Just to say I totally get your point of view. This is very much my experience. I’m not a racer, but I’ve done a lot of driving in my time for work.
Following some elderly or inexperienced or just plain bad driver on remote roads sucks for everyone, you following them stresses them out and hinders their already limited abilities to drive safely, and it slows you down and forces you to drive in a very guarded manner, trying to anticipate their next weird decision which is stressful. If the road allows a suitable place then passing them is absolutely the safe and proper thing to do. You get an open road to drive on and they don’t have to worry about you any more which allows them to relax and focus.
Yeah, I don't like going fast anyway, I mentioned in another comment I've broken 100mph once in my life and I didn't particularly enjoy it. I drive a little hot hatch, not a tremendous amount of power, but it handles good and I like shifting gears. Me passing the this person just makes everyone's day better, I wait for the zone, drop a gear and break the speed limit for a total of 15 seconds, then go about my day. I can hit the turns at the speed limit and feel some Gs, the other person doesn't have to worry about me being annoyed.
I'll admit its selfish, but driving my little car on fun roads is a genuine pleasure of mine, I don't speed day to day but I might quickly accelerate to 40 with a 1-2 shift then throw er in 5th and cruise.
Just to say I totally get your point of view. This is very much my experience. I’m not a racer, but I’ve done a lot of driving in my time for work.
Following some elderly or inexperienced or just plain bad driver on remote roads sucks for everyone, you following them stresses them out and hinders their already limited abilities to drive safely, and it slows you down and forces you to drive in a very guarded manner, trying to anticipate their next weird decision which is stressful. If the road allows a suitable place then passing them is absolutely the safe and proper thing to do. You get an open road to drive on and they don’t have to worry about you any more which allows them to relax and focus.
Yeah, I don't like going fast anyway, I mentioned in another comment I've broken 100mph once in my life and I didn't particularly enjoy it. I drive a little hot hatch, not a tremendous amount of power, but it handles good and I like shifting gears. Me passing the this person just makes everyone's day better, I wait for the zone, drop a gear and break the speed limit for a total of 15 seconds, then go about my day. I can hit the turns at the speed limit and feel some Gs, the other person doesn't have to worry about me being annoyed.
I'll admit its selfish, but driving my little car on fun roads is a genuine pleasure of mine, I don't speed day to day but I might quickly accelerate to 40 with a 1-2 shift then throw er in 5th and cruise.