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It's really nothing to do with vehicle design. I often come round a curve or over a hill crest on a motorway, see a number of bright red lights a half-mile away and instinctively start moving to braking mode. After a few seconds it becomes clear they are just fog lights.
Is that a bad thing?
Then don't follow so close.
Then what's the point of having them on in the first place?
That's the whole point. He can see you at a safe distance, instead of being in your boot before he can see you.
Yes. It may result in my speed dropping, which is not a good idea on a busy motorway. I don't claim to be unique, so if I react that way the chances are that some others will too.
I don't. It's the other 30,000,000 people in charge of moving vehicles you need to worry about.
Read or re-read the last para of post #234.
You were going too fast then.
No. He was just going a bit faster than the coach which was either going slower than necessary or being held up by an accident caused by someone not using his rear fog in heavy spray, so couldn't be seen by someone who was driving too fast for the conditions.
Probably not. More chance of finding the Highways Agency bods on your tail.
These days I find it hard to remember what a police traffic car looks like ...
If you watch some of the Channel 5 family of channels you'll find plenty of evidence of how they used to look (and how badly some of them drive).
