Spot on, but that is different to a "tailgate" situation of course. I think Police tend to only step in and stop people for "dawdling" on some dual carriageways and Motorways of course. The fact that 20 mph limits are flooding the country - (if they have not arrived yet "at a village near you" then they soon will,) suggests that Police wouldn't be quick to jump on a driver doing 20 in a 30 anymore..
Not sure, the HC does say this Tailgating is dangerous, intimidating and can cause collisions, especially when driving at speed. Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front gives you time to react and stop if necessary. Dangerous and careless driving offences, such as tailgating, are enforced by the police.
yes, the guideline i mentioned is a general, not linked solely with tailgating. If you think about it, e.g. someone driving a week after passing their test, experiencing someone tailgated them almost to the point of touching, the only answer is to slowdown, even possibly to a standstill. Can you think of another option?
The first word in Beowulf, the earliest work in Old English, is "Hwaet". This is sometimes translated into modern English as "Lo" or "Hark", but Seamus Heaney in his brilliant translation chooses "So." As Heaney puts it, "... the particle 'so' comes naturally to the rescue, because in that idiom 'so' operates as an expression which obliterates all previous discourse and narrative, and at the same time functions as an exclamation calling for immediate attention. So 'so' it was." I couldn't have put it better myself.
Agreed, AFAIK the Feds may pull you over for a chat if you are driving really slowly on a motorway again the HC advises You must not drive faster than the speed limit for the type of road and your type of vehicle. The speed limit is the absolute maximum - it does not mean it’s safe to drive at this speed in all conditions.
Yes you are right! Rule 204). you MUST NOT throw anything out of a vehicle; for example, food or food packaging, cigarette ends, cans, paper or carrier bags. This can endanger other road users, particularly motorcyclists and cyclists. try to be understanding if other road users cause problems; they may be inexperienced or not know the area well. be patient; remember that anyone can make a mistake. do not allow yourself to become agitated or involved if someone is behaving badly on the road. This will only make the situation worse. Pull over, calm down and, when you feel relaxed, continue your journey.
And the biggest problem with the proliferation of largely unnecessary 20mph limits is the piss poor signing, resulting in anyone who isn’t sure of the speed limit where they are now defaulting to 20mph rather than 30mph.
totally agree - i think i only just got away with "speeding" nr "Hampton Caught" recently as speedo red about 23 mph as i passed the twin Gatsos.
I saw someone say if you don’t like 20mph speed limits stand in front of a car doing 30 and tell me how you get on. As long as they’re in built up areas (like my road) I’m fully onboard. Let’s face it you can pretty much do what you want on the roads speed wise as long as it’s not in front of a camera or plod car , of which there are very few. It’s a bit lawless in that respect and we’ve all seen both ends of the scale shall we say. Four wheels or two *ahem You don’t buy a performance vehicle to sit at the speed limit 24/7 either. On that subject crappy beemer exhausts flying past my house at 2am.
You could fail for driving too slowly back in the 80's, when I took my test I overtook another candidate in a 50mph zone. He was failed for not keeping up with traffic, I passed.
Firstly, I am a lorry driver, well, i was until I ducked (sorry @El Toro couldn't resist) my elbow , and i totally agree with the 5 mile overtaking shit, if I'm being overtaken, and the passing vehicle has a queue behind, I always drop a bit of speed Secondly, regarding the 'professional' comment, the only time we are referred to as professional is when we have to employ the services of @Zhed46 To gain the LGV Category C licence, you need about 10 to 15 hours driver training, followed by a 40 minute (if it is that long) test, hardly a professional qualification, we don't go to college or university for 3 to 4 years, followed by multiple 2 to 3 hours exams, like a true professional Given enough time and bananas, they could teach monkeys to drive a lorry That last part really pisses other drivers off in the fb lorry groups when I came out with it (before I came off that shitshow)
Now, back on topic.... Idiot car drivers who pull off the hard shoulder from stationary in to a live lane with no speed, numerous times, I've had to dive on tother hard shoulder to avoid hitting them, even passing them still under heavy braking Idiot car drivers who insist on trying to unalive themselves by cutting in front of a lorry, then slamming the brakes on so they can make their exit Idiot car drivers who don't thank you for letting them out in busy traffic Idiot car drivers who run out of talent, thus causing major delays with the clean up of their fucking incompetence Fuck, I see a pattern emerging here
When I did my training for my bike test back in about 1989 my instructor insisted that I filtered to the front of traffic queues. If I dithered he went ahead and left me behind. He said you must "make progress". I passed first time, anyway. Took two goes with the car.
My son recently failed his first test for driving too slow - officially deemed 'failing to make progress'.
Whenever I ride now I like to "make progress". Whether that excuse will stand up in court, I don't know. Hopefully I will never have to find out.
Maybe controversial on a bike forum but bikers who filter through static traffic at stupid speeds. Gives bikers a bad name and in my experience there are plenty of vindictive drivers who close the gap when they see an approaching bike in their mirror.
I’ve experienced excessive filtering speeds in France, I was once even beeped at by a fellow French motorcyclist for filtering too slow!
When I did my bike lessons, he wasn't allowed to teach us filtering, on test day, we had a short ride before going to the test centre, due to an accident, there was a major delay on route, he pulled up along side me, told me he wasn't allowed to teach filtering, but, if we sat in the queue, I would miss my test, and asked if I wanted to filter My response was "you lead the way, I'll follow"
My experience was in a car. Not as part of your motorcycle test though, Son took his in a traffic heavy city and spent much of it stationary. He still passed with no mark downs.
