It's always exciting to go on a road trip with family or friends. The scenery and unknown towns are always a plus.

The only problem is that being in a car with the same people and having to comply with other drivers in the road can become extremely frustrating.

In a recent survey we wanted to know exactly what ticked you off the most about road trips.

Here are the top three most annoying things about road trips as chosen by you, our reader:

• Road works

• The ‘granny in the fast lane' driver

• Speed limits

We at GoTravel24 would love to help combat these obstacles:

• Road works (Thirty seven percent of votes):

This was voted the most annoying thing about taking a road trip by our readers.

When you are on the road, we can almost guarantee that somewhere along your trip, you will encounter road works.

The point is how to deal with them. In the same way that you check your car to make sure everything is in place and the same way that you plans the ins and outs of you trip to a tee, planning a route is important too.

Once you've decided on a route for your road trip, why not get a road report?

That way, you will have information on the condition of various roads in the country. Best part is that the registration is free!

In the unfortunate event that you can't choose an alternate route, make sure that you and your fellow passengers have enough road trip games to keep you occupied. (A car karaoke competition is always fun and can drown out the construction.)

• The ‘granny in the fast lane' driver (Twenty three percent of votes):

This is quite annoying especially if you are in a hurry. As fun and laid back as road trips are, there is always a schedule to abide by or a pre booked hotel room to check into.

Driving behind a very slow car can cause problems and makes drivers very irritable.

There will be hooting, shouting, and long lines of cars with very aggravated passengers.

It's easy to fall into the 'road rage' category but this will just slow your trip down even further because the law is coming down on this a lot harder these days.

Be patient and refrain from flashing or forcing your way through by over taking. It just makes things worse.

All you can do is remain as calm as possible and get the attention of the driver.

It's likely they didn't notice the long queue of cars behind them or choose not to because of the rude hoots coming form other drivers.

Be nice. It really does pay off in the end.

• Speed limits (Thirteen percent of votes):

It was quite surprising to see that speed limits came third in the poll. Like it or not, speed limits are there for a reason.

If people were allowed to drive as fast as they like (or even as slow as they like) there could be big problems on our roads.

When people get into their cars they are at the mercy of other drivers. Speed limits are there to create order on the road and to make sure that all drivers are considerate to others on the road.

Some time on your road trip you may find yourself on a long stretch of road with no other drivers and a speed limit that annoys you.

Frustrating? Yes. An excuse to play out a scent from "The Fast and the Furious"? No.

There may be a car coming around the next bend...

If you aren't sure of the speed limits on South African roads this might help:

Speed limits and law speeds are as follows:

• 60 km/h on a public road within an urban area

• 100 km/h on public road outside an urban area which is not a freeway

• 120 km/h on every freeway.

Road traffic signs can also prescribe speed limits which may be lower or higher than the general limits applicable on a public road.

Avoid unnecessary accidents and stick to the rules of the road.