waremark wrote:Has anyone else noticed and been bothered by the illustrations on p 206 of the new Roadcraft? They seem to me to show an overtaking position about half a car's length behind the target - to me that looks a very vulnerable position, how long do you have to react if the target brakes? The words used about the overtaking position seem generally sensible, including: 'As you move closer to the vehicle in front the driver is likely to realise tha you want to overtake. Be careful not to intimidate the other driver or to appear aggressive by following too closely. This is dangerous and counter-productive. Following too closely may cause the other driver to speed up, making it more difficult to overtake."
"As you move closer to the vehicle in front the driver is likely to realise tha you want to overtake".
There is something wrong here.
The implication is that you are blocking a lane where all the good words tell us to return to the nearside after overtaking. If you intend to overtake a further vehicle but you are travelling more slowly than a vehicle approaching behind and there is sufficient room between the vehicle you have overtaken and the next, then, yes. If however, there is clear road ahead, there should be no need for a following vehicle to "indicate" he wishes to overtake you and thus "request" you to move over.
However, I'm a newbie and what do I know?!
Incidentally the spell checker picks up "travelling" but seems to miss "seperate" (the classic!).