Driver in overtaking lane at 65mph

JQ.

I always go for the undertake these days.

Generally, there are 2 types of people those who sit in the outside lane, the unobservant and the selfish. Flash an unobservant person and 75% of the time thay don't see it, flash a selfish person and you often get them in a rage - fist shaking, slowing down, speeding up, blocking, basically lots of things that put me in danger.

Personally, I'd rather just take control of the situation, undertake in a controlled manner and get away from them as quickly as possible, as they've already demonstrated their poor driving ability so I don't want them near me.

DevilsYard

No law on this, assuming you were on a motorway, speed limit is 70, you were doing 63-65, undertaking at 70mph would have been no problem for me, therefor i would have took option 2. however, flashing your lights to let him/her know you where wanting to get passed.

ukjoel

JQ. wrote: »

I always go for the undertake these days.

Generally, there are 2 types of people those who sit in the outside lane, the unobservant and the selfish. Flash an unobservant person and 75% of the time thay don't see it, flash a selfish person and you often get them in a rage - fist shaking, slowing down, speeding up, blocking, basically lots of things that put me in danger.

Personally, I'd rather just take control of the situation, undertake in a controlled manner and get away from them as quickly as possible, as they've already demonstrated their poor driving ability so I don't want them near me.

Agree with this - I think there are a third group though consisting of people who are either in very underpowered cars or those chasing a legendary mpg figure who insist on overtaking at the speed of a caravan. It seems they worry if they go over 2000 revs there car will explode - hence its a slow slow manouvre. This is most often seen on the A303 where the overtaking lanes alternate and time is of the essence.

GolfBravo

Unfortunately lane discipline in this country borders on the edge of negligent driving in many instances.

The "Autobahn trick" usually works: keep a safe distance and then a quick high beam flash plus right indicator and start accelerating slowly. That usually gets the slow driver's attention, they get the message and move over.

I don't like to undertake slow right lane hoggers since they are usually spaced out and unaware of what's happening on the road around them anyway, so undertaking can be risky.

worried_jim

I undertake all the time, if nob heads won't drive on the left or have a right turn to make in three miles so sit in that lane all the way then there is no way they are going to impede by journey by their selfish actions.

colino

As I drive far too many miles for my own good, I see a lot of these morons. Only way to handle it is to maintain speed, monitor them properly and undertake. Anything else will cause them to wake up, spill their coffee, drop their phone or otherwise swerve.

Hoof_Hearted

Drive just inside them so that they can't change lane, especially when they want to get off the motorway. Annoys the hell out of them when they wake up to the Impreza six inches from their boot.

Strider590

boyse7en wrote: »

Option 1 is like shoving your way through a queue shouting "let me to the front". It's just not cricket.

Strange how that's what is recommended by the institute of advanced drivers in a number of their training video's. But in practice doing so is likely to result in the driver ahead being stubborn/aggressive.

forgotmyname

Passing on the inside is not the same as undertaking.

The other cars passed on the left as that lane was moving more quickly. Whether thats down to general traffic or one idiot who doesnt know howto drive. Same thing.

Undertaking to gain one or two spaces and pulling back out is what i call undertaking. I like to smile and wave as i pass them. If drive like that and they chose the wrong lane.

Doing 70mph on the inside lane of the motorway and passing many many cars is not undertaking.

Try the M5 south very early on a saturday morning. No end of idiots in the middle lane doing well under 70mph.
I just use care when passing.

When i win the lottery i will buy a fleet of hummers and get huge bars welded to the fronts to teach these people how to use lanes properly.

Lum

Strider590 wrote: »

Strange how that's what is recommended by the institute of advanced drivers in a number of their training video's. But in practice doing so is likely to result in the driver ahead being stubborn/aggressive.

Those recommendations were likely developed at a time when the roads were less congested and thus people could behave in a more civilised manner towards each other.

Problem with a lot of the IAM stuff is it's starting to date a little. Things like this, and things like their preferred method of holding the steering wheel in an age when ever car has massively over assisted fly by wire power steering with zero road feedback.

I would totally follow their advice if I ever found myself behind the wheel of a Mk1 Capri or something though.