calibrax wrote:"
CARAVANS" is actually an acronym...
Consequences
Are
Really
Annoying,
Vehicles
At
Near
Standstill.
I appreciate the tongue in cheek nature of the comment Steve but I'd like to use it to make a point.
Cars towing c
aravans bring out the worst possible stupidity in some drivers. What we used to call "Oh my god it's a c
aravan syndrome".
For example, a car and c
aravan traveling at the speed limit along a normal ie. non dual carriageway road and a car arrives on the minor road at a junction ahead where 'Give Way' rules apply, sees the c@ravan and pulls out in a blind panic with much screeching of tyres to get in front at a distance that would just be suicidal under normal circumstances.
The car and c
aravan then have to take emergency braking action, causing traffic behind to have to do the same. The c
aravan combo then takes the blame as it takes a little longer for an outfit that size to regain speed.
That's to say nothing of the fear of a crash generated in the occupants of the towing car.
Meanwhile, the hydro-cephalic congenital idiot who just put at risk his life, his passengers lives, those in the car towing the c
aravan and potentially many others, breathes a sigh of relief and pats himself on the back for a job well done. At the same time, accelerating away so casually in a lot of cases, that the c
aravan combo quite often has to ease off, being in a position where it cannot safely overtake the clown in front
