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To all the road bullies driving SUVs light trucks and RST Tankers: why don’t you smarten the hell up when you see an older model car driving 10-12 km below limit. Haven’t you figured out in your thick stupid skulls that older cars can’t race at 140km in the fucking dark during a rain or snow storm- that maybe- just maybe- we want to actually reach our destination in one fucking piece instead of ending up in those deep ravines you call ditches. Oh- and are you that itchy-arsed to get where you’re going that you can’t goddamned wait 30 seconds so you don’t pass someone on a fucking bridge or overpass? Then, later on at a Timmy’s I hear you bragging to your trucking buddies on how you almost ‘dusted’ a little car& laugh about it? Well that fucking car was ME and I am a mother of two sons and have to travel long distances to get to work. You uncaring murderous bully bastards! I hope someday you attend a post-mortem and see how horrible a car accident death really is. And Nova Scotia- spend some of that tax money you’ve been thieving over the years in politicians pockets and put some fucking street lights on highway 102. Its a death trap tunnel in the early hours of the morning and at night. —Hard working Mom with only an old car.
This article appears in Jan 8-14, 2015.
“Then, later on at a Timmy’s…” is where the story becomes just that-a story. Fake bitches are lame OB. So are their posters…
“Road bullies”… you see, the problem is that you will eventually wash that word. Your cat will become a bully for scratching you. The postman will be a bully by not delivering your mail on time. Jesus will be a bully for not being real…
DISPATCHING THE ROAD BULLIES
Without reservation, I found this bitch to be completely satisfactory in all respects. In the case of the road bullies it will be necessary to fight fire with fire. Timing is everything. In the early morning hours no one will see you giving them both barrels out the driver’s window. Then stop and have a Tim’s yourself. Good luck.
A pleasure as always,
Cheerio!
I agree with the word bully to describe this behaviour. some people use their vehicles to try to scare other drivers, to force them to drive faster. intimidation.
I agree with mm in this one. no loss.
My 20 year old Jetta could do 140-160 no problem if needed. If your car cant handle 120-140 – there might be some safety issues…
I feel bad for this mom 🙁 When I had a small car people bullied me too, I hated when they would go over the yellow line on two way streets or highway, tail gate me, pull aggressive passes and yell things. I recently bought a big old Grand Cherokee and it all stopped instantly, Not to say she should have to buy a old gas guzzler SUV just to stop these twits, I still encounter them too even in a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a large custom steel bumper! Mom sounds like she’s trying her best to keep a roof over her family’s head, and going 100 on the highway is fine granted your in the right lane, I usually go ten over and I might hit 140 to pass someone… Not my constant speed…. and always in a safe place! I can assure you my gigantic SUV will not be the one bullying you, Maybe we need some share the road stickers for small cars and big trucks, Car bullying is wrong
^^ hear, hear!
no one should feel they have to break the speed limit just to satisfy some jerk. (and for the record, could be male or female – I have seen them both)
I notice a difference as well depending on which of my vehicles I drive. I drive same speed either way, but in the echo I get tail gated a lot more.
Then drive the speed limit or pull over.
^^ knock knock, is anyone inside that avatar tim? what does LIMIT mean? what does the word MAXIMUM mean on speed posts?
it does not mean 100 is the least one should be doing. it means 100 is the MOST you should be doing under ideal conditions and NO HIGHER. op is doing nothing illegal or even wrong.
and…………………….if all your friends threw themselves off a cliff would you do the same? (look for hidden meaning in that – I made it easy)
I was on the highway one day with the cruise set at the speed limit. It was a section of road with no passing lane. All of a sudden I noticed a Hummer in my rear view mirror. It looked like it was about three feet from my back bumper. It was so close I could see the dork driving it very clearly – backward baseball cap, bulging eyes, hunched over the wheel like he was playing some video game. “Some village is making do without their idiot today”, I thought. Anyway. if he had been further back I would have pumped the brake to give him the message but he was so close I didn’t dare. I found myself wishing I had some sort of James Bond device that would pop up out of the trunk and blast or bore into his engine. Now there’s an option I would pay for in a vehicle! An idiot deflector.
The maximum speed limit is set for the lowest common denominator. If you can’t do the speed limit in your car, piece of shit or not, you shouldn’t take the highway. take your ass the long way round in a 50 zone!!! Braaaaaammmmp Braaaaaaammmp!!!!
My 96 volvo has a turbo engine and can kick the shit out of most current car models.
*shurg*
Also: if you’re driving that slow, OB, try staying off the highway and stick to the old roads.
Molly, it doesn’t mean drive 20kmh below and tying up traffic either.
op said 10-12 km below the maximum (not 20) , and mentioned rain, dark and snowy roads. all valid times for someone to be driving with regard to conditions.
The problem isn’t usually the car it’s the driver. If you’re an uncomfortable driver it’s stressful to even do the limit, especially in the dark/rain. The most important part is to get home in one piece. Just realize that driving well below the limit may be as unsafe as going over it, if you cause an accident.
And yes we know it’s a maximum, that was set long before ABS, AWD, traction control, good tires, wipers and airbags. Cars from the mid-90s on can handle much more than the maximum and so can most drivers. 10-20% above rarely results in a ticket and is usually the flow of traffic.
Eventually there will be a passing lane/dotted line and slow drivers can be passed. The annoying ones are the ones that pass at 130 only to slow to 110 and repeat. They get upset when you pass them at your constant 120, so they speed up again pass and slow down. They’re very frustrating. Also people that attempt to pass, occupy the passing lane for the whole stretch, give up and repeat next passing lane, holding up everyone behind them. I have no sympathy for these drivers. There’s a certain brand of of American Car that contains UCK that is guaranteed to do this.