Question for the masses...........

[BEER]

Who buys the drinks?.

 

[tboy]

I care.

I am a fast driver...i can't help it...i drive fast on city streets and highways, if I am in a rush it is worse. Not in a rush I drive at least 20-30 over, in a rush...well i try to stay below 50 km over. I am a safe driver, indicate always, and change lanes when safe and do not cut people off...I also use all the lanes on the highway to preserve my momentum.

As hard as it may be to drive the speed limit or 10 above...i do it for them because....i care.

I would and have accommodated the preferences of my passenger. If they are uncomfortable I slow it right down. It hurts.....but the comfort of my passenger matters as they must be feeling this way for a reason and it is not my place to judge. I also want to help them rather than create stress for them.

The type of passenger does matter as well. If it is someone I care about then I would do it. If it is a friend and all that or passenger I am giving a ride to I may ask a few questions regarding their reasons and preferences, however in most cases i do it no questions ask.

Furthermore, I believe that we should treat others the way we would like to be treated.

When I am on my own or with a passenger who does not mind....it is full speed ahead.

+100

Now a few more points:
Yes, 130 is too fast.....if the cops will ticket you, you're going too fast, even if everyone else is going as fast.....115 - 120? they probably won't bother....
Speed is safe only depending on traffic, road conditions and time of day. 130 at 5 am heading away from the sun on an empty highway is fine, 130 heading into the sun at 5 pm with heavy traffic is NOT ok......at 130 kph you're doing 1/3 of a kilometer every second. A lot of people think they are awesome drivers but at that speed? 300 m/s? You have to have razor sharp reflexes and ahem, few do.....

I share the drive to work through back roads with 2 other guys. Both have POS vehicles that they do their own maintenance on. The other day one's brakes failed. Luckily we were only doing 50 kph when he had to stop and discovered "oops no brakes". The other has never spent more than 25 bucks on tires and they aren't even the right size for his vehicle. He had to grind away some steel on one rim to get it to go on. He does his own brakes too and since neither turns the rotors or drums, they thump, pulse and grind.....both cross the solid line repeatedly, I'm talking FULL over on the other lane...not just part way which they do a lot on curves...CURVES

I do NOT feel comfortable driving with either of them....just recently one wasn't paying attention and a pickup was braking to make a left turn....he didn't even brake until I yelled at him BRAKKKKKEEEE fuck.....scared the piss outta me....and if I hadn't yelled? we would have rear ended him at 90 kph.

Now there are some I have no problem driving with at speed. I have 100% confidence in them. These two yahoos? Not on your life. So much so I maneuvered things so we don't drive with one of them anymore......whew.....

I hate being a back seat driver but these two guys suck ass.....not only is their driving shitty, but their vehicles are too.....

If a passenger of mine was nervous? yeah it depends on who they are. If they were near and dear to me, I'd tone it down. I might not go to a snail's pace, but find a happy medium. I know one buddy's gf was with us in my truck and was nervous. She'd been in a head on collision when she was younger and had to have all kinds of surgery to fix her face...so I slowed down and drove me sedately out of respect for her.............

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

If you were my passenger I would love um, yeah you know......:blush2:

it'd be my honour Dan, just not on the 401 (lol I'm not that wild)

 

[Transient]

I generally drive faster than I should when by myself. With a passenger I am OK with driving to fit their comfort level. I'm aware of the passenger using the imaginary brake or the grab for the for the door strap and have no trouble adjusting my driving style accordingly.

 

[tboy]

I generally drive faster than I should when by myself. With a passenger I am OK with driving to fit their comfort level. I'm aware of the passenger using the imaginary brake or the grab for the for the door strap and have no trouble adjusting my driving style accordingly.

funny you bring that up.....one of the bad drivers I was talking about was in the front seat while the other bad driver was driving and he was grabbing the chicken bar constantly....for once in my life I shut my trap but was SO tempted to say: nervous? now you know how I feel when YOU drive......

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

I'm a very cautious driver and very seldom exceed the speed limit.

Too be honest I am not really in that big of a hurry get anywhere these days.

If I get to my destination 5 or 10 minutes slower then I don't mind.

Like tboy pointed out I don't trust my reaction time at the higher speeds so for me it just isn't worth it.

To answer the question that was asked by the OP.

If I was asked to slow down by a concerned passenger then I would just slow down. Why not? It's safer.

 

[GotGust]

Does the OP post the same stuff on every board?

 

[Guido]

Does the OP post the same stuff on every board?

Who cares dude, it's a good thread!

 

[GotGust]

It's not a good thread. It's a great thread . . . the first time I saw it.

 

[Baz]

There is nothing worse than a rude unsafe driver. If one accepts a passenger in their auto-mobile they assume the responsibility of the safe transportation of their passenger.

 

[HOF]

Does the OP post the same stuff on every board?

Are you constantly banned on every board? Asshole!

 

[HOF]

I drive with the flow of traffic and always use the 3 second site marker rule and must see the tires of the vehicle ahead. I despise those who cut in and out to get one or two cars ahead.

Yes, I would accommodate speed requests, but not backseat driving!