There is a very clear definition of undertaking, and a very clear definition of passing on the left, one is wrong and will get you nicked, the other one isnt, and wont.
Why do people pointlessly overtake?
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There is a very clear definition of undertaking, and a very clear definition of passing on the left, one is wrong and will get you nicked, the other one isnt, and wont.
Was I even responding to your post?
I'm sorry for upsetting you.
would you like to kiss and make up over a link to how the law regards passing on the left?
http://www.5ive-o.org/forum/showthread.php?3729-Motorway-Overtaking-Undertaking
"Passing to the nearside is different from 'undertaking'. If you are to come behind someone, pass to the nearside and then return to that lane then that would be an undertake. However, if lane one is empty and the other lanes are in use there is nothing wrong in passing to the nearside. Read the highway code on one way streets which is what a motorway is. Passing to the nearside is the same as passing to the offside - it has to be done safely and not inconvenience others. "
I must point out breaching the highway code is NOT an offence.
I knew about that, but if I specifically move into the left or middle hand lane to get past a guy in the right hand lane, there is still no point of distance where it changes from passing on the left to becoming an undertake when I get back into the outside lane. I can get into the middle lane, due to a buffoon being in the outside lane, only to come up to a middle lane warrior, and have to overtake him, which could be seen as undertaking the guy in the right hand lane.
I'm sorry, have you got the painters in today?
Mucky_Pup said it was a serious grey area in regards to passing on the left AND UNDERTAKING. All I did is copy and paste guidance from the Highway Code. I haven't stated an opinion so you don't have to 'educate' me thanks.