Blue lights up your harris on average speed cam road
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Recent experience on m1 near Sheffield on the (what seems like miles) 50 bit going north
In outside lane when they appear in rear view, can't brake as they're almost close enough for me to smell their breath
Can't speed up as already doing 51
Cars packed as tightly as sardines in middle lane
Cranked it up an extra mile an hour to snail ahead of a couple of cars in middle lane to slot in which felt like an eternity with the blue lights burning my retina's, was probably a minute
Could you appeal if done for speeding in this scenario?
Fortunately the car in front of me in outside lane didn't have to deal with this problem as they flicked off the lights and pulled into the services just after they rocket shipped past me!
In outside lane when they appear in rear view, can't brake as they're almost close enough for me to smell their breath
Can't speed up as already doing 51
Cars packed as tightly as sardines in middle lane
Cranked it up an extra mile an hour to snail ahead of a couple of cars in middle lane to slot in which felt like an eternity with the blue lights burning my retina's, was probably a minute
Could you appeal if done for speeding in this scenario?
Fortunately the car in front of me in outside lane didn't have to deal with this problem as they flicked off the lights and pulled into the services just after they rocket shipped past me!
Pica-Pica said:
sanguinary said:
Surely if you put your indicator on, the cars to the left will create a space?
This is about the best you can do. Certainly don’t speed up. It seems the police had inadequate forward observation and planning to get trapped in like that, combined with the fact that most cars don’t see police on blues coming up from behind early enough. If you make frequent mirror checks you can see them early enough.You should not:
Break speed limits
Go up onto kerbs
Go through red lights
To allow emergency service past you.
It is there job to plan ahead for a space, they are/should be trained for that
They are, in theory, trained to read the road better than us and are allowed to travel at greater speeds than us so should be the best drivers on the roads
Getting up the arse of average Joe motorist on a speed restricted section of Rd with no where to go tells me they are no better than some yoof in an XR3I(showing my age)
Just for clarity, it was an unmarked big BMW x something
I didn't see them till right up my bum so assuming the lights went on late
I understand the need to "get a move on" but if they can see that the road is chocka with cars nose to tail doing practically the same speed why not wait till they can see a gap/clear bit then flick on the lights
I didn't see them till right up my bum so assuming the lights went on late
I understand the need to "get a move on" but if they can see that the road is chocka with cars nose to tail doing practically the same speed why not wait till they can see a gap/clear bit then flick on the lights
jeremyh1 said:
E-bmw said:
I still have no idea what J is saying is never going to happen.
Get out of the way of an emergency vehicle perhaps?
Had to do that twice yesterday alone on a 3 hour drive.
Just pull over and let the emergency vehicle pass Get out of the way of an emergency vehicle perhaps?
Had to do that twice yesterday alone on a 3 hour drive.
Edited by E-bmw on Thursday 22 February 09:08
If you have a live lane to your left indicate and the traffic flow will let you in
There is no need at any point to increase your speed over the limit its dangerous and put you and other road users at risk
If you at the limit and the emergency vehicle cant get past stay on the limit until he can over take you
I have never been in this situation
I will remind you I am one of the highest milage drivers on the site
It's abit different when all 3 lanes are are travelling within a couple of mph of each other as its a 50 limit
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