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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Why has nobody got a clue how to drive on the motorway?

Ie they driving at same speed as fuckers in the lane next to them, or they dont move over to the furthest left lane where there are no traffic, esp when there are cars behind them.

Honest to god I do about 70-80 miles a day on the motorway and i undertake around 15 cars a day

And then they flash you n stuff like you done summat bad to them

Not for fun either, if I undertook every twat sitting in the middle lane with no cars either side itd prob be 30 cars a day.

15 is just when there are cars sitting in the outside lane, or people on the outside and middle, and nobody in the inside lane.

Sometimes you end up going past 5 cars at once, and i dont even mean in traffic, we talking full motorway speeds here.

I reckon if it was a quick car itd be about twice as many too, but in a 1.8 mondeo you cant really do any close calls

If the lane to your left is empty, even for a few seconds, fucking use it
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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people seem to think they can sit anywhere, it annots the fuck out of me aswell and i bet them drivers think your the one who hasn't got a clue!people need to understand that you always stay to the left and the other lanes are for overtaking
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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biggest pet hate, middle lane drivers. It should be made an offence punishable by on the spot fine or even points!
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the worst pet hate of mine, middle lane drivers.

oh, the ones that don't move over when you are comming onto a motorway ,nearly hit them and they look at you as if to say' what the fook are you doing'.

move fookin over or let me in!!
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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it not just motorways it anywhere i was on a roundabout today there was three lanes coming to the roundabout and im in the middle one as i was going straight over when this prick who was in the left lane to turn left decided that he go round with me then turn right right in front of me as i was going straight make me so mad
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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i get the same mate, the m25 is a goodun when you get 4 lanes, every prick is in the outer 2 so i just cruise on by on the inside lol
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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have not got a clue have they.

how these people passed their tests.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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they didnt pass, they got em out their cornflakes box pmsl
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
have not got a clue have they.

how these people passed their tests.
i would have to agree with u dave
i mean the inside lane can be clear for miles but they stil dont move in i even under took someone and i was doing under the speed limit
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It's just selfishness. Scared to loose a place to another driver

Undertaking should be legal, like it is in the states
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thing is,if wee under take people,which i do, then we will get done for dangerous driving.



wrong really.
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It's just selfishness. Scared to loose a place to another driver

Undertaking should be legal, like it is in the states
Its legal in my mind, and thats all that counts
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4


the worst pet hate of mine, middle lane drivers.

oh, the ones that don't move over when you are comming onto a motorway ,nearly hit them and they look at you as if to say' what the fook are you doing'.

move fookin over or let me in!!
Sorry mate but you should give way to them by adjusting your speed accordingly

Highway code

233: When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should

* give priority to traffic already on the motorway
* check the traffic on the motorway and adjust your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
* not cross solid white lines that separate lanes
* stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
* remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking.


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me too.
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Originally Posted by Simon
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4


the worst pet hate of mine, middle lane drivers.

oh, the ones that don't move over when you are comming onto a motorway ,nearly hit them and they look at you as if to say' what the fook are you doing'.

move fookin over or let me in!!
Sorry mate but you should give way to them by adjusting your speed accordingly

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233: When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should

* give priority to traffic already on the motorway
* check the traffic on the motorway and adjust your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
* not cross solid white lines that separate lanes
* stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
* remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking.


simon
Thats bollocks tho, as many slip roads are as good as blind until the last minute.

And probably THE most dangerous thing is where some tossers (prob same ones who dont move over on the M-way) STOP at the end of the slip road waiting for a gap
Or slow down to like, 30mph

Wankers, the lot of them.

I need some strobing headlights, pig style...
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i just use the hard shoulder
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
i just use the hard shoulder
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what about the ones who are comming on and they are still doing 40-50 mph!!

arrh!

speed up to at least 70!

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Try having a pet hate for middle lane drivers on the freeway here and it not being law that they pull over. Bonus is however it is legal to undertake, just scares the crap out of me still
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
i just use the hard shoulder
done that before

the ammount of shit on the H/S that gets thrown up at 120 is rather amusing lol
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
i just use the hard shoulder
i done that once i thought the a1 m1 had four lanes on one part when i was up scaborough i looked in my mirror and saw dust and thought my car was on fire until i pull over and realise i was on the hard shoulder
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Originally Posted by fudgeass
Originally Posted by POPEYE
i just use the hard shoulder
done that before

the ammount of shit on the H/S that gets thrown up at 120 is rather amusing lol

remind me not to get behing you in my cossie.

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the worst pet hate of mine, middle lane drivers.

oh, the ones that don't move over when you are comming onto a motorway ,nearly hit them and they look at you as if to say' what the fook are you doing'.

move fookin over or let me in!!
Sorry mate but you should give way to them by adjusting your speed accordingly

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233: When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should

* give priority to traffic already on the motorway
* check the traffic on the motorway and adjust your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
* not cross solid white lines that separate lanes
* stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
* remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking.


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Thats bollocks tho, as many slip roads are as good as blind until the last minute.

And probably THE most dangerous thing is where some tossers (prob same ones who dont move over on the M-way) STOP at the end of the slip road waiting for a gap
Or slow down to like, 30mph

Wankers, the lot of them.

I need some strobing headlights, pig style...
Its not bollocks really, its down to bad driving and the fact that everyones to busy trying to get somewhere yesterday.

What if the person in lane cant move over to let you on because someone is passing them in lane 2????

I will agree with this being stupid though

And probably THE most dangerous thing is where some tossers (prob same ones who dont move over on the M-way) STOP at the end of the slip road waiting for a gap

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I hate MPV's that move into the outside lane at 60 then refuse to budge for miles while people que behind and end up undertaking in the end.

I also hate school run mums and thier "I feel big and safe" 4x4's who speed like maniacs in the 30 zone on the way to pick up the kids, then just stop dead in the middle of the road to let the kids in. The fucking bitch then gave me a nasty look when I beeped the horn then she drove off at 25 in the 30 and a pathetic 40 in the 60.
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the ones who stay in the outside lane until the last second and then drive straight across all lanes to come off at the junction.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
the ones who stay in the outside lane until the last second and then drive straight across all lanes to come off at the junction.
I do that, overtake everyone then dart up the sliproad at 100mph+
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shame on you Steve.
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The worst are the idiots who swerve in and out of lanes to achieve fuck all, it keeps em busy while normal people sit and wait, then you pass them miles later. no progress made
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
the ones who stay in the outside lane until the last second and then drive straight across all lanes to come off at the junction.
I was tailgating this silver Omega in my van once.

The fucker moved over so I came past then in one swift move went from the outside lane of a three lane motorway to the slip road then through a red light at the bottom of the slip road

Next thing I know the Omega came past with "POLICE STOP" in the back window and I got to watch it all on video

He only did me for not wearing my seatbelt though
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Originally Posted by gurnE
I was tailgating this silver Omega in my van once.

The fucker moved over so I came past then in one swift move went from the outside lane of a three lane motorway to the slip road then through a red light at the bottom of the slip road

Next thing I know the Omega came past with "POLICE STOP" in the back window and I got to watch it all on video

He only did me for not wearing my seatbelt though


My pet hate are the people who dont know which lane to choose when getting onto a roundabout
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Undertaking should be legal, like it is in the states
It is perfectly legal, there is no law that says you cant. ( BTW for anyone who doesnt realise either, the highway code isnt the law )

Providing you dont swerve in and out of the lanes to do it. If your lane is travelling faster then undertaking is perfectly legal, there is no law that says you cant. What you normally get pulled for is 'dangerous driving' because of swerving out from behind or swerving back in front to do the manouvre. If you dont have to change lanes to do it you're ok
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i just live with it,if its quicker in the inside lane thats what ill use.dont get annoyed just undertake every daft fucker then nearly take off their front end as u pull back out,works most of the time!
my pet hate is roundabouts and people not knowing what lane to be in,my dad got stopped by the cops once for shouting at them when they blatently had it wrong,its funny when the young copper tries it on then the older one has to intervene and call it off cos the person knows their rights!
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i got overtaken on the inside the other day, scared the shit out of me, i saw this car approching behind quite fast, put my indicator out and went to pull into the inside lane [dueller] as he came past at about 70, twas only a 50 limit aswell. nearly shit myself as i was literally just about to turn in and looked accross to check my n/s mirror as this xsara vtr came wooshing past.

living in cornwall - land with no m-ways - i've only drievn on them twice and found the whole experience quite frightening at first tbh, tis a ace idea though as you can overtake everyone at 80+ with out being held up by lorries overtaking other lorries and such like.
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Can I join the "I hate middle lane drivers campaign"
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me to hate middle lane drivers and people who come down slip roads thinking they have right of way they dont. at the end of a slip road is a broken white line meaning give way.
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me to hate middle lane drivers and people who come down slip roads thinking they have right of way they dont. at the end of a slip road is a broken white line meaning give way.
but the fuckers on the M-way or dueler should move over to let em out, fookin dangerous if you dont
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