Who's more annoying?

[Boppa's Travels]

As I drive to my next campsite, trying to take in the views that I see out the front and the sides not in a hurry to get anywhere. Who is the most annoying driver the one who drives like he owns the road or the one who drives trying to take in the sights?

 

[USStrongman]

Both. Respect is a two way street... no pun intended.

 

[socal66]

Well either it's going to be the slow guy who doesn't pull aside at the next turnout and let the faster one pass or it will be the faster one that doesn't pass when given an opportunity by the considerate slower guy.

 

[diabetiktaco]

The slow driver is the one who is acting like they own the road. You should move aside if you want to move slow. I was stuck behind a subaru a few weeks ago who was nervous about the road/trail we were on. I wanted to get to where I was going and he wanted to avoid every puddle. He should have moved aside. If I wanted to drive like that I'd have bought a subaru.

 

[FishinCrzy]

I try to pull over and let faster traffic by when I am in sight-seeing mode especially when I'm driving below the speed limit. Road rage is a real thing! On the other hand...when I'm trying to get somewhere on the interstate and slow traffic clogs the left lane for no good reason...road rage is a real thing! The older I get, the less hurry I am usually in and the more I pay attention to gas mileage. If I drive too slow I tend to pay less attention to the road though...hmmm? I tried to teach my son to develop good habits when he started driving and part of that was to let the people in a hurry go around because a few minutes isn't going to change your day but getting in a wreck will.

 

[M Rose]

As I drive to my next campsite, trying to take in the views that I see out the front and the sides not in a hurry to get anywhere. Who is the most annoying driver the one who drives like he owns the road or the one who drives trying to take in the sights?

The guy who owns the road, driving like a maniac over the tight northwest roads... several almost ran into me on blind corners a couple of weeks ago. Slow down people, the sights aren’t going away...and the destination isn’t going to move.

 

[M Rose]

I always pull over when I can...

 

[Boppa's Travels]

I always pull over when I can...

Yep that's my sop. But sometimes those pullover spots are for between each other.

 

[LostInThought]

Huge per peeve for me. Hands down, the guy going too fast. He almost went over the edge in a place where he'd have been certain to roll his vehicle when he met me on that blind curve. I ended up in the inside ditch. At least he stopped to make sure I could get back out, apologized and admitted he was a "moron". I accepted the apology but didn't argue with his self-assessment.

With that said, a little consideration and patience goes a LONG way. If someone is behind me, I pull over and let them by and if someone slower is in front of me, a little couple deep breaths and a little patience until they can pull over safely for their vehicle.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but "race", "hurry", "deadline", and "schedule" aren't words I associate with overlanding.

 

[Boppa's Travels]

Huge per peeve for me. Hands down, the guy going too fast. He almost went over the edge in a place where he'd have been certain to roll his vehicle when he met me on that blind curve. I ended up in the inside ditch. At least he stopped to make sure I could get back out, apologized and admitted he was a "moron". I accepted the apology but didn't argue with his self-assessment.

With that said, a little consideration and patience goes a LONG way. If someone is behind me, I pull over and let them by and if someone slower is in front of me, a little couple deep breaths and a little patience until they can pull over safely for their vehicle.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but "race", "hurry", "deadline", and "schedule" aren't words I associate with overlanding.

I had that conversation with my former coworkers now that I'm retired. I don't have to rush everywhere maybe that's the difference except for those people that just do it because they're annoying

 

[LostInThought]

The slow driver is the one who is acting like they own the road. You should move aside if you want to move slow. I was stuck behind a subaru a few weeks ago who was nervous about the road/trail we were on. I wanted to get to where I was going and he wanted to avoid every puddle. He should have moved aside. If I wanted to drive like that I'd have bought a subaru.

Or maybe he was a noob, who was still unsure of his vehicle and skills, or who hadn't learned any trail etiquette yet??

If a trail has even a little bit of a gatekeeper, it usually deters the more timid beginners (those with poor judgement are another matter).

 

[M Rose]

The slow driver is the one who is acting like they own the road. You should move aside if you want to move slow. I was stuck behind a subaru a few weeks ago who was nervous about the road/trail we were on. I wanted to get to where I was going and he wanted to avoid every puddle. He should have moved aside. If I wanted to drive like that I'd have bought a subaru.

Slow down. Take a deep breath, and slow down... that epic camp site will still be there 10 minutes later... speed up and you may never see it... those guys that about killed my wife and I on a blind corner.... well they crashed head on into the guy behind me who was in such a hurry to pass me he didn’t look to see why I pulled over. That ruined our trip...

 

[Glenn]

These days EVERYBODY is annoying ...lol

 

[Dlnuckolls]

The slow driver is the one who is acting like they own the road. You should move aside if you want to move slow. I was stuck behind a subaru a few weeks ago who was nervous about the road/trail we were on. I wanted to get to where I was going and he wanted to avoid every puddle. He should have moved aside. If I wanted to drive like that I'd have bought a subaru.

Slow down. Take a deep breath, and slow down... that epic camp site will still be there 10 minutes later... speed up and you may never see it... those guys that about killed my wife and I on a blind corner.... well they crashed head on into the guy behind me who was in such a hurry to pass me he didn’t look to see why I pulled over. That ruined our trip...

It is hard to truly appreciate the journey if you are in such a hurry... Just saying...

 

[JDGreens]

The hardest thing for me is when I'm on a trail with a group. If it's a trail I've done more than once I perfer not to lead. As I do tend to go faster then trails that are new to me. So when in familiar territory I tend to volunteer some one else to take the front. And then there is times when they do the same thing and leave everyone in the dust???? I don't know that either slow or fast really bothers me as long as we are considerate of others on the trail and we don't take it to far. To be totally honest. I am guilty of both but try to keep it safe.

 

[Boppa's Travels]

The hardest thing for me is when I'm on a trail with a group. If it's a trail I've done more than once I perfer not to lead. As I do tend to go faster then trails that are new to me. So when in familiar territory I tend to volunteer some one else to take the front. And then there is times when they do the same thing and leave everyone in the dust???? I don't know that either slow or fast really bothers me as long as we are considerate of others on the trail and we don't take it to far. To be totally honest. I am guilty of both but try to keep it safe.

I guess that's very true have you gone over the same old road kind of hard to see new things.

 

[Smileyshaun]

If your not going the speed limit pull off and let traffic pass , siteseeing is fine from the side of the road . If you’ve ever driven a Comercial vehicle sometimes keeping the speed limit loaded means not slowing down and if you do you’ll be doing 35 all the way up a pass once you loose momentum.

 

[M Rose]

If your not going the speed limit pull off and let traffic pass , siteseeing is fine from the side of the road . If you’ve ever driven a Comercial vehicle sometimes keeping the speed limit loaded means not slowing down and if you do you’ll be doing 35 all the way up a pass once you loose momentum.

We are talking about on the FS roads...

By the way there is a speed limit on mountain roads... or at least here in Oregon... it’s called the Basic Law... and rangers have the right to pull you over and issue a citation for breaking the Basic Law.

 

[Smileyshaun]

We are talking about on the FS roads...

By the way there is a speed limit on mountain roads... or at least here in Oregon... it’s called the Basic Law... and rangers have the right to pull you over and issue a citation for breaking the Basic Law.

Guess I should have read more of the post lol

 

[JDGreens]

I guess that's very true have you gone over the same old road kind of hard to see new things.

Most of the times, just wanting to get to a certain point of the trail to set-up camp or lunch, or through the less scenic areas of a trail. (Were as if you have never traveled the trail you might not want to hurry. Very seldom is a slower pace an issue for me. On the other hand a faster pace can be too fast for some people in the group. (That's were coms can be helpful. ( hey we are taking pics and will catch up).

One example if you are running the Rim Rocker trail (From Montrose Co. To Moab Utah) you usually would be planning on camping somewhere in between. So there is some urgency to get far enough, early enough too camp. The trail is not much more the a dusty dirt road most of the time, (sticky red dirt) and you may be traveling at speeds near 40-50 miles per hour at times, The other big deal is that traveling on a road like this you have to leave enough space between rigs. My e-fan got very dirty and became so imbalanced that I thought the bearings where shot the next day, found that I just needed to wash the dirt away.

I finally did my first solo trip. It was just an overnighter, the nice thing about being alone, it's easier to navigate trails ,pass people, move over for people exc. I think I'm going to go on as many trips as I can next summer. I know it's safer to be in groups but, I think it would be nice to have my own agenda, especially when others aren not able to go.