How many times have you heard someone say ?speed kills?" It?s obviously a very odd thing to say, since we all know that it?s not the speed that kills; it?s the stopping really, really quickly that does the damage. No, when someone tells you that ?speed kills?, they?re talking out of their bottom. And the people that say it tend to be really slow drivers. The same really slow drivers that are completely oblivious to the nuisance they cause to other road users. They think that it?s much safer to drive 10mph under the speed limit than 10mph over it? but it?s not. And this is exactly why I think slow drivers are the problem.

First things first, how annoying is it when you are sat behind someone doing 30mph on a 50mph road" If you?re on a bike, it?s only a very mild irritation, as you?ll have nipped passed them before it?s had chance to boil your piss. It?s when these inconsiderate clowns hold car and van drivers up that it?s a major issue. A car can?t just nip past, the way a bike would, and a van certainly can?t. They?ve got to wait for a bit of straight road so they can see if there?s a gap in oncoming traffic, get a bit of a run-up and hope for the best. There might not be a bit of straight road or a gap in oncoming traffic for ten miles. By now, the poor bastard?s late for work. Or his dinner?s cold. All because one arsehole doesn?t know how to drive properly.
With patience wearing thin, the otherwise sensible driver becomes increasingly likely to attemp...