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If all the cars had been going faster then yes, that car would have made it past, and it would have been a different car that hit the cows. And the higher speed crash would probably have resulted in the cow coming through the windscreen and killing the occupants.
Not silly at all. Simple maths. How many cars are there? And why does their speed matter? And anyway, if there [i]is[/i] a car travelling behind the car that now dodges the cows, it has a lot longer to perceive the hazard and take appropriate actions. How have you arrived at the conclusion that there is another car behind that is a) speeding, and b) will definitely hit the cow?
*Edit - [s]but... but... the car on the "wrong" side of the road was a good 100 ft past the point of entrance (ahem). How could that car possibly have hit the cows, given that it was travelling away from the cows and was already past them? The only way that could have happened would be if it had been travelling [i]slower[/i][/s]. Never mind. I get it now, but it's still a daft argument. The car would have to be travelling at a very specific speed for a very specific number of minutes to arrive at the point in the road where the other car swerved out at that exact moment. And you're assuming that the swerving car would ignore the fact that there's now a car occupying the bit of road he wants to swerve into and does so regardless rather than slowing down until it's safe to swerve.
Question:
Is it better to have an accident at below the speed limit or NOT have an accident above the speed limit?
Question:Is it better to have an accident at below the speed limit or NOT have an accident above the speed limit?
Yes.
Correct!
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PeterPoddy - Member
Question:
Is it better to have an accident at below the speed limit or NOT have an accident above the speed limit?
It's better not to have the accident by driving alertly at an appropriate speed and under the posted limit.
And better still to avoid it completely on your motorbike. 🙂
So anyway. I've just taken the car for an MOT. Got talking to the chap about simple general maintenance, something I'm keen on, tyre pressures, oil, water etc and getting the car generally looked after.
He points to a 55 reg Vauxhall Meriva in the corner, which, he says has only done 55,000 miles.
And it's never been serviced in its life.
The woman owner was driving down the motorway when the oil pressure light came on (As it does when you're running on a mugful of sludge I suppose) which she ignored. So then it seized and chucked a conrod through the block. I can't imagine that was particularly safe.....
Call me insane if you will, but THAT attitude is EXACTLY what we need to get over first I think.
Then bring in compulsory retesting.
Call me insane if you will, but THAT attitude is EXACTLY what we need to get over first I think.
Would you rather she was under or over the speed limit when her car starts exploding into bits?
Would you rather she was under or over the speed limit when her car starts exploding into bits?
Under, I would have already overtaken her by then and saved myself the hassle of the pleb being in my way 😆
The speed limits have just been changed [url= http://goo.gl/maps/ryLR6 ]around here[/url]
The main road now has a 40 sign just where the school sign is, and the side road has derestricted signs at roughly the same place, and of course the school entrance is on the side road!