Ashamed to ask but must be done

congo_90

All M50 related.

The lane with thicker white lines on the LHS. Is this an auxillary lane used for up coming junctions or what's the story?

I noticed the exit ahead signs are gone the 300, 200, 100 metre markers that is.
Of course there are those big gantry signs you say but they do not really indicate when the exit is etc.

The new merge into lane/ continue in left lane signs: They're the ones with lots of arrows indicating direction of traffic etc. Just thinking out loud here.
Would the RSA not think it more sense to use their tv advertising to educate people on these new signs rather than telling us how to overtake on a motor way, use a roundabout/ slate young male drivers?

I know common sense will prevail for most of us on the latter two but the former could cause confusion for tourists and culchés country folk alike.

Heroditas

congo_90 wrote: »

The lane with thicker white lines on the LHS. Is this an auxillary lane used for up coming junctions or what's the story?

Yes.
It can also be used to join the M50, i.e. the drivers can build up speed in it before merging into the leftmost of the three main lanes.

celticbest

Yes, this is the Auxiliary lane.

'An auxiliary lane along a motorway connects slip roads, with the entrance ramp or acceleration lane from one interchange leading to the exit ramp or deceleration lane of the next'

congo_90

Cool thanks for clearing it up! Will thank Yas when i'm back at the computer. I know common sense prevails but i wanted to know exactly what they were and the rules regarding them. Is it true you can 'undertake' if using it as exit? Eg i'm doing 100. Guy in left normal lane doing 80?

dirtydiesel

congo_90 wrote: »

Cool thanks for clearing it up! Will thank Yas when i'm back at the computer. I know common sense prevails but i wanted to know exactly what they were and the rules regarding them. Is it true you can 'undertake' if using it as exit? Eg i'm doing 100. Guy in left normal lane doing 80?

Your not really undertaking as such as your really filtering off the motorway, of course the best drivers in the country will now tell me im wrong!!!!!

Big Nasty

Fair question OP but I fear this is gonna be a long one!

Maybe we can have a new sticky: 'How to drive on the M50' thread?

E39MSport

In Ireland that lane is for passing all traffic in the 3 main lanes when you couldn't be ar5ed driving responsibly. :mad: