Car driving standards

[Grassland Blue]

I was on the M27 this morning (fucking hate every second of it) I witnessed an HGV move into the left hand lane without bothering to use the indicators.

A stretch of the M27 is 4 lanes and currently down to 50 mph. Two HGVs were over in the 3rd lane in a convoy.

For some reason you expect dickheads in cars, but not in giant trucks.

Well that's a lesson you have learned......

 

[mancboy]

 

[MikeF]

I’m sure people aim for me from the opposite side of the road. Is it some form of jousting I’m wondering??

Or that they’re staring at their phone and checking out their Facebook page, seeing what Tracey has had for tea.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Just seen a bloke on an electric Cycle going up the hard shoulder on the m60 going towards Denton from Stockport...fucking stupid bastards are amongst us.
Sent via iPhone whilst doing 70 on the M60.

;-)

 

[Bill Walker]

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I prefer to drive at the speed limit whilst listening to some relaxing classical music, I like the car to be my own island of serenity and I don't let anyone annoy me.

 

[Blue Mist]

I was coming from Chester towards Manchester recently. There was a driver doing 40 in the second lane of two, Junction 15 joining the M56. When he reached the M56, he drove straight into the middle lane, causing the vehicle in that lane to take evasive action. Then he continued at 60ish (maybe slower) in that lane, causing everyone to drive around him on both sides.

Questions that came to mind.

1. How has this person passed a driving test?
2. Is it acceptable for other drivers to undertake in these circumstances?
3. If anyone has dashcam footage, is it possible to report the driver so that action can be taken?
4. Has anyone in similar circumstances gone in front of the bad driver and slowed down in order to force him out of the middle lane? I'm often inclined to do this, but my wife would go crazy!

@Paladin re your first point. I have never understood our stupid driving test that allows someone to learn around a town centre and as soon as he's passed his test, he is allowed on a motorway. It is absolutely crazy. Practice on A and B class roads on the Friday morning. Test at dinner and then 3pm on the M6/M1/M25 to see his mates from Uni. Plain stupid.

 

[Paladin]

In answer to No 4...not a good idea. There is clearly a driver with no confidance who shouldn't be in that situation, doing something like that would be dangerous to other road users to say the least. Best to over take when possible and fuck off rather sharpish.

Yes, I fully agree. I reconsidered this after posting and came to the same conclusion that it would be very unsafe for everybody concerned. I'll go in and edit.

 

[N1985]

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"Stay there, fuckface"

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I prefer to drive at the speed limit whilst listening to some relaxing classical music, I like the car to be my own island of serenity and I don't let anyone annoy me.

Ah, but yer've only got a dozen cars on the road at any one time, haven't yer, Bill?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I’m sure people aim for me from the opposite side of the road. Is it some form of jousting I’m wondering??

Or that they’re staring at their phone and checking out their Facebook page, seeing what Tracey has had for tea.

Mrs Ewing drives a little black number and she swears that some other drivers don't see her!

I don't particularly like France but I do like driving there - motorways where yer can see a car 400yds in front of yer and nowt in the rear view, but don't go into Paris.