Why is straddling lanes spreading???
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First it was one or two brain dead lorry drivers straddling lanes on the run up to a merge point, but now it seems like any traffic situation is fair game for this particular brand of knob jockey.
So far today, I've seen lorries, cars and vans straddling the middle of a dual carriageway to prevent other passing them, even when there is no merge point in sight. They then did it as soon as the 800 yard markings appeared in sight at a merge point (at an estimated 1600 yards from the merge point) and then again down a dual lane slip road...
There's loads of people on ph, truck, van and car drivers, so there are bound to be some of this type of person on here, so please answer this question; why do you do it???
Is it some exertion of supposed 'power' over other road users, are you genuinely ignorant of the highway code, is it down to sheer bloody mindedness, do you see driving as a competition, and as such you lose if people pass you or what??
I am genuinely baffled by this type of behaviour on the roads. You can pretty much understand mlms, they're just devoid of any form of rational thought, but straddling is a conscious decision, you have actually mentally processed the options and made the decision to screw up the road network for other drivers.
So far today, I've seen lorries, cars and vans straddling the middle of a dual carriageway to prevent other passing them, even when there is no merge point in sight. They then did it as soon as the 800 yard markings appeared in sight at a merge point (at an estimated 1600 yards from the merge point) and then again down a dual lane slip road...
There's loads of people on ph, truck, van and car drivers, so there are bound to be some of this type of person on here, so please answer this question; why do you do it???
Is it some exertion of supposed 'power' over other road users, are you genuinely ignorant of the highway code, is it down to sheer bloody mindedness, do you see driving as a competition, and as such you lose if people pass you or what??
I am genuinely baffled by this type of behaviour on the roads. You can pretty much understand mlms, they're just devoid of any form of rational thought, but straddling is a conscious decision, you have actually mentally processed the options and made the decision to screw up the road network for other drivers.
I believe its the British love of a queue and driving in an empty lane and then pushing in is seen as queue jumping and therefore wrong. By driving in the middle it stops this. I am aware of the downsides of this and that at merge points a zipper method is more efficient but most are not.
I've already reported it to the mods for deletion.I forgot to mention, the first time was during a traffic jam, a delivery van for a certain manufacturer of auto parts, of which they are the heterosexual partner of 'woman' took umbrage to l2 moving faster than l1, and therefore sat in the middle of the two, screwing it all up righteously...
king IAJO said:
I believe its the British love of a queue and driving in an empty lane and then pushing in is seen as queue jumping and therefore wrong. By driving in the middle it stops this. I am aware of the downsides of this and that at merge points a zipper method is more efficient but most are not.
It's this, happens all the time on the M1 coming up to Luton, where people get p*ssed off at people (read me if you will) using the inside lane which is empty to "queue jump"...I think some people do it without thinking about it, daydreaming, thinking, talking and generally not paying attention to what happens around them. Personally I think that most ques and bad driving derives from not paying attention and especially not caring what happens beyond the car in front.
I do it sometimes but I try to make myself aware of it more often. Anyway, could be wrong I hope it's not what you think though, because that's a bit depressing
I do it sometimes but I try to make myself aware of it more often. Anyway, could be wrong I hope it's not what you think though, because that's a bit depressing
Countdown said:
Isn't this "zip merging" effectively ?
Two parallel streams of vehicles travelling at equal speeds towards the merge point? If they are appropriately "staggered" they should be able to merge relatively smoothly.
That's what should happen but the idiots rarely let it. Often someone in whichever lane is moving more slowly will straddle both lanes way before the actual merge point.Two parallel streams of vehicles travelling at equal speeds towards the merge point? If they are appropriately "staggered" they should be able to merge relatively smoothly.
Had a lorry do this for a bit approaching a roundabout (with very wide lanes!) before then choosing one lane (indicating and all) so I chose the other.. he then tried to move back over on me, cue a highway-code-correct meep-meep, he seemed offended and meeped back.. oddly enough the lane he initially chose was the correct one for where he was going 
Just now driving back from lunch, a bloomin mini bus did this, took up two lanes approaching a roundabout, and he approached veery sloow. Was turning right too so it's not like he was even unsure about which lane to use.
I sometimes straddle lanes on roundabouts but it's not like I'm holding anyone up
Just now driving back from lunch, a bloomin mini bus did this, took up two lanes approaching a roundabout, and he approached veery sloow. Was turning right too so it's not like he was even unsure about which lane to use.
I sometimes straddle lanes on roundabouts but it's not like I'm holding anyone up
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