Lane naming for Motorways

LandyAndy

I seem to remember when I was young (not long after M-ways started to spring up) that they were referred to as 'slow', 'fast' and 'overtaking'.

Now I refer to them as inside, middle and outside.

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Stigy wrote: »

Because of lorries probably....Does it not annoy you when a lorry is overtaking another lorry that is travelling at 2mph slower than him due to his speed limiter? Also, it serves to reduce congestion if you have more lanes....Was there any intended sarcasm in your post?

Should be called over over taking...

I'm hardly ever on motorways. But it does annoy me on duel carriageways. More so when the lorry pulls out in front of me just before I'm about to over take them.

Inactive

LandyAndy wrote: »

Now I refer to them as inside, middle and outside.

So what do you call the 4th lane on a 4 lane motorway?:D

Mat_Lock

Inactive wrote: »

So what do you call the 4th lane on a 4 lane motorway?:D

Dangerous haha

Gene_Hunt_2

Inactive wrote: »

So what do you call the 4th lane on a 4 lane motorway?:D

The fastest lane.;)

molerat

wba31 wrote: »

I thought they were the "Lorry lane," the "cars that dont want to overtake can go at any speed they want lane" and the "audi/bmw/mercedes and fiat panda fully loaded only lane?"

edited it for you

PsiDOC

Lane 1: The Granny Lane
Lane 2: The Sandwich Lane
Lane 3: The Suicide Lane

hubert_cumberdale

i like the 6th lane on the M25

PsiDOC

Hubert That's commonly known as the ohsh*t ohsh*t ohsh*t i'mgonnadie lane.

somethingcorporate

Pet hate of mine. If we called lanes 2+ 'over taking lanes' perhaps the middle-lane hogs would know what they are for.