Rant Motorway drivers

[Turamber]

I tend to see people get peeved because they didn't think of using the other lane, and they are upset someone has had a better idea than them.

Not at all. You are describing the average drivers reaction to aggressive/new drivers who need to learn to wait. Think of it as a valuable life lesson as we, more experienced and patient drivers, completely ignore you parked in the closed lane, wistfully wishing you'd stayed in the lane you were in rather than being a twat.

 

[yaruar]

If there is space in the other lane, use it and merge where the lane closes, not before.

I think there is no right or wrong, it does depend on the situation. Where there is a natural stopping point (lights, stationary traffic after the merge point) then queuing in all lanes should be fine. Where it all breaks down is where traffic is free flowing after the final merge point, if everyone matches speed and merges in good time then traffic remains free flowing, until someone speeds past everyone else and then forces their way in at the front and stops the next person leading to a chain reaction and a line of stationary traffic, at which point everything goes more slowly.

The northbound approach to the blackwall tunnel is a nightmare for this, you have traffic merging from the left from a slip-road and the right lane ends just before. In theory you should get a constant flow of traffic through at 30mph if everyone merges nicely beforehand, but you always end up with tailbacks and stationary traffic because people weave in and out and wait till the last minute to merge.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Part of the A3 narrows from 3 lanes to 1. It's a fucking nightmare.

 

[yaruar]

Part of the A3 narrows from 3 lanes to 1. It's a fucking nightmare.

Mmm Hindhead! I've not been since they finished the tunnel, although it looks like they are going to remove the single carriageway too as part of the bypass eventually

I love the A3, especially when they put the asymmetrical roundabout in just outside Liss, it was great fun watching cars go flying off that.

Seriously, that road seems to be created as a warped fantasy of a madman!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

That's not the bit I'm talking about, the bit I mean is just after the turnoff for Putney, heading into London before Wandsworth. I've been held up for over an hour at that point on a couple of occasions, simply due to the lane reduction. At this point, if people take the middle lane it's pretty smooth, but as soon as people cram into all three lanes it practically grinds to a standstill.

Not all merges are like this, but there are reasons why certain areas have "STAY IN LANE" signs.

 

[Ch3tan]

I love the a3, but I only use it from Wimbledon to Chessington, that stretch is all 50 and never congested.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

In parts it's great, in others it's a real shocker. Can be a nightmare up at the London start end sometimes. Yet to go through the tunnel, looking forward to that.

 

[GimmlyThe3rd]

I used it from Cornwall to Cobham once iirc, fucking nightmare .... got like half way pretty quickly and it turned into like a congested village road ...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

A3 goes from London to Portsmouth. So not sure how you got to Cornwall on it.

 

[GimmlyThe3rd]

A3 goes from London to Portsmouth. So not sure how you got to Cornwall on it.

It's been a long time since I've driven in the UK, I got confused

I meant the A303 ofc and I use to use the A3 from Cobham to Putney. I liked the A3 on that stretch tbh, was certainly a lot better then traveling between Heathrow and Harrow

Now that's a fucking wank route for congestion.

 

[Access Denied]

It's been a long time since I've driven in the UK, I got confused

I meant the A303 ofc and I use to use the A3 from Cobham to Putney. I liked the A3 on that stretch tbh, was certainly a lot better then traveling between Heathrow and Harrow

Now that's a fucking wank route for congestion.

When did you go to Harrow? I'll agree with you there. However I completely avoid the Hayes bypass and don't go anywhere near Northolt and South Harrow! I tend to go through Hayes town centre which, ironically, is actually quicker than the bypass, down towards ruislip adn then, depending on where in Harrow I'm going, I either go through to Rayners Lane or I go through Ruislip high street and head towards Pinner.

 

[Deebs]

Chet,

Having been driving for 25 years with no accidents I can tell you that most tell the truth, merge in turn is a fucking myth.

Every week I will see some cunt come hurtling down the fast lane doing a ton expecting to merge into traffic doing 50mph (roadworks etc). That IS NOT merge in turn. That is being a cunt. Simple. They do not and I guess will not be allowed to merge into traffic that has followed the highway code.

 

[Tom]

What on earth is the fast lane? After 25 years, do you really think that's what it is?

 

[MYstIC G]

Well if you lot drove as regularly along blackwall tunnel approach as I have to you'd know that the fast lane would generally be defined as the far left lane that's supposed to lead you off the approach and to greenwich peninsula but is populated by queue jumping retards doing 80mph.

 

[Job]

LOL we do have a lot of Europeans here who still to this day fail to understand the fundamental practice of queuing.
As Bill Bryson wrote 'The French are beginning to get the idea and you will see orderly queues at bus stops, but once the bus approaches they fall back to type and all try to get on at once'
We Brits are amazed by it, skiing is my favourite, join any queue and within ten minutes some Germans/Italians/Spanish will turn up at just push in at the front, the look of amazement on their faces when someone complains is priceless.

How the fuck do they get anything done, presumably all the bars are just full of people pushing each other out of the way, I was in Nice France waiting for a taxi, after 10 minutes two girls turned up, the taxi arrives at they just ran past us and grabbed the door handles, I physically pushed one of them on her arse, she was bewildered 'We want that taxi!'.

This is probably one of the prime reasons the Brits will never join Europe properly, there just not the same as us.

 

[Raven]

What on earth is the fast lane? After 25 years, do you really think that's what it is?

It is what it is most commonly referred to...yes

 

[Job]

So anyways, i'm driving back from Scootland on Friday and it's pissing down and I 'm overtaking a lorry and doing about 65, bit dodgy in the spray, zero viz and a 1.2 Corsa overtakes me in the outside doing at least 90, caught a glimpse of a tubby 40 year old woman and 3 blokes in the car.
Fucking ballon I 'm thinking does she realise, so about hour and half later on the M6, the traffic backs up, we go past a 1.2 corsa with every corner stuffed in backwards on the grass, no one to be seen, just two Police Rangys, didn't look too bad, probably just a high speed spin, bouncing off the barriers.

Yeah love it's called aquaplaning, 90mph when the outside lane has got standing water on it.

 

[Access Denied]

So anyways, i'm driving back from Scootland on Friday and it's pissing down and I 'm overtaking a lorry and doing about 65, bit dodgy in the spray, zero viz and a 1.2 Corsa overtakes me in the outside doing at least 90, caught a glimpse of a tubby 40 year old woman and 3 blokes in the car.
Fucking ballon I 'm thinking does she realise, so about hour and half later on the M6, the traffic backs up, we go past a 1.2 corsa with every corner stuffed in backwards on the grass, no one to be seen, just two Police Rangys, didn't look too bad, probably just a high speed spin, bouncing off the barriers.

Yeah love it's called aquaplaning, 90mph when the outside lane has got standing water on it.

I know exactly what you mean. Was on the M25 a couple of years back going to see a friend. It was raining so heavily that I couldn't see more then 30 feet and the wipers could barely keep up on the fastest setting. I was in the inside lane doing 40 with every other sane person and there were dickhead driving past doing 80-90mph. Found myself wishing they would stack tbh.

 

[Gwadien]

So anyways, i'm driving back from Scootland on Friday and it's pissing down and I 'm overtaking a lorry and doing about 65, bit dodgy in the spray, zero viz and a 1.2 Corsa overtakes me in the outside doing at least 90, caught a glimpse of a tubby 40 year old woman and 3 blokes in the car.
Fucking ballon I 'm thinking does she realise, so about hour and half later on the M6, the traffic backs up, we go past a 1.2 corsa with every corner stuffed in backwards on the grass, no one to be seen, just two Police Rangys, didn't look too bad, probably just a high speed spin, bouncing off the barriers.

Yeah love it's called aquaplaning, 90mph when the outside lane has got standing water on it.

She pulled over to ask for directions

but she's female, so she can't park properly

obviously, god.

 

[Olgaline]

One thing that is getting to be more and more common here in DK is Tailgating,
I find it hard to express how utterly idiotic and moronic I find that habbit.

My annoyance is not made any better by the fact that it does not work on me, infact quite the opposite, tailgate me and I'll slow right down.
"preferebly next to some old sunday driver, and string you along for the ride.

and yeah I know I konw, but it really is my only blood presure relief.....

 

[Corran]

One thing that is getting to be more and more common here in DK is Tailgating,
I find it hard to express how utterly idiotic and moronic I find that habbit.

My annoyance is not made any better by the fact that it does not work on me, infact quite the opposite, tailgate me and I'll slow right down.
"preferebly next to some old sunday driver, and string you along for the ride.

and yeah I know I konw, but it really is my only blood presure relief.....

mwahhaahaha. It is fun isnt it

 

[Olgaline]

I always give them a big smile
Oddly it's seldomly appreciated....

 

[TdC]

Chet,

Having been driving for 25 years with no accidents I can tell you that most tell the truth, merge in turn is a fucking myth.

Every week I will see some cunt come hurtling down the fast lane doing a ton expecting to merge into traffic doing 50mph (roadworks etc). That IS NOT merge in turn. That is being a cunt. Simple. They do not and I guess will not be allowed to merge into traffic that has followed the highway code.

I noticed the reverse of this during my weekend in Germany. when doing 180~200kph in the fast lane, people *will* pull out in front of you doing 130~140. I swear to god they're just doing it because they're tards who want to mess with you

 

[Ormorof]

"i drive really slow in the ultra fast lane while people behind me are going insane im an asshooooooeeeeyoole"