I have recently noticed a strange 'sub-group' of drivers adopting an odd driving style. So far I can deduce it appears to be predominantly older drivers (people who have clearly retired) driving around EVERYWHERE at 40 mph.
Initially, on a national speed limit road doing 60 mph I quickly caught up to and got stuck behind an elderly gentleman in a brand spangly new Micra (Which honestly looked like he'd just drove it outta the show room) doing 40 mph. Figured it was just an elderly gentleman going cautious in his lovely new expensive car. BUT we reached a village, the speed limit dropped to 30 mph, and having just recently been done for speeding (doing 36 in a 30) I was not taking any chances and slowed down. To my disbelief, the elderly gentleman I had been stuck behind pulled away from me, continuing to do 40 through the 30 zone. I followed this particular gentleman from Durham to Peterlee (Around a 10 mile journey) and not once did his speed waiver from 40 mph regardless of whether we were in a village, on a back road, or on a national speed limit road.
It did not end there! The same journey (which I do twice a day playing taxi to my partner) and I had one of these people behind me. This time in the 30 zones they were right on my tail, attached to me and ranting wanting me to speed up or get outta there way, then in the 60 zones I'd pull away from them, leaving them trundling along at 40!
Crazy stuff right? - But not a one off I have been noticing these drivers more and more And have examined a few different theories. At first I thought maybe the car has cruise control, being old they set it to 40 and just leave it at that. But this cannot be, as the cars being seen to be doing this do not always come with cruise control.
Maybe there legs are old and arthritic, and they can only hold there leg in 1 position on the accelerator, so when they reach 40 they decide 'that will do'?
Odd...any theories?
