Would allowing overtaking on either side on the motorways ease congestion by stopping twits hogging the middle

sweet-cookie

No, by overtaking from both sides you increase the chances of a 'blind spot 'accident .

Do not take the law, into your own hands by breaking the safe over-taking rules yourself .

Drive as safely as you can , and watch out for these idiots, who leap off the slip road , then traverse 3 lanes, before they , hog the fast lane .

The only answer to the selfish people , who hog the center lane ,is increased policing and fines that really bite .

Dangerous and irresponsible drivers , should not be allowed to get away with breaking the law, and putting others in danger . .

Too late, when we have, to sort out , the inevitable carnage, that all too often happens on our motorways today .

Be safe , take care and beware the idiot ,on the motorway who does the unpredictable .!!

( defensive & skillful driving, is the name of the game these days )

taxed till i die,

Does the word carnage ring a bell,that is what you will end up with,motorways are dangerous enough as it is

Winnie

Would just be too dangerous, not all drivers are careful drivers

i understand where you are coming from, but its too dangerous....

Groover

shooie gets away with it , thanck f*** he,s gone

hong kong phooey

they do it in the states. its a good idea in theory i suppose. hate middle lane hogs too. worse still when they leave a signal on & u dont know if they,re gonna pull in or not?

Cassandra

I've driven in the States where overtaking on either side is allowed and it works OK there. Actually, it happens quite a bit in this country already. Just be careful who's watching !

b-b-b-brengun

I think the anger and frustration vented in these answers gives some idea as to where "the head is at" whilst they sit behind the wheel.

We know that these people exist, so make allowances for them: extra time for your journey would leave you feeling satisfied and relaxed behind the wheel when you next encounter these people you "hate".

Also, extra time allows for the driver that is travelling at 75mph in the 70mph overtaking lane.

If overtaking on the left (which is allowed if the lane on the right is moving more slowly, e.g. traffic jam etc) were allowed in normal traffic flow it would be abused and inevitably lead to more accidents.....

I think 40, 50 , 60, 70 and even 80mph indicates an uncongested situation. The only congested state is one where my vehicle is not moving, i.e. a traffic jam.

Traffic generally flows quite well if you are in a relaxed frame of mind - only you can achieve that Grasshopper!

sanjay

yeah thats bad but what is worse is a guy on the 3rd lane going 75mph and with a big tailback behind them...prats...that is what causes congestion not the middle lane drivers

Chris H

Erm, check the facts before making claims. Motorways are very safe, most accidents happen in towns and on country roads.

In the US they ban lorries from the outside lane or two and allow overtaking on either side.

I have seen some near missies but it isn't anywhere near as dangerous as car pool lanes (people at 0mph merging into a two second gap in an 80mph lane).

I think the frustration of sitting behind some flat cap wearing Volvo driver is much worse than being able to overtake on either side.

I don't think the speed governors for lorries were a positive change either.

Right turn on red at traffic lights works very well too, I haven't seen an accident caused by that in the eight years I've been here.

Roundabouts work much better than traffic lights though, it's just the average American driver is too slow to make them work here, they often take a couple of seconds to start moving when the lights change, so they'd never make it out on a busy roundabout. The average soccer mom in the UK would be thought of as a racing driver here.

Phil C

Oh.. is overtaking on the inside not allowed?

Gotta agree, the middle lane is the first overtaking lane meaning when youve done with the overtake bugger off back to lane 1 and get out my bloody way!

Bealzebub

????? Oh that's not cricket then? I just love to come around people like that, wait back til someones overtaking in the outside then I join in and pass on the inside, probably frightens the hell out of them!!!!

c.j.davies

I agree with you, and they should allow it, it pisses me off, you should try a 2 lane motorway where they stay in the right lane and no-one in the left.

wocco wocco

As an experienced driver I think your suggestion is a good one but only as long as all other drivers are aware of the rule to overtake on the inside.
As regards returning to the nearside lane after overtaking. If this was strictly complied with the whole of the motorwork netway would grind to a halt. Nearly all m/way accidents are caused when a vehicle is in the proccess of changing lanes. If they were to return to the nearside lane as you suggest, we would have miles and miles of single and double lane traffic

Matt B

As someone mentions earlier it is not an offence to overtake a vehicle on the left if the traffic in the lanes to your right are stationary or very slow moving in order to make progress, allowing it as common practice would probably increase the number of accidents as people have a tendancy to move from the middle to left lanes without checking mirrors. No one wants to be along side them when they decide to.

jareihart

yea, cause that middle lane is yours, but then, that would make you the twit

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