Middle Laners

[DimPrawn]

Clear = you can safely move into lane 1.

How big is that gap?

[Churchill]

What is hogging the middle lane when the left-hand is clear?

At 70mph, acceptable. As I have mentioned before, the ruts worn into the left-most lane of the motorway are dangerous!

Travelling in the middle lane will give you equal chances of moving to any lane if the need arises.

[Xenophon]

How big is that gap?

It doesn't work like that and you know it. Stop being an IT geek and trying to put numbers on it!



If it is clear - i.e. nowt there - then you should be in lane 1 NOT lane 2.

[DimPrawn]

It doesn't work like that and you know it. Stop being an IT geek and trying to put numbers on it!



If it is clear - i.e. nowt there - then you should be in lane 1 NOT lane 2.

I can see a car in France, is it clear to pull over?

[dang65]

No, just get in the left-hand lane.

The problem you've got here is that you can't actually control other drivers, d'you see? You can only control yourself. Even if you sit right on their bumper, flash your lights, beep your horn and go red in the face with your eyes popping out, you can't make the person in front move out of your way.

But you can just check in your mirror, indicate, pull out and drive round them using the outside lane. It's a lot easier on your blood pressure too.

[Xenophon]

Travelling in the middle lane will give you equal chances of moving to any lane if the need arises.

3-lane motorway. All lanes clear as far as the eye can see (ask DP what that is in metres). You should not be in the middle lane.

[Churchill]

It doesn't work like that and you know it. Stop being an IT geek and trying to put numbers on it!



If it is clear - i.e. nowt there - then you should be in lane 1 NOT lane 2.

Why?

You've more chance of approaching a slower vehicle in the left-most lane, why put yourself in a position where you constantly have to make pointless manouvres?

Xeno, you're wrong on this one buddy.

[Xenophon]

you can't make the person in front move out of your way.

Disagree.

[Spacecadet]

the ruts worn into the left-most lane of the motorway are dangerous!

Your tracking might need checking

[DimPrawn]

3-lane motorway. All lanes clear as far as the eye can see (ask DP what that is in metres). You should not be in the middle lane.

What if you steering rack has jammed? Eh? Not thought of that have you?