I read this as

Drive as if you own the road and nothing unexpected will ever happen, then get indignant when you discover you don’t own the road and unexpected things do happen.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 15 Nov 2011, 13:45, 3 replies)

I would say
that driving at 70mph adjacent to a queue of stationary traffic falls firmly into that camp.
( P-MONKE We're all fucked, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 13:51, closed)

I'd say it's firmly in the 'driving like a complete twat' group.
I never realised that these people didn't realise what they were doing. I just thought they didn't give a fuck.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 15 Nov 2011, 15:30, closed)

Traffic on a slip road is legally obliged to yield if it can't merge safely. Granted, traffic on the carriageway should show consideration - but if you're doing a stately, and perfectly legal 70mph in the left-hand lane, you can guarantee other people will be passing you. You don't always have the option to simply move over, and slowing to a crawl increases the risk that you will get rear-ended. But don't let that spoil a perfectly good sanctimonious rant...
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 16:58, closed)

RIP
Here Lies Happy Phantom
1947 - 2011
“It was my right of way and I was within the speed limit”
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( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 15 Nov 2011, 18:54, closed)

Next time you're queuing on a sliproad and see an artic hauling ass up the near-side lane, you just pull right out, then.
"Physics turned out to be more immutable than my stubborn refusal to listen to either logic or law. Who knew..."

I don't suppose the road system is perfectly designed, by any means - but it's probably not helped by those amongst us who feel entitled to strike their own bold path, in contradiction to both the law and other road users' expectations.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 20:00, closed)

You

make no sense. Or I'm not understanding your point. Are you suggesting that whenever the traffic in a sliproad is stalled or slow moving I should slow down in case someone changes his mind and decides to pull into my lane without indicating? If so, please explain your logic and also tell me what speed you would consider appropriate for that condition. Then we can see if we can get the highway code changed for you. Also, bear in mind that the traffic in front and behind me are all travelling at 70.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 22:34, closed)

Me too
I've managed 25-odd years without knocking anyone over (or almost nearly) or having a crash.

Must be something to do with me driving like a pussy.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 14:32, closed)

Odd

The whole point of my post is that I drive like a paranoid and I fully expect other road users to do the unexpected. Crossing the dotted lines that indicate you're in a sliplane that leads to the motorway, stopping in the queue of traffic in that lane and then, without indicating or warning, pulling out into a stream of traffic that's travelling at 70 certainly fits into that camp.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 22:23, closed)