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Due to my car having good acceleration I spend less time on the opposite lane during overtaking. This is safer for those in my car, the vehicle/object I'm over

Due to my car having good acceleration I spend less time on the opposite lane during overtaking. This is safer for those in my car, the vehicle/object I'm overtaking and the traffic from the other direction. It's a win-win-win all round.

joosters 4y ago
Why is it safer? Are you saying that you would otherwise overtake another car in an unsafe way, perhaps when you haven't enough visibility to check if there is no oncoming traffic for the overtake time? That's on you. The decision is the same, in a fast car or a slow one.
- comprev 4y ago
  A faster car allows you to safely overtake more frequently than a slow one because it requires less time (distance) to complete the accelerate/overtake/return operation. Many drivers in slow cars think they can execute the same manoeuvre as the fast car in front of them and this is when accidents happen - often fatal too.
  - joosters 4y ago
    So bad driving causes crashes? Who would that thought? It's not that the faster car is safer then, it's just the fact that if you try to overtake without sufficient room, you will be taking a risk. No-one is disputing that a faster car allows you to overtake faster.
everdrive 4y ago
Honestly you should not be overtaking in the other lane at all. It's a large risk to you and the other drivers on the road, and all you get in return is a few seconds off your trip.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y ago
  This assumes the driver in the front is a good driver. What if the driver is constantly breaking and accelerating? Or the driver is simply a big truck that cover the view
  - everdrive 4y ago
    I take your point, but if the driver in front is a "big truck that cover the view," then that is all the more reason not to pull into the other lane! This is probably the most dangerous time to attempt this sort of merge. >What if the driver is constantly breaking and accelerating? I've found that there are two general strategies that work well in this situation. - Simply increase distance and wait longer to catch up to the driver in front of you. This accounts for their bad driving. - Modulate your speed using the car in front of the car in front of you. ie, focus on the 2nd car in front of you. They're likely driving with the flow of traffic properly and won't constantly be accelerating and braking. It might sound unintuitive to focus focus on a car other than the one in front of you, but this can actually be more safe: You've made enough space between yourself and the car in front you to avoid an accident, and you're better prepared for when the actual braking will occur.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y ago
      I mean, sure, but it's stressful. Maybe I have a 3 hours trip in front of me, I don't feel comfortable having a bad driver in the front. The big truck example, I wasn't suggesting you overtake without view, rather increase the distance, then overtake. In Italy you can overtake ONLY on the left, so it's not out of the blue to change lane just to overtake. Just do it safely. In the end nothing stops you from getting out of the highway, wait 10 minutes and resume, to be done with all of this.
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- josephcsible 4y ago
  If people should always treat yellow dashed lines as yellow solid lines, then why do we have the former?
- comprev 4y ago
  In the UK the overtaking driver is expected to give ample room and the example diagrams on this highway code guide [0](considered to be a good resource) implies the driver occupies the opposite lane. Here in Ireland the highway code is almost identical given the history of British influence [1]. Giving 1.5-2m distance would imply use of the opposite lane. [0] https://highwaycode.org.uk/overtaking/ https://highwaycode.org.uk/overtaking/ [1] https://countrysideallianceireland.org/latest-news/changes-to-highway-code-overtaking-when-driving-or-cycling/ https://countrysideallianceireland.org/latest-news/changes-t...
googlryas 4y ago
Or, Due to your car having good acceleration, you make worse choices about when to overtake and increase your odds of a head on collision
- comprev 4y ago
  On the contrary, aside from a passport, my driving license is the most valuable thing I own and will stay within the law to retain it.
  - googlryas 4y ago
    There's still a range of choices on the safe <-> dangerous driving spectrum which fall within the law.

joosters 4y ago

Why is it safer? Are you saying that you would otherwise overtake another car in an unsafe way, perhaps when you haven't enough visibility to check if there is no oncoming traffic for the overtake time? That's on you. The decision is the same, in a fast car or a slow one.

comprev 4y ago
A faster car allows you to safely overtake more frequently than a slow one because it requires less time (distance) to complete the accelerate/overtake/return operation. Many drivers in slow cars think they can execute the same manoeuvre as the fast car in front of them and this is when accidents happen - often fatal too.
- joosters 4y ago
  So bad driving causes crashes? Who would that thought? It's not that the faster car is safer then, it's just the fact that if you try to overtake without sufficient room, you will be taking a risk. No-one is disputing that a faster car allows you to overtake faster.

everdrive 4y ago

Honestly you should not be overtaking in the other lane at all. It's a large risk to you and the other drivers on the road, and all you get in return is a few seconds off your trip.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y ago
This assumes the driver in the front is a good driver. What if the driver is constantly breaking and accelerating? Or the driver is simply a big truck that cover the view
- everdrive 4y ago
  I take your point, but if the driver in front is a "big truck that cover the view," then that is all the more reason not to pull into the other lane! This is probably the most dangerous time to attempt this sort of merge. >What if the driver is constantly breaking and accelerating? I've found that there are two general strategies that work well in this situation. - Simply increase distance and wait longer to catch up to the driver in front of you. This accounts for their bad driving. - Modulate your speed using the car in front of the car in front of you. ie, focus on the 2nd car in front of you. They're likely driving with the flow of traffic properly and won't constantly be accelerating and braking. It might sound unintuitive to focus focus on a car other than the one in front of you, but this can actually be more safe: You've made enough space between yourself and the car in front you to avoid an accident, and you're better prepared for when the actual braking will occur.
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y ago
    I mean, sure, but it's stressful. Maybe I have a 3 hours trip in front of me, I don't feel comfortable having a bad driver in the front. The big truck example, I wasn't suggesting you overtake without view, rather increase the distance, then overtake. In Italy you can overtake ONLY on the left, so it's not out of the blue to change lane just to overtake. Just do it safely. In the end nothing stops you from getting out of the highway, wait 10 minutes and resume, to be done with all of this.
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josephcsible 4y ago
If people should always treat yellow dashed lines as yellow solid lines, then why do we have the former?
comprev 4y ago
In the UK the overtaking driver is expected to give ample room and the example diagrams on this highway code guide [0](considered to be a good resource) implies the driver occupies the opposite lane. Here in Ireland the highway code is almost identical given the history of British influence [1]. Giving 1.5-2m distance would imply use of the opposite lane. [0] https://highwaycode.org.uk/overtaking/ https://highwaycode.org.uk/overtaking/ [1] https://countrysideallianceireland.org/latest-news/changes-to-highway-code-overtaking-when-driving-or-cycling/ https://countrysideallianceireland.org/latest-news/changes-t...

googlryas 4y ago

Or, Due to your car having good acceleration, you make worse choices about when to overtake and increase your odds of a head on collision

comprev 4y ago
On the contrary, aside from a passport, my driving license is the most valuable thing I own and will stay within the law to retain it.
- googlryas 4y ago
  There's still a range of choices on the safe <-> dangerous driving spectrum which fall within the law.