GB - part of the problem is the number of cars doing 46-47 true speed because their speedos show 49, and it's not all older drivers.
If you see me in yon lorry in the usual roadworks, you will find me doing 74k's (roughly 46mph) on cruise sat in the inside lane, if i come up behind someone doing 44mph that will do me fine too, there will be at least 4 artic lengths gap between me and the vehicle in front.
So long as people exercise some lane control and don't tailgate it doesn't matter what speeds within reason anyone travels at, i don't treat the limit as a target, but for balance nor do i worry about limits in camera free open roads when safe to make progress either.
I don't travel through at 50 unless its very quiet ie early hours, i do not want to be involved with all the pushing and shoving, that applies to whatever vehicle i'm driving now, quite happy for them all to come past me bulging eyed a cars length from the vehicle in front gripping the wheel as if their life depends on it, no wonder Costa/Starbucks (other overpriced coffee brands are available) are opening drive thru coffee stops in MSA's, these pushy drivers must be shattered after an hour tops.
The trouble with doing the limit exactly is that almost without fail you will find someone behind, which i wouldn't mind but they will invariably be a tailgater and these types can't bear to be stuck at a whole 4mph below their target speed, win win for me :-)
As an aside what is about tailgaters, i sometimes wonder if i had a fast car again and travelled at 125mph whether i'd still find the usual suspects at exactly a cars length from me, its such odd behaviour.
Edited by gordonbennet on 21/10/2017 at 14:44
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