Hi guys, can I have some feedback on this para - its going to a magazine soon for publishing and I just want to know if it makes sense to you. This is the first draft. I write an article and it looks great to me, but to the reader it could be confusing, so I need your feedback please. Its a follow up to an article I had published last year about driving in Holland. The magazine is for driving instructors and my last article did well, but I just feel something isn't quite right with this paragraph. Is it confusing? A Motor Road by the way is not a Motorway.
Thanks
Lin
Of course,the 80kph limit in Holland(50mph), feels slow against the British 60mph limit. I also feel that this lower speed is rather unnecessary. I mean, what’s the difference between driving at 60mph in the UK and 50mph in Holland? The Dutch roads in my opinion are better than the UK, the surfaces are smoother, there are no added dangers and there are few bends in the road. Driving at lower speeds may be safer but I feel that here in Holland, the lower speed limits create impatience. The Dutch are renowned for their impatience in driving. They also are unsure of the speed at which they should be travelling. You will often find a driver not making progress along the road when the speed limit allows him to go faster, because he failed to observe the road sign; the driver behind overtakes him in a manner of frustration, therefore causing possible hazards to other road users. Its all very confusing.
The physical difference between the road classifications are often hard to detect. A Motor Road in Holland allows the driver to travel at 100kph. It’s also difficult to see which class of road you are driving on, a Motor Road or an ordinary two way traffic lane. If you inadvertently miss the “little blue car” sign at the start of a Motor Road, you find yourself driving too slowly hence the uncertainties of the speed limit and the possibilities of someone overtaking unnecessarily. There are few repeater signs to remind you as in the UK about the national speed limit. When I first came to Holland I was surprised by the lack of uniformity in the road signs. No I dont agree to 50 mph speed restrictions, I think its too slow for the safe roads we have in Holland. It is the drivers themselves who must look to their attitudes and lack of patience.