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[...] It is clear that a significant minority of British drivers put their time and their 'needs' above the safety of other road users and pedestrians. In a few decades, the driverless car will be perfected and the driven car must be made obsolete, preferably by law.
Until then the Government and the insurance industry should take radical steps to help residents of rural and urban communities reclaim their neighbourhoods from the lorries, the lunatics - and those Great British Motorists who like toddlers think they can do what they like, and explode with rage and indignation when questioned about it.
Black boxes compulsory in every vehicle, with improved technology that detects speed limit breaking and careless or aggressive driving.
Insurance companies encouraged to hike premiums immediately and punitively as bad driving is revealed.
Insurance companies obliged to hand over to DVLA and / or police all data that reveals traffic offences and dangerous driving.
Legal framework to allow prosecution and driving bans relating to offences revealed by black boxes.
Legal changes to encourage use of dashcam / helmet-cam / CCTV evidence to prosecute motorists.
Comprehensive review of 30mph speed limits, with local consultations on which should be lowered to 20mph.
Limit revs to 3,000rpm on all vehicles - as condition of passing MOT - to cut noise and dangerous acceleration.
Funding for technology that will limit all vehicles automatically to the local speed limit (and in the case of national speed limits, a safe speed for the road conditions); and will prevent heavy goods vehicles from using inappropriate rural and urban roads.
Source: This is Money
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Sunday August 21 2016, @11:57PM
I actually try to avoid WOT (Wide open trottle) while merging.
If you are running at your power limit, you have no room to speed up a little it you need to.
Merge lanes are often on ramps to help you accelerate.
Of course, all bets are off if you rev limiter is set at 3000rpm :P
(Score: 2) by DutchUncle on Monday August 22 2016, @01:46PM
>>> Merge lanes are often on ramps to help you accelerate.
But unfortunately, sometimes due to the age of the roads and sometimes due to construction or additional guardrails or the speed of traffic or other changes from the original design, many such ramps are nowhere near long enough to accelerate unless you floor it. There is a particular entrance to a 55 mph restricted-access highway that I use on a regular basis which requires very quick merging. Due to the history of Northern NJ, there are multiple divided highways with driveways opening directly onto the road at right angles. Even some major shopping centers have short deceleration/acceleration areas.