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Originally posted by ntluser
I think he is asking why you would have to go over the limit to overtake a slow-moving car.
For example, on a well-lit road where the National Speed Limit applies one driver might only be driving at 45mph. In which case, you might have to drive at 50mph to overtake it safely and quickly.
If you have to exceed the limit and go at 70mph to overtake a slow-moving car, it's not a slow moving car!! And there's probably no reason to overtake it anyway as it's probably going fast enough.
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Almost every day on the M1 I sit behind someone in the outside lane waiting to get past, waiting for them to realise there is nothing for them to overtake and they should pull into the middle lane ... only to find when they do pull over, they speed up. I have frequently found myself accellerating well over the speed limit in order to complete an overtaking manoeuvre as quickly as possible.
Speed is not itself the problem on our roads ... inappropriate use of speed is the problem.