Perils of getting from A to B #1 - The 40mph Man

I have been driving for around a year and a half, and have picked upa fair amount of experience with teh roads in central scotland both through worjk and general driving. I also walk to get to places often and commute daily using trains and busses. In short I see a lot of travel, just not to particularly varied places. Thsi does aloow me to identify various strange behaviours amongst fellow commuters/drivers/pedestrians though.The 40mph man is usually seen on the national speed limit A and B roads much like those all over Scotland often interrupted by villages where the speed limit will drop from 60 to 30. The 40mph man has decided to play averages, and keep his speed at 40mph, regardless of posted speed limit or terrain. He is different form the timid low speed motorist in that the low speed motorist will slow down for a populated area.Danger - Like the outside lane pootler and the elderly crawler the 40mph man is the direct cause of all frustration led mistakes by other drivers, usually through botched overtakes, however his habit of barreling through small villages at 40 means he's a danger to the residents of the village. Worse still the 40mph man thinks he's the safest driver in teh world, after all, you don't see him rushing at 60 on those backroads, no he's staying at 40 and so is everyone behind him, up until he hits the village at which point the better drivers slow down, partly because of our legal responsibilty to obey the posted speed limit, which is there for a reason, and mostly because the police like to speed trap those roads. Not 40mph man, due to the pig headed thought that he's in the absolute right in all situations, 40mph man will be an absolute pain and will always refuse to accept responsibility when he finally flattens someone or causes a crash.Annoyances - 40mph man's habit of belting through the small villages and towns means that whenever you hit the national speed limit you'll keep having to catch him up, this means opportunities to overtake safely are few and far between. It can slowly drive you mad.40mph man does not prefer one make, model or even type of car, and indeed the term man does not nececarily assign to a gender, in general though the driver will be middle aged and will be the sort of person who will not let simple facts shake a snap judgement.40mph man is very hard to deal with, be a bit bold on overtaking and don't be afraid to push the speed limit a little to get past him, he won't catch you up. Failinga ny opportunity to do this, just try to relax and hope you don't have to be anywhere soon, and hope to see him caught at the next village speed trap.