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Only if you're incapable of pulling back in again after you've finished.
Experience suggests this is not the case. They want you pulled in as you're alongside the other car.
TBF,
Driving at the speed limit on a motorway is pretty hard, cos no-one does it. You're constantly either overtaking stuff or being overtaken. It's far easier to drive at 60 or 80 than it is at 70.
What they need to do is take the speed limiters of the trucks so they can get past each other and save the tail backs, I drive in the US a lot and never have issues with 2 trucks causing tail backs, and we need more cops on the road enforcing the law, drivers in the US obay the law as there are cops hidding on freeways and they will pull you and fine you, I do think we should do away with the points system.
What they need to do is [s]take the speed limiters of the[/s] make it illegal for the trucks [s]so they can[/s] to try and get past each other with a 1mph speed differential and save the tail backs
FTFY
I regularly do an indicated 80-90 on motorways, and around 70 on dual carriageways. That's indicated, which is what most people go by. Now, most vehicle speedo's are set to read 10% fast, so an indicated 90 = 81mph and 80 = 72mph. I know those figures are correct for my old Puma, as it had a true reading digital speedo, and I've checked my Octavia's speed against GPS. anyone have an issue with drivers doing an indicated 90 on that basis?
Now, most vehicle speedo's are set to read 10% fast... anyone have an issue with drivers doing an indicated 90 on that basis?
Yes - because I wouldn't rely on that 10%. IIRC 10% is the maximum allowable over-read, mine only over-reads by 2-3%.
Can't find a linky, but on the Midlands News right now they have a motorway police bloke suggesting 80mph limit is a good idea (predictably followed up by a RoSPA bloke spouting all the usual strawmen).
On wednesday, I drove over 500 miles through France - Annecy to Calais
I spent most of my journey at 80mph, didn't die, and I have to say, the driving was a bloody pleasure - open roads, light traffic, two lanes only with hardly any overtaking wagons causing tailbacks, lovely
What UK roads need, is fewer junctions, and more use of cruise control!
What they need is half the population density they currently have and very long distances between population centres, like France. So we kill half the people and move all the cities around.
Comparing the UK to other countries on face value is a bit daft innit.