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Motorway Gantry Signs -v- Highway Code
Just curious - I drive a stretch of the M25 every day (M40 - M3 - lucky me!) and most days the gantry signs read "Congestion, Stay in Lane". Very often the lane to my left becomes clear enough for me to pull into. So - should I obey the gantry and stay in my lane, or should I pull into the lane to my left? :wonder:
(Note - has anyone else noticed that when the "Stay in Lane" signs appear, it has rather the same effect on the traffic as hearing Mike Reid bellow "Runnarrraaannnddd Naaaaahhhhh!") :D |
when i get into situations like that (specially a 4 lane stretch like that one) i go in to chill out mode and just sit where I am knowing I'll get to where I'm going eventually
It always seems that the people who duck and dive and jump lanes never really get any further forward |
As soon as I am in a position where I'm not overtaking I head for the left most lane. If traffic is getting very busy I tend to head in that direction too, I usually find I make better progress in that lane as nobody else seems to want to be in it.
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I agree - and that's usually the approach I take as well - but I'm just curious as to what is technically 'correct'.
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The signs are advisory only unless they've got a red circle around them :thumb:
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Ta everso!
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Originally Posted by OllyK
As soon as I am in a position where I'm not overtaking I head for the left most lane. If traffic is getting very busy I tend to head in that direction too, I usually find I make better progress in that lane as nobody else seems to want to be in it.
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OK - now I have a supplementary question. Why do all speed limit signs have red borders - apart from the national speed limit sign? (The white one with the diagonal black line). :confused:
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Originally Posted by OllyK
As soon as I am in a position where I'm not overtaking I head for the left most lane. If traffic is getting very busy I tend to head in that direction too, I usually find I make better progress in that lane as nobody else seems to want to be in it.
That's what I do, I find mainly beacuse the trucks stick at a more constant and slower speed and thus no start/stop. Whilst everyone in lane 2 and 3 (mainly cars) Puts their foot down as soon as they see some space, they then have to slam their brakes on because they are bunched up 200yards further on :rolleyes: Dangerous, waste of fuel, waste of brake pads. Whilst in Lane 1 you just potter past everyone :) |
Originally Posted by Drunken Bungle Whore
OK - now I have a supplementary question. Why do all speed limit signs have red borders - apart from the national speed limit sign? (The white one with the diagonal black line). :confused:
BTW: I head for the nearside lane in two situations... 1) The average speed is less than or close to 55mph which is what the lorries can do. 2) Traffic on the motorway slows and stops. Frequently, the nearside lane continues to potter along with the stress of zero braking distance and mass panic braking that goes with the "fast" lane. If I can't blast along, then I'll potter along, depending on which car I'm driving. J. |
Originally Posted by scarey
especially if you are coming up to a junction because alot of the cars in front of you will leave the motorway :)
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Originally Posted by speedking
But after you've gone past the off slip an equal number of cars join lane 1 from the on slip, so you are no better off:confused:
J. |
Originally Posted by vindaloo
The "national speed limit applies" sign cancells the previous restriction (30, 40, 50) etc. Many years ago before Barbarra Castle, there wasn't an "Open road speed limit". Until people started testing supercars on the "new" M1 at the time.
BTW: I head for the nearside lane in two situations... 1) The average speed is less than or close to 55mph which is what the lorries can do. 2) Traffic on the motorway slows and stops. Frequently, the nearside lane continues to potter along with the stress of zero braking distance and mass panic braking that goes with the "fast" lane. If I can't blast along, then I'll potter along, depending on which car I'm driving. J. |
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