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Has that excuse ever worked for riders caught speeding during an overtake?
In Oz, where they're a lot stricter on speeding, the cops would simply say "if you couldn't pass them while remaining under the speed limit you shouldn't have passed them.
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How does that work on Oz motorways?
In Belfast you can forget about overtaking a car in the slow lane doing 65 at 70mph. As everybody else is going to be doing 80, at least... but perhaps that attitude doesn't exist if the speeding laws are strictly enforced.
Aside from some speedtraps it's a bit of a free-for-all here.
JWestland
It's not though.
As part of my Bike Safe course, i was followed by a Police bike for 6 hours and given pointers and tips when we stopped roughly 5 or 6 times. During those, i was encouraged to increase my speed when overtaking beyond what i was already doing.
By the end of the day, i was overtaking at 50 in a 40 etc, whilst being followed by a Police bike. It certainly drew a few odd looks from drivers I was passing.
Passed the course with distinction though...
If someone is doing 45 in a 50 for no need, it's better to pass that person at 60mph than 50mph so that the maneuver is made as quickly as possible. Obviously you'd then return to an appropriate speed.