Lady Godiva wrote:
Dear Mr Vonhosen - it's good to hear your comments on this, as it tends to re-inforce my understanding of what i should be trying to do. I've travelled with some drivers regarded as advanced, and they seem to take a chance. There is an offside junction, but they take the overtake as it is 'unlikely' that anything will come out!!!
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that if there is a junction with no vision, that could be hiding a road user that could adversely affect the overtake, then don't do it. A couple of questions spring to mind:
1) I assume all the above advice applies to junctions on both sides, nearside and offside.
2) what would you do if there was a junction with no vision, and you could get back in before the junction after doing the overtake IF a car/bike emerged doing the speed limit, but NOT if a car/bike emerged but did massively over the speed limit. Sometimes I will see a junction, I can't see into it, and I think that a motorbike could come out towards me, and based on the often seen behaviour (of some) of massively exceeding the speed limit, we would clash. I tend to hold back in this case, as the driving plan says base it on what you can reasonably expect to happen. But I know that those behind are thinking 'go girl, Go'. Am I correct in holding back (assuming safety is the main priority) or am I not understanding what I should be doing.
Your comments would be very much appreciated.
Regards
Sally (should be slaving over a hot stove) Johnson
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Hello Sally
1) Yes both sides, but offside is where conflict tends to be most prevalent.
2) Yes again, forget about speed limits, consider something going as quick as it could there (sports bike quick).
It's a similar thing towards losses of vision.
As a simple rule you should be able to complete the overtake & be back on your side 'within' half the distance to the loss of vision at the point you start. This of course works on the premise of something the same speed as you coming towards.
You need to go on from that though & look at the loss of vision (perhaps bend) itself & how fast something could come out of it.
If it's a 90 degree bend you are doing it towards, you may be able to go beyond the half way point (depending on your speed because anything out of it would be slower than you).
If it's towards a fairly open bend on a fast 'A' road, you may have to be able to complete well before half way because anything towards could be going quicker than you.
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