idiot motorway overtakers who cut in with just 2 car lengths gap

matttye

arcon5 wrote: »

You sounds as much of a menace, if not more of one, than the other driver

If there's someone in front hogging lane 2 and I'm in lane 1, then the correct overtaking procedure is:

Lane 1 -> Lane 2 -> lane 3 -> (then once past) -> lane 2 -> lane 1.

If I'm a menace for flashing my headlights then what is the person that's making me perform two unnecessary lane changes?

zappahey

matttye wrote: »

If there's someone in front hogging lane 2 and I'm in lane 1, then the correct overtaking procedure is:

Lane 1 -> Lane 2 -> lane 3 -> (then once past) -> lane 2 -> lane 1.

My method is Lane 1 -> Lane 1 -> Lane 1 -> Lane 1

londonTiger

Inch_High wrote: »

Most lorries are limited to 56 so never reach 60.


What motorway were you on? I've never seen one with a five mike straight and wouldn't know if I could see it to be clear that far.


It would have been better if you remained silent and not come back with a bite. But then folk like you are entertaining and your previous makes for good reading.

Were you trigger in a previous role?

I suppose if you're looking to argue pointlessly and beat someone down on a forum to feel good about yourself then it doesn't matter what the other person says - you're going to find something to nitpick on.

Like how you picked up on the "clear motorway for 5 miles" comment I don't think anyone objective would have assumed that when I said that, I literally meant that an I could prove that by observing 5 miles of road ahead of me. It was just to convey a feeling of how clear the motorways were at the time.

Also the speed limit, I wouldn't know I never driven a lorry. I can only go by my speed which is 70 and the lorrys which [by my approximation] are doing about 10mph slower so I said 60. But that's something you're going to hold me to and throw back out to make me look daft?

But don't let that get in the way, just make a snidy remark anyway. You win! Bravo, another internet arguement won, you can go to bed proud.

I was travelling up the m1 from London to Birmingham around 2pm when there's hardly any passenger cars around. Just series of lorrys, trucks, HGVs and a few passenger cars.

BillJones

londonTiger wrote: »

I suppose if you're looking to argue pointlessly and beat someone down on a forum to feel good about yourself then it doesn't matter what the other person says - you're going to find something to nitpick on.

Nitpick on? You posted about panicking about being able to find the brake pedal on the motorway. That's scarily bad from someone allowed out on their own. You can hardly be surprised that people mock you.

It's not nitpicking, it's an appropriate response to an admission of terrible car control.

arcon5

matttye wrote: »

If there's someone in front hogging lane 2 and I'm in lane 1, then the correct overtaking procedure is:

Lane 1 -> Lane 2 -> lane 3 -> (then once past) -> lane 2 -> lane 1.

If I'm a menace for flashing my headlights then what is the person that's making me perform two unnecessary lane changes?

I didn't say the middle lane guys actions are acceptable. But neither are yours.

You should stay in lane 1 and proceed cautiously. It's not undertaking if it's the result of naturally flowing traffic. When the guy in lane 2 sees a car passing to his left this will probably be much more effective than your method.

arcon5

Tilt wrote: »

How?

If I come across one, I am normally in lane 1 to start with. When I get level (in lane 1) with the 'offending' vehicle, I first equal my speed to it then after a few seconds, I will drop back to give me at about 3 car lengths before pulling out behind the 'offender'. If he/she dosn't then move over into the correct lane (1), i will then pull into lane 3 (the other overtaking lane) and then overtake. Once I have passed the 'offending' vehicle, I will then indicate to pull back into lane 2 (leaving at least a 3 car-gap) before finally moving back into the correct driving lane (1). This is all assuming that we are on a 3-lane motorway and the middle-lane hogger is travelling below the speed limit.

How is that "contravening the highway code"?

The flashing the headlights to educate people... The bit of my post you seemed to have overlooked to make your point

Inch_High_2

londonTiger wrote: »

I suppose if you're looking to argue pointlessly and beat someone down on a forum to feel good about yourself then it doesn't matter what the other person says - you're going to find something to nitpick on.

Like how you picked up on the "clear motorway for 5 miles" comment I don't think anyone objective would have assumed that when I said that, I literally meant that an I could prove that by observing 5 miles of road ahead of me. It was just to convey a feeling of how clear the motorways were at the time.

Also the speed limit, I wouldn't know I never driven a lorry. I can only go by my speed which is 70 and the lorrys which [by my approximation] are doing about 10mph slower so I said 60. But that's something you're going to hold me to and throw back out to make me look daft?

But don't let that get in the way, just make a snidy remark anyway. You win! Bravo, another internet arguement won, you can go to bed proud.

I was travelling up the m1 from London to Birmingham around 2pm when there's hardly any passenger cars around. Just series of lorrys, trucks, HGVs and a few passenger cars.

You're doing a good enough job of that on your own mate.

LondonGal

Why would cruise control increase fuel consumption? I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't know why it would. It regulates a steady spped to avoid using your foot, that's all, unless sudden braking and rapid re-acceleration up to the set speed is the issue, I guess that's most likely, but more on A and B roads than a motorway.

topdaddy_2

arcon5 wrote: »

The flashing the headlights to educate people... The bit of my post you seemed to have overlooked to make your point

So the highway code is wrong? Is that what your saying?

neilmcl

LondonGal wrote: »

Why would cruise control increase fuel consumption? I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't know why it would. It regulates a steady spped to avoid using your foot, that's all, unless sudden braking and rapid re-acceleration up to the set speed is the issue, I guess that's most likely, but more on A and B roads than a motorway.

Cruise control is ideal if driving at a constant speed on a flat, smooth piece of road but not many roads are like this and generally manual control is more sensitive at maintaining better fuel economy on roads with differing terrain.