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There are very rare situations when speeding saves you. One example is someone going into your lane and driving into you for a head on collision. Assuming there
by bluecalm 6y ago
There are very rare situations when speeding saves you. One example is someone going into your lane and driving into you for a head on collision. Assuming there is space to swerve you should also accelerate to escape faster.
That being said it's so extremely rare there is no point debating those cases. If speeding was physically not possible it would be a better and safer world.
- scott_w 6y agoAbsolutely not. In such a situation, you don’t have time to look to your side to check it’s empty. The safest thing is to slam on your brakes and hope they do the same. If you’re suggesting someone is intent on killing you by speeding vehicle, then yes this pretty much never happens between cars.
- bluecalm 6y agoIt happens rarely but regularly. They fall asleep or try to pass and don't see you. This kind of passing is very common and major fatal accident cause in my country. If there is place to the right (assuming driving on right country) (sometimes designated safety area or a field of grass or whatever) then you have to escape and you have to accelerate to escape faster. Being only makes sense if there is enough time or it looks like they might be breaking as well. If it's a truck for example going your way hitting the brakes is just suicide. Anyway my point is that it does happen. I agree it's rare. I would be careful when it comes to trusting UK guidelines blindly. Last time I checked they recommended push and pull steering which is to put it mildly a very bad way to control a car.