What do you do when you're stuck behind somebody in the outside lane who is doing 60 mph & has absolutely no intention whatsoever of getting back into the inside lane even though it's clear as far as the eye can see?
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Fast lane hoggers
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Fast lane hoggers
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I find driving about 10mm off their back bumper and swerving left-to-right behind them and they soon get the message.
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostI find driving about 10mm off their back bumper and swerving left-to-right behind them and they soon get the message.
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First off, I'd laugh at myself for calling the overtaking lane the fast lane, then I'd check what speeds I was going, then calculate if I was really that bothered by it.
Sphere of influence; only get pissed at stuff you have control of.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAnd if they decide to break?
Can't do much about the first one.
Nah, these are the fookers tha cause all the problems on the motorways. Sat at 60 in the outside lane, never indicate between lanes just wander over, never look in the blind spots and are sat so close to the steering wheel that their chin rests on it.Comment
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One thing I do is I go into the inside lane and I drive almost parallel but just a bit behind. It's very unnerving for he driver in the outside lane, because it looks like you might overtake him on the inside, but you don't (after all it's a £100 fine and points on your licence). It also sends a very clear message, "look the inside lane is free what the f** are you doing in the outside lane".I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostNah, these are the fookers tha cause all the problems on the motorways. Sat at 60 in the outside lane, never indicate between lanes just wander over, never look in the blind spots and are sat so close to the steering wheel that their chin rests on it.
Personally I rarely get wound up by the outside lane hogger, although I did have to give 5 seconds of full-beam to one this morning. The poor dears get confused when the M4 goes from 2 to 3 lanes after Newport.
Perhaps a motorway driving test should be on the cards?Comment
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostThe car should break, or the car should brake ?
Can't do much about the first one.
Nah, these are the fookers tha cause all the problems on the motorways. Sat at 60 in the outside lane, never indicate between lanes just wander over, never look in the blind spots and are sat so close to the steering wheel that their chin rests on it.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostActually, what causes the problems on the motorways is when they (or lorries, coaches etc) are in the inside lane and pull out. This introduces a disruption into the flow of traffic and that causes a compression wave that propagates similarly to a sound wave as faster traffic slows down behind them. If the traffic is dense enough you get the equivalent of a "sonic boom" and things actually come to a halt.Comment
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Originally posted by pacharan View PostWhat do you do when you're stuck behind somebody in the outside lane who is doing 60 mph & has absolutely no intention whatsoever of getting back into the inside lane even though it's clear as far as the eye can see?I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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