Overtaking Lane

return guide

Please accept my apologies if this is opening an old wound.

Why do people travel in the overtaking/righthand lane when there is no traffic to their left.

I have travelled most of our motorway network a considerable amount of times in the last 12 months and have noticed this from every type of driver and every type of car.

I am genuinly interested in the thoughts behind these actions, I hope this thread is not derailed in to and us and them catfight.

Thanks,

RG

evogirl

i have no answer for you but all i can say is that i 've noticed it too and it drives me nuts! :mad:

peasant

There is no overtaking lane.

Only a fast lane and a slow lane.


:D:D

Atomic Pineapple

oh no you didn't!

Big Nasty

Oh no! Not again! :rolleyes:

Dartz

In case the Klingons are cloaked in the slow lane. Why else?

TestTransmission

On the way to from Limerick to Ennis,there are roadworks on the dual carriageway.
The driving lane is closed,the roadwork signs say " please use the fast lane "

return guide

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Oh no! Not again! :rolleyes:

Do you want to add something about why all types of drivers ,young and old, in all types of cars do this ? Or are you just adding to your postcount. rolleyes

I would like to hear from some body who does this for whatever reason.

Peasant please lock if you feel its going nowhere

Atomic Pineapple

irish people simply aren't educated on motorway use, thats why it happens

Matt Simis

return guide wrote: »

I would like to hear from some body who does this for whatever reason.

I drive in the right hand lane as Im driving faster than everyone else in both lanes. There I said it!
If someone comes up behind me I move out of the way. I dont "bob" in and out of the left lane purely to be correct (which it is, but its also pointless if you are driving fast). If I was cruising I do it in the left lane, usually Im "making progress" and I do so in the right lane and overtake everything, one after another in fairly quick succession. Happily I can report that for some reason people assume Im on some sort of official business and pull out of the right lane as I approach. Big black car, tinted windows with sun visors and BiXenons gives that impression, apparently.
Its very very rare Im stuck behind someone and as I said, I make a point of not blocking anyone by hogging the right lane, its just usually no one is actually (close) behind me.

mad dave

peasant wrote: »

There is no overtaking lane.

Only a fast lane and a slow lane.


:D:D

i assume that you are joking with that comment.

T-Maxx

return guide wrote: »

Please accept my apologies if this is opening an old wound.RG

You're right about this being an ancient topic. Why post another one?

return guide wrote: »

Or are you just adding to your postcount. rolleyes

:rolleyes:

peasant

return guide wrote: »

Peasant please lock if you feel its going nowhere

I'm no longer master of the lock ...I have reverted to provider of flippant comment

colm_mcm

I'm sure the answer to your question lies in one of the many similar threads.

Gary ITR

In this threads future I see a silver shiny thing... It's becoming clearer now.. Hang on.. It's a padlock!!