Overtaking lane hogger

AugustusMinimus

Not sure if this has been posted already. I must have watched this 5 times already.

WARNING: Some bad language in the video.

corktina

class...just pure class....well done that Gard

MugMugs

What a charming truck driver! I hope he was on a hands free! Is that in Ireland?

AugustusMinimus

MugMugs wrote: »

What a charming truck driver! I hope he was on a hands free! Is that in Ireland?

At a guess, the UK.

1. Ireland has a yellow divider line between breakdown lane and driving lane.
2. Ireland has those green left-right markers at the begining of slip lanes.
3. Don't think there's too many of those electronic signs in Ireland yet.

shar01

MugMugs wrote: »

What a charming truck driver! I hope he was on a hands free! Is that in Ireland?

I would imagine it's not Ireland - by virtue of the police doing their job and pulling over a lane hogger.

Iwannahurl

Not Ireland. Police car markings, road signage etc are different. Looks like the M62 near Castleford/Pontefract.

Entertaining commentary. What's the Hiberno-English for fookin knob-'ead?

dr.fuzzenstein

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Not Ireland. Police car markings, road signage etc are different. Looks like the M62 near Castleford/Pontefract.

Entertaining commentary. What's the Hiberno-English for fookin knob-'ead?

"Richard" Head. Presumably the lane-hogger's name.
That video made my day.

Savker

I hate them yolks that hog the outside lane.

Supergurrier

Haha owned

coolisin

MugMugs wrote: »

I hope he was on a hands free! Is that in Ireland?

Any bets he was just talking to himself?!!!

Esel

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Not Ireland. Police car markings, road signage etc are different. Looks like the M62 near Castleford/Pontefract.

Anorak!

DannyBuoy

"Some" bad language?? Ha, class Hopefully another outside lane muppet done.

MugMugs

coolisin wrote: »

Any bets he was just talking to himself?!!!

If you listen from 01:08, the charming man is clearly conversing with somebody. Judging by the absence of a third parties voice, one can assume he was doing so by means of mobile telephone.

Toyotafanboi

MugMugs wrote: »

If you listen from 01:08, the charming man is clearly conversing with somebody. Judging by the absence of a third parties voice, one can assume he was doing so by means of mobile telephone.

could he be speaking on a CB style radio to a truck behind his or something? would make much more sense than commentating down the phone to someone who cant see the event.

or perhaps he has a co worker in the cab with him, who has to listen to that same fat excitable prick giving blow by blow commentary on the traffic every night of his working career and is so sick of it he just doesnt reply anymore.

MugMugs

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

could he be speaking on a CB style radio to a truck behind his or something? would make much more sense than commentating down the phone to someone who cant see the event.

or perhaps he has a co worker in the cab with him, who has to listen to that same fat excitable prick giving blow by blow commentary on the traffic every night of his working career and is so sick of it he just doesnt reply anymore.

We are probably deviating away from the initial topic however both of those reasonable explanations are somewhat diminished by the fact that nobody else can be heard speak.

Listen, I've picked my phone up when driving as I am sure we all have so frankly don't care less if he did or not. I just find it funny that this gentleman use such colourful language whilst he himself by all probabilities, is breaking the law himself.

In saying that, he could well have an ear piece in.

Esel

Guy is probably just giving a running commentary so he can post the clip on the net later.

Toyotafanboi

MugMugs wrote: »

We are probably deviating away from the initial topic however both of those reasonable explanations are somewhat diminished by the fact that nobody else can be heard speak.

Listen, I've picked my phone up when driving as I am sure we all have so frankly don't care less if he did or not. I just find it funny that this gentleman use such colourful language whilst he himself by all probabilities, is breaking the law himself.

In saying that, he could well have an ear piece in.

not arguing with you at all, just discussing it i can totally see the point your making!

K.Flyer

coolisin wrote: »

Any bets he was just talking to himself?!!!

Most likely he is on a bluetooth earpiece.

He has a few more uploaded as well, priceless stuff!!

Scruffy Sandra

Jesus, what a sad bastard recording that and laughing at it. Some people really need to get a life.

Osborne

Did he/she really try and stop in the fast lane?

Scruffy Sandra wrote: »

Jesus, what a sad bastard recording that and laughing at it. Some people really need to get a life.

Are you being serious? He's a "bastard" for using a dash cam and exposing an act of horrendous driving and road rage to another vehicle that turns out to be the authorities?

Esel

Osborne wrote: »

Did he/she really try and stop in the fast lane?

Watch the video again.

Osborne wrote: »

Are you being serious? He's a "bastard" for using a dash cam and exposing an act of horrendous driving and road rage to another vehicle that turns out to be the authorities?

How is he 'exposing' it? Everyone knows it happens.

Toyotafanboi

Esel wrote: »

How is he 'exposing' it? Everyone knows it happens.

everybody doesn't post it on youtube though.

but those that do get posted on youtube, you'l agree i'm sure get far more "exposure"

Osborne

Esel wrote: »

Watch the video again.
How is he 'exposing' it? Everyone knows it happens.

He's exposing the driver on this particular occasion. Of course it happens all the time but that's irrelevant. Are you claiming that when anything is exposed, the subject in question has never occurred before?

Yes, I watched it again. What do I do now?

Was it you driving?

Scruffy Sandra

Osborne wrote: »

Did he/she really try and stop in the fast lane?



Are you being serious? He's a "bastard" for using a dash cam and exposing an act of horrendous driving and road rage to another vehicle that turns out to be the authorities?

It's just some fella driving a car somewhere....so what. Who cares what 'lane' he is in? Who cares?

This fella laughing his ass off....the satisfaction he gets from it is desperately sad. He should be getting that from playing in the park with his children or in bed with his missus, not laughing at some bloke getting stopped on a motorway.

It's pathetic.

Esel

Osborne wrote: »

Yes, I watched it again. What do I do now?

Go back and edit your post where you asked 'Did he/she really try and stop in the fast lane?'? Because that's the question I answered.

Osborne wrote: »

He's exposing the driver on this particular occasion. Of course it happens all the time but that's irrelevant.

How is he exposing the driver? Does the video show who the driver is? No, it doesn't. See my welcome below.

Osborne wrote: »

Was it you driving?

Welcome to Boards.

CiniO

How come no one notice that truck drive eventually broke the law by undertaking.

Toyotafanboi

Scruffy Sandra wrote: »

It's just some fella driving a car somewhere....so what. Who cares what 'lane' he is in? Who cares?

This fella laughing his ass off....the satisfaction he gets from it is desperately sad. He should be getting that from playing in the park with his children or in bed with his missus, not laughing at some bloke getting stopped on a motorway.

It's pathetic.

your clearly not a heavy road user.

i was a long distance commuter last year and theres nothing worse than mister 95km/h with nowhere to be in the overtaking lane when theres somewhere you've got to be.

i can see how from a professional drivers point of view, someone who spends a good percentage of their life on the road with deadlines to meet could get awfully frustrated dealing with overtaking lane hogs on a not daily but i'd say hourly basis. the satisfaction he would get from seeing one get their cuomeuppance would be more moreso than you or i.

Toyotafanboi

CiniO wrote: »

How come no one notice that truck drive eventually broke the law by undertaking.

well it was either undertake or start a viscious circle of going slower than the slow driver going slow in the overtaking lane. which would eventually bring the motorway to a stop i'd asume.

Osborne

Esel wrote: »

Go back and edit your post where you asked 'Did he/she really try and stop in the fast lane?'? Because that's the question I answered.

How is he exposing the driver? Does the video show who the driver is? No, it doesn't. See my welcome below.


Welcome to Boards.

No thank you. I don't feel the need to edit my post. You didn't answer my question, you simply suggested I re-watch the video.

He exposed him by uploading the video. Granted it doesn't state who the culprit was but you know what I mean...or are you just picking at everything I say because you don't like my opinion?

Thank you for the welcome but I'm suspicious it's some kind of riddle.

Osborne

CiniO wrote: »

How come no one notice that truck drive eventually broke the law by undertaking.

No he didn't.

Syllabus

MugMugs wrote: »

What a charming truck driver! I hope he was on a hands free! Is that in Ireland?

the very first road sign on the left seems to indicate the next exit is 1km

if so, not uk or mainland europe due do the side of the road being driven on

Syllabus

Scruffy Sandra wrote: »

It's just some fella driving a car somewhere....so what. Who cares what 'lane' he is in? Who cares?

This fella laughing his ass off....the satisfaction he gets from it is desperately sad. He should be getting that from playing in the park with his children or in bed with his missus, not laughing at some bloke getting stopped on a motorway.

It's pathetic.

you're an overtaking lane hogger and most prob a terrible driver in general

the fact you put '' around the word lane would suggest when you drive on a dual carrige way or motorway you do not observe lanes or aknowledge their meaning. you prob cut across lanes going around a roundabout

but sure what does it matter what 'lane' you're in:rolleyes:

Bruthal

Osborne wrote: »

. You didn't answer my question, you simply suggested I re-watch the video.

You probably should watch again. You asked if he/she really tried to stop in the fast lane.

If you watch again, you will notice they are obviously doing that hit the brakes thing to slow down and annoy other road users trying to get past.

Only this time they dont realise its the police behind them when they hit the brakes.

Please Kill Me

F**king good enough for him. Lesson learned. I bet he won't do that again! Pity more like him don't get caught!!

Osborne

robbie7730 wrote: »

You probably should watch again. You asked if he/she really tried to stop in the fast lane.

If you watch again, you will notice they are obviously doing that hit the brakes thing to slow down and annoy other road users trying to get past.

Only this time they dont realise its the police behind them when they hit the brakes.

Oh I got that when I watched the video a second time. I just wanted you to say it instead of trying to be smart.

Welcome to Boards.

Esel

Osborne wrote: »

Welcome to Boards.

Touché.

CiniO

Osborne wrote: »

No he didn't.

Of course he did.
He overtook two vehicles on their left side.
Additionally one of those vehicles was emergency vehicle with flashing blue and red lights.

Esel

CiniO wrote: »

Of course he did.
He overtook two vehicles on their left side.
Additionally one of those vehicles was emergency vehicle with flashing blue and red lights.

I would think the police would be happy that he kept going, given the circumstances.

I did notice it on first viewing, but didn't post about it as I didn't think it relevant to the issue.

Osborne

CiniO wrote: »

Of course he did.
He overtook two vehicles on their left side.
Additionally one of those vehicles was emergency vehicle with flashing blue and red lights.

My understanding of the law is that the only times it is legal to pass moving traffic on the right hand lane is when they are turning right or are moving slower than your lane and you have no intention of moving into their lane.

However I actually have nothing to back this at the moment so I could indeed be wrong.

Bruthal

Osborne wrote: »

Oh I got that when I watched the video a second time. I just wanted you to say it instead of trying to be smart.

Welcome to Boards.

Thanks, but i think you are confusing me for someone else.

Osborne

robbie7730 wrote: »

Thanks, but i think you are confusing me for someone else.

Yep. I feel stupid.

**Insert Epic Facepalm meme here**

CiniO

Osborne wrote: »

My understanding of the law is that the only times it is legal to pass moving traffic on the right hand lane is when they are turning right or are moving slower than your lane and you have no intention of moving into their lane.

However I actually have nothing to back this at the moment so I could indeed be wrong.

That's from UK Rules of the road: (as we already agrees whole case is happening in UK.

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Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069862


Only exception on motorway when you can overtake on the left is in congested conditions...

If this situation could be classified as congested condition - I don't know but I doubt it.

Also I'm not sure, but I assume there could be some regulations prohibiting ovetaking of emergency vehicles with emergency lights signal (flashing blue and red) on.
But I couldn't find it.

Osborne

CiniO wrote: »

That's from UK Rules of the road: (as we already agrees whole case is happening in UK.


http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069862


Only exception on motorway when you can overtake on the left is in congested conditions...

If this situation could be classified as congested condition - I don't know but I doubt it.

Also I'm not sure, but I assume there could be some regulations prohibiting ovetaking of emergency vehicles with emergency lights signal (flashing blue and red) on.
But I couldn't find it.

Beside all of the above in the given situation I feel he should have slowed down regardless. It'd be interesting to look at his speedo to see if his speeds were constant. I'm pretty sure it's on the video but there's no way I'm watching it again.

Bruthal

CiniO wrote: »

That's from UK Rules of the road: (as we already agrees whole case is happening in UK.


http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069862


Only exception on motorway when you can overtake on the left is in congested conditions...

If this situation could be classified as congested condition - I don't know but I doubt it.

Also I'm not sure, but I assume there could be some regulations prohibiting ovetaking of emergency vehicles with emergency lights signal (flashing blue and red) on.
But I couldn't find it.

Well a bit of common sense is needed, with an idiot slamming on the brakes in the outside lane. Are you supposed to slam on your brakes also, to avoid passing him out? Just pass him and forget about it.

CiniO

robbie7730 wrote: »

Well a bit of common sense is needed, with an idiot slamming on the brakes in the outside lane. Are you supposed to slam on your brakes also, to avoid passing him out? Just pass him and forget about it.

First of all no one really slammed on the brakes there from full speed to 0.
They generally gradually slowed down.

Secondly - answering your question - yes.
If somone slams on the brakes on the right lane of motorway, left lane should stop as well.

Situation where right lane stops and left lane keeps going at full speed, will most certainly lead to an accident in few seconds if traffic is big.

Rule prohibiting overtaking on the left isn't just suggestion.

CiniO

Osborne wrote: »

Beside all of the above in the given situation I feel he should have slowed down regardless. It'd be interesting to look at his speedo to see if his speeds were constant. I'm pretty sure it's on the video but there's no way I'm watching it again.

No he slowed down from 56 to about 40 and then overtook them at about 40MPH.

Scruffy Sandra

Syllabus wrote: »

you're an overtaking lane hogger and most prob a terrible driver in general

the fact you put '' around the word lane would suggest when you drive on a dual carrige way or motorway you do not observe lanes or aknowledge their meaning. you prob cut across lanes going around a roundabout

but sure what does it matter what 'lane' you're in:rolleyes:

I'm far too busy with me life to care about what some bloke does with his car between lines of dotted paint on a motorway.

It's so trivial and pointless, it's pathetic for this fella to get such a buzz out of it. Life is way too short for this turgid crap.

You really need to question what you're doing with your 80 years on this planet if you are interested in this bolloxology. Not enough riding comes to mind straight away.

Scruffy Sandra

It's the typical sad bastard oul git story.

Get a mortgage, wife and moan about what happens on the road. What a pointless existence that is.

The "Top Gear" audience....so sad as to set up a little weasel camera in their car and laugh hysterically at someone getting pulled over.

What a pointless, sad existence.

That's what makes them happy....some oul bollix getting pulled over by the guards. If that's middle-age, shoot me now cos that life is not worth living.

CiniO

Scruffy Sandra wrote: »

I'm far too busy with me life to care about what some bloke does with his car between lines of dotted paint on a motorway.

It's so trivial and pointless, it's pathetic for this fella to get such a buzz out of it. Life is way too short for this turgid crap.

You really need to question what you're doing with your 80 years on this planet if you are interested in this bolloxology. Not enough riding comes to mind straight away.

You must not be that busy if you found a time to watch a video and read this thread.
Beside, you seem to not understand the idea, but what this guy does between the lines of dotted paints is quite important.

Osborne

CiniO wrote: »

You must not be that busy if you found a time to watch a video and read this thread.
Beside, you seem to not understand the idea, but what this guy does between the lines of dotted paints is quite important.

Agreed.

Bruthal

CiniO wrote: »

First of all no one really slammed on the brakes there from full speed to 0.
They generally gradually slowed down.

Secondly - answering your question - yes.
If somone slams on the brakes on the right lane of motorway, left lane should stop as well.

Situation where right lane stops and left lane keeps going at full speed, will most certainly lead to an accident in few seconds if traffic is big.

Rule prohibiting overtaking on the left isn't just suggestion.

Driver in outside lane was slamming brakes to annoy drivers behind him when he was holding them up.

It always amazes me how people go on about this passing in the left lane thing, and yet, not a bother about doing 140 down the motorway.

As I said, imo common sense in the situation, not just stop in the left lane to avoid breaking this rule at all costs, because some tool almost stops in the right hand lane.