Undertaking (passing on the inside).
What are your thoughts on it?
As I understand it, it is illegal to undertake in the UK and if spotted by a copper, can be pulled for careless driving?
I rarely ever undertake. On dual carriageways even if I am on the inside lane and approaching a car fast that is sitting in the outside lane, I will slow down, indicate into the outside lane and remain a safe gap behind them, good drivers usually move over to the inside lane well in advance of seeing me coming as to not hinder my progress but usually the people that don't do this, get the message I want to pass and after me sitting behind them for a few seconds pull over to the inside. Then you get the clueless drivers who will remain in the outside lane for a long time so I will give a few flashes and get a bit closer, that usually does the trick. Then you get the damnright awful drivers who don't know why you're flashing them and assume you will undertake which is illegal, are too lazy to turn their steering wheel 1 degree or for some reason get angry with you for flashing them and so refuse on principal to move over or even slow down <-- these drivers are the most uneducated and dangerous. If someone refuses to move over after about a minute, then I have no choice but to indicate down and pass but I don't like doing it, mainly for my own safety as because in this country undertaking is illegal, not an accepted maneuvour and quite rare; people don't expect it so there is a potential for the many poor drivers out there who don't check their mirrors to just assume nothings there and run you off the road, or the awful drivers who get angry with you for wanting to pass and refuse to move over, I fear will do something stupid and purposely cut me up.
So to summarise, I don't personally undertake until I have explored every opportunity and have to in order to pass. This is out of a fear for my own personal safety and the fact that even if I was cut up, being an illegal maneuvour I would assume I would be at fault even if they cut me up and hit me in insurance terms.
Now I do see some people who rather than waiting to flash their lights at someone will just undertake straight away, I personally don't have a problem with people that undertake, I see it as a legitimate maneuvour that shouldn't be illegal in this country and why should you have to hold yourself up when there is another lane free.
I'd be interested to know OcUKs views on undertaking and how you ever use it in your daily driving
What are your thoughts on it?
As I understand it, it is illegal to undertake in the UK and if spotted by a copper, can be pulled for careless driving?
I rarely ever undertake. On dual carriageways even if I am on the inside lane and approaching a car fast that is sitting in the outside lane, I will slow down, indicate into the outside lane and remain a safe gap behind them, good drivers usually move over to the inside lane well in advance of seeing me coming as to not hinder my progress but usually the people that don't do this, get the message I want to pass and after me sitting behind them for a few seconds pull over to the inside. Then you get the clueless drivers who will remain in the outside lane for a long time so I will give a few flashes and get a bit closer, that usually does the trick. Then you get the damnright awful drivers who don't know why you're flashing them and assume you will undertake which is illegal, are too lazy to turn their steering wheel 1 degree or for some reason get angry with you for flashing them and so refuse on principal to move over or even slow down <-- these drivers are the most uneducated and dangerous. If someone refuses to move over after about a minute, then I have no choice but to indicate down and pass but I don't like doing it, mainly for my own safety as because in this country undertaking is illegal, not an accepted maneuvour and quite rare; people don't expect it so there is a potential for the many poor drivers out there who don't check their mirrors to just assume nothings there and run you off the road, or the awful drivers who get angry with you for wanting to pass and refuse to move over, I fear will do something stupid and purposely cut me up.
So to summarise, I don't personally undertake until I have explored every opportunity and have to in order to pass. This is out of a fear for my own personal safety and the fact that even if I was cut up, being an illegal maneuvour I would assume I would be at fault even if they cut me up and hit me in insurance terms.
Now I do see some people who rather than waiting to flash their lights at someone will just undertake straight away, I personally don't have a problem with people that undertake, I see it as a legitimate maneuvour that shouldn't be illegal in this country and why should you have to hold yourself up when there is another lane free.
I'd be interested to know OcUKs views on undertaking and how you ever use it in your daily driving
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