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Nobody uses them because they are full of rubbish because nobody uses them...
WHY...
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Well not really - I've driven that route regularly for 9 years and used to overtake there all the time. Remember that oncoming traffic has a solid white line so you'd never get people coming towards you in the centre of the road if heading up the hill. There are a couple of junctions on the road but no more than on your average A road and none of them are anything other than access to minor hamlets anyway.
Remember before the hatch markings there were two distinct lanes up the hill so it wasnt even an 'overtake' in the convention sense of the word - just an outside lane for faster traffic.
I know the feeling. One of the main roads up here now has these.... But not just these!!
Now you have arrows showing you to merge (never had these in the past and the road aint known for accidents) And just in case you decide you don't want to they have put in islands in that lane to make sure you merge.
wtf
Now you have arrows showing you to merge (never had these in the past and the road aint known for accidents) And just in case you decide you don't want to they have put in islands in that lane to make sure you merge.
wtf
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So, was Jansey and Vig's meet big enough that Fox should have attended?
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Seems pretty stupid to me. So now not only do you have to overtake people in a lane full of **** you will probably find idiots try and police the road by speeding up or flashing their lights at you because they think you are doing somthing illegal.
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supeROFL, I don't think that would have been anywhere near as funny had the name Leon not been in there. Not sure why but that tickled me.
No, people's inability to understand risk has damaged people's ability to understand risk.
A35 just outside Lyme Regis, I presume he means:
Obviously a fairly dangerous place to overtake, and people thinking 'ooh hatched markers' will at least reduce the incidents of overtaking-related collisions, even if it means that people in big fast cars can't get past the plebs in 59 plate Hyundais.
Erm, the road previously had a crawler lane with solid white lines meaning that it was a perfectly safe place to overtake because those coming the opposite direction were not allowed to stray into the lane...
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Just use it anyway, I do whenever possible and get flashed and beeped all the time as if I'm doing something wrong.. I love it. Always make sure I'm over 5000rpm while performing the overtake for maximum effect on the Hyundai drivers.
Also it some ways it's a good thing.... think of it like this, it keeps the lane clear for you by putting off outside lane hoggers ie the Kia drivers sitting right at the side of the Hyundai drivers.
Also it some ways it's a good thing.... think of it like this, it keeps the lane clear for you by putting off outside lane hoggers ie the Kia drivers sitting right at the side of the Hyundai drivers.
Popular spot for that, a main trunk route and all
Perhaps it was somebody overwhelmed by the sheer power on offer from his diesel Vauxhall people carrier, they've always got something to prove..
[TW]Fox;15785687 said:Popular spot for that, a main trunk route and all
Perhaps it was somebody overwhelmed by the sheer power on offer from his diesel Vauxhall people carrier, they've always got something to prove..
Possibly it was both, the 530i was showing off the 'powa' of his car when a pesky diesel people carrier suddenly came up in his rear view mirror, the E39 driver then being "****-sure" his 50/50 perfectly weight dsitributed best in class chassis would embarass the diesel people carrier, he started to push it but ran out of talent much earlier then his chassis did and lost it, the people carrier then going on it's merry way, driver smiling.
Don't worry, it wasn't all bad for the 530i driver, he still managed a smile even with his car in the hedge when he fondled his indicator stalks and felt the sheer quality..
[edit] Yes, it is all light-hearted banter, not some personal attack, stop being so damn defensive and smile for once!
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'El highway code states
Basically if the lines bordering it are 'broken/ then you have some case for overtaking (if safe), although I see it says "unless it is necessary" which can be construed a whole manner of ways.. "Of course it was necessary for me to overtake..." etc
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You're not allowed to exceed the speed limits either, but people do it all the time.
The confusion comes because until very recently, they didn't use hatching with dashed lines in the vast, vast majority of cases, leading to the commonly held belief that you shouldn't enter them.
Why they have now started using them instead of lanes I have absolutely no idea...
Why they have now started using them instead of lanes I have absolutely no idea...
That comparison fails because one has a clear road safety purpose, and the other is a speed limit
That comparison fails because one has a clear road safety purpose, and the other is a speed limit
Clear road safety purpose, just like putting hatched markings ?
Also both happen quite frequently, so to just dismiss it without even considering is a fail