martine wrote:TripleS wrote:What I do not like (or absolutely detest) are situations like on the A66 east of Keswick, and the recently up-graded A75 near Newton Stewart, where solid white lines prevent any overtaking, even when there is no opposing traffic. I met that situation in April this year, following a tractor on the A75, and simply had to follow it for ages: and we were the only two vehicles on that section of road. It is quite barmy.
It's probably been designed by a BRAKE supporter...they are against overtaking on rural roads and want legislation for "...a ban on overtaking free-moving traffic, except on multi-lane roads."
Brake's 'Target Zero' mission statement - http://www.brake.org.uk/component/content/article/10-whats-happening/take-action/252-zero
"You can't do this, we must be communist, and be tree-huggers" finger wagging load of codswallop.
If I purchase a car, and pay the rather considerable sum to insure it, tax it, maintain it, etc for the privilege of owning the car, then I should be allowed to do what I wish with it, and if that means using it to carry my friends, then I should be able to do so.
The other thing is, there are a lot of calls for the driving test to be made harder so that only the good drivers can pass it.
Well, would it be such a good idea if we force anyone who supports the proposal to retake the test, because they will have taken the test back when it was easy to pass. Therefore, they may not be up to the standards they want on the roads, so they should be removed in the interests of safety.
Wonder how much support the proposals would have.