Carole
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Not a problem specific to Stafford, but why do people who are obviously poorly sighted drive in the dark? Had the misfortune to follow someone like this from Stafford to Newport the other night. Despite the fact it's, in the main, a 60mph road, the driver in front of me never went faster than 40 and slammed on his brakes everytime a car came towards us. It became clear they were struggling to see where they were going. Surely people are able to realise they have a sight problem and not drive when it's dark?
Oh dear, where to start?
Firstly, just because a road has a limit of 60mph does NOT mean that it is compulsory to drive at this speed at all times.
It would actually be foolhardy to do so, especially at night when one has to take into account reduced visibilty and the fact that it is harder to judge distance and speed than when it is daylight.
At 60mph it takes 200 ft to stop and bearing in mind that on an unlit stretch of road you can only see a few metres ahead of you then only the foolish would drive at speed.
If the driver in front was braking quite often then this would ONLY be a problem to you if you were driving TOO CLOSE to him. If you were keeping a safe distance then this should not impact on you.
It might be possible that the driver was doing the thing that drivers do when they have a road rage/road hog/ driver right up their backside .......continually tap on the brakes really quickly to warn the idiot behind them to "BACK OFF".
Some people are also nervous drivers particularly in the dark
Or perhaps taking extra care?
Then take up another form of transport. A car can kill, if theyre that nervous that they only go at just over half the speed limit and slam on they're brakes every time another car approaches they are a danger to themself and others on the road. My advice, stay off the road and think of the other innocent people!!!
Impatient drivers are as much a menace to the roads as nervous drivers.