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The speed limit is not a target. Platitudes like this and the evergreen "speed kills" can themselves be dangerous. Obviously driving at the speed limit all th
by Silhouette 6y ago
The speed limit is not a target.
Platitudes like this and the evergreen "speed kills" can themselves be dangerous.
Obviously driving at the speed limit all the time is not a legal requirement and there will be times when driving slower is appropriate. However, driving far slower than the speed limit for no good reason when there is other traffic around can itself increase the risk of something bad happening, because you won't be keeping up with the flow of traffic and behaving as other drivers will expect.
- NLips 6y agoMy suggestion for someone having difficulty keeping their speed in a 20% window was to aim 6 mph slower at highway speeds. That doesn’t constitute “far slower”. In the Uk, if you are incapable of handling your car on a highway with other vehicles driving 12mph slower than the limit, then you are incapable of driving on highways - some vehicles e.g. HGVs are restricted to these lower speeds.