sbob »there's certainly no obvious connection between that and speed limiters
Yes there is. It is obvious and observable. They encourage HGV drivers to travel too close. Why do you think snail racing exists? Drivers sitting on the limiter.
You've seen snail racing causing accidents? Your suggestion is that speed limiters contribute to the relatively high % of lorries involved in fatal accidents. Your claim is that the connection between limiters and accidents is observable. But you don't appear to have observed the cause of an accident involving HGVs. Snail racing might be irritating, but it doesn't obviously cause accidents. Though you don't even appear to have proved that they encourage HGV drivers to travel any closer than they would otherwise.
No it hasn't. Not well at least.
I was asked for evidence and I provided it.
An explanation has been provided which is far more plausible than your speed limiter theory - you've still provided no evidence for the connection between the accident rate and the speed limiters, it's just a theory.
I didn't say I stayed at precisely the speed of the HGV (which will vary)
Let me stop you right there. The speed of the HGV which is sitting on the limiter will vary? Though my apologies for misrepresenting you by quoting you directly. I'll just note again that there's no evidence that limiters encourage lorry drivers to tailgate.
acceleration sense is the term you are looking for, and the one you would probably already know of if you spent less time arguing on the net and more time furthering your driving education.
Apologies for not having done advanced driver training, so not knowing the terminology - though I googled and the interesting thing is that I've already mentioned on this thread that it's something I do (not only that, I think I might be the only person on this thread to have mentioned it).
No, this is almost entirely your prejudice.
My prejudice that you're extrapolating from anecdotes?