Cornering Speeds

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vonhosen said:

...the distance you can see to be clear (on your side of the road) & reasonably expect to remain so.

Whilst this is obviously textbook, I find that the obverse construction is shorter and more helpful in pointing out the importance of lateral hazards:-

"...the nearest place a surprise can come from"

Whilst I understand that "& reasonably expect..." covers lateral emergences into the path, I think the most common fault I see in dense urban driving is going too fast on narrow straight roads (with parked cars either side).