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entwisi · 02-08-2007, 20:49

I spend a good 2-2.5 hours a day on motorways and have covered over 250 thousand miles on them in the last 10 years.

I tend to be at the top end of the speed spectrum and whilst I find it infuriating to a degree to be stuck at 56 down teh M66 as a wagon overtakes another taking 1 mile or more to do it I sit back and wait for my turn to overtake. Middle lane hoggers are a pain in the bum, however there is NO law against 'undertaking'. At best you could be done for careless or dangerous driving but Plod need a significant amount of evidence to persue this, just passing someone whilst driving with full car and attention on teh left would not be enough. BTW , this is from a traffic plod biker I know so is absolutely correct.

as for shifting freight to railways, They stuggle to cope with teh current workload never mind the extra that is being suggested. Does this mean we should spend billions on upgrading railways or look at other ways...

02-08-2007, 20:49	#27
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: Middle Lane Hoggers - Blasted! I spend a good 2-2.5 hours a day on motorways and have covered over 250 thousand miles on them in the last 10 years. I tend to be at the top end of the speed spectrum and whilst I find it infuriating to a degree to be stuck at 56 down teh M66 as a wagon overtakes another taking 1 mile or more to do it I sit back and wait for my turn to overtake. Middle lane hoggers are a pain in the bum, however there is NO law against 'undertaking'. At best you could be done for careless or dangerous driving but Plod need a significant amount of evidence to persue this, just passing someone whilst driving with full car and attention on teh left would not be enough. BTW , this is from a traffic plod biker I know so is absolutely correct. as for shifting freight to railways, They stuggle to cope with teh current workload never mind the extra that is being suggested. Does this mean we should spend billions on upgrading railways or look at other ways... __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?