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ramtopslordy - it seems to me that driving standards are getting worse and worse ... I'm trundling along the M5 as ! write this, and wondering just what it is about the inside lane that offends British motorists.
instead of concentrating on speed, perhaps the Great British Plod might stop people for simple bad driving, beginning with incorrect lane discipline on motorways.
instead of concentrating on speed, perhaps the Great British Plod might stop people for simple bad driving, beginning with incorrect lane discipline on motorways.
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Date: 2002-07-15 01:07 am (UTC)The problem is that it is very hard to prosecute for "bad lane discipline", wheras speeding is simple to prosecute, typically without tying up an officer in court.
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Date: 2002-07-15 01:12 am (UTC)of course it's simpler to prosecute for speeding. That doesn't mean that traffic police shouldn't be pulling people for poor driving, if only have a little roadside chat with them.
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Date: 2002-07-15 02:35 am (UTC)speeding in and of itself is not bad driving. Inappropriate speed is bad driving.
and sitting in the middle lane of the motorway when there's nothing to overtake, effectively turning the motorway into a dual cabbageway, is bad driving.
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Date: 2002-07-15 02:50 am (UTC)And I didn't say speeding was bad driving, I said it often accompanied it.
BTW, how fast was this person sitting in the middle lane going?
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