slow driver

Traffic pace setter

A slow driver is someone who drives noticeably below the speed of surrounding traffic, often frustrating other motorists.

The term is mildly pejorative, implying the person is overly cautious, inattentive, or oblivious to others: We got stuck behind a slow driver the whole way.

Slow drivers are a common target of road rage and impatient honking.

Related

cautious · rubbernecker · brake · brake lights · tailgate · passing · no passing zone · honking · road rage · impatient · left lane · highway · speed limit · creeping · puttering · snail · tortoise · frustrating

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Opposites
driving speed

slow driverspeed demon

Recklessly swift driver

speeder · lead foot · speedster · racer · leadfoot

driving style/behavior

slow driveraggressive driver

Hostile motorist on highways

tailgater · road rager · hotshot · cowboy

social perception/road dynamics

slow driverspeed freak

One obsessed with velocity

thrill seeker · adrenaline junkie

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G