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♥gigi♥
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yes i see your point
speed limit for this country (UK) is 70mph.. but dont forget that is the maximum, doesnt mean that is the speed you HAVE to do.. if road conditions are bad obviously we need to drive slower
you should drive on the inside lane even if you are going maximum speed and the middle and outside lanes are for overtaking only.
but you already know that ;-)
it amazes me what speed some cars overtake me at when im doing 70mph...... but thats up to them
i understand what you are trying to say though.....
why, if you are doing 70mph isnt it ok to drive in the outside lane, they shouldnt be anyone to overtake you lol
but let the police deal with the lunatics, if you try and stop them driving faster by staying in the outside lane they will just tailgate you and are more likely to be the cause of an accident.
there are some craaaaaazy drivers out there though and you canbt be responsibe for other peoples actions
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No name :)
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you should always drive in the left hand lane of the motorway, (IN THE UK ANYWAY) unless overtaking or signs tell you otherwise. there is nothing more annoying than when you get people who drive in the middle lane even when the left lane is clear then you have to cross two lanes to pass them then two lanes back again. |
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I cant understand some of these previous comments. There is no such thing as a fast lane ,they are all rated at 70 mph, and you should return to the inside lane if your view ahead is clear, unless you have to carry out an overtaking manoeuvre to pass slower traffic.We could double the capacity of the motorway system if people stopped dawdling at 60 mph in the middle lane for mile after mile when the nearside lane is clear. |
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Ecko
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Are you bonkers?!?!
Of course it matters what lane you drive in. You should always pull over once you have over taken even if you are on a dual carriage or a motorway. And just coz 'theoretically' no one should be over taking you, doesnt give you the right to 'police' the roads by driving in the fast lane bang on the speed limit
It's legal to 'under take' as long as the driver is doing the speed limit.
And getting out of the way is simply a courtesy regardless of what speed the other driver is doing.
Can you imagine trying to argue this to a fireman or an ambulance driver. "Well, you shouldnt be going over the speed limit....."
Please stop being a 'champion' for the sunday driver brigade |
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stephen w
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get to the left after an overtake manouver
, go do a retest sounds like you need to |
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Mad Dog
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well....if you are in america....and you are doing the posted speed limit...you are supposed to stay to the RIGHT. There will always be speeders...just stay out of their way. Like the other guy said...doing the posted speed limit in the left-hand lane is a sure-fire way to cause road-rage and the not-so-rare middle finger flying your way.
Also, there should be no criminal action taken against you for moving out of the way of someone disobeying the rules of the road. |
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jjscow
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You shoud be on the right side unless passing. If others want to pass it is their problem not yours. They will be the ones with a stack of tickets. |
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"Call me Dave"
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I guess you are talking UK as you say Motorway, not Freeway or Autobahn
How do you know what speed you are going? Does your mate carry a radar gun? I have and at "70" most cars are doing between 63 and 67 MPH, This is because speedos have to be within 10% accuracy and tyre diameters vary getting bigger as they wear, and temperature affects them so to ensure in a worst case scenario the speedo shows faster than the car is going they set speedos at between 9% and 4% fast. So when you sit in lane thinking you is doing 70m you probably aint and are just being a total egotistical pillock and the bloke trying to get past may be rushing someone with a broken leg or bleeding to death to hospital., or like I used to rushing samples between hospitals for urgent tests, or even more serious late for work.
Keep to the left and watch my mate crapper dont come past down the hard shoulder at 175MPH on his R1, might need some serious stain remover on the drivers seat if that happened ( not many speed cameras on the Hard Shoulder) |
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Andrew
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u will never get everyone driving at the same speed its the whole point of overtaking. |
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Polo
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You should only drive in the fast lane if you are overtaking or if there is too much traffic to do otherwise. You would not be aiding or abetting a crime, merely getting out of the way of an accident waiting to happen. |
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atricky123
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Where I live it is law to drive in the right lane and use the left for passing only....this allows traffic to keep moving for everyone involved. You are not aiding abetting a crime - you are cutting down on it. In the era of road rage it's easier to let the moron go by you and continue with his day than it is to make him mad behind you. |
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Bardic
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Your main point, I think, is the "aiding and abetting" thing. No you aren't, 'cos technically you have no accurate way of measuring the speed of the other vehicle, though it may be bl**ding obvious! Your Worship. |
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JazzFunky
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No, you're not aiding and abetting a crime, because the Highway Code says that you should, if you can, let traffic moving faster than you pass safely. The far left lane is for normal driving. The middle lane is for passing them and the outside lane (NOT called the fast lane) is the overtaking land. You should NOT drive in the lane, only use it to overtake and then pull back into the middle. |
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c.j.davies
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Yes it matters which lane you are in, you should drive in the left as the middle and right lane is for overtaking. I can understand in an ideal situation where everyone stuck to the max legal limit, everyone would be in the left.
"Also if you move out of the way of someone tring to go faster are you facillitating or aiding and abetting a Crime?" No you are just avioding them tailgating you. |
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Not Ecky Boy
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You should be forced to re-sit your test- that's if your question is serious, which I doubt. |
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rookethorne
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It is quite common in the South of England for drivers to use the middle lane of motorways to cruise at 50/60 mph, leaving the left hand lane empty because there was a lorry in it ten miles back.
Towing a large trailer in the left had lane, and staying within my maximum speed limit, I often pass these cruisers without changing lanes ( as I'm not allowed in the outside lane whilst towing).
These 'cruisers' are the assh*les that are more likely to cause a major incident, then again, they save me the trouble of lane changing.
Always drive in the lefthand most lane that is compliant with the speed you wish to use i.e. don't hog the middle lane at 50 when you are legally allowed to to 70 in the nearside lane.
And before anyone complains about the terminology - I stated 'passing' not 'overtaking' - the second of which involves lane changing, passing on the left is permitted within the highway code. |
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dooglepuff
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if the motor way is empty then you should be on the inside (far left)(uk) lane, but if there is slower moving traffic you should move to an outside lane to overtake.
you should move out of the way of other vehicles, if they want to break the law let them, it's them who are putting their licence and life at risk. |
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penny century
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As long as you are within the speed limit then you are within the law. What another driver chooses to do is none of your concern and you may drive in any lane you choose as long as you do so safely. The idea of 'overtaking' lanes is not law, although you can get a ticket for reckless driving. |
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Drinnan
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You should always return to the left after overtaking, that is why its called the overtaking lane. Its like using the bus lane when there is no buses on it. |
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sirphilalot
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it all depends on what kind of vehicle you have.
lorries stay left.
normal cars go in middle lane.
bmw and golfs only in right hand lane.
i drive on m3 every day and that is how it seems to me. watch a bmw come down the slip road and straight to the right hand lane. golf drivers are like sheep so they follow them.
it is amusing watching them all get held up whilst i sit in the middle lane doing a modest 45 mph and saving some fuel and precious co2 emissions. sometimes i even do 40 mph if im going down hill and can coast a little. whats the rush anyway? |
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ptcruisher2001
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yeah if your driving the speed limit in the far left lane I am going to run you off the road with road rage and pass you or bump you untill you speed up or get out of the way, either way were in the country and Im getting by |
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