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If you can’t drive more than 50 to 60 on a single lane highway. Stay home!  
 
Twice this has happened to us. Both times good weather, during the day, nothing wrong with their cars, no flashers on, creates long line ups behind them and it wasn’t safe to pass. One must have had cruise  
On as their speed a constant 60.in a 90 speed zone The other. Incident the person when from 50 to 60 constantly in a 100 speed zone and when they got up to stop sign went right through.  
 
These drivers need to stay home if they don’t feel comfortable driving speed limit on a single lane highway. The veterans highway was the most annoying as they didn’t even have the courtesy to pull over on the paved shoulder to let cars pass safely.  
 
I think these SLOW drivers are more dangerous than speed as they create accidents for others. Chances are they don’t get hurt at all only others get hurt and killed.

Perhaps they were having problems with there car . I have never come across any body going that slow on the highway . I drive 100 kmh and every body over takes me . What makes me mad is meeting oncoming traffic on gravel roads and they wont slow down . Large semis and grain trucks just go roaring by . They are up high enough that there is little chance of stones getting there windshield so they couldn't care less - and what is there to stop them ?

Sometimes we can’t slow down to much or pull over. With the weight on board it will soon pull you into the ditch.

The slowest i have encountered was the nicest day you can have 65 km in a 100 km zone and they did that for miles.  
 
IMO you should have to put on your flashers if your going that slow, that way your letting people know your a turtle.

If someone goes less than 80 in a 100 zone, they can actually get ticketed, because yes, it is dangerous. But the cops would need to be there and witness it, so... probably aint gonna happen unless someone reports it.

If they are going THAT slow you should be able to zip by them no problem.

I live out of town and drive an hour every day and while I wouldn’t say I come across people driving that slow too often, no one should be on the highway if they can’t drive close to the limit on perfect conditions.. I’d say almost everyday there is at least someone driving 80-90. Then there are line ups and people getting frustrated and passing on solid lines (which is another huge problem).  
 
Unfortunately these are also the people who speed up to 110 every time there is a passing lane. Strange behaviours.

See it all the time. I have seen 80 in 100 zones going north on the 10. Then passing lane, they do the speed limit. Very hard to pass when going slow as you need to rug it to find a large enough strip without oncoming traffic to run into. Pulling my camper have no problem doing 100, don't understand why others can't either. When pulling onto highways yes I need a little more distance to get up to speed but I put on my blinkers until about 70km/hr and if needed pull on paved shoulder to let vehicles pass. Back in Alberta did this all the time if going slow, pull into paved shoulders to allow passing, even if on solid line. Now I won't do that on gravel shoulders.

Use your flashers. Closing speed on someone doing 100 to 110 on someone doing 60 is so fast. Atleast with flashers there is some notice. And I don't expect for every car move over, but when you see 5 or 6 or more cars behind you, move over and let pass. If your doing less then 10 below the speed limit you are a hazard unfortunately. Just be polite to others.

1. No problem with car said above. Never heard of problem with car that you go slow then drive through a stop sign  
 
2. Have you driven on veterans way? Extremely busy road. No time to pass. What happens a car back of 3 or so thinks there is less cars to pass then there is. So when they try to pass they speed up as fast as they can and then car coming there way so the rest of the line has to slow down even more to let them before multi car pile up.  
 
3. No these drivers were bad, inconsiderate and didn’t care about anything except themselves.  
 
4. Many times when you try to pass these same people will to speed on. Forcing you to stop trying to pass and soon as you are behind them they slow down again.  
 
Like I said stay off the road if you are afraid to drive the speed limit.

Yes I drive it almost daily and have for years. I do not encounter many slow cars. 80 is usually bottom speed, and if anyone is going slower than that you can breeze past-if not immediately than almost certainly on a minute or two. The problem at 80 is not the car doing 80 it is the 2 cars behind that will not pass. If the first to catch up would pass then the next could soon do the same. When the next guy slows down and follows along and then a third joins in, then Yes, it is hard to pass all 3 of them. And truth is some people will not pass, i know not why. I have been hauling an awkward load at a slower speed-the road can be empty otherwise and I have had a car catch up -could easily pass, but no, they just follow. I slowed down And still they followed. Pretty sure I could have stopped and the follower would have stopped and sat there too! What is up with That?

Were they seniors driving a little red four door honda on Saturday that you are referring to by any chance?

If you plan to head down #10 south and #2 to wawanesa give yourself an extra 10-15mins till prob February. Alot of the pipeline trucks are traveling between 80-90km/h and dont pass each other making long line ups.

I too have been in a situation driving behind someone doing 60 in a 100 zone with no flashers.  
It is extremely dangerous for other drivers. I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting this car.  
 
The comments people are making about just passing the car if going that slow or just zip by them are ridiculous. If it was possible and SAFE to pass don’t you think I would have done that.  
Or the comment regarding driving on the same highway and not having it happen to them.  
Obviously this hasn’t happened to anyone commenting on this post except for the original poster and myself. Because if you had been in this situation before you would know it is extremely dangerous.  
 
Correct me if I am wrong Exhausted but the point of this post is that if you are not going to be going the speed limit in a highway please use flashers to warn other drivers you are driving slower or please pull over to let other drivers pass.

I think legally these are only to be used when stopped... BECAUSE... They 'disable' your turn signals on many (most?) cars SO IF YOU decide to pull over or turn the vehicle behind and in front has ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING about your intent. Maybe just tapping your brake lights a few times if you see an overtaker or a few flashes of the right turn sig would be overall safer.. Then your turn signals are NOT DISABLED. (Maybe these extremely fast over takers should pay a bit more attention to the always changing road ahead and leave the gps, audio and texting until later)

Reduced visibility  
By law, while driving a vehicle, you are required to switch on headlights a half hour before sunset until a half hour after sunrise and when visibility is reduced to 60 metres.  
Other recommended practices i:nclude:  
• sharply reducing your normal driving speed  
• turning your headlights on low beam to reduce the glaring reflection from dense fog or snow (Fog lamps are even better.)  
• reducing your speed further on seeing headlights or taillights  
(The headlights may be on a vehicle being driven down the centre of the road, and the taillights may be a vehicle stopped on the road or just barely moving.)  
 
If driving at a greatly reduced speed, turning your hazard/emergency flashing lights on (This will make you more visible and warn other drivers that you are travelling at a reduced rate of speed.)  
 
• being prepared for emergency stops (If the visibility becomes so poor that you can barely see, cautiously pull off the pavement and stop. Wait until visibility improves.)  
 
https://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/pdfs/completehandbook.pdf

4 ways are legal at Speeds under 40kph according to the MB HTA... hmmm... but if you had them on (and they overide your turn signals) and slowed to make a left turn off the road into an approach or driveway the fast 'overtaker' COULD very likely be passing you with NO WARNING of your intent to do your very legal turn left. (on many /most cars the turn sig would not show as it was 'overridden' by the 4 ways) Maybe we have a potential problem? (for many /most light setups)

Newguy562 said "If they are going THAT slow you should be able to zip by them no problem. "

Especially on hwy 10 south

cam49 said "4 ways are legal at Speeds under 40kph according to the MB HTA... hmmm... but if you had them on (and they overide your turn signals) and slowed to make a left turn off the road into an approach or driveway the fast 'overtaker' COULD very likely be passing you with NO WARNING of your intent to do your very legal turn left. (on many /most cars the turn sig would not show as it was 'overridden' by the 4 ways) Maybe we have a potential problem? (for many /most light setups) "

what i do in a situation where i have had to use hazards(yes going to slow is a hazard) is when i get to where i would use my turn signal, i check my mirrors and watch for traffic to make sure they see me, once i'm sure they know im a hazard (you can tell by them slowing down ect) then i cancel my hazards and use my turn signal, in the case of a left turn always watching for signs they may try and pass on the left (again, easy to tell because drivers move over a bit to see if they can pass,so watch for how they are driving) if i still need my hazards for the road i turned on to then i would engage my hazards again, really only done in reduced visibility or mechanical problem or pulling a load up a hill tho  
 
but i would say if you are going quite a bit slower then the speed limit then you are more of a hazard for longer then you would be for the turn you want to make, of course its EVERYONES responsibility to watch all drivers around them and be prepared for ALL circumstances

I can't speak much for veterans way, only driven it a couple times but I drive on 10 south ALOT. There are definitely some slow and erratic drivers: However, if you're having issues getting by someone going 60 because you can't find a "safe" spot to do it then maybe you need to take a look at your own driving skills.

When you see people driving at these slow speeds or blowing thru stop signs I hope license numbers are being reported. I have elderly parents that are on a thin edge with keeping their license and I would appreciate knowing vis authorities if their driving was unsafe

Ok so the dozen cars behind us. are bad drivers as well?  
 
If you have not driven Veterans Way at busy time, you can NOT pass when there is car after car coming unless you feel you want to kill yourselves and others!!!  
 
Perhaps when you are driving in and out of traffic on No. 10 and almost causing accidents you can take this into consideration.  
 
YOU ONLY PASS IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO!!!

on a double highway yes put your flashers on but as it is easy to pass no problem to me if you can going slow.  
 
for a single lane highway I don't even mind if you are doing 80 in a 90. BUT 50 or 60. No way.  
 
always have your flashers on if there is any reason you can't drive the speed limit.  
 
yes as a courtesy and avoid causing accidents pull over if a paved shoulder to let others pass.  
 
AND if you can't drive close to the speed limit then stay home.  
 
This one couple on veterans way were going into the same area we were and we saw they just stopped to eat.  
 
FURTHER,  
 
I know it is really hard when your parents are getting up in age and you are concerned about their driving. You can talk to them about it (mine didn't pay any attention to me).  
 
I talked to their doctor and he evaluated the situation and made the call to Autopac. Sort of protected me from the heat and they could blame the doctor.  
 
Doesn't mean they can't keep their car. If you have to drive them somewhere, drive their car. That was really the upset for my Dad if he couldn't keep his car. So we just worked around that so he felt better about it.