Motorway Observations

[Bowler]

Given the various rants/complaints that appear on here about MLMs and general lane discipline Etc, I thought I'd post my observations about what I see every week

Scenario	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph

Feel free to add/expand

Edited by Bowler on Tuesday 2nd November 23:06

Edited by Bowler on Tuesday 2nd November 23:09

[XJR500bhp]

Wow you must get really bored!

[Poledriver]

Scenario	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!

[useyourdellusion]

I totally agree Poledriver.

[anonymous-user]

Scenario	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 2nd November 23:17

[Bowler]

Max_Torque said:

Scenario	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph

No10

[Dog Star]

Another at No 10

And "Base Germans"

[MikeDH]

What's the difference between lane weavers and disciplarians?

[Gun]

Something I've seen a fair few times now is people doing well over 80 when towing a trailer. On one occasion I was in lane two and heading for the M25 from the M23 when a Range Rover Sport towing a single axle trailer (the sort that would carry a small car) blasted past, they were doing 85 easily and the trailer didn't look too stable!

[MondeoMan1981]

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!

[grgrgray]

MondeoMan1981 said:

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers

[OllyBlox]

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers
13	Trucks/Coaches/Slower cars etc	Most ordinary People	People overtaking. Anyone else thinks the M40, just, works?

[rogerantwill]

you guys !

[Negative Creep]

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers
13	Trucks/Coaches/Slower cars etc	Most ordinary People	People overtaking. Anyone else thinks the M40, just, works?
14	Nothing	Road cones	40mph average speed camera zone

[Acehood]

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers
13	Trucks/Coaches/Slower cars etc	Most ordinary People	People overtaking. Anyone else thinks the M40, just, works?
14	Nothing	Road cones	40mph average speed camera zone
15	Highway Patrol vehicle	Middle lane hoggers doing 65mph	Everyone else doing 73.4mph to get past the 'highway patrol'

[PabloTeK]

1	Trucks doing 60mph	Trucks doing 60.5mph	Everyone else
2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers
13	Trucks/Coaches/Slower cars etc	Most ordinary People	People overtaking. Anyone else thinks the M40, just, works?
14	Nothing	Road cones	40mph average speed camera zone
15	Highway Patrol vehicle	Middle lane hoggers doing 65mph	Everyone else doing 73.4mph to get past the 'highway patrol'
16	HGV's at 56mph	Cars cruising at 70	Cars queuing at 80 in the daisy chain of death
17	Lorries attempting to bumpdraft you	MLM's attempting to bumpdraft you	Reps attempting to bumpdraft you

Edited by PabloTeK on Wednesday 3rd November 20:31

[carreauchompeur]

I like what you're doing here

Base Germans

[Qube]

Gaz. said:

=1=|| Trucks doing 60mph || Trucks doing 60.5mph || Everyone else||

2	OAPs	Nothing	Reps
3	The 1% of lane disciplarians	The other 1% of Lane disciplarians	Nothing
4	The lane weaver	The other lane weaver	4x4s
5	Nothing	2 Women chatting	Everyone else
6	Nothing	Nothing	Base Germans
7	Nothing	Drivers in a dreamworld	Nothing
8	Trucks doing 60mph	People doing 75mph+	Everyone doing 65mph
9	Me at 0.9 Leptons	MLM's doing 50MPH	Everyone else being held up by the old fart doing 52MPH to overtake!
10	dead badger	traffic womble	everyone else @ 0.5mph
11	folk randomly going between 40 and 60 for no reason	folk going at 45 to overtake but getting undertaken	this is the M8, no lane 3!
12	Worn road surface causing tramlining	Ordinary People	Sales Drivers
13	Trucks/Coaches/Slower cars etc	Most ordinary People	People overtaking. Anyone else thinks the M40, just, works?
14	Nothing	Road cones	40mph average speed camera zone
15	Highway Patrol vehicle	Middle lane hoggers doing 65mph	Everyone else doing 73.4mph to get past the 'highway patrol'
16	HGV's at 56mph	Cars cruising at 70	Cars queuing at 80 in the daisy chain of death
17	Slow down love, if we don't keep to 55mph to achieve max mpg we won't be able to afford to come again next week.	Pensioners with plenty of money too spend, go for it, we have nobody to leave the inheritance.	M4 - Small minded BMW, AUDI & MERCEDES drivers flat to the floor, as usual - the majority, my car is faster than yours.

Edited by Qube on Wednesday 3rd November 21:01

[HAG LS1]

Not technically on your list but here is an ever increasing and deadly thing.
Drivers entering a motorway off the slip road at 40mph, too scared to build up to speed, they just need to be sure of what is in lane 1.
In the mean time everyone else has to slam on and hope that at least 1 HGV driver is switched on enough to get into the middle lane to avoid a pile up, said driver will then accelerate to 59mph and swerve into the middle lane until he has to come off a few hundred miles later.
Oh and one more thing....... Heavy Rain and Spray + Fog Lights = Total and Utter Law Breaking MORON.
You really have to be the most selfish and idiotic tw*t to turn your foglights on in the rain, the clue is in the title FOGlights, not rain lights. Just because it is raining does not mean I have lost the ability to see you, I can see you, trouble is you are now dazzling me and taking away the full effect of your brake lights you complete numbnuts.

[DAVEVO9]

HAG LS1 said:

In the mean time everyone else has to slam on and hope that at least 1 HGV driver is switched on enough to get into the middle lane to avoid a pile up

I drive the big trucks.

If possible I try to get over to lane 2 just before a Motorway entry slip for that reason.

Just forward thinking really and not having someone just pull out into lane 1 at 40mph!

The really scary ones are those that are on the hard shoulder that decide it's ok to just indicate and pull straight out without building any speed up at all!