HGV's in lane 2. Grrrr...

mchale

paulw98 wrote: »

works for me, may use lane 2 if there is little or no traffic. I used to come back from jobs late at night and do 50 plus miles without leaving the 3rd lane, no real point in changing lanes for the fun of it

So your sitting in lane 3, and your car cuts out loosing all power, you then have to try to get to the hard shoulder, :rotfl:

goldspanners

petrolhead69 wrote: »

I think hgvs should be fitted with a button that lets them get up to 60 or 62mph or so for a 10 or 15 second blast for an overtake that they can only use once every few miles so they can overtake quicker and prevent disruption, either that or have the limiters properly calibrated and regulated by gps so that you dont get the situation where one prossiekiller feels he needs to overtake every other one because his limiter is calibrated 0.1mph faster than the other prossiekillers.

ive often thought a limiter by pass button would be a great idea if a way of using it properly could be implemented.
or as you say smarter limiters were fitted that took weight into consideration so the same speed could be maintained laden or unladen.

tomstickland

On 3 lane motorways I have no problem with HGV's using lane 2. It's easy to blame them, but the problem is brain dead car drivers not anticipating that cause queues to form.

vaio

goldspanners wrote: »

ive often thought a limiter by pass button would be a great idea if a way of using it properly could be implemented.
or as you say smarter limiters were fitted that took weight into consideration so the same speed could be maintained laden or unladen.

I though the limiters did take weight into account, 2500 rpm in top is 60 mph whether the lorry is full or empty

KillerWatt

picnic wrote: »

how about taking forigen drivers off our roads. they dont pay road tax, dont follow our strict driving laws like british drivers have to do.

How about those other "foreign" countries refuse to let you drive on their turf for the same reasons, be happy with that would you?

A few bad apples doesn't make for a completely rotten crop!

julie2710

BillTrac wrote: »

Have you ever driven on the A34 between Winchester and the M4 and M40?:mad: Dual carriageway so when a truck decides to overtake you're really stuffed

Every time there is a slight incline the !!!!!!s have to overtake, and boy does it p**s me off!! You can be quite happily toodling along at 70 and a truck driver spots a slight rise in the road and must overtake and it all slows down to 35-40mph. My dad was a HGV driver when they were considered the Knights of the road. Not any more.

Yes I have and for that reason I was about to say what about dual carriageways! No sooner do you get past one pair of lorries on that road you get another pair! I've sat behind a lorry for more than 5 minutes on that road whilst he attempts to overtake another lorry only for him to realise the pointlessness of his attempt and pull back in behind the lorry he was trying to overtake:mad:

vaio

mchale wrote: »

Is that not poor observation on your part? if i see a truck in close proximity to a another vehicle, I anticipate a lane change and therefore do not have to brake hard, maybe you should think ahead as to what other actions other road users may use when driving in front of you

mchale wrote: »

So your sitting in lane 3, and your car cuts out loosing all power, you then have to try to get to the hard shoulder, :rotfl:

I see your logic, slow down when approaching two lorries line astern is case of an overtake and stay out of lane three in case of mechanical failure

All seems a bit over cautious to me

Mankysteve

KillerWatt wrote: »

Maybe some folk are quite happy to sit at 55 on the motorway (I know I have days like that), and one advantage to staying behind a lorry is much better fuel economy thanks to the slipstream effect.

Slip stream doesn't do a huge amount to your mileage they did it on myth busters, But it is a good way of conserving fuel to to sit a safe distance from a lorry and pretend your stuck behind it. Rather than getting naffed off at you. I think with the price of petrol nowadays its a valid technique. Just remember to keep that safe gap/

KillerWatt

vaio wrote: »

I see your logic, slow down when approaching two lorries line astern is case of an overtake and stay out of lane three in case of mechanical failure

All seems a bit over cautious to me

I would say there is no such thing as being over cautious when you are at the helm of a lump of metal weighing anywhere from 1 ton upwards when it is stationary (and considerably more when it is moving).

Hammyman

harveybobbles wrote: »

Between 7am-7pm they can only use lane 1.
7pm - 7 am they can use lane one and two.
As they are all limited to 56mph i'm not really too bothered about a big snake as it will cut congestion...

Actually it has been proven that if car drivers used proper lane discipline, the effect would be the same as building 800 miles of new motorway.

FWIW, the overtaking bans on the M42 have reduced car journey time by about a minute....