>> That is, I was driving down the M45 [which is almost deserted] at a 
>> mere 50 MPH due to the dense snow. This was clearly far too slow for 
>> the car behind me, so he sprints off past me like I was standing still.
> 
> Not a problem in itself, if he could see far enough ahead to stop safely 
> if he needed to.  Lots of people regularly drive here at speeds of over 
> 50 mph in the snow quite safely.

Well I was having trouble seeing where I'm going. OTOH, my wipers don't 
work properly. (They leave a streak at *exactly* eye-level. How do blade 
manufacturers do that? If the blade is going to leave a streak, it is 
*always* at exactly eye-level...)

> Hehe, here's a tutorial how to do a 360 in the snow without using the 
> handbrake: steer to the left a bit, then brake and steer the other way 
> quickly.  I suspect he did exactly that not realising how his car would 
> react.  What works ok in the dry or wet, often gives totally different 
> results in the snow because one or more tyres can obviously completely 
> lose grip much easier.

The snow basically turned to slush as soon as it touched the road, so it 
was like driving through a river... heh. Not the weather for weaving in 
between cars at motorway speeds. :-P

> He should be lucky he didn't damage anybody else or their cars.

Damn straight!

> Anyway, 
> I guess even if nobody reported him to the police, he will likely drive 
> more safely from now on after that episode.

For the sake of my faith in humanity, I *want* to believe you... but I 
suspect not.

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