Rather than "laying it on thick" I was purely stating facts in answer to a childish attempt to belittle me. I don't think Sonic thinks I am lying and understand why he wants to know details for his own interest.

Obviously I am not going to post specific details on the Net, or else I might as well add my name and address as well. I don't intend to do that.

Les

 

Sonic,

Check your PM

Les

 

Again, you miss the point!


Yes, the old biddy hooging L2 at 56 shows no lane discipline, you are correct. What I'm saying, is everybody has their own idea of what size gap to pull into. Most people with good lane discipline will pull into relatively short gaps, the old biddy you mention doesnt do this.

concentrate at this bit please, 2000T....

It's when you are driving what I would call 'sensibly' , i.e pulling in when practical, and NOT weaving in & out of traffic like some derranged road surgeon, and then, some pillock still decides that's not good enough, and carves you up anyway !. To do this maneuvre they generally have to give it warp 10 to get past as the gaps are usually so short!

Please don't make me explain again

I'm not saying my opinion is neccessarily right, but if you do decide to quote me on it, at least make the effort to understand what I'm saying

 

It just occurred to me that I don't know if lane 1 is the left or the right outer lane.

Les

 

Wow, the amount of variables you take into consideration before you change lanes, you must feel like a 747 pilot! I understand what sort of driver you are, mate, don't worry!

 

What?...judging a gap, and making a decision to pull into it or not? tricky stuff, eh?


No, i just don't bob in and out of lanes like a man possesed. I see people do it, they look idiots, and are just weaving unnessarily, more pointless manouvres=more accidents.

 

Whereas putting yourself, and other motorists, at risk by "boxing in" people whom you have forced to undertake makes you look.........

Sadly, none of us are perfect.......

 

It's crazy to think that all driver's have to pass the same test, but yet the driving standards on our roads vary so much.
Personally, I feel that if you intend to 'punish' another driver for their mistake/poor driving, then you are no better than them, end of story.
If you are a good driver, nothing any other driver does, should surprise you.
A good driver also looks well ahead, knows what to look for in the current area/situation and can predict what might happen. They also don't get wound up by other driver's.
You'll be surprised at how many people 'look' but don't actually 'see' when they look in their mirrors.

Basically, stop trying to control other driver's, you won't.
Just concentrate on your own driving.
I do however think that a re-test every 3 years is a good thing. We have our car's tested every year, why not our driving skills?

 

You know nothing about me, or my driving technique

I don't drive slowly enough to force people....it's just the occasional ******** that thinks an advance of 3 car lengths will get him home an hour earlier It's these idots that feel the wrath of the TDi spurt

Let's agree to disagree

 

In my 60 mile commute into work (50 of them on the motorway), I try and stay in L1 unless I have to overtake.
That however, generally p!$$e$ the people of sitting behind each other in L3.

I'm sure I must make better progress by keeping to the highwaycode

 

Come on Chip, you're teasing now!

You spent several paragraphs explaining your driving technique, and then you repost saying I know nothing about your driving technique!

By definition, a "spurt" would imply your style was erratic, no?

Hope you agree!

 

ooooo!! It's a battle of wits tonight!
Put your keyboards down and sort it out like men!

 

did someone say you had to give cyclist 6" of room. that cant be right, surely its at least 6'

 

A doors width/3ft, as everyone should have been taught when they were laerning to drive.

 

I think that's only if they have a stiffy.

 

are you supposed to ride a bike ona dual carrageway?

 

It's perfectly legal to do so, yes.

 

cool, ive always wondered about that, maybe just because it goes against common sense to ride a bike at 30mph on a road with busy traffic doing 60mph! lol

 

You can't ride on a two-lane motorway, BTW.