Reply to: Middle Laners

[Xenophon]

Right. You do know that The Highway Code is not necessarily The Law, don't you? A lot of it is just advice.

Points in The Highway Code which do refer to The Law are marked 'MUST' or 'MUST NOT'. Other points say things like 'should' or 'where possible'.

Here is an example of a non-Law point:


And here's a point related to the Law:


And here's the point about lane discipline:

dang65 is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.

[dang65]

Not mine, mate. The Highway Code.

Right. You do know that The Highway Code is not necessarily The Law, don't you? A lot of it is just advice.

Points in The Highway Code which do refer to The Law are marked 'MUST' or 'MUST NOT'. Other points say things like 'should' or 'where possible'.

Here is an example of a non-Law point:

162
Before overtaking you should make sure

• the road is sufficiently clear ahead
• road users are not beginning to overtake you
• there is a suitable gap in front of the road user you plan to overtake

And here's a point related to the Law:

166
DO NOT overtake if there is any doubt, or where you cannot see far enough ahead to be sure it is safe. For example, when you are approaching

• a corner or bend
• a hump bridge
• the brow of a hill

And here's the point about lane discipline:

264
You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slower-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past. Slow-moving or speed-restricted vehicles should always remain in the left-hand lane of the carriageway unless overtaking. You MUST NOT drive on the hard shoulder except in an emergency or if directed to do so by the police, HA traffic officers in uniform or by signs.

[TykeMerc]

I'm glad you have the ability to predict the behaviour of all other road users.

However, if you're already in lane 2 before you get to the slip-road you've got two possible safety areas when things do go pear shaped.

You drive your way and I'll drive mine.

As for your 50k miles per year how much of that is over the entire 2200(ish) mile motorway network?

Predict no although I do my best to anticipate, but observation allows anticipation and time to react.

Sadly for me (and I must be very sad and bored one day to have worked it out) I have driven end to end of every motorway on mainland Britain at least once and many of them hundreds of times, the vast majority of my driving has been on the motorways and I hate them.
I started field/mobile working when I was still a student and fitted Carphones on the weekends and vacations so after 22 years of driving far too much on the UK motorway network I've seen far too much inattentive and plain awful driving to have any tolerance for middle lane hoggers.

[TimberWolf]

Banning

Only for the best threads.

[DimPrawn]

generally takes this form

sensible posts - page 1
Devil advocate - page 2
over the top response to devils advocate - page 2,3
trolling - page 4
more responses to trolling - page 4, 5
bitching/name calling - pages 6-infinity


Banning

**** off.

Seriously.

[Spacecadet]

Yeah, point taken but they all end degenerating into this mess, don't they?

generally takes this form

sensible posts - page 1
Devil advocate - page 2
over the top response to devils advocate - page 2,3
trolling - page 4
more responses to trolling - page 4, 5
bitching/name calling - pages 6-infinity


Banning

[Diver]

A good environmentally friendly idea. When the motorway bends rights move from lane 1 to 2, to 3 and back again, like in formula1. Also, try to keep as close the the car in front as possible - hopefully he will not think you are pressurising him to change lane, if so just flash your LED lights to indicate that you are slipstreaming. Try to slipstream behind the biggest juggernaut you can find, and try to glide down hills with the clutch disengaged.

SOP for towing a caravan

[TimberWolf]

Good point. Also if the road consistently bends to the right you should actually be in the right-hand lane as this will save you money in petrol due to actually travelling less distance - I hope government policy makers are taking note of this carbon saving measure.

A good environmentally friendly idea. When the motorway bends rights move from lane 1 to 2, to 3 and back again, like in formula1. Also, try to keep as close the the car in front as possible - hopefully he will not think you are pressurising him to change lane, if so just flash your LED lights to indicate that you are slipstreaming. Try to slipstream behind the biggest juggernaut you can find, and try to glide down hills with the clutch disengaged.

[Diver]

Not a good trait to have.

[Churchill]

nah thats the entire CUK forum taken as an average. Individual threads can have their own purposes

Yeah, point taken but they all end degenerating into this mess, don't they?

[Xenophon]

Of course I do. It's about winding people up, isn't it?

Not a good trait to have.

[Spacecadet]

Of course I do. It's about winding people up, isn't it?

nah thats the entire CUK forum taken as an average. Individual threads can have their own purposes

[Diver]

Ah! another thread turns to bitch slapping and handbag fighting

I wouldn't have it any other way

[Churchill]

do you even know what this topic is talking about?

Of course I do. It's about winding people up, isn't it?

[TykeMerc]

Middle lane hogging might be a problem.

However, is someone who is constantly overtaking traffic in the left hand lane a middle lane hogger? I don't think so.

I do if they don't use Lane1 when it's free i.e. when there's a safe gap between the vehicle you've just overtaken and you and the next vehicle to overtake will take >30 seconds to reach.