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Any of us could misjudge a corner entry speed shortly after completing a series of overtakes. Most of us have invested time, money and effort to reduce the likelihood of doing so, but it could happen.
Incidentally, many years ago a friend was sent to prison as a result of a road accident, in which I believed that he was guilty only of a minor error of judgement. In his case aggravating factors were that he was being followed by a friend (accused of racing) and that he was a young man in an expensive very fast car.
What steps do you think we should take to reduce the likelihood of our driving being misinterpreted in an adverse way if anything goes wrong?
I have already mentioned not driving in convoy, and not writing things on the web which can be misinterpreted. In relation to driving style, obviously there is the matter of consideration for people you are overtaking - not pushing in in front, not roaring past if it is not necessary, perhaps putting up a hand in acknowledgement after drawing in. When driving through villages, do so quietly and slowly, bearing in mind that pedestrians in the village may be saying after an accident: 'He came roaring through the village'. Keep your license clean if possible!
What else?
Incidentally, many years ago a friend was sent to prison as a result of a road accident, in which I believed that he was guilty only of a minor error of judgement. In his case aggravating factors were that he was being followed by a friend (accused of racing) and that he was a young man in an expensive very fast car.
What steps do you think we should take to reduce the likelihood of our driving being misinterpreted in an adverse way if anything goes wrong?
I have already mentioned not driving in convoy, and not writing things on the web which can be misinterpreted. In relation to driving style, obviously there is the matter of consideration for people you are overtaking - not pushing in in front, not roaring past if it is not necessary, perhaps putting up a hand in acknowledgement after drawing in. When driving through villages, do so quietly and slowly, bearing in mind that pedestrians in the village may be saying after an accident: 'He came roaring through the village'. Keep your license clean if possible!
What else?