I had a problem with that in Belgium last week. Forced to slow to a limit, through a long roadworks , a truck crept up until it was right on my rear bumper -it seemed only 4ft behind but I couldn`t pull forwards as there was a truck in front.

It then got even nearer followed by by the sound of airbrakes and the front bumper - right in my rear mirror - dipping under braking. It`s horn then sounded and it moved rapidly out into the second lane. I backed right off at this point and it surged past - only to `thank` me for doing so with a left and right of the indicators.

We then all continued in convoy again, at the same speed until the roadworks ended. At which point I took the van up to the regular 80mph cruise.

In response to Beresford:

So they have improved a motorway that has a 70mph limit before, yet continue to impose a 50mph limit on the improved motorway until they have finished installing a traffic management scheme.

Completely crackpot and the sort of thing the new Minister of Transport Philip Hammond should stamp on straight away, just to prove he has some common sense.

HJ

My gripe exactly. And as all the local HGV boys know its finished they crawl up my exhaust pipe in an attempt to push their way through. I hate it when all I can see in the rear mirror is chrome plating: it makes me slow down to 30 particularly if its an uphill section when I can then accelerate briskly away from Mr Grumpy.

Edited by veryoldbear on 20/05/2010 at 12:32

What often happens on road jobs is that the safety fencing is taken down or is not finished at the end of a working shift.

In this wonderful age when someone has to be to blame for everything - the speed limit is left on because below 50mph no safety fence has to be provided.