Re:A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe
by unfamiliar on Sunday April 10, 2016 @01:39PM
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Driving over the speed limit is legal when overtaking, at least in the UK. To limit overtaking to the speed limit would be incredibly unsafe.
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Re:A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe
by kevinbowman on Sunday April 10, 2016 @01:48PM
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Erm, no, no it isn't... I can't find anything official saying that it isn't, but I can find lots of discussion forum posts of people saying that it isn't legal. The only references to it being at all permitted which I can find are (a) that a long time ago it was taught that the fast lane on a motorway allowed speeding (which it doesn't), or (b) that a speeding fine can only be issued if your average speed is measured over 2/3 mile (therefore more than an overtaking distance) however the prevalence of speed cameras in the UK would seem to disprove this.
In summary: no, you're not allowed to speed in the UK when overtaking.
Re:A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe
by DanBC on Sunday April 10, 2016 @01:52PM
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Is it?
If a driver needs to break the speed limit to overtake it suggests they didn't plan the overtake properly.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-...
Rule 163 "Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so" is pretty clear that breaking the speed limit in order to overtake is not allowed.