Self righteous truckers!
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popeyewhite said:
blueg33 said:
I've seen it implemented a few times, mainly in Europe, it works fine
We have an entirely different motoring culture to Europe.They understand merge in turn. They also understand lane discipline and they also understand that if you are tailgated, tapping your brake pedal is potentially very dangerous, much better to slow down and allow an overtake.
Tyre Smoke said:
Very true!
They understand merge in turn. They also understand lane discipline and they also understand that if you are tailgated, tapping your brake pedal is potentially very dangerous, much better to slow down and allow an overtake.
Yes, though I'd venture lane discipline is actually better (well, on the M6) than it used to be.They understand merge in turn. They also understand lane discipline and they also understand that if you are tailgated, tapping your brake pedal is potentially very dangerous, much better to slow down and allow an overtake.
blueg33 said:
Lane discipline on the M6 from Birmingham to Manchester is atrocious, probably some of the worst in the Uk
I'm sure you've driven every motorway in the UK, whereas I've just driven the M6 for the last 30 years. It's busier, but when you can see tarmac generally it's better.popeyewhite said:
I'm sure you've driven every motorway in the UK, whereas I've just driven the M6 for the last 30 years. It's busier, but when you can see tarmac generally it's better.
Couple of weeks ago I was able to go from Holmes Chapel to Sandbach in Lane 1 passing traffic in Lane 2 and 3.I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
blueg33 said:
Couple of weeks ago I was able to go from Holmes Chapel to Sandbach in Lane 1 passing traffic in Lane 2 and 3.
I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Doesn't that make your lane discipline atrocious? I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
boyse7en said:
blueg33 said:
Couple of weeks ago I was able to go from Holmes Chapel to Sandbach in Lane 1 passing traffic in Lane 2 and 3.
I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Doesn't that make your lane discipline atrocious? I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Countdown said:
Johnnytheboy said:
And yet in my experience L1 into L2 merges seem to work better. Perhaps because we are more conditioned to traffic merging from the left (sliproads), or because the drivers who like to be obstructive to merges aren't usually in L2.
It might be because you don't get the w
ker brigade who think Merge In Turn = "overtake as many cars as possible and then swerve in at the last minute" in L1Either way, it works!
boyse7en said:
blueg33 said:
Couple of weeks ago I was able to go from Holmes Chapel to Sandbach in Lane 1 passing traffic in Lane 2 and 3.
I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Doesn't that make your lane discipline atrocious? I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Please visit the Highway Code
Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.
If I join and stay in lane 1 but can at 70mph pass lines of traffic in lanes 2 and 3, I am acting as per the above. The traffic in lanes 2 and 3 should be moving to the left as soon as it is clear. They are not doing this.
blueg33 said:
boyse7en said:
blueg33 said:
Couple of weeks ago I was able to go from Holmes Chapel to Sandbach in Lane 1 passing traffic in Lane 2 and 3.
I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Doesn't that make your lane discipline atrocious? I drive around a lot as my business covers the entire UK, but the M6 is the main route from home to my office in Cheshire
Please visit the Highway Code
Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.
If I join and stay in lane 1 but can at 70mph pass lines of traffic in lanes 2 and 3, I am acting as per the above. The traffic in lanes 2 and 3 should be moving to the left as soon as it is clear. They are not doing this.
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