Other drivers

[drewb]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone else has encountered the need that other drivers have to beat the Golf off at the lights or floor it just to show you can overtake a Golf on the freeway. I've noticed it heaps lately, though mainly when they are driving too slow and I try to overtake and the ijats speed up significantly.

Cheers,
Drew.

[Greg Roles]

Up here in Brisbane, and especially on the Gold Coast, that's just called "driving". I don't think it's limited to Golf's either.

[Mountainman]

Just part of the street racing mentality that's too common both out there and unfortunately on this forum also.

[team_v]

It's called the Traffic Light GP.
Lots of people do it in lots of cars to many other people in many other cars.
I put it down to impatience.

[Tony_Mitchell_1983]

It never happens to me. I wish it would. My car doesn't really do slow, so I'd wish they'd try.

It's stall, or GO! They are the options.

Oh, and I've ordered some heat tape too thanks Greg.

[Greg Roles]

Seal that box mate, it'll help the transition from stall to GO at the lights!

[ozgti]

I find I get other driviers trying to mate with my car! I've had 8 near misses the last fortnight, all of which were when I was not in the wrong ie: driving sensibly-speed limit, hands on the wheel, parents in the car...)

[dom123]

i get a lot of friendly people asking me what my car is...and a lot of people driving at 30km/h...and occasionally in penrith i get people trying to spit at my car whilst doing 100km/h cause they wear capes and drive commadores

[drewb]

I get loads of stares in the city.. and yeah few near misses because of them.

@dom123 - lol at capes and comformadores

[killingwithasmile]

beats having them drive 5-10km slower than the speed limit and roll away from lights! just over christmas we rented a cop car (white falcon xr6) to drive from the gold coast to newcastle to do 5-10km/h under the speed limit down the pacific mwy for 10 annoying hours