashing at 60. my old man used to tell me that it was against the law to go under the speed limit, but he's full of shit so cant put any faith in this. one of the law gurus here might be able to enlighten us if there is some scrap of reality to this though.

 

[DeBloot]

Police are there to enforce the law
A bunch of randoms driving around trying to exert their control is not in the interests of driver safety
It is the interests of them thinking, fuck you buddy, and feeling good about it
if you want to be a real vigilante, buy a gun and shoot a rapist

 

[Plankosaurus]

Police are there to enforce the law
A bunch of randoms driving around trying to exert their control is not in the interests of driver safety
It is the interests of them thinking, fuck you buddy, and feeling good about it
if you want to be a real vigilante, buy a gun and shoot a rapist

I have a Bow, and some nice brutal broadheads. but i dont know any rapists :noidea: do you know any i can shoot?


i take back the batman thing now, i'm that mcqueen dude from arrow "you have failed this city"

I'm going to go workout on my big chinup contraption now

 

[pharmaboy]

And don't you think possibly calling this being a vigilante is a bit of a stretch?

I mean seriously, I'm not playing batman here, I'm driving in an entirely predictable manner to the letter of the law (as stated before)

And fuck, what do you care if I hold up some vin diesel wannabe for an extra 13.2 seconds on the freeway? I'm sure it doesn't affect you since you know and obey the law?

An entirely predictable manner?

if I see some dick in my mirror screaming up at 20+ over, I'll throw my slow banged up Ute right in front of them just like stirk there,

predictable in a different world to me

 

[Plankosaurus]

Lucky you took that back, I was about to start typing in capitals!! :kev:

yeah, that was way out of line even if it was a joke. my bad :censored:

 

[Plankosaurus]

An entirely predictable manner?



predictable in a different world to me

my apologies if it came across like i'm swinging my shit all over the road like a drunk llama in a minecart. my indicators go on, i merge, i overtake slowly, dragging it out just fast enough to keep the fella behind me, because its no good if he finds another way around. if i cant get in there in time, bad luck me, win to racerboy, i'm not out to endanger anyone no matter what some of you think.


i'll also add, now that i've been arguing for like 8 hours or so, that i've not had cause/opportinity to do this in 2015, its not like i'm out there gunning for a showdown. if i happen to see the bastard screaming up behind me, i'll do what i can to hinder him - i dont have a deathwish and i dont go chasing it for kicks.

i'm also stubborn :frusty:

and this is much more fun when i get off the phone and play with smilies opcorn:

 

[stirk]

Police are there to enforce the law
A bunch of randoms driving around trying to exert their control is not in the interests of driver safety
It is the interests of them thinking, fuck you buddy, and feeling good about it
if you want to be a real vigilante, buy a gun and shoot a rapist

Hang on there, people blatantly speeding way over the limit are the ones saying fuck you to everyone around them. They have no regard for anyone but themselves.

The street I live on is a racer favorite, idiots fly down the hill wheels screeching, one ended up in the bottom of the gully a couple of months back, brought a smile to my dial.

 

[pharmaboy]

Hang on there, people blatantly speeding way over the limit are the ones saying fuck you to everyone around them. They have no regard for anyone but themselves.

The street I live on is a racer favorite, idiots fly down the hill wheels screeching, one ended up in the bottom of the gully a couple of months back, brought a smile to my dial.

But what's "way over the limit"?

"Blatant" is pretty wide - I nearly universally drive at 8 or 9kmh over - that's not enough to attract the highway patrol, but I'm sure it would upset some who think that will inevitably involve the death of hundreds of small children

The way the first post of yours and planks read, was pretty much anyone going faster than me - the take that you guys were in it for blocking others using the right lane because they are going faster is pretty much universal amongst posters.

In addition, if they are real boy racers and maybe doing 40 or 50 over the speed limit - the rest of us might be thinking , we are just drivinga along peacefully in the left lane and Stirk and Plank are going to have this holy war with the nut bag doing 50 over so now you are endangering us, for no real purpose that we can see.

As experience tells most of us, the reality is probably you consider someone going 5 or 10kmh faster than you is worthy of annoying to the best if your ability by blocking the lane. we suspect this because we see it often enough.
I've seen a couple of bits of road rage ( not involved) and it defiantly isn't anything you want to increase your chances of being involved in- it beggars belief that anyone would.