Saturday, Feb 01, 2014 at 15:26
My maths are quite valid Aussi Traveller.
Perhaps you are able to overtake in less than 10 seconds but not everyone can achieve that even though they may not be aware of it. I have had a number of drivers start to overtake me and I have needed to "chicken-out" to avoid them causing a collision.
The simple scenario I posed would not be at all unreasonable for many motorists. Permit me to add some detail:
It is not you driving at all, it is your wife who is somewhat more timid. You are bored with sitting behind the caravan and urge her to overtake. She peers up the road and can see nothing coming so with some apprehension begins to overtake. Afraid to floor it, she takes some time in the manoeuvre and suddenly becomes aware of a rapidly approaching vehicle. In a panic she lifts her foot and has nowhere to go. Her last expression to her terrified husband is a scream.
In the meantime, the caravan driver who was not even aware that he was being overtaken hears the almighty sound of the impact and in shock loses control, veers off the road and overturns, killing both himself and his wife. That's a score of six dead. Yes, the bloke intent on demonstrating the size of his, err, engine had his girlfriend alongside him.
But you need not worry, you will be safe in your 200 Series, won't you?
It is always possible to put up an alternate that is outside the proposal, but that does not refute the original proposal, it merely shows that there can be alternate situation. My expression still stands as possible and reasonable.
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