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Middle lane !!
strapping young lad:
if public transport was what its supposed to be and large villages/towns actually had train stations on lines passing through them i wouldnt need to use a car.
ive a company pool car in work for any stuff i need to do when im there, but getting there is hassle esp the m6 from standish to haydock :(
SteveGoodz:
I'm not sure that compulsory re-testing to "L" test standard achieves very much, except increased revenue for the Treasury. I've long advocated that all newly qualified drivers should have to pass an advanced driving test with either the IAM or RoSPA within 5 years of their "L" test. Failure to do this should automatically result in their licenses being revoked or downgraded to Provisional again.
Can't get the IAM interested in pushing this line of thinking and can't understand why :?
At this point I should declare an interest in advanced driving ~ my friends and family would say I'm a bit of an evangelist when it comes to the subject :)
andycwb:
Another IAM driver here. The good thing about doing the IAM test is that it teaches you the difference between "good driving" and what you believe is good driving. It's interesting to try and drive to that standard a few years after taking the test: you recognise your own bad habits creeping back.
In my experience, most middle lane hogs are too scared to change lane any more often than they have to, and shouldn't be allowed on the motorway without supervision.
Andy
Dr Evil:
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--- Quote from: "hairyasswelder" ---I drive up the middle lane every morning 8)
The only thing is anyone that overtakes me is breaking the speed limit by a good margin and is liable to be prosecuted :lol: :lol:
I really cant be bothered to keep pulling in and out between lorries every 2 minutes.
Maybe its just me that can admit it :?:
Steve
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If driving in the left lane means having to pull out to overtake every couple of minutes I think your philosophy is sound. Overtaking is a dangerous manoeuvre especially during the morning rush hour as most drivers are still half asleep.
I think that it's the "I'm doing the speed limit and can drive in the middle lane if I want" numpties who ignore a completely empty lane 1 for miles on end that annoy most of us. The Highways Agency recently claimed that at any one moment in time middle lane hoggers were making 1700 miles of motorway lane 1 unusable thus adding to congestion and driver frustration.
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Thats the point I was trying to make.
The M25 in the mornings and evenings is just 1 huge 30 mph crawl and I find that the middle lane is usually the smoothest route. Its when the traffic clears and most of the 'commuters' stay in their respective lanes regardles of traffic that gets my goat.
Sorry Mr Evilgoat Sir, no pun intended.
CaptainColourful:
--- Quote from: "SteveGoodz" ---I'm not sure that compulsory re-testing to "L" test standard achieves very much, except increased revenue for the Treasury. I've long advocated that all newly qualified drivers should have to pass an advanced driving test with either the IAM or RoSPA within 5 years of their "L" test. Failure to do this should automatically result in their licenses being revoked or downgraded to Provisional again.
Can't get the IAM interested in pushing this line of thinking and can't understand why :?
At this point I should declare an interest in advanced driving ~ my friends and family would say I'm a bit of an evangelist when it comes to the subject :)
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The problem with that idea is that neither of these organisations are officially qualified to test anyone's driving.
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