How many middle lane hoggers are doing it because.........

iolanthe07

Some people stay in the middle lane so as not be blocked by people overtaking them who refuse to use lane three.

alastairq

do they use lane two on a 2 -lane motorway?

I believe a lot of it is down to a lack of confidence as drivers.

They 'think' they'll be stuck in the left lane behind a slow-moving vehicle, with no-one giving them an inch to allow them move out to overtake.

This can happen where traffic is dense [as well as drivers]....those travelling faster, looking ahead they move out very early.....leaves the poor sod stuck behind the slow-mover with what appears to be, no chance of moving out.

So...to prevent that happening next time, they stay in the middle lane.

But I have seen the same attitude in the right lane as well.

Trouble is..to much 'I'm all right, Jack, up yours'....all round?

bambinaUK

Try driving in the USA with 7 lanes of traffic and no rules as to what you should be doing in any lane (other than trying not to get killed), scared me to death.

Strider590

alastairq wrote: »

Trouble is..to much 'I'm all right, Jack, up yours'....all round?

Except when it's a queue in one lane of a dual carriageway, it would seem :rotfl:

Scooby_Doo.

Strider590 wrote: »

Except when it's a queue in one lane of a dual carriageway, it would seem :rotfl:

Got any videos of that?

Strider590

Scooby_Doo. wrote: »

Got any videos of that?

reeac

jase1 wrote: »

Circle game kilty. Remember the circle game.

(For the uninitiated: on a clear road, move out to lane 3, overtake, pull back to lane 1, slow down a little, let them overtake you again, rinse and repeat until their head explodes ).

Sounds a pretty stupid game to me - if you've enough time on your hands, effectively to travel at the same average speed as the middle-lane-hogger then why get annoyed by them?

Strider590

reeac wrote: »

Sounds a pretty stupid game to me - if you've enough time on your hands, effectively to travel at the same average speed as the middle-lane-hogger then why get annoyed by them?

I think it's because they cause havoc by turning a 3 lane motorway into a single lane. Don't think that "game" is necessary either, they usually cannot keep a constant speed themselves.

grizzly1911

jase1 wrote: »

I've actually had someone on another forum state in public that if I were to try the circle game (remember, a perfectly safe, legal and non-aggressive manouvre) on him he would ram me off the road.

That's what we are dealing with. They are psychos.

Thought I'd give Spiders thread a bit of a break but your all just as nuts over here.

Not only that he swopped threads and cut in first...:doh:

alastairq

Is it right that drivers should take it upon themselves to pass judgement on another's apparent 'incorrect' driving?

Especially as on current figures , 99.9% of those drivers out on the roads have zero background in driver training, assessment, or driver education?

So will often get hold of the wrong end of the stick?

Or end up, when making the 'point', acting in an equally bad manner?

Surely better to leave such action to the Law enforcement agencies?

In other words, cope with it, drive on...and if it causes that much grief, report the fact at the earliest opportunity?


After all...do you really think that making the point has much effect on such a driver?

Or does it do nothing more than re-affirm that driver's belief that all other drivers are fools?