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Old 01-01-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
Indeed the NTSB (USA) have noted the speed at which you have the lowest probability of a crash is around 10km/hr faster than the gaggle.....regardless of the posted limit.
I learnt that very quickly on a bike. Car and truck drivers don't see you if you are beside them, so get past ASAP.

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Having held a drivers license for 35 years, I have never seen a "crawler in the right lane" (illegal in NSW on 80km/hr+ freeways) being booked.
Me neither, and I've had a license longer. But then it's only been an offense for maybe 10 years. Given a few lifetimes the collective intelligence might learn to keep left, and handle roundabouts.
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