Middle Lane Hoggers

Strider590

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

you can do what that other guy mentioned on here and do laps around the car in the middle lane pass lane 1 - 2 - 3 then back over slow down and repeat im yet to try this

Good, tried this and it works maybe 50%........ You need to cut across inches from their front end on the return to the left hand lane to get the maximum effect

My favourite is what my fireman buddy does, he come up behind them, slams on the blue & two's and leans on the horn. Then overtakes and cuts right across in front into the left hand lane.

The emergency services HATE middle lane drivers!

hubert_cumberdale

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

What amuses me is the pedantic driver who must be in the left hand lane although he is wanting to go faster than the average speed of the traffic, mainly, lorries in that lane. You are in the middle lane going faster than the lorries and the outside lane is totally empty but they come up behind you hooting and flashing. Has no effect of course and after several minutes of apoplexy ( I'm doing 70 anyway) they pull into the outside lane with bad grace . They then pull into the very left lane for 100 yards when they are up the !!!! of the next lorry so pull out , pass it and back into the inside lane again. You see them disappear into the distance in-out-in-out . I call them the Hokey Cokey drivers. As big a menace as anyone because they not only risk wiping themselves out but are breaking the highway code which recommends smooth consistent driving.

you meant to drive in the left lane and use the other for over taking so there nothing wrong with going back to the lane your meant to be in

Coveredinbees!!!!

M1 M25 is full of them. always seem to be a queue of cars in L3 behind some !!!!!! going practically the same speed as the cars in L2. Often a van with me in it will overtake the lot of them in L1 but don't tell anyone.

anotherbaldrick

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

you meant to drive in the left lane and use the other for over taking so there nothing wrong with going back to the lane your meant to be in

Not when it means constantly changing lanes like a demented fool just to occupy that inside lane for 10 seconds

theatretony

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

What amuses me is the pedantic driver who must be in the left hand lane although he is wanting to go faster than the average speed of the traffic, mainly, lorries in that lane. You are in the middle lane going faster than the lorries and the outside lane is totally empty but they come up behind you hooting and flashing. Has no effect of course and after several minutes of apoplexy ( I'm doing 70 anyway) they pull into the outside lane with bad grace . They then pull into the very left lane for 100 yards when they are up the !!!! of the next lorry so pull out , pass it and back into the inside lane again. You see them disappear into the distance in-out-in-out . I call them the Hokey Cokey drivers. As big a menace as anyone because they not only risk wiping themselves out but are breaking the highway code which recommends smooth consistent driving.

I am not talking about when there is lots of traffic, I am talking about an empty motorway with only a few cars on the road. And the one sat in the middle lane with NOTHING AT ALL in front of him or to the left of him. I come from behind in the 1st lane and have to go across 2 lanes to overtake them..

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Lane discipline
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You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slower-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past. Slow-moving or speed-restricted vehicles should always remain in the left-hand lane of the carriageway unless overtaking. You MUST NOT drive on the hard shoulder except in an emergency or if directed to do so by the police, HA traffic officers in uniform or by signs.

anotherbaldrick

theatretony wrote: »

I am not talking about when there is lots of traffic, I am talking about an empty motorway with only a few cars on the road. And the one sat in the middle lane with NOTHING AT ALL in front of him or to the left of him. I come from behind in the 1st lane and have to go across 2 lanes to overtake them..

I was talking about when there are lots of traffic ie. in-out-in-out

iolanthe07

we should do america and let people over take where they like

I agree with this. I undertake quite often these days since I discovered that there is no law against it, only advice.

hubert_cumberdale

i like the left hand lane on the m25 its always the quickest as truck drivers dont do the stupid brake dancing that the other guys in 2 & 3 do

oscarward

There is a reason why some people drive in the middle lane , myself included.

The inside lane is frequently grooved by HGV vehicles which cause my car to oscilate up and down the grooves. Cars with a smaller track or narrower tyres don't suffer from this. The effect is I am continually having to make small steering corrections so if that is the case I go to the middle lane which is usually smooth.