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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150   
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It IS permitted to "undertake" in the above type scenario so far as I know, in any case they committed the offence first off so you have had to react to what they are doing. I have had to pass on the left many time in lorries due to numpties sat at 50 in lane 2 with traffic screaming past in both lanes. 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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31st Jul 2014 5:06pm |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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Undertaking:
If you are in lane 1 on a motorway and you slowly catch someone up who is lane 2 doing less speed than you (but you cannot safely get into lane 3, simply creep into their blind spot. They have seen you coming (always drive with your lights on, on motorways). Said driver is now spooked by the fact that they can't see you. Be wary though, as obviously this carries the risk that they might decide for once in their life to get into lane 1 where they belong. If you have to undertake (and sometimes it really is necessary to) then floor it, to pass them quickly. Now left. |
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31st Jul 2014 6:09pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006  
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I believe that in the circumstances you have outlined we as defender drivers are legally bound to perform a pit manoeuvre on the offending vehicle causing it to crash in a ball of flames thereby removing an inferior vehicle from our road and simultaneously removing an idiot from the gene pool.  Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon. |
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1st Aug 2014 5:59am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17527 
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^^^^ Tempting
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1st Aug 2014 7:28am |
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| dwilliams851 Member Since: 22 Sep 2013 Location: Santiago Posts: 36  
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I thought all that was just in Chile, didn't realise it had changed back home too. ---------------------------------------------
Past LR's Series 2a, Range Rover Vogue, Disco 3, Disco 2, Disco 1 Defender 110 Puma http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambi851/ |
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1st Aug 2014 12:53pm |
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| Dale Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 79 
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Driving round the ring road (dual carriageway) and need to turn right in 5 roundabouts time, so better get in right hand lane for entire journey!
 
Lunchtime today. Single carriageway road, pull up to junction with main road. I need to turn right but can't due to traffic. Car behind mounts pavement in order to turn left as obviously life is far too short! Wing mirrors microns apart!  Two seconds later I was able to pull out. What was the point! |
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1st Aug 2014 2:10pm |
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| Paddie42 Member Since: 24 Apr 2014 Location: Hamphire Posts: 230 
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On the drive to work this morning I forgot that the double white lines in the middle of the road is the motor bike lane ....
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23rd Dec 2014 3:36pm |
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| Projectblue Member Since: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1096
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I have a theory on this, a serious one.
Plod in the white topped hat (for those not aware, that piece of uniform indicates a traffic bobbie, as opposed to your "run of the mill" bobbie) got a lot of stick for picking on motorists. Bit odd, because that was part of their remit, but when Govt brought in the HA traffic wombles, part of the traffic job went to someone else. At the same time, many forces were pushed to put their traffic officers on to routine response. e.g. you are a copper first, and a traffic cop second. Many people reading that may have said 'perfect sense' - works in theory right? Well the proof of why it doesn't work is the previous two pages of thread. There is very little chance of repercussion because there is little chance of being caught doing it. I've driven from Exeter to Manchester and back and not seen one single marked traffic car on the motorways. Now I am all for tolerant policing, and the white hats weren't known for their sense of humour, but it would shake up a lot of those drivers you talk of, if they suddenly made a return to streets. |
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25th Dec 2014 11:43pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006
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Yes but due to the shortsightedness of the political class the funding of such an idea will not receive sanction because in their logic the roads are some of the safest in the world therefore we don't need all the expense of specialist law enforcement that could be used elsewhere and reduce the expenditures through greater efficiency. The point that misses though is that the specialist law enforcement are the reason why the roads are as safe as they are. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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26th Dec 2014 7:54am |
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| Projectblue Member Since: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1096
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Absolutely Lambert.
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26th Dec 2014 9:15am |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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I didn't think that overtaking on the inside was illegal. The Highway Code allows for this, about three different ways. The law normally follows common sense, hence going from the nearside lane to the offside and back again, to get past some mindless individual, is more dangerous than just continuing up the inside lane.
Merlin |
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26th Dec 2014 11:33am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Merlin..............Please show were it is legal according to the highway code for a driver of a motor vehicle to undertake or pass on the nearside. Please do not include the passing in queued or very slow moving traffic sections. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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26th Dec 2014 4:47pm |
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