Motorway driving advice

Smart_But_Casual

I drive on the M6 everyday and it's like a calm oasis compared to driving in central B'ham or London!

The mongs sat at 50mph in the inside lanes, forcing the wagons out into the middle lane doing 56mph are the real pain in the !!!!.

Reggie_Rebel

M40 southbound closed since early this morning. Coincidence?

Hintza

DKLS wrote: »

I love driving in London, its like the wacky races :eek:

It is a full on gladatorial sport!! But i have mentioned before very scary when you come down from the north for the first time...:eek:

michaelvintner

Driving on motorways is easier than driving in town. All vechicles are going the same way. As long as you stay in the slow lane (the lane on the left) until you get more confident you won't have any problems, No one minds you doing 50 in that lane. Don't sit in the middle lane doing 50 though. You will have a lorry up your ar*e in seconds. Don't worry about missing a turning, everyone does it. Just got to next junction and go back on your self.

The worst part will be when you get to London. Road is full of right d*cks. If possible get one of your family members to meet you somewhere just off the motor way and then show you the way.

goldspanners

Hintza wrote: »

It is a full on gladatorial sport!! But i have mentioned before very scary when you come down from the north for the first time...:eek:

tried it twice, third time we flew.

scbk

I love driving in london:rotfl: had to go from one side to the other last week in rush hour, in at m40 out at the A2

LandyAndy

chez22 wrote: »

I find motorway driving a lot less stressful than driving in cities. I don't understand why they don't incorporate motorway driving into the driving test, it would make for a lot less nervous drivers such as yourself. If you do take the wrong turning, don't panic, just pull off at the next opportunity and get your bearings. Like everything in life, you get better with experience!

Because if you live in Shetland / Orkney or North of Scotland or West Wales or Cornwall it could be a bit of a trip to find one;).

jackieb

LandyAndy wrote: »

Because if you live in Shetland / Orkney or North of Scotland or West Wales or Cornwall it could be a bit of a trip to find one;).

That makes me laugh when that's suggested. Even our nearest dual carriageway is over 40 miles away!

Bowdyjan18

LandyAndy wrote: »

Because if you live in Shetland / Orkney or North of Scotland or West Wales or Cornwall it could be a bit of a trip to find one;).

Tough if you want to pass your test then motorways should be part of it...Not like it's impossible to drive to the nearest mtorway.

jackieb

Bowdyjan18 wrote: »

Tough if you want to pass your test then motorways should be part of it...Not like it's impossible to drive to the nearest mtorway.

If they want us to learn to drive on motorways let them build some! Some people are hundreds of miles away from the nearest one. Are you suggesting they all travel that far to sit their tests, when in reality there's little chance of them actually driving on one in the future? And it would be interesting to see people from Orkney and Shetland drive to their nearest motorway. Do you actually have any idea where they're even at?