keg Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 According to the mail, the first middle lane hogger has been prosecuted. They also included the video below. Had me in creases for all the wrong reasons... Take and look and comments please! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRmZcJl8sc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 looks to be filming it on his phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 His own driving ain't that great either. As well as using his phone to record whilst driving, he also returns to lane 1 ( it ain't called a slow lane) on approaching an on slip with traffic about to join the carriageway. He should have remained in lane 2 until past the onslip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Are the prosecution and the video linked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 His own driving ain't that great either. As well as using his phone to record whilst driving, he also returns to lane 1 ( it ain't called a slow lane) on approaching an on slip with traffic about to join the carriageway. He should have remained in lane 2 until past the onslip. That was my thinking, especially when he was approaching the slip road. Not connected, no, the Daily Wail put it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Article here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133300/Motorist-person-convicted-hogging-middle-lane-g-etting-fined-1-000-driving-60mph-inside-lane-free.html One of my pet hates on the motorway. Although I did get a certain amount of pleasure going from the inside lane all the way to the outside lane and then back again if it actually caused the hogger to move into the inside lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hoggers are the reason Xenons were developed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 He sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hoggers are the reason Xenons were developed Very true. That one never fails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 There is only one thing worse than a middle lane hogger & that's a middle lane hogger wearing a lat cap.Its a car for god sake with a roof ,TAKE YOUR ******* HAT OFF!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Or the youngsters wearing a woolly hat in a car..in August..why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo15 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 About time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I don't mind middle lane hoggers, the ones that really bug me are the ones that keep changing lanes. I support the American approach where lane changing is illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Lane changing isn't illegal in the US. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I don't mind middle lane hoggers, the ones that really bug me are the ones that keep changing lanes. I support the American approach where lane changing is illegal. If this system were to be adopted then undertaking would need to become legal so as to maintain capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 When I undertake to get round one of these lot it's invariably a foreign driver - even if you try and get a look in their eyes to deliver the 'shaking head tut tut' they just don't see you. There should be more police on the road to pull them over, test their eye sight and breath and less cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 If this system were to be adopted then undertaking would need to become legal so as to maintain capacity It isn't illegal to undertake. Look it up if you don't believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 39TDS - you're right. This was explained to me by my daughter who was taught 'to drive according to traffic flow and road conditions' which included passing slower traffic in outside lanes. I think this is a misconception by us oldies who were taught to drive when there were only a couple of cars in sight. The outside lanes then were for faster traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I wasn't aware it was legal to undertake either. Everyday's a school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) Lane changing isn't illegal in the US. Rick Its Traffic Regulation 22107 but they interpret it a lot more strongly than over here. If you move into another lane when there is another car already in it, even if its a good long way back, they will have you for it. All of this slotting into gaps that goes on here is a definite no-no Each state has its own laws and interpretations though Edited June 22, 2015 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 It depends on the circumstances ,if traffic is moving slow or at a standstill in fast lane,but caution should be taken.Also if a car is doing 70 in fast lane you can not undertake as you would be then speeding and undertaking leading to driving with out due care and attention. Personally it's something I would try and avoid,one of my pet hates is for example you are travelling at 70 in the inside slow lane and approach a slip road and there is a car indicating to join the carriage way,you indicate to move over to leave that lane accessible ony for said car to join at 70 and end up driving along side you. Why can't they just wait for you to pull back in,then indicate to overtake,if they want to drive at 80 or 90 the second they leave the slip road,then at least wait a few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) It isn't illegal to undertake. Look it up if you don't believe me. It isn't illegal but you are still laying yourself open to the possibility of due care and attention, dangerous/careless/reckless driving etc if its done agressively or some motorway cop doesn't like the way you did it for whatever reason. I actually think its more dangerous to hang just along side and slightly to the rear in the blind spot. Especially when the dopey driver hasn't checked his/her mirrors for the past twenty miles and hasn't got a clue you are there. Get past them Edited June 22, 2015 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I wasn't aware it was legal to undertake either. Everyday's a school day. Even at 95 mph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Even at 95 mph? Well you do need to get past sharpish, you never know when they're gonna pull back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 There is no question some drivers hog the outside lane out of spite alone, they have no intention of actually overtaking or allowing anyone to overtake them. They know the law and they know they're holding people up but just can't help being sadacts. It's an obvious psychological problem to spot by the way they speed up just enough when a gap opens up that they should pull into but as soon as they've reached more cars on the left they slow down. Big fines are Excellent news, meanwhile hand signals provide brief relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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