Reply to: Motorways

[Bagpuss]

This outer lane hogging tends to be by idiots who think it's the 'fast lane' rather than the overtaking only lane. At congested times it's usually the slowest lane, due to said idiots creating shockwave jams. The highway code discourages undertaking but also encourages you to move over to the left most lane as soon as possible, which conflicts with the moronic behaviour.

[bogeyman]

Yep I knew some tool would drag this up.

It is not against the law. The HC is only an advisory document.

The police have tried to bring several prosecutions for 'undertaking' on motorways and lost them all to my knowledge.

Correct. The Highway Code is NOT law, but contains many points which ARE law:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A685235

[BolshieBastard]

From the Highway Code

Yep I knew some tool would drag this up.

It is not against the law. The HC is only an advisory document.

The police have tried to bring several prosecutions for 'undertaking' on motorways and lost them all to my knowledge.

[threaded]

Most motorways here are two lanes. But there are instances of three and more lanes. Confuses the fsck out of them. Nearly as funny as watching them negotiating roundabouts, of which there aren't that many either.

[TykeMerc]

http://www.howmotorwayswork.co.uk/middle_lane.htm For the middle lane fraternity otherwise known as the Middle Lane Owners Club (or total t0ssers if you prefer).

http://www.howmotorwayswork.co.uk/fast_lane.htm For the outside lane obsessed (also total t0ssers).

I'm pretty fed up with driving on 3-5 lane roads that have been converted to 1-2 lanes by inconsiderate morons who refuse to drive on the left as we're all required to by law.

I'm about to set off for my 280 mile trip North where I will encounter hundreds if not thousands of Middle and Outside Lane Owners Club members selfishly hogging lanes and ignoring empty lanes to their left.

[stingman123]

So you are going faster than 70 mph or not when you overtake on the inside?

If so, I thought you said the speed limit was the same, or does that just apply to everyone else?

no, I usually end up undertaking <70

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Exactly. As a BMW driver I only ever use the other lanes to join and leave the motorway.

Are you one of the very small number who has paid extra for a switch to turn the foglights off?

[DaveB]

I thought that was Audi drivers these days?

[NickFitz]

One that really annoys me is when I'm in the outside lane overtaking slower-moving traffic and some twonk (almost always in a BMW or an Audi) sits right on my tail... and then, when we reach a point where I can pull in to let them pass, they instead shoot into the inwards lane one inch in front of the lead vehicle there and undertake me just as I start to pull over

I've lost count of the number of times I've nearly sideswiped one of these imbeciles. Of course, if they weren't sat right on my tail, they would have been able to see the indicator and would have known that I was pulling over to let them through. Morons

[Moscow Mule]

Exactly. As a BMW driver I only ever cut people up and fail to indicate.

FTFY

[DimPrawn]

Only those who have failed in life use the left or middle lane.

Exactly. As a BMW driver I only ever use the other lanes to join and leave the motorway.

[BrilloPad]

Only those who have failed in life use the left or middle lane.

[moorfield]

Too many slow lorries on the inside lane, that's the problem, and we are all too lazy to move back so we just stay in the middle.

[Lumiere]

That actually worked on the Paris Périphérique.

That works very well on M4 London bound, I've managed to overtake a Ferrari once ..

[Sysman]

.. or you can always move to the inside lane and say you were preparing to take an exit ...

That actually worked on the Paris Périphérique. It could be faster to take an exit and immediately join again when it was really snarled (most days). I picked that tip up by observing what the airport bus did.