Another 'Grinds My Gears'

Malt_Vinegar · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:34

Nitefly said:
Are you serious?

EDIT - probably not

lol, indeeed.

Vonhelmet · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:35

Undertake them and shake your fist as you go past.

V4NT0M · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:35

Nitefly said:
Because if you face the inside of your car from the driving seat (at the front right of the car in the UK), you will be facing the left hand lane.

You'd have to have your head popping out of the window to not be looking at (or through) the inside of your car...

AHarvey · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:36

Capn' $qu!ff said:
Thats because in america they all drive the same speed "ludicrously slow" on "Highways"

Not in my experience, yes the limit is 55mph, or 75mph on some.

I had quite few cars keeping up with me at 90mph+ over there, even had a bit of a race with a fast and the furious wanna be civic!

Nitefly · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:36

Skyfall said:
You'd have to have your head popping out of the window to not be looking at (or through) the inside of your car...

The middle of the inside of your car - the gearstick, if that helps.

Likewise, if you look at the closest window to face 'outside' the car, you will be facing the right hand lane (you will be looking outside of the drivers window on the right hand side of the car).

Ciphon · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:41

This does annoy me.

A lot, I usually make a point of under taking these people. (Does that make me as bad as they are?)

Nitefly · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:43

Ciphon said:
This does annoy me.

A lot, I usually make a point of under taking these people. (Does that make me as bad as they are?)

Well, it can be potentially dangerous if a car is swooping from the outside lane to the inside lane - he might not check for a car on the inside lane because he shouldn't have to. So yes, it's also bad driving practice and should be avoided.

tisonlyme · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:45

anticonscience said:
I only use the BMW lane.

hehe, sounds like my bf. The outside lane is the Mercedes lane and if he pushes in front of someone he says 'They'll understand, we're in a Merc'.

You'd never think he was a policeman...

Sparky__H · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:47

I may be wrong here but if you in a lane and your lane is travelling faster then the next to you (to your right) that is not undertaking. So as long as you move to the left in good time and only move into the right lane to overtake it's permissible.

Probably wrong though.

[DOD]Asprilla · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:49

It makes a mockery of widening motorways to ease congestion. All that money spent just so those who don't know how to drive can move over from lane 2 and still compress the rest of us into the outside lane.

Nitefly · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:49

tisonlyme said:
hehe, sounds like my bf. The outside lane is the Mercedes lane and if he pushes in front of someone he says 'They'll understand, we're in a Merc'.

You'd never think he was a policeman...

You have reminded me of my other motorway peeve - people who plough the outside lane at 100 mph regardless of any traffic. Utterly moronic - if I needed to tap my breaks due to the manoeuvring of a car in front of me, you could have a 10 car pile up after they smash into the back of you.

Why people think that everybody should move out of the way so they can execute their 'plough' procedure is beyond me - you can't just get out of the outside lane, even in moderate traffic.

These types in combination with middle lane drivers make for motorway hell.

VeNT · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:51

anyway, no real law against undertaking.

markweatherill · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:52

I've never felt at risk of being 'done' for passing on the inside i.e. undertaking.
I rely on the old Highway Code defence.
(But I pass with care in view of the other HC requirement, to leave space for the other vehicle to pull in unexpectedly)

RadioheadR6 · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:52

Sparky__H said:
I may be wrong here but if you in a lane and your lane is travelling faster then the next to you (to your right) that is not undertaking. So as long as you move to the left in good time and only move into the right lane to overtake it's permissible.

Probably wrong though.

No, if you are in heavy traffic I think that this is ok as it's regarded as filtering. Insurance companies normally take a 50/50 stance if there is an accident though I believe...

RadioheadR6 · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:53

Nitefly said:
You have reminded me of my other motorway peeve - people who plough the outside lane at 100 mph regardless of any traffic. Utterly moronic - if I needed to tap my breaks due to the manoeuvring of a car in front of me, you could have a 10 car pile up after they smash into the back of you.

Why people think that everybody should move out of the way so they can execute their 'plough' procedure is beyond me - you can't just get out of the outside lane, even in moderate traffic.

These types in combination with middle lane drivers make for motorway hell.

Agreed. Normally knob ends in fancy BMW's or Mercs that they don't own (company cars)...

Casdawer · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:53

Everyone should just travel at 75mph - it would make life sooo much simpler!

r3loaded · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:54

What's even more annoying than people sat in the middle lane? People sat in the right lane. Particular offenders tend to be van drivers and people who think their dinky hatchbacks are faster than they actually are. FFS let the superior cars go past!!!

Sparky__H · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:55

RadioheadR6 said:
No, if you are in heavy traffic I think that this is ok as it's regarded as filtering. Insurance companies normally take a 50/50 stance if there is an accident though I believe...

But then surly the lose term "traffic" can be called into question. Some one going less then 70MPH could be defined as traffic.

[DOD]Asprilla · 23 Sep 2009 at 11:59

Sparky__H said:
But then surly the lose term "traffic" can be called into question. Some one going less then 70MPH could be defined as traffic.

I think traffic, in this case, is defined as 'an independent witness who could say who was overtaking who'.

agnes · 23 Sep 2009 at 12:01

I got pulled over once on the motorway, not for speeding but for simply filtering. When we got all the formals out of the way (licence ect) he started asking why I think I was pulled, I mentioned as it was unsafe for me to sit in the fast lane doing 60 behind a people carrier as some muppet in a merc or something will rocket up, slam his brakes and either hit me or the car, I chose to move and undertake as I would rather it be the car that got hit. He agreed and ended up having a chat with me saying as much as he hates it due to being a major cause of accidents, nothing can be done as they are not technically breaking any law...

let me on my way with a friendly warning. Nice chap come to think about it.

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