Originally Posted by Azrael
The fact is that drivers in UK are not used to other cars coming from behind at speeds a lot higher then their own. Even on local roads near the city here I can expect someone to go 1/2 faster them me and on German Autobahn someone ca be incoming at double my speed it's not unheard of. You don't want to be in his way and do everything to avoid that.
you've hit the nail on the head there Jakub.
it's because people in the uk do not expect others to be coming up much faster from behind that we move into overtaking lanes at a constant speed and then back in again when we've finished passing and have a big enough gap. in other countries, it's more common to accelerate into the overtaking lane before slowing down again in the 'slower' lane after the overtake is complete to leave the overtaking lane free for 200mph porsches (and fiat seicento's
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but that is not how we are taught (or allowed) to drive over here because of our speed laws.
