Middle lane idiot
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On the M27 a couple of years ago (before it became "smart" and seems to be a permanent 60 limit) Volvo XC90 in the outside lane (only him and me as far as the eye could see). I was on the inside lane pulled over to the outside lane and flashed him, he moved to the middle lane and then back to the outside after I had passed. Weird.
L1OFF said:
On the M27 a couple of years ago (before it became "smart" and seems to be a permanent 60 limit) Volvo XC90 in the outside lane (only him and me as far as the eye could see). I was on the inside lane pulled over to the outside lane and flashed him, he moved to the middle lane and then back to the outside after I had passed. Weird.
Very common on the North Circular/A406 and the A13 into the utter toilet that is East London. Lane discipline is absolutely atrocious, but one only has to get a glimpse of the offending driver to understand the problem. They are completely oblivious to the myriad cars flashing their lights and undertaking them at speed in frustration, and will absolutely stick to 50mph no matter what.Most drivers on the motorways seem to believe that lane 1 is the 'lorry lane', and the outside lane is the 'fast' lane, and must be used if you are traveling 'fast', such is the general intelligence level of most of the population, it would seem.
MightyBadger said:
Maybe, maybe not.Pic is taken from a bridge, so maybe it's around a junction?
one of my pet hates is people moving to the left lane just before a junction where people want to join....
The worst cases are where MLMs inconvenience other people.
If there's nobody else wanting to use the lane you're in, there's no real problem.
Until someone comes from behind at speed of course!
Maybe the surface on the left lane is knackered?
I have noticed that in a few places on the bike and joined the middle lane traffic.
OutInTheShed said:
MightyBadger said:
Maybe, maybe not.Pic is taken from a bridge, so maybe it's around a junction?
one of my pet hates is people moving to the left lane just before a junction where people want to join....
The worst cases are where MLMs inconvenience other people.
If there's nobody else wanting to use the lane you're in, there's no real problem.
Until someone comes from behind at speed of course!
Maybe the surface on the left lane is knackered?
I have noticed that in a few places on the bike and joined the middle lane traffic.
Don't see a problem, empty motorway!
If there were cars waiting behind him and he was doing 60, yep, numpty, get left.
But there aren't and he's probably only there because the inside lane's is so rutted it's sending him sideways.
I do it when the car tramlines but get out of the way when cars approach behind.
If there were cars waiting behind him and he was doing 60, yep, numpty, get left.
But there aren't and he's probably only there because the inside lane's is so rutted it's sending him sideways.
I do it when the car tramlines but get out of the way when cars approach behind.
FatboyKim said:
Very common on the North Circular/A406 and the A13 into the utter toilet that is East London. Lane discipline is absolutely atrocious, but one only has to get a glimpse of the offending driver to understand the problem. They are completely oblivious to the myriad cars flashing their lights and undertaking them at speed in frustration, and will absolutely stick to 50mph no matter what.
As much as I don't like middle lane hogs at least they're predictable, don't break the speed limit and don't try to intimidate other drivers.Oilchange said:
Don't see a problem, empty motorway!
If there were cars waiting behind him and he was doing 60, yep, numpty, get left.
But there aren't and he's probably only there because the inside lane's is so rutted it's sending him sideways.
I do it when the car tramlines but get out of the way when cars approach behind.
I was in a police Volvo V5 Turbo, at speed, on an almost empty M23. We were in the middle lane, Fair enough, there was little likelihood of anyone coming up behind at the speed we were doing, but the driver's thinking was that if there's a sudden loss of pressure in on tyre, he'd have more chance of holding the car from the middle lane.If there were cars waiting behind him and he was doing 60, yep, numpty, get left.
But there aren't and he's probably only there because the inside lane's is so rutted it's sending him sideways.
I do it when the car tramlines but get out of the way when cars approach behind.
The fastest I've ever been on a road was in another V5 Turbo. We were circa 145 at times. There was traffic around and the driver stuck to the middle lane. Traffic was slow to pull over, despite the blues, and we frequently slowed. If the car in front stuck to the middle lane then it was evidence that they hadn't seen us and a car passing at over twice their speed was felt to be dangerous.
I'm with you, if there's no traffic and the inside lane is rutted, the middle lane for me.
L1OFF said:
On the M27 a couple of years ago (before it became "smart" and seems to be a permanent 60 limit) Volvo XC90 in the outside lane (only him and me as far as the eye could see). I was on the inside lane pulled over to the outside lane and flashed him, he moved to the middle lane and then back to the outside after I had passed. Weird.
I expect he did it, purely to annoy you 
PorkInsider said:
Canon_Fodder said:
The white BMW driver has been called out for hogging the middle lane on the empty M5
That sentence doesn't make sense. But then it is the Sun
Indeed.That sentence doesn't make sense. But then it is the Sun
Also, "called out..." the refrain of utter 'tards.
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