Advised to drive dangerously (in writing) by the Police.
Discussion
In 2004 I was instructed to drive while drunk by a police officer in the UK. He followed me as I drove the car home.
In the same year I was picked up by the US police for walking home and questioned why I wasn’t driving. When I told him I was clearly drunk he told me I now lived in the US and should act like a local.
Both 100% true
In the same year I was picked up by the US police for walking home and questioned why I wasn’t driving. When I told him I was clearly drunk he told me I now lived in the US and should act like a local.
Both 100% true
Technically they are guidance only (even with or without the road markings) unless there is a sign backing it up as well or it has mandatory markings like turn left only or ahead only etc.
I would say it would be worth checking the left hand mirror in case someone had decided to ignore or did not know as in most scenarios the L1 should be used to go straight ahead and this appears unusual.
Flipside it could be construed that yes it could be careless (I would not say "dangerous" driving) to be regularly using the left hand lane to go straight ahead.
But IMO it would be worth checking that mirror just in case in future.
I would say it would be worth checking the left hand mirror in case someone had decided to ignore or did not know as in most scenarios the L1 should be used to go straight ahead and this appears unusual.
Flipside it could be construed that yes it could be careless (I would not say "dangerous" driving) to be regularly using the left hand lane to go straight ahead.
But IMO it would be worth checking that mirror just in case in future.
Ninja59 said:
Technically they are guidance only (even with or without the road markings) unless there is a sign backing it up as well or it has mandatory markings like turn left only or ahead only etc.
I would say it would be worth checking the left hand mirror in case someone had decided to ignore or did not know as in most scenarios the L1 should be used to go straight ahead and this appears unusual.
Flipside it could be construed that yes it could be careless (I would not say "dangerous" driving) to be regularly using the left hand lane to go straight ahead.
But IMO it would be worth checking that mirror just in case in future.
There is a rather a large sign just before where the picture posted was taken. I will post a picture from above when I get home from work. As to checking my mirror I have to say I find that a bit difficult when, at busy times, traffic is quite heavy and approaching at about 40mph from the right across three lanes. The reason I suggest it is dangerous driving is due to the officers comments that they nearly had an accident due to ignoring the markings. I have since been informed by a friendly traffic officer that the right hand lane is the correct one to use and to ignore the letter advising me to turn right from the left lane. I would say it would be worth checking the left hand mirror in case someone had decided to ignore or did not know as in most scenarios the L1 should be used to go straight ahead and this appears unusual.
Flipside it could be construed that yes it could be careless (I would not say "dangerous" driving) to be regularly using the left hand lane to go straight ahead.
But IMO it would be worth checking that mirror just in case in future.
The arrows are advisory *but* you if you're ignoring them you're going to have to be certain that what you're doing isn't going to bring you into conflict with other drivers.
So. As I read it, yes you may have cut him up but while he "could" (legally) be in that lane it is in-advisory and he should have expected other drivers not to expect anyone to be in it and drive appropriately.
So. As I read it, yes you may have cut him up but while he "could" (legally) be in that lane it is in-advisory and he should have expected other drivers not to expect anyone to be in it and drive appropriately.
lyonspride said:
Technically speaking, anything before the 12 o'clock exit IS a right turn.
A lot of people seem to think that if your staying on the same road, then your going straight over, and this is wrong.
Eh?A lot of people seem to think that if your staying on the same road, then your going straight over, and this is wrong.
So if you take the first turn off from a roundabout that is a right hand turn, even though you have in fact turned left?
Not sure about that..
I think the OP has given a fairly biased view of what really happened. From the info given, I assume the OP was in the right hand lane and the police car was in the left hand lane, and presumably chose to go straight on or right.
Even if that's the case, and even if the police car was clearly in the wrong lane for the direction they wanted to travel, I wonder why they followed the OP into a dead end and said :
"next time you cut someone up I want to make sure it's not a police officer"
It would suggest that the OP was more than just the victim of a police car making a dangerous lane change.
Even if that's the case, and even if the police car was clearly in the wrong lane for the direction they wanted to travel, I wonder why they followed the OP into a dead end and said :
"next time you cut someone up I want to make sure it's not a police officer"
It would suggest that the OP was more than just the victim of a police car making a dangerous lane change.
Jediworrier said:
Apparently you should go straight ahead or right from the lane with the big left arrow.
In terms of the thread title, have to say I just don't believe the police would ever advise someone to drive dangerously (either verbally or in writing); they may perhaps give advice which the person on the receiving end thinks makes no sense but that's not quite the same thing....
davek_964 said:
I think the OP has given a fairly biased view of what really happened. From the info given, I assume the OP was in the right hand lane and the police car was in the left hand lane, and presumably chose to go straight on or right.
Even if that's the case, and even if the police car was clearly in the wrong lane for the direction they wanted to travel, I wonder why they followed the OP into a dead end and said :
"next time you cut someone up I want to make sure it's not a police officer"
It would suggest that the OP was more than just the victim of a police car making a dangerous lane change.
Unless I'm reading it wrong, no police car was involved. Even if that's the case, and even if the police car was clearly in the wrong lane for the direction they wanted to travel, I wonder why they followed the OP into a dead end and said :
"next time you cut someone up I want to make sure it's not a police officer"
It would suggest that the OP was more than just the victim of a police car making a dangerous lane change.
Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff