Center Lane Owners Club

[waynne]

What do you do when there is a car in the center lane when he clearly should have moved over to the left hand lane? CLOC members should be dealt with and prosecuted for clogging up our motorways and causing congestion. Do you think that no undertaking is a daft rule anyway?

[blacklineninja]

On these occassions and these occassions alone, when it is safe to do so, i always look to undertake a centre lane hogger - they're usually only doing about 50mph in it anyway!

I was talking to a bloke a few years ago who thought we should have American style freeway rules on our motorways, but as people aren't used to it, i reckon it would probably cause more trouble than it solved, at least initially. Maybe long term, with a gradual trial introduction it could work though...

[waynne]

It those persistant drivers who seem unable to change lanes. You pull in round then and make a big thing of moving over to the lane they should be in and they carry on blissfully unaware. Should these drivers be severly punished - or the rules on undertaking relaxed. We gotta keep our congested roads flowing. Bring on robot cars that drive themselves - hang on what am I saying

[HDi fun]

It turns a motorway into a single track road with everything else forced into the RH lane except HGV's which aren't allowed to use it.

Rather than get so prescriptive about this, do we not all think that the general driving standard in the UK is very poor?

[Izo Azlion]

Originally Posted by HDi fun

It turns a motorway into a single track road with everything else forced into the RH lane except HGV's which aren't allowed to use it.

Rather than get so prescriptive about this, do we not all think that the general driving standard in the UK is very poor?

Yeah, but its better than Florida. Been there a few times and had some very close calls as a passenger. Its horrific there.

[HDi fun]

Originally Posted by Izo Azlion

Yeah, but its better than Florida. Been there a few times and had some very close calls as a passenger. Its horrific there.

That's becuase the average age of drivers is about 190 years.

[Izo Azlion]

Originally Posted by HDi fun

That's becuase the average age of drivers is about 190 years.

And the exceptions to those drive badly because they're 16 in a 280bhp 350z Roadster.

[Prince]

I hate it when you get middle lane drivers! I agree that as long as it is safe to do so, undertake the b******s!

[pgarner]

i usually undertake them if i think there going to sit there for a while or i do overtake them then cut them back up.

only thing about undertaking these idiots is they must have blinkers on, i cant see that ive passed the vehicles and the lanes empty, they might end up pulling back across with you on the inside

[StevieDB9]

middle lane drivers is actually my pet hate, does anyone else think that really the driving standard on UK roads is appalling, most people on the road really dont know how to drive properly, yeah they can make the car move but thats about the limit of their ability. i used to undertake until i found out you can be done for dangerous driving! my insurance is expensive enough without points, all because the motorways are full of diddies