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I think I'd have stayed in L2 until I passed white car on hard shoulder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylJXN-cKZA (fast forward to about 1 minute)
Shaw Tarse said:
I think I'd have stayed in L2 until I passed white car on hard shoulder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylJXN-cKZA (fast forward to about 1 minute)
If not already overtaking would you have pulled into L2 to pass the car on the hard shoulder?Certainly.
This (for Florida, USA) is of interest:
When law enforcement vehicles are in one of the “break-down” lanes, either assisting a motorist or pulling over a speeding vehicle, you must move to the far lane, away from the police or slow to 20 miles per hour below the speed limit.
This (for Florida, USA) is of interest:
When law enforcement vehicles are in one of the “break-down” lanes, either assisting a motorist or pulling over a speeding vehicle, you must move to the far lane, away from the police or slow to 20 miles per hour below the speed limit.
Whilst the Fiat emerging from the hard shoulder is "at fault" perhaps due to lack of experience, planning, patient, etc, a more "educated" driver in lane 2 would have held position in lane (2) until having passed the obstacle.
Could have shown intention to the following (Volvo) by left hand signal that intend to move left, whilst holding in Lane 2, until obstacle cleared.
It was interesting to see the Volvo driver hold back initially but proceed with overtake as soon as person began move from L2 to L1. Would expect the more "educated" Volvo-driver in this type of scenario to hold until obstacle cleared - naturally, I am making the assumption that Volvo was scanning and reading the conditions.
Interesting question over - would you move from L1 to L2..........at night time without doubt, during the daytime. most definitely offside if I was in L1 and possibly straddle but generally not totally into L2......as may "encourage" the Fiat to do exactly what they did.
Could have shown intention to the following (Volvo) by left hand signal that intend to move left, whilst holding in Lane 2, until obstacle cleared.
It was interesting to see the Volvo driver hold back initially but proceed with overtake as soon as person began move from L2 to L1. Would expect the more "educated" Volvo-driver in this type of scenario to hold until obstacle cleared - naturally, I am making the assumption that Volvo was scanning and reading the conditions.
Interesting question over - would you move from L1 to L2..........at night time without doubt, during the daytime. most definitely offside if I was in L1 and possibly straddle but generally not totally into L2......as may "encourage" the Fiat to do exactly what they did.
When pulling back to L1 they commit before the car on the hard shoulder is visible. So I would almost certainly have made the decision to move back as well, given the traffic behind and the gap to the traffic up ahead.
I maybe would have been slower to move back at the point where the car became visible and straddled the lanes a little to give me a chance.
It amazes me the number people who lack any sort of common sense when getting up to speed on the hard shoulder.
I maybe would have been slower to move back at the point where the car became visible and straddled the lanes a little to give me a chance.
It amazes me the number people who lack any sort of common sense when getting up to speed on the hard shoulder.
This is almost the archetypal perfect storm. The car in lane 2 did exactly the right thing moving towards lane 1, at the point when they committed the white car was not visible. The white car checked lane 1 was clear to move in to but failed to anticipate a car may change from 2 to 1.
If the hard shoulder car had accelerated to motorway speed it would have been a non event.
It shows the importance of not accelerating to pass a car in front until it has completed its move back in to the left lane.
This could so easily have been a 3 car and a truck pile up.
If the hard shoulder car had accelerated to motorway speed it would have been a non event.
It shows the importance of not accelerating to pass a car in front until it has completed its move back in to the left lane.
This could so easily have been a 3 car and a truck pile up.
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