tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post6792356694404491920..comments2024-03-01T01:07:13.368-07:00Comments on No, but seriously: Lane disciplineSteven Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856604112181023270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-12409529101522400142010-01-29T10:03:02.943-07:002010-01-29T10:03:02.943-07:00overtaking on both sides in UK wouldn't be suc...overtaking on both sides in UK wouldn't be such a great idea. Imagine two sales reps who decide to overtake the same car at the same time. UK drivers deserve some credit here - at least you can work out what they are about to do even without indicators. Utah drivers have no idea of they're next move is going to be e-ver.Mystery Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307802058698613369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-65536305626126669652010-01-27T13:05:39.858-07:002010-01-27T13:05:39.858-07:00Lane discipline:
You'll come onto the motorwa...Lane discipline:<br /><br />You'll come onto the motorway in the inside lane, which is the lane on the outside of the motorway. You should stay out there in the inside lane unless you're overtaking, in which case you need to move to the middle lane, which isn't in the middle. If the middle lane is full and you still need to overtake, you'll need to move to the outside lane, on the inside, which is of course in the middle. Once you're past the other drivers, you should move back out to the inside lane as soon as possible.Silas Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639832677140104872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-4106801756804052712010-01-27T11:29:59.259-07:002010-01-27T11:29:59.259-07:00Whilst this wouldn't be recommended as per the...Whilst this wouldn't be recommended as per the highway code, a good honk of the horn when you're, say, 4 seconds behind the middle-lane hog can often do the trick. Most times, it's somebody who's been driving a while and is starting to lose concentration a little. The honk will bring their concentration level back up and potentially encourage them to take a break...<br /><br />I'm not in favour of left-side overtaking ("undertaking" in UK-English) as it would massively increase frequency of crashes due to lane changing. UK drivers are /very/ bad at checking mirrors etc, as it is...Stuarthttp://www.sjcuthbertson.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-50341037430861565982010-01-27T09:16:03.446-07:002010-01-27T09:16:03.446-07:00Allowing overtaking on the inside would mean they&...Allowing overtaking on the inside would mean they'd have to give up the pretense that the middle lane is an overtaking lane. Of course, it hasn't been for quite some time, but admitting that is another matter altogether.<br /><br />Which reminds me. I really ought to polish up my "Lane discipline for Americans" document, which is somewhat akin to the infamous teatowel explanation of cricket...Silas Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639832677140104872noreply@blogger.com