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- From: ssurpeat@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk (Richard T Peat)
- Newsgroups: uk.transport
- Subject: Re: Speed Limits
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 16:04:36 GMT
- References: <21130@acorn.co.uk>
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- In article 21130@acorn.co.uk, steve@acorn.co.uk (Steve "daffy" Hunt) writes:
- >: Just because it's 3 in the morning, does not mean that hitting someone
- >: at 45mph will be any less dangerous does it?
- >
- >No, but should be easier to avoid incidents when there is less traffic
- >around. At night there are far fewer other road users to deal with,
- >so each can get a bigger share of your attention. Thus you should be
- >able to do a better job of reading the road and predicting the actions
- >of other road users than you can in the day. Obviously vision is the
- >main drawback; when relying on headlights, visual distance is usually
- >the primary constraint on your speed, and you may have to adjust your
- >speed when switching from main beam to dipped and back.
- >
-
- It's a lot easier to see other cars coming at night, although it
- doesn't help that most of them seem to have a complete disregard for everyone
- else, and keep their headlights full beam.
-
- It's a lot harder to see pedestrians, and there are still some around
- at that time. Motorways I agree you can go somewhat faster. Having driven along
- the M4 and M25 at 3am, it's lovely, no prats pulling in in front of you, or
- floating along in the middle lane. And best of all, no lorries trying to break
- the speed limit.
-
- Richard Peat
- uk.ac.rdg.susssys1
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