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That it increases the likelihood of having a road traffic accident.
It increases the likelihood of a collision, without making one inevitable. Speed unsuitable for visibility, grip, traffic or the lorry’s characteristics reduces the margin to react and control the vehicle. Staying below the maximum alone is insufficient: adapt speed to conditions and maintain a gap that allows safe stopping.
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That it increases the likelihood of having a road traffic accident.
That it decreases the likelihood of having a road traffic accident.
That I will have a road traffic accident.
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