Overtaking Performance at High Speed

[Leo11]

That said, we cannot recommend or condone any of this behaviour, and any road safety campaigns would have you believe the safest way is to not accelerate at all, simply overtake at the posted speed limit, both legal and "safe". If that tickles your fancy.

Are you serious? WTF.

[MadMax]

Are you serious? WTF.

Lugo is simply saying that if you need to break the speed limit to overtake, don't overtake. Simple.

[Dave]

It does seem that the nanny state is finally having its way.

Lets all bunch up in bumper to bumper traffic and never overtake, ever

[MadMax]

If you are sitting behind someone doing 95 in a 100 zone, you have 2 choices. Kick it up to 120 and pass, or stay behind him at 95.

If you get lasered by Mr Camera Operator while doing 120 overtaking you get a ticket. Your choice.

[vlad]

If you are sitting behind someone doing 95 in a 100 zone, you have 2 choices. Kick it up to 120 and pass, or stay behind him at 95.

If you get lasered by Mr Camera Operator while doing 120 overtaking you get a ticket. Your choice.

I had this exact situation once on the way to Cape Jervis. Was approaching the last hill climb on Flinders St in my old KS Xi. Been following a Patrol towing a caravan for some time and decided to overtake on the straight strech just before the hill climb. The idiotic Patrol driver who was doing 80-85kph in 100 zone the whole way (couldn't overtake due to numerous amount of oncoming traffic), decided to speed up for the climb. I was already parallel with the patrol and gunned further to 120kph to overtake and get back to the right side of the road and slowed to 100 when I noticed a police office with a laser gun at the top of the hill. He followed me with his gaze as I waved at him. He did not actually pull me over. I guess he knew that the patrol driver sped up and I had to get to 120 to complete the overtaking manouvre. Anyhow, I was at the deli getting some bait when the same cop pulls up outside the deli. My friends said that I am in trouble. However, he did not approach me or even look in my direction.

[Dave]

Edit: just realised this is a NO SPAM section

[Leo11]

It does seem that the nanny state is finally having its way.

Lets all bunch up in bumper to bumper traffic and never overtake, ever

It seems a lot of drivers don't know how, or are too scared, to pass these days.
Sorry if this is considered spam, but the OP was to do with passing quickly (and thus safely without spending too long on the other side of the road).

[KWAWD]

Just back on topic for a moment, and I did some tests in heavy traffic on the fwy. What I mean is that I observed results in different scenarios. So the auto shifts down pretty quickly if im in a very slow lane and want to cut into the next lane at lower speeds.
At higher speeds then it can shift down to second from 5th or 4th at certain speeds.

The downshifts are "aggressive" meaning it appears to favor high RPM to speed ratio resulting in a fairly jerky and noisy environment, but I will say it gets results. I notice i can behave more assertively in this type of traffic than i can in the KH. The KH is not so quick on downshift and pickup is slower. I think they must have configured it this way due to the extra weight, it needs the extra oomph, and of course with having the extra gear they could do it.

Hmm, I would expect that there must be more wear and tear on components due to these RPM spurts compared with my KH.

I think I'm really going to have to adjust my driving to a more relaxed style to avoid these irregular bursts of power. I think the KH is far more tolerant of heavy foot work and I probably got used to it.

[Dave]

Just back on topic for a moment, and I did some tests in heavy traffic on the fwy. What I mean is that I observed results in different scenarios. So the auto shifts down pretty quickly if im in a very slow lane and want to cut into the next lane at lower speeds.
At higher speeds then it can shift down to second from 5th or 4th at certain speeds.

The downshifts are "aggressive" meaning it appears to favor high RPM to speed ratio resulting in a fairly jerky and noisy environment, but I will say it gets results. I notice i can behave more assertively in this type of traffic than i can in the KH. The KH is not so quick on downshift and pickup is slower. I think they must have configured it this way due to the extra weight, it needs the extra oomph, and of course with having the extra gear they could do it.

Hmm, I would expect that there must be more wear and tear on components due to these RPM spurts compared with my KH.

I think I'm really going to have to adjust my driving to a more relaxed style to avoid these irregular bursts of power. I think the KH is far more tolerant of heavy foot work and I probably got used to it.

It'll be fine mate. I know of a certain AWD that was thrashed hard everyday of its life and it didnt do any harm. Certainly nothing wrong with some hard acceleration to clear out the cobwebs. I take the fiancees getz for a blat occassionally and usually see a trail of soot/smoke from the first hard acceleration and after that - nothing