My driving instructor (1972) also advised breaking the speed limit if it made an overtake safer. I cannot abide the blind spot creeper who overtakes one's vehicle a few inches every second and the vehicle in front gets closer and closer with other traffic catching. Make for a dangerous situation.
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They reiterated very firmly the classic “two second rule”, “tyres on tarmac” etc. -and also “reading the road so you can see the needs of other road users especially HGV’s at junctions and roundabouts” - ie, hang back as an HGV will often need to use both lanes.
Over the years I have lost count of people who put themselves into stupid and dangerous positions by driving alongside an HGV as it negotiates a right turn at a junction.
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Agreed on all the above. Perhaps the numbers of drivers who undertake a driving test on another's behalf is part of the issue. Also driving lessons on motorways has only just become legal so it will probably be 10 years before a reasonable assessment can be done.
Kev