I witnessed a crime
Freddy Woo writes, "A group of us once staggered home so insensible with drink that we failed to notice someone being killed and buried in a shallow grave not more than 50 yards away. A crime unsolved to this day."
Have you witnessed a crime and done bugger all about it? Or are you a have-a-go hero?
Whatever. Tell us about it...
( , Thu 14 Feb 2008, 11:53)
Freddy Woo writes, "A group of us once staggered home so insensible with drink that we failed to notice someone being killed and buried in a shallow grave not more than 50 yards away. A crime unsolved to this day."
Have you witnessed a crime and done bugger all about it? Or are you a have-a-go hero?
Whatever. Tell us about it...
( , Thu 14 Feb 2008, 11:53)
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It would be nice if cameras had the speed limit printed on them. There are a few sections of road i have driven along with cameras and i have looked and found no speed limit markings at all.
As for undertaking. Whilst i don't think in itself it is classed as illegal. It is nearly always related to dangerous driving or other similar offences, so you'd still get a slap or worse.
I agree that generally it is the fault of the person in the middle lane which makes people have to undertake, but this is not true in 100% of cases. I drive various vehicles from cars to vans to larger trucks (non articulated) and often i will pull out to the middle lane to allow a vehicle (often much smaller than myself) on to the motorway. Then, rather than get on quickly and allow me to pull back in behind them, or keep their speed down to allow me to overtake fully, so i can be back in the inside lane (not holding anyone else up) they just sit there 1 or 2mph less than me. I'm then stuck there at 56 in the middle lane, going some way to holding up the motorway because of some clown who can't think ahead.
And then you get those who drive at 45 in the middle lane. I'm not allowed in the outside lane. So what do i do? sit at 45 in the inside lane and pretty much bring the entire motorway to 45mph with the exception of filtering through the outside lane, clogging the first 2 lanes up with lorries who aren't allowed in the outside lane, or undertake (with the hard shoulder as a backup plan if the prick decides that after 13 miles in the middle lane he'd like a change of scenery) where it's safe and keep the motorway running freely (instead of congested where most accidents occur)
( , Mon 18 Feb 2008, 19:15, Reply)
It would be nice if cameras had the speed limit printed on them. There are a few sections of road i have driven along with cameras and i have looked and found no speed limit markings at all.
As for undertaking. Whilst i don't think in itself it is classed as illegal. It is nearly always related to dangerous driving or other similar offences, so you'd still get a slap or worse.
I agree that generally it is the fault of the person in the middle lane which makes people have to undertake, but this is not true in 100% of cases. I drive various vehicles from cars to vans to larger trucks (non articulated) and often i will pull out to the middle lane to allow a vehicle (often much smaller than myself) on to the motorway. Then, rather than get on quickly and allow me to pull back in behind them, or keep their speed down to allow me to overtake fully, so i can be back in the inside lane (not holding anyone else up) they just sit there 1 or 2mph less than me. I'm then stuck there at 56 in the middle lane, going some way to holding up the motorway because of some clown who can't think ahead.
And then you get those who drive at 45 in the middle lane. I'm not allowed in the outside lane. So what do i do? sit at 45 in the inside lane and pretty much bring the entire motorway to 45mph with the exception of filtering through the outside lane, clogging the first 2 lanes up with lorries who aren't allowed in the outside lane, or undertake (with the hard shoulder as a backup plan if the prick decides that after 13 miles in the middle lane he'd like a change of scenery) where it's safe and keep the motorway running freely (instead of congested where most accidents occur)
( , Mon 18 Feb 2008, 19:15, Reply)
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