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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
No. I was doing about 70km/hr (left lane). No problemo. Beyond that I was not confident of seeing the road well enough to stop in time due poor vis.
The truck was doing the limit (100km/hr) in the right lane.
The problem was the driver doing 20km/hr, also in the right lane (whom I passed seconds earlier...thinking WTF???).
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I think we are all agreed the car steerer (anybody that idiotic can't be called a driver) was an accident looking for somewhere to happen.
I know you've driven a truck before Peter, but was it raining or foggy at the time?
Because the driver is much higher up, and therefore further from the spray and light backscatter, he can see further head than car drivers. This is even noticeable in a full size 4WD (eg Landcruiser, Patrol).
This observation is not intended to excuse traveling ridiculously faster than the surrounding traffic. Someone else's stupidity can include you in their accident.