Using the hard shoulder to dodge the traffic
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No, I'm not advocating it! I'm just wondering whether there's any mileage in reporting someone who did. M60 clockwise this morning (8:05-ish), between J3 and J4, I (and thousands of others) queue patiently, each lane going slightly quicker than the one to its left. Out of the corner of my eye I notice a fast moving object which turns out to be an anonymous hatchback (poss. Toyota Corrolla) steaming along the hard shoulder. He clearly wasn't attempting to merge after a genuine stop - he was going 2x the speed of the left hand lane. A bit further along I pass it (he's now merged with the stationary lane for the M56), confirm the number plate, and also that it isn't anything special (doctor/motorway maintenance/etc.).
If I reported it, would it go anywhere? All I really want is to know that he'd get a telling off and hopefully not do it again.
If I reported it, would it go anywhere? All I really want is to know that he'd get a telling off and hopefully not do it again.
gone said:
If it really concerns you that much, ask for a different form at the nick. This is called an application form.
Not that bothered, just miffed that one person can lop great chunks out of his commute time with apparent impunity (a dangerous un-measurable transgression).
gone said:
Other than that. Forget it
Was hoping for a fire-and-forget slap-on-the-wrist to discourage him, but if there's no way for that to happen, consider it forgotten.
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