Motorway middle lane hoggers ...

[Dearnla]

It specifically states in my BMW owner's manual:- "If you are not in the outside lane barging everyone out of the way, pootling along in the middle lane is acceptable. Under no circumstances go to the inside lane - that's for lorries and coaches, and not superior German saloon cars."
Sniff.

[TimberWolf]

Only a fool breaks the two second rule

Interestingly, if everyone stuck to the 2 second rule, the same maximum amount of cars would pass a fixed point per unit time no matter what the speed limit*.

Reasoning: This rule relates to the time a car in front of you passed a fixed point minus the time that you pass that fixed point. Ergo, a car passes that fixed point every two seconds, maximum. At fast speeds, cars would be more spread out by distance than at slower speeds, but still separated by 2 seconds.


* Above a certain speed determined by the length of vehicle, e.g. a 4m car has to be travelling at at least 2 m/s (7 km/h) otherwise it would crash into the car in front This rule makes driving slowly quite crash prone, and a certainty below a certain speed.

[PAH]

Speed disparity is a big killer on motorways, especially when you have much slower traffic pulling out into much faster traffic.

They should make it illegal to do under a minimum speed of 65 in middle lane, and under 80 in outside lane, when not in congestion.

Truckers may complain about not being able to overtake, but they should have to use the hard shoulder (on roads offering only three normal lanes) if they can't maintain over 50.

[sasguru]

Speed disparity is a big killer on motorways, especially when you have much slower traffic pulling out into much faster traffic.

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Perhaps they should just ban doddery old farts like ShaunBhoy who lack the requisite mental acuity from motorways?

[gingerjedi]

I've never understood why they put a 50mph restriction in place when a lane is closed? I was always taught 'faster flow pressure low'.

∴ You should increase speed to maintain traffic flow Shirley?

[ThomasSoerensen]

Perhaps they should just ban doddery old farts like ShaunBhoy who lack the requisite mental acuity from motorways?

As if a bloody Aygo is Gods gift to motoring

[mrdonuts]

presumably if you are doing 70mph it shoudlnt matter which lane you are in

[sasguru]

As if a bloody Aygo is Gods gift to motoring

You really are very stupid indeed.

[Paddy]

I agree, and I do.

As you mention it, just what does the Highway Code say about maximum speed limits? You seem a little sketchier on that.

The law relating to construction of vehicles etc … stipulates that speedometers must over read by at least 3 mph. Some car I have driven indicate 70mph when in fact the speed is 65mph. This can easily be checked with a stop watch or GPS. Road traffic police cars have to be fitted with calibrated speedometers as do HGVs.

Old man in a flap cap and Mirca may think he is doing 68 mph in the middle lane but in fact he is doing 63mph!

[Spacecadet]

I've never understood why they put a 50mph restriction in place when a lane is closed? I was always taught 'faster flow pressure low'.

∴ You should increase speed to maintain traffic flow Shirley?

its a safety thing

Actually, i've noticed in some places (noteably the lake district) they don't always bother dropping the speed when a single lane is coned off.