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>> 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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