jont wrote:martine wrote: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."
After spending some time last night stuck behind 5 cars following a tractor (with no return gaps and never /quite/ enough view to do the lot in one go, but more than enough for several cars to have gone), I think I'm of the opinion that drivers who /can't/ overtake on rural roads should be the ones we're trying to stop driving.
This is a situation I encounter quite frequently, especially at this time of year when there are lots of agricultural vehicles on the roads. I wouldn't go far as to want people to stop driving, but I would like something done about the problem.
A couple of days ago I had a situation very similar to the one you describe: a slow moving tractor with a large trailer, then about five or six cars, then me. There was a good overtaking opportunity, but we were stuck with this situation for about a mile, because nobody would make a move.
After the tractor turned off into a farm entrance, the leading cars were quickly up to 60 mph, so they weren't slow drivers; it was simply that they had no ability or inclination to perform a perfectly easy overtake.