Can we slow down please?
Practical Caravan
|February 2026
I've reached the age when 'everything was better in my day'.
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A round of drinks used to cost less than a tenner, songs had lyrics you could understand, that sort of thing. I am also convinced the road users were more courteous. There seemed to be less conflict and more patience 20 or 30 years ago.
A well-driven car and caravan really don't delay other traffic very much, if at all. Yet some drivers seem desperate to get past, whether there is a safe opportunity to overtake or not.
It's not just when I'm towing. There is so much conflict between different road user groups. We're all just trying to get from A to B safely!
This story is from the February 2026 edition of Practical Caravan.
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