Just because someone is slower than you are on the road doesn't make them an idiot. I just try and make the best progress I can without upsetting other road users.
But like many things in life, driving and use of the roads should be a Team Event, where people work together, not against eachother. To drive constantly at 40mph in a 60mph limit (as my father-in-law does) with a queue of frustrated cars behind is far from considerate. As the Highway Code says, drivers should adapt to the prevailing road conditions and the traffic. To 'Blend' with the traffic is key here, but very few drivers understand that. More to the point, I firmly believe that the Motoring Enthusiast (ie: us) is a dying breed and I'd wager that genuine drivers who take a proper interest in how they drive (and to a certain extent, what they drive) are in a massive minority, which is why the Autonymous driving cars will ultimately rule, as probably 80% of drivers would love to not have to drive. Enthusiastically enjoying cars like ours will likely be restricted to tracks in the future.... All very depressing I fear.
Which is why I will continue to enjoy my M3W, despite the glitches, graunches, rumbles and occasional grind-to-a-halts, until such time as I can't.
Well that's what I think anyway
