Stopping on a main road to let people out...
Discussion
When did this become something people do?
Every morning I drive along a 50mph (used to be NSL) section of road. Fairly busy at rush hour but moving at 40-45ish. Three times in the last month I've been coming down this hill:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3827761,-2.42633...
And somebody in front of me has stopped to let somebody out from the turning on the left.
It's not especially clear from this image but it's quite a steep downhill with a fairly tight turn afterwards, so it's normal to be on the brakes anyway going along this stretch, meaning that it's not immediately obvious if someone is about to be an utter f
kwit. I'm having to leave a bigger than normal gap to the car in front to take account of the potential idiocy.
This morning I was in a line of a dozen cars, all of whom had to stop because someone decided to be "nice". This stretch has recently been treated to a high friction surface.
Now, if I'm not going to inconvenience anyone behind me I might well let someone out, but I don't understand the thought process that leads people to do this when there are loads of cars behind them.
Is anyone else seeing the same sort of thing?
Every morning I drive along a 50mph (used to be NSL) section of road. Fairly busy at rush hour but moving at 40-45ish. Three times in the last month I've been coming down this hill:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3827761,-2.42633...
And somebody in front of me has stopped to let somebody out from the turning on the left.
It's not especially clear from this image but it's quite a steep downhill with a fairly tight turn afterwards, so it's normal to be on the brakes anyway going along this stretch, meaning that it's not immediately obvious if someone is about to be an utter f
kwit. I'm having to leave a bigger than normal gap to the car in front to take account of the potential idiocy. This morning I was in a line of a dozen cars, all of whom had to stop because someone decided to be "nice". This stretch has recently been treated to a high friction surface.
Now, if I'm not going to inconvenience anyone behind me I might well let someone out, but I don't understand the thought process that leads people to do this when there are loads of cars behind them.
Is anyone else seeing the same sort of thing?
Efbe said:
Not sure I see the issue here.
If the car has been unable to pull out, and there is an obvious stream of traffic going one way preventing them from getting out, letting someone out is just good manners.
No, good manners would be following the rules of the road and considering the people who are following you. Even though you would not legally be responsible for being rear ended by someone who wasn't expecting you to stop, it would ruin your day. If the car has been unable to pull out, and there is an obvious stream of traffic going one way preventing them from getting out, letting someone out is just good manners.
Efbe said:
stopping is not sensible. but this is not what I am suggesting.
I am responding to people saying you should not let other drivers out of junctions.
In this specific situation, there is no need to stop. slowing very slightly will create enough gap for someone to pull out in.
Our road network is based on the premise that people will be let out. at rush hour if people did not do this, many people would never get out of junctions.
Burying your head in the sand and saying "well I have priority" is just selfish and pathetic.
And I agree to an extent. On my commute I have to pull out onto a very busy road, and that can be a struggle without at least a little bit of assistance - luckily there's a lot of traffic turning off the main road too so gaps do get created. People do moderate their speed through the junction to create gaps without inconveniencing other people, which is fine.I am responding to people saying you should not let other drivers out of junctions.
In this specific situation, there is no need to stop. slowing very slightly will create enough gap for someone to pull out in.
Our road network is based on the premise that people will be let out. at rush hour if people did not do this, many people would never get out of junctions.
Burying your head in the sand and saying "well I have priority" is just selfish and pathetic.
In the example I posted above the correct thing to do would be to slow down a little on the flat bit at the top of the hill so that you made a gap big enough for people to pull out - but I doubt many people think that far ahead.
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