Joe24 said:Of course.
If you go by the speed limit of 70mph. 40mph is 30mph slower. Thus meaning that 'if' a driver wasnt paying the proper attention, they could still think that the truck is going faster and approach it too quick. A collision could happen, or the truck which is tailgating another truck or car hits the back of the car infront. Sandwhiching the car or truck. To find out more go and driver down a motorway at 40mph.
I do not think that its ok for a HGV to tailgate. However, slowing it down on a hill wasnt the best responce to the situation IMO.
Ok, maybe i did bring in the heavy braking, but i think i just miss interpreted that post.
BentMikey said:So what you're really saying is that the slow HGV is not the danger, only a stupid and inattentive driver following behind?....I think it's not just misinterpretation, but blaming the wrong thing entirely as well.
BentMikey said:Oooh, that's really quite a substantial misrepresentation of what is actually in that link about the HGV veering from one lane to another.
The speed of a vehicle in front should not be an issue to any driver:
Stopping Distances. Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. You should
- leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops. The safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance (see Typical Stopping Distances PDF below)
- allow at least a two-second gap between you and the vehicle in front on roads carrying faster-moving traffic and in tunnels where visibility is reduced. The gap should be at least doubled on wet roads and increased still further on icy roads
- remember, large vehicles and motorcycles need a greater distance to stop. If driving a large vehicle in a tunnel, you should allow a four-second gap between you and the vehicle in front
BentMikey said:The speed of a vehicle in front should not be an issue to any driver
Jaded said:The way Mr Pig is going, you'd expect wrecking crews at the ready on motorways, ready to bulldoze stationary vehicles off the road after a prang, lest they impede drivers doing 70.
Mr Pig said:What you are saying is quite within the letter of the law. However it is easy to miss that a car is travelling very slowly if it's tucked away within a large cloud of other vehicles and you have a lot of other things to concentrate on. Yes, you should spot it, and most drivers will, but the odd driver will get caught out.
Slow moving vehicles can be 'more' of a hazard than stationary ones because you can tell at a glance that an object is stationary, were as it takes a longer look to accurately estimate the speed of a moving one.