RobinXe wrote:
1. I would see the vehicle approaching the junction and either brake or cover the brake as appropriate in case they overshot.
no, sorry, you can't see the car approaching the junction.
RobinXe wrote:
If the approach road to the junction is obscured, but I am aware of the junction's presence, then I would be unlikely to be pressing on at 50 without an escape route being clear in the other lane.
so at what speed do we approach the junction then?
RobinXe wrote:
If you aren't aware of his intentions and he pulls out into you anyway, what difference is eating going to make to you, notwithstanding the dry cleaning bill on top of your repair bill!
the difference was a dry cleaning bill (not for food!) rather than a head-on collision.
RobinXe wrote:
You don't spend any longer than necessary alongside other vehicles,
and I can stop people overtaking me how?
RobinXe wrote:
Trucks do not swing in quickly, they would tend to fall over if they did, so this is hardly a snap reaction situation.
I'm not talking arctics here but a dump truck. He came alongside, dropped back again and the next thing I knew I was getting nerfed.
RobinXe wrote:
What are you doing being overtaken by a truck in the first place?
it was on a dual carriageway in London, traffic was flowing but only doing around 40mph. It was saturday morning, I wasn't in a hurry and I was coming off at the next junction so I was sitting in the left lane. Is that ok with you?
RobinXe wrote:
The real point is that if these "what ifs", or any others, had a chance of occurring then its not the time or place to be taking a bite of your butty.
well, they all happened.
RobinXe wrote:
There are, however, plenty of situations where the hazard density is low, and ancilliary tasks at the wheel pose no threat to safety.
tell that to the people who've been wiped out by vehicles crashing through the central reservation on motorways.