ack-ack Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Found it very difficult coming home on motorway from gatwick with cars constantly changing from 50 mph to 100mph and back again[/background][/size] Thats my least favourite journey, i always worry about getting one up the rear and then getting caught in a huge pile up. In the past i've just bitten the bullet and jumped in with the artics for sanctuary. I've seen some awful accidents in my time. As a passenger once i turned round at the split second that an auld fella dropped a tin off travel sweets that he was trying to open. Must have taken a fair bit of a sort out that one. Folk dont realise just how dangerous the motor way can be, one things for sure, that auld fella certainly did that day! Oh yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Yes its lane discipline Motorway driving should be part of learning to drive too many people pass their tests and think they can drive i see it all the time drivers come of the slip road and straight into the middle lane 70 in the middle lane and some one over takes me why is this wrong for on my behalf, how many drivers smoke on here now that should be against the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Why is everyone calling it te middle lane! It is an over-taking lane, same as the outside and should only be used for overtaking! Granted, if your sat in it at 70mph, then no-one should technically pass you! But people do and I think sticking in it to prove a point just winds people up, and a motorway of wound up drivers is not a good thing! its easier to understand when its called the middle lane..infact its not called the overtaking lane..its called lane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 I disagree, why is changing lanes dangerous? The guy did say, "most dangerous". There used to be a phrase that he police drivers used about overtaking, - 'TED'. No surprise, she did not have her indicator out, that's how nervous she was. Flippin 'eck, I thought they were called, 'trafficators'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 So it's £100 fine and no points, as someone has put previously if you leave a big gap on the M25 everyone will be jumping in the gap causing you to anchor your breaks on. Also this isn't going to help the M26 where you get a muppet hgv driver limited to 56 trying to overtake another poor doing 56 up a slight hill, yeah collumbo that's going to work isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 The problem here, as with all other aspects of driving that cause accidents is **** drivers. I'm still doing 25k per annum (still not had any accs) and I see some scary driving from all quarters; yummy mums, wrinkly peeps and a couple of HGV drivers who should go to jail! The simple answer is to have far far more plod on the roads - I see so few and I visit plod stations for work and their cars are all parked up. The only active plod are PCSOs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3728 Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 The new fine didn't stop the idiot last night around 11,30 on the M62 doing 60 in the middle lane. road empty I was doing just over 70 and had to cross all 3 lanes to overtake. In my opinion the fines for most traffic offences are not enough, make it a minimum £500 for all road offences and see how many people keep doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I am also on the 62 late at night Neil and can agree 100% it seems to be the worst road for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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