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

anotherbaldrick

If you are approaching a Junction on the M25 even it is all lanes straight on and not an inside peel off, it is self preservation to not be in the inside lane. Reason ? Eastern European juggernauts, there are lots of them around the magic roundabout, driver on the wrong side, inadequate mirrors on his RH side, over hours and in a hurry to make Dover . There have been many car drivers in the inside lane, who because they blissfully thought that was the correct lane to be in and, were wiped out by one of these joining at the junction .

mikey72

I'm driven slow trucks in the uk and in France.
In the UK, if there is a crawler lane, when it finishes, it usually merges with the second lane, so the slow truck has to get back out. In France, the fast lane merges back in, so the truck can just keep going.
If the first lane splits to become an exit, it's clearly marked, comes off the first lane, and the truck can keep going.
They never make a slow vehicle try to get back out into traffic.
In the UK it's pot luck, and again, you have to try to get back into the fast traffic on the right.

anotherbaldrick

In Spain the inside crawler lane just fades out and lorries have to pull out . This is not a problem for the lorries, the traffic in the adjoining lane has some adjustment to make as the lorry will be coming out notwithstanding the traffic flying up from behind.

reeac

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

If you are approaching a Junction on the M25 even it is all lanes straight on and not an inside peel off, it is self preservation to not be in the inside lane. Reason ? Eastern European juggernauts, there are lots of them around the magic roundabout, driver on the wrong side, inadequate mirrors on his RH side, over hours and in a hurry to make Dover . There have been many car drivers in the inside lane, who because they blissfully thought that was the correct lane to be in and, were wiped out by one of these joining at the junction .

If I understand correctly the situation that you're describing it's the approach to an incoming lane on a motorway. In that situation if I'm in the lefthand lane and there's any joining traffic I move to the centre lane so that that traffic can merge in. Don't know if anyone behind me thinks that's wrong.

Strider590

alastairq wrote: »

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?

Video the fool and post them on Youtube instead, highly satisfying and avoids further confrontation

iolanthe07

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.

You get used to it quickly. You just have to keep a sharp eye on both wing mirrors.

anotherbaldrick

reeac wrote: »

If I understand correctly the situation that you're describing it's the approach to an incoming lane on a motorway. In that situation if I'm in the left Easrern European lorry ii hand lane and there's any joining traffic I move to the centre lane so that that traffic can merge in. Don't know if anyone behind me thinks that's wrong.

Yes. But some people consider you should not leave the inside lane empty whatever the road situation.

Also never pass an Eastern European lorry in the adjoining lane , move to the next lane leaving one empty to accommodate his sudden unsignalled overtaking maneuver on the vehicle 200 yards in front of him or the gentle drift out of lane as he has doze.

vikingaero

alastairq wrote: »

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?

You should treat all drivers as potential fools to survive.:p:D

grizzly1911

vikingaero wrote: »

You should treat all drivers as potential fools to survive.:p:D

Try riding a motorbike too - defence is the best policy as those with one leg or arm will tell you. No not hust speed, people pulling out in front of you or turning right without indicating or breaking hard without reason.

Also don't forget a car is a killer weapon in the wrong hands.

Flyboy152

Raksha wrote: »

The gantry signs (on the M25/M1 anyway) don't give clear information - sometimes the next exit is indicated as being a filter for the entire inside lane (ie - the sign for that exit takes up 1/4 of the gantry, the remainder being for the M25/M1 or whatever road you are on) so the driver who is preparing ahead then moves out to the next lane so as not to be 'filtered' to somewhere he doesn't want to go, BUT the inside lane isn't filtered off, so he's left stranded on the 2nd lane - does he move back to the inside lane and risk being filtered again at the next exit, or stay where he is?....

No, it's because they don't know how to drive on motorways.