Driving rant

Kennysevenfold · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:41

Cybermyk said:
Seems to me like the OP should have slowed down and then joined behind the rx8 rather than trying to overtake it on the slip road and then driving along on the hard shoulder when he couldn't.

Cleary i did slow down from about 60mph to 35/40mph and so did the rx8.

mjt · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:42

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Reminds me of my time working at The Garage. On more than a few occasions I would be heading home via the M8 (+ the A8 and A78) at 4am and there would be nothing but darkness in my rear view mirror.

A spot of light would interrupt this serene view and then before you know it, I've got an idiot tailgating with their full beam dazzling me even though there is another lane for them to pass. This would typically last for a few minutes before they would finally overtake and bugger off into the distance. Why????

Because you're in the wrong lane.
Why should others have to move due to your incompetence?

Biohazard · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:42

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Reminds me of my time working at The Garage. On more than a few occasions I would be heading home via the M8 (+ the A8 and A78) at 4am and there would be nothing but darkness in my rear view mirror.

A spot of light would interrupt this serene view and then before you know it, I've got an idiot tailgating with their full beam dazzling me even though there is another lane for them to pass. This would typically last for a few minutes before they would finally overtake and bugger off into the distance. Why????

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whitecrook · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:44

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Reminds me of my time working at The Garage. On more than a few occasions I would be heading home via the M8 (+ the A8 and A78) at 4am and there would be nothing but darkness in my rear view mirror.

A spot of light would interrupt this serene view and then before you know it I've got an idiot tailgating with their full beam dazzling me, even though there is another lane for them to pass. This would typically last for a few minutes before they would finally overtake and bugger off into the distance. Why????

Either a) you're in the wrong lane or
b) Checking if you were a police car.

233 · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:48

grr people using incorrect lanes grrr

that said the m8 can be a tad confusing with certain points the inside lane actually becomes a slip road and at certain points inside lane becomes lane 3 so i think a lot of people just potter around in the middle lane for a bit of security of knowing where their going.

PeterNem · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:52

Even if you're sat on the 155MPH limiter, if you're not overtaking something, stay in the left most lane. Why is this so hard?

233 · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:54

PeterNem said:
Even if you're sat on the 155MPH limiter, if you're not overtaking something, stay in the left most lane. Why is this so hard?

who knows but 95% of drivers seem to struggle with this concept.

sigma · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:54

mjt said:
Because you're in the wrong lane.
Why should others have to move due to your incompetence?

How do you know he's in the wrong lane? Read the thread.

PeterNem said:
Even if you're sat on the 155MPH limiter, if you're not overtaking something, stay in the left most lane. Why is this so hard?

If it's late at night and there is nobody about I will sometimes stay in the middle lane if the left lane is causing the car to tramline like ****. Obviously I move over if I see a car approaching.

I think people do it because it feels safer being in the middle, I've heard someone say that before.

Scania · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:57

Biohazard said:
yeah, guys before you go all mental and make idiots of yourself there are some very funny lanes on the M8 in Glasgow.

when im going to my mates, there are plenty times I'm in the middle lane of the road, but its actually marked as the inside lane due to the left lane being a slip road. sometimes they can go on for ages, then slip into another etc

but there's loads at points

The OP is local to the M8, so to my mind, he should know the score. Yes it is a strange layout, but, its clearly marked & signed imo.

The biggest mistake he made was forgetting the roads are full of idiots - alas, he met one.

PeterNem said:
Even if you're sat on the 155MPH limiter, if you're not overtaking something, stay in the left most lane. Why is this so hard?

Surfing the truck ruts @ 155MPH? no ta.

Janesy B · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:59

Kennysevenfold said:
Because the middle lane is for driving at 70, inside lane for taking the next cut off, and outside lane for overtaking *******.

You can't use the motorway properly which is why people do the above...

mjt · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:01

sigma said:
How do you know he's in the wrong lane? Read the thread.

I have read the thread, thank you. I don't know for sure, but the implication is here..

eddiemcgarrigle said:
even though there is another lane for them to pass.

I may be wrong, but that to me implies that he's in the middle, rather than on the left.

Psymonkee · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:12

On the M8 you tend to stay in the 2nd lane/middle lane mostly because you don't want to end up in some rather shady areas

Stop whinging at the OP dammit! :/

sigma · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:15

mjt said:
I have read the thread, thank you. I don't know for sure, but the implication is here..

I may be wrong, but that to me implies that he's in the middle, rather than on the left.

Yeah, middle lane, which as other people have mentioned, is sometimes the correct lane to be in because the M8 lanes split. Happens on other motorways too.

whitecrook said:
which junction was this The M8 is a strange motorway in terms of design and what people do on it.

Biohazard said:
yeah, guys before you go all mental and make idiots of yourself there are some very funny lanes on the M8 in Glasgow.

when im going to my mates, there are plenty times I'm in the middle lane of the road, but its actually marked as the inside lane due to the left lane being a slip road. sometimes they can go on for ages, then slip into another etc

but there's loads at points

Janesy B · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:17

From what he posted, it sounds like he is under the impression that the inside lane is for people exiting the motorway so you can't blame people for jumping to conclusions...

sigma · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:22

Then people tried to explain why he might be thinking that way, obviously he can't reply himself, hence why I asked mjt if he had read the thread.

233 · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:22

Janesy B said:
From what he posted, it sounds like he is under the impression that the inside lane is for people exiting the motorway so you can't blame people for jumping to conclusions...

only on certain sections of the m8

ie
http://www.multimap.com/s/BsVqC30X

going eastbound here confuses people
http://www.multimap.com/s/AtK3Gyq3

and the junciton the op joined at i assume
http://www.multimap.com/s/CvTrF5zV

Psymonkee · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:27

I got forced onto Sauchiehill Street by an asswipe of a driver too so i know the OP's pain

eddiemcgarrigle · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:53

mjt said:
I may be wrong, but that to me implies that he's in the middle, rather than on the left.

Yep, you are wrong but at least you admitted it was a possibility. I always drove in the 'slow'/left most/nearside lane because I was toodling along at 55mph to conserve fuel on my nightly 35 mile journey. The M8 has long distances where there are only two lanes per carriageway and the incidents I mentioned where always on these sections.

whitecrook said:
Either a) you're in the wrong lane or
b) Checking if you were a police car.

See above.

mjt said:
Because you're in the wrong lane.
Why should others have to move due to your incompetence?

Whitecrook, your incompetence lies in the fact that you seek no further evidence of your thoughts before opening your mouth. If you know the M8 at all, you will know that the section from the St James roundabout slip road to the A8 is only lit at the Langbank and Woodhall roundabouts. Maybe that should have given you a clue as I stated that the view in my rear mirror was nothing but darkness.

Biohazard · 10 Sep 2010 at 00:23

http://m8motorway.tripod.com/m8_glasgow_J22.htm

Might give you an indication of what we are talking about, it all depends where.

But its possible for all sorts of stupid moronic crap to happen.

It does every week, and I love to get the hell out of it.

Cupra · 10 Sep 2010 at 01:32

Kennysevenfold said:
Because the middle lane is for driving at 70, inside lane for taking the next cut off, and outside lane for overtaking *******.

and this is why you probably got attacked

get out of the middle lane unless overtaking

drivers like you agrivate me