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Default Totally OT - Highway Question - Is 100 Metres Enough

dennis@home wrote:
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John Rumm wrote:
TheScullster wrote:

2 The party in most danger (ie the one that will suffer a side impact)
is not the one with the most control over the situation IYSWIM.
Sounds like he needs four wheel drive and a turbocharger ;-)

Turn, accelerate, and you are doing a significant proportion of the speed
of the closing vehicle before it has a chance to get close.

Indeed. Driving too slow also causes accidents.


No driving too slow doesn't.


Does.

You pull out in front of another car, driving very slowly, and watch
what happens..

You try dreiving non stop to teh other end of teh country at 20mph, and
see hwo tired you get, and how many accidents you cause.

Other drivers wanting to drive too fast who get irate and do stupid things
cause the accidents.


No, its the trees leaping out in front of you, stupid.