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It seems to me that the root of the problem, so often on our crowded roads, lies in the fact that the person in front, is waiting for the person in front of them to move over, so that they can overtake, who is waiting for the person in front of them, who is waiting for...........................
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Drivers that don't move back after overtaking are probably the sort that don't look in their mirrors either, so it would be pointless and ineffective.
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I saw the exact opposite earlier this week on the M90 in relatively light traffic. For about 8-10 miles there was a steady stream of vehicles in the left lane doing 60 - 65. As usual I was nearly late for work so I was doing 70-75. However it was the guy behind I thought was odd; he was doing the same speed as me but would indicate left and move over (no-one behind him) at every possible opportunity. I couldn't count to more than 3 (1 elephant, 2 elephant, 3 ele ) before the right hand indicator came on and out he'd come again; sometimes he'd move left, cancel the left indicator and indicate right and come out immediately. I reckon he'd have ended up dizzy weaving his way down the road.
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It would be better if it read
MOVE OVER ------- DARLING
Our bumpers shouldn't touch
etc.
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I seem to recall some guidance that one should move into an inside lane if one could get there and stay in it for 10 seconds before moving out again. If not possible stay in the outer lane and keep going.
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I seem to recall some guidance that one should move into an inside lane if one could get there and stay in it for 10 seconds before moving out again. If not possible stay in the outer lane and keep going.
I heard the same from an IAM observer.
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I saw the exact opposite earlier this week on the M90 in relatively light traffic. For about 8-10 miles there was a steady stream of vehicles in the left lane doing 60 - 65. As usual I was nearly late for work so I was doing 70-75. However it was the guy behind I thought was odd; he was doing the same speed as me but would indicate left and move over (no-one behind him) at every possible opportunity. I couldn't count to more than 3 (1 elephant 2 elephant 3 ele ) before the right hand indicator came on and out he'd come again; sometimes he'd move left cancel the left indicator and indicate right and come out immediately. I reckon he'd have ended up dizzy weaving his way down the road.
As he was behind you and had presumably caught up he was maybe trying to subtly show you that it was possible to move left and allow him to pass.
He was doing the same speed as you because he couldn't get passed.
He didn't want to undertake. He was signalling and showing that the left lane could be used to allow vehicles behind you to make progress ?
Just a thought.
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>...the person in front, is waiting for the person in front of them to move over, so that they can overtake, who is waiting for the person in front of them, who is waiting for...
But is that a cause or an effect? Also at work here, I suspect, is an attitude that says, "I'm not making progress as fast as I'd like, so I'm damned if I'm going to move over and let the bloke behind get on. I was here before him and these two car-lengths of M40 belong to me!" So we see these endless - and dangerous - nose-to-tail queues in the right-hand lane. I used to do this too, until it occurred to me that there's really no point and that I might as well move over and drop to HGV speed for a bit until all the must-rush white rabbits have gone by, when I can resume my cruising speed with space around me. The remarkable thing is that I haven't noticed my journey times getting any longer, just my blood pressure staying lower.
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