A driving question.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

There's nothing wrong with overtaking at 70 in the outside lane. Once you've finished overtaking just pull back to the left. Those who want to travel at 80+ would just have to be patient.
Wouldn't it be dull if everyone thought what you did was acceptable.

I'm not arsed if they find it acceptable or not, I know better than to post on here expecting that

I will stick to the left lane, usually only a single vehicle anyway, I won't inconvenience another road user and make them break because of some idiot who is too lazy to move into the left lane.

Some people will use the left lane, move out to overtake a lorry, notice the 400m gap in the left lane until the next lorry and just stay in the middle lane until they slowly overtake the lorry 400m up the road. I am the type of driver hat will move into the left lane for 20 seconds and left faster moving vehicles pass in the middle and right lanes, before pulling back out, its the hoggers that cause mayhem behind them....70 drivers pulling out into the right lane forcing 80 drivers to hit the breaks (I know you're going to say the limit is 70) where as if they'd just inconvenienced themselves for 20seconds the mayhem would not have happened.

Usually women and older men as well, no wonder CCMB isn't bothered, most of you probably are lane hogging twats.

[Trigger]

Re: A driving question.

My wife is a middle lane hogger, improved since I became aware of it and called it out but every now and then she will still do it.

Just makes me feel uncomfortable, particularly if you are then aware of cars about to undertake. I don't know how some just comfortably sit in the middle almost oblivious to what's going on.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

My wife is a middle lane hogger, improved since I became aware of it and called it out but every now and then she will still do it.

Just makes me feel uncomfortable, particularly if you are then aware of cars about to undertake. I don't know how some just comfortably sit in the middle almost oblivious to what's going on.

Especially at night when they can see the headlights in the left lane, some of them do move over once you undertake. I find less people move over if you go left>middle>right>middle>left as they just think you're being an obnoxious ****, I find this more dangerous as well.

[sneggyblubird]

Re: A driving question.

Been driving since God was a boy as have many others on here I'm sure. Road etiquette went out of the window years ago and I've learned to modify my attitude on the road accordingly.Being bloody minded by other peoples mistakes will only get you into trouble in the long run.Drivers that squeeze into an inadequate space in front of you is my pet hate as someone who's driving was a part of my job(service engineer) but in London and Brum the driving experience there comes as a complete shock where something like that is the complete norm.Basically, today most drivers just don't give one.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: A driving question.

Rule of the motorway is to drive on the left.
You indicate right to overtake and Not indicate to return to the left lane.
You would fail an advanced driving by indicating left. Only indicate left when you are approaching a junction.

Why? It’s a long time since I learned to drive (fifty years November in fact), so things may well have changed since then, but I was told at the time I should always use my indicators when changing lanes. That’s what I’ve done all my life, so I don’t get why indicating left why changing lanes on a motorway is now considered unacceptable.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: A driving question.

Why? It’s a long time since I learned to drive (fifty years November in fact), so things may well have changed since then, but I was told at the time I should always use my indicators when changing lanes. That’s what I’ve done all my life, so I don’t get why indicating left why changing lanes on a motorway is now considered unacceptable.

Me too.

'mirror - SIGNAL - manoeuvre' was what I was always taught.

[light up the darkness]

Re: A driving question.

Why? It’s a long time since I learned to drive (fifty years November in fact), so things may well have changed since then, but I was told at the time I should always use my indicators when changing lanes. That’s what I’ve done all my life, so I don’t get why indicating left why changing lanes on a motorway is now considered unacceptable.

Just to add a further twist I was informed that drivers under instruction are now being taught at roundabouts to only signal to exit the roundabout.

You know if there’s 3 or 4 lanes going around a roundabout to me it makes sense to signal to people waiting to enter the roundabout that you are continuing to navigate the thing and not just jump across whenever you’re ready.

[The Bloop]

Re: A driving question.

Just to add a further twist I was informed that drivers under instruction are now being taught at roundabouts to only signal to exit the roundabout.

You know if there’s 3 or 4 lanes going around a roundabout to me it makes sense to signal to people waiting to enter the roundabout that you are continuing to navigate the thing and not just jump across whenever you’re ready.

Learners are still taught to signal right if turning right at a roundabout.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

Been driving since God was a boy as have many others on here I'm sure. Road etiquette went out of the window years ago and I've learned to modify my attitude on the road accordingly.Being bloody minded by other peoples mistakes will only get you into trouble in the long run.Drivers that squeeze into an inadequate space in front of you is my pet hate as someone who's driving was a part of my job(service engineer) but in London and Brum the driving experience there comes as a complete shock where something like that is the complete norm.Basically, today most drivers just don't give one.

Driving in London

All major cities are a nightmare, NY was an eyeopener, cars literally just turning into your lane pushing their way across in traffic etc.

You are spot on about fitting your driving to the area you are in.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

Why? It’s a long time since I learned to drive (fifty years November in fact), so things may well have changed since then, but I was told at the time I should always use my indicators when changing lanes. That’s what I’ve done all my life, so I don’t get why indicating left why changing lanes on a motorway is now considered unacceptable.

I didn't pick up on this either, imagine the chaos if people did this on fast moving motorways and duel carriageways.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

Just to add a further twist I was informed that drivers under instruction are now being taught at roundabouts to only signal to exit the roundabout.

You know if there’s 3 or 4 lanes going around a roundabout to me it makes sense to signal to people waiting to enter the roundabout that you are continuing to navigate the thing and not just jump across whenever you’re ready.

Not in my daughter's case.

[splott parker]

Re: A driving question.

Was in Turkey for the Wales game last year, stayed in Istanbul. Now the driving situation there is a sight to behold. I don’t know if they were shit drivers for nearly crashing into each other or brilliant drivers for the split second avoidance of hitting each other.

[Dembe]

Re: A driving question.

Was in Turkey for the Wales game last year, stayed in Istanbul. Now the driving situation there is a sight to behold. I don’t know if they were shit drivers for nearly crashing into each other or brilliant drivers for the split second avoidance of hitting each other.

I liked Ibiza where they sped up if they saw tourists at the zebra crossings they had dotted all over.

[Des Parrot]

Re: A driving question.

I’d have undertaken them as we’ll & do regularly. I understood that driving in the middle lane for more than 1/2 mile (with left lane empty) was now illegal.

Since 4 lane motorways have evolved, the joggers now sit in lane 3.