Towing speed !

wye replied on 02/01/2017 15:11

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wye

Motorhomer from Essex

Posted on 02/01/2017 15:11

Today I have just returned from a nice new year break.

On our journey home I only saw 3 caravans being towed........ they pasted me doing at least 70 MPH !

I was plodding along at 60 MPH , agreed the conditions were good however I wish fellow tuggers would slow down .

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EmilysDad replied on 04/01/2017 15:45

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Posted on 04/01/2017 15:30 by Tirril

Whilst there will be cars safer than others at higher speeds it does not change the fact that the faster you are going the less chance you have of stopping safely or negotiating the problem.

Posted on 04/01/2017 15:45

Didn't say it didn't

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volvoman9 replied on 04/01/2017 16:04

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Caravanner from Cheshire

Posted on 04/01/2017 16:04

I,m quite happy to trundle along at HGV speed otherwise i spend half my time in and out of lane two which does,nt make for a relaxing drive and i get my best mpg at just under 60.

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Kerry Watkins replied on 04/01/2017 16:34

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Kerry Watkins

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Posted on 04/01/2017 16:34

Because a) it is illegal and b) it is dangerous.

if the speedsters want to injure or kill themselves carry on, but not at the expense of injuring or killing innocent others. That would apply to both caravaners or just car drivers alike.

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compass362 replied on 04/01/2017 16:43

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Posted on 02/01/2017 15:11 by wye

Today I have just returned from a nice new year break.

On our journey home I only saw 3 caravans being towed........ they pasted me doing at least 70 MPH !

I was plodding along at 60 MPH , agreed the conditions were good however I wish fellow tuggers would slow down .

Posted on 04/01/2017 16:43

It must have been the same outfit going down the lane to Chatsworth , just before Christmas............😨

EmilysDad replied on 04/01/2017 16:54

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Posted on 04/01/2017 16:34 by Kerry Watkins

Because a) it is illegal and b) it is dangerous.

if the speedsters want to injure or kill themselves carry on, but not at the expense of injuring or killing innocent others. That would apply to both caravaners or just car drivers alike.

Posted on 04/01/2017 16:54

but which is more dangerous? The badly/over loaded outfit at 59.9mph or the well balanced & otherwise safe outfit at 61mph? Speed isn't everything

eurortraveller replied on 04/01/2017 17:46

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eurortraveller

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Posted on 04/01/2017 17:46

I keep my towing speed in mph. below my age in years. But you don't know how very, very old I am.

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Kerry Watkins replied on 04/01/2017 20:40

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Posted on 04/01/2017 16:54 by EmilysDad

but which is more dangerous? The badly/over loaded outfit at 59.9mph or the well balanced & otherwise safe outfit at 61mph? Speed isn't everything

Posted on 04/01/2017 20:40

One is equally as bad as the other MollysMummy

mickysf replied on 04/01/2017 20:49

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Posted on 04/01/2017 20:49

Many are missing the point here! It's not you doing the extra mph, it's the impact on others of the extra stopping difference and carnage caused with each single mph that is the problem!

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mickysf replied on 04/01/2017 20:49

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Posted on 04/01/2017 20:49

Many are missing the point here! It's not you doing the extra mph, it's the impact on others of the extra stopping difference and carnage caused with each single mph that is the problem!

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