Reply to: Bizarre conversation about driving speeds

[PurpleGorilla]

Ask him if he only wipes with two sheets even if still dirty, because more sheets is more delay...

[NotAllThere]

The snag is during the rush hour the queues to exit at junctions often back right onto leftmost lane of the motorway.

That's why I said "Tends". You have to watch out for queues to leave and to enter the motorway.

[jmo21]

People are @rseholes!

/thread.

[Zigenare]

The snag is during the rush hour the queues to exit at junctions often back right onto leftmost lane of the motorway.

Traffic lights on slip-roads are slowly but surely screwing up that scenario!

[OwlHoot]

I used to commute around the M25, and gradually noticed this phenomenum. The leftmost lane tends to flow better at busy times. ..

The snag is during the rush hour the queues to exit at junctions often back right onto leftmost lane of the motorway.

[GreenMirror]

You don't do that in Bradford...

It was far too dangerous for the little car to stop at the amber light as they were doing 100mph+......

[psychocandy]

He's probably one of those guys who always sits in the right hand lane during congestion, and never notices he's overtaking the same trucks again and again.

I used to commute around the M25, and gradually noticed this phenomenum. The leftmost lane tends to flow better at busy times. It changed my driving style, as now as soon as I see congestion up ahead, I get into the leftmost lane (or rightmost on the continent).

Long ago worked out that whanging along in the outside lane as you say is often worse.

Not worth the stress.....

Saying that my mrs is the opposite. Always late for work. Works about 20-25 mins drive from home. Leaves 10 minutes to start time and then floors it - no matter how many times I tell her you aint gonna catch up that much time.

[barrydidit]

That looks to me like both drivers went through on red.

I saw the aftermath of that. The corsa was doing the Bradford standard 70mph in a 30 zone. The Audi was trying to turn right at a bit of road which isn't actually a turning - it was in a 100m queue for the right turn lights and was trying to save time.

I think the interesting thing about that clip is that both of them leg it (the scrotes in the corsa and the Audi). When I saw the scene there were Fire, Ambulance and police in attendance, presumably for the unlucky beggars who ended up with the corsa on their bonnet.

[Troll]

Driving in the right lane in the snow is good advice, particularly if nobody else has - that way the snow isn't compacted down so you've a chance of getting some grip on the road.

Fecking foreign HGV lorry drivers tried that during a recent snowstorm & ended up stranded by going into the gravel trap between 3rd lane & armco on the M20

[BlasterBates]

That looks to me like both drivers went through on red.

[NotAllThere]

You don't do that in Bradford...

Green means go.
Yellow means go faster.
Red means next 3 cars please.

[PhiltheGreek]

He also said he ALWAYS speeds through traffic lights on amber because if you miss one, then its more of a delay.

You don't do that in Bradford...

[NotAllThere]

He's probably one of those guys who always sits in the right hand lane during congestion, and never notices he's overtaking the same trucks again and again.

I used to commute around the M25, and gradually noticed this phenomenum. The leftmost lane tends to flow better at busy times. It changed my driving style, as now as soon as I see congestion up ahead, I get into the leftmost lane (or rightmost on the continent).

[TestMangler]

Great post Bro. Would read again.

[psychocandy]

Any other tales that make you look clever that you want to regale us with?

I is clever

Was this person you then? :-)