How would you deal with this short slip road
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Pudsey, Leeds from the Owlcotes shopping centre onto the ring road A6120 if anyone knows it. It's a slight uphill slip from with no visibility until you reach the level then you have a couple of seconds to decide whether to go or slam on the anchors onto a 70mph road.
The issue for those already on the carriageway is there a joining slip just a bit further back from the carriageway so many have just built their speed up and entered lane one and then you've got this joining slip immediately after it.
I was using the slip in question yesterday and I put my foot down on the approach to about 50pmh and as I reached the level I saw a vehicle in lane 1 closing in my wing mirror and due to having such little time to decide if it was safe I pressed the brake quickly and firmly but he flashed me out. In hindsight I could have probably gone in front of him without this exchange and me braking/impeding him but I'm wondering if there is a better technique with these split second decisions short slip roads?
Pudsey, Leeds from the Owlcotes shopping centre onto the ring road A6120 if anyone knows it. It's a slight uphill slip from with no visibility until you reach the level then you have a couple of seconds to decide whether to go or slam on the anchors onto a 70mph road.
The issue for those already on the carriageway is there a joining slip just a bit further back from the carriageway so many have just built their speed up and entered lane one and then you've got this joining slip immediately after it.
I was using the slip in question yesterday and I put my foot down on the approach to about 50pmh and as I reached the level I saw a vehicle in lane 1 closing in my wing mirror and due to having such little time to decide if it was safe I pressed the brake quickly and firmly but he flashed me out. In hindsight I could have probably gone in front of him without this exchange and me braking/impeding him but I'm wondering if there is a better technique with these split second decisions short slip roads?
Thank you for the comments. I knew there would be comments about it not being ‘short’ in the eyes of many advanced drivers.
However, locally it is noted as a short slip road and avoided by quite a few people.
You can’t see a thing to your right as you drive up the incline, it’s only when the road levels you can see traffic. I took a driving lesson on this road a couple of years ago and the instructor commented it was much shorter than he realised.
Thing is, there are comments here (appreciated) ranging from advising to be at 30mph, 50mph and 70mph. So it’s hard to know unless the road is very quiet or very congested. It’s that middle , free flowing situation I suppose I’m referring to.
However, locally it is noted as a short slip road and avoided by quite a few people.
You can’t see a thing to your right as you drive up the incline, it’s only when the road levels you can see traffic. I took a driving lesson on this road a couple of years ago and the instructor commented it was much shorter than he realised.
Thing is, there are comments here (appreciated) ranging from advising to be at 30mph, 50mph and 70mph. So it’s hard to know unless the road is very quiet or very congested. It’s that middle , free flowing situation I suppose I’m referring to.
Edited by cat__ on Wednesday 6th November 11:36
I appreciate all the replies and the in-depth replies are very interesting. I have an auto so the low gear for flexibility doesn't really apply sadly. I deliberately 'looked up to my right' as I was driving up the incline to see if I could see/sense the traffic but that was useless.
I admit I did not cranked my head around when I was on the level to look at the carriageway which I normally do on slip roads. A decision needed to be made very quickly at 50mph (I think I had maybe 2 seconds) and as I had visibility in my wing mirror I was about to abort the merge due to the car in lane 1 until he flashed me out.
Maybe I should have wound my driver door window down to get a better feel for the situation?
At 5.20 on this video the instructor avoids using the slip road I'm referring to, calling it 'extremely tricky'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRi9wiGkU9Y
Maybe it's a sign to not bother in future!
I admit I did not cranked my head around when I was on the level to look at the carriageway which I normally do on slip roads. A decision needed to be made very quickly at 50mph (I think I had maybe 2 seconds) and as I had visibility in my wing mirror I was about to abort the merge due to the car in lane 1 until he flashed me out.
Maybe I should have wound my driver door window down to get a better feel for the situation?
At 5.20 on this video the instructor avoids using the slip road I'm referring to, calling it 'extremely tricky'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRi9wiGkU9Y
Maybe it's a sign to not bother in future!
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