Motorway madness!

[Michael Shillabeer]

Which is why if I'm on my limited speed of 52mph and another truck starts overtaking doing 53 I knock the cruise control back a few mph so they get past quicker

Paul

I wish you'd been on the M4 this morning.

Just past the M5 junction in the two lane section a truck pulled out in front of me to overtake another... it took until nearly the M49 junction for this to be completed!

Michael

[Vonzack]

People joining the motorway from a slip road and expecting you to jump out of the way is my pet hate but I find it happens all of the time now. In the UK they are the ones who should give priority to vehicles travelling in Lane 1. Motorway slip roads are still long enough for people to observe the traffic flow and merge without forcing somebody out of the lane or causing them to brake sharply.

Too often though, they float down the slip road getting up to speed and just expect there to be a gap waiting in the traffic at the end of the slip road.

[FeelixTC]

People joining the motorway from a slip road and expecting you to jump out of the way is my pet hate but I find it happens all of the time now. In the UK they are the ones who should give priority to vehicles travelling in Lane 1. Motorway slip roads are still long enough for people to observe the traffic flow and merge without forcing somebody out of the lane or causing them to brake sharply.

Too often though, they float down the slip road getting up to speed and just expect there to be a gap waiting in the traffic at the end of the slip road.

Agreed.
That dotted line between slip and main carriageway is in fact a 'Give Way' line

[H]

People joining the motorway from a slip road and expecting you to jump out of the way is my pet hate but I find it happens all of the time now. In the UK they are the ones who should give priority to vehicles travelling in Lane 1. Motorway slip roads are still long enough for people to observe the traffic flow and merge without forcing somebody out of the lane or causing them to brake sharply.

Too often though, they float down the slip road getting up to speed and just expect there to be a gap waiting in the traffic at the end of the slip road.

Agreed.
That dotted line between slip and main carriageway is in fact a 'Give Way' line

Yep, I agree. It's often careless and dangerous driving. And pulling over to lane 2 just encourages to them to take even less care next time and undertake as soon as they're on the motorway. It's their responsibility to correctly match speed, give way, merge carefully and join the traffic in lane 1 safely, not force others to brake or change lanes.

H.

[Bealman]

OMG you people are not doin' me blood pressure problem any good at all. I assume Lane 1 is the left, lane 2, 3, etc. working over to the right of the road?

All I can say is that when I pick up the car in Cambridge, just let between there and York be no go zone for witches hats! 

[Bealman]

Havin' said that, I'm driving to Canberra tomorrow. 

[Newportnobby]

I assume Lane 1 is the left, lane 2, 3, etc. working over to the right of the road?

You are quite correct in that assumption, George
Shame some UK drivers don't seem to know it

[PLD]

Unless you are passing a slower vehicle, or instructed otherwise by roadsigns or markings,you should be in lane 1 at all times. End of....

why is that so difficult to comprehend??

[FeelixTC]

I assume Lane 1 is the left, lane 2, 3, etc. working over to the right of the road?

You are quite correct in that assumption, George
Shame some UK drivers don't seem to know it

I always thought lane 2 was for drivers with no mirrors??? 

[Bealman]

Don't laugh. My mirror dropped right off when I was in rush hour traffic crossing Sydney Harbour bridge a few years back. No fun... could have stuck it back on with chewing gum (had teeth back then) but scrabbling around on the floor in traffic that was doing 70 odd km/hr was more dangerous than me just guessin'. Trick was to stay in the one lane. Got home late that night via Brisbane.... 

[FeelixTC]

Don't laugh. My mirror dropped right off when I was in rush hour traffic crossing Sydney Harbour bridge a few years back. No fun... could have stuck it back on with chewing gum (had teeth back then) but scrabbling around on the floor in traffic that was doing 70 odd km/hr was more dangerous than me just guessin'. Trick was to stay in the one lane. Got home late that night via Brisbane.... 

If you'd been a woma UK driver, you wouldn't have noticed until you checked your lipstick next morning

[petercharlesfagg]

Don't laugh. My mirror dropped right off when I was in rush hour traffic crossing Sydney Harbour bridge a few years back. No fun... could have stuck it back on with chewing gum (had teeth back then) but scrabbling around on the floor in traffic that was doing 70 odd km/hr was more dangerous than me just guessin'. Trick was to stay in the one lane. Got home late that night via Brisbane.... 

If you'd been a woma UK driver, you wouldn't have noticed until you checked your lipstick next morning

OUCH!!!

[oscar]

Getting more like Pistonheads every minute.....

[Pengi]

Don't laugh. My mirror dropped right off when I was in rush hour traffic crossing Sydney Harbour bridge a few years back. No fun... could have stuck it back on with chewing gum (had teeth back then) but scrabbling around on the floor in traffic that was doing 70 odd km/hr was more dangerous than me just guessin'. Trick was to stay in the one lane. Got home late that night via Brisbane.... 

If you'd been a woma UK driver, you wouldn't have noticed until you checked your lipstick next morning

And if was being mischievous , I could add that if you are a ma UK driver, you wouldn't have noticed until you had checked the contents of your nasal passages the next morning but I won't    as it could spawn a whole load of mal/femal driver jibes  

[EtchedPixels]

That dotted line between slip and main carriageway is in fact a 'Give Way' line

I thought you were supposed to drive down the dotted line at great speed.. at least thats what my driving licence application said

"Tear along dotted lines"