I don't understand why they just don't autobahn sections of the motorways it specific times.

Because when you look at the standards of driving in places like Germany/Austria they are way higher than ours. There is no f*cking about on the autobahn, you're either doing 120mph or you stay the f*ck out of the two outside lanes. No lane hogging, no chopping and changing. British drives simply couldn't cope with this and I think it would be dangerous.

+1 to this - I'm sick of selfish drivers on our roads. It's becoming dangerous!

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Exactly what I thought, it has to be able to be hit by lorries which, even at lower speeds, can be carrying 20x the momentum of a car. Therefore we can safely assume this "70mph rating" is a bo***cks concept.



SPOT ON what I was about to say. Our roads would be infinitely faster if people drove properly and in the correct lane, I would actually be *against* raising the limit.

You see that guy? The one in the wrong lane? On his phone? About to pull out into you because he hasn't checked his blind spot? Well he wouldn't be doing it at 70 any more, he'd be doing it at 80.

Fcuk that.

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Well we went to Belgium trying to get from Antwerp to Brussels and when stuck in traffic, EVERYONE was switching lanes down the motorway, all you could see backwards and forwards was people weaving in and out - totally pointless, then when we got close to the station, it was all due to traffic stopping in a box junction so it was just gridlocked. The mentality was if they didnt drive into the junction, then people going the other way would and then they would be stuck. Totally selfish, never seen the like of it here

Feel free to follow me out of work and you'll see box junction blocking daily, oh not to mention the red light jumping. I've still got to ring the council and suggest they install cameras.

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Speaking of shit driving, I had a wee incident tonight on the way home from work.

40mph limited dual carriageway, me doing about 45mph give or take, and some wee ned in a Daewoo comes flying up the outside lane blatantly trying to overtake me just as the lanes merge round a bend. I thought "f*ck him" and kept going as i would have normally and the c*nt cuts in, narrowly missing the lane divider, and clips my front bumper!

Now normally I'd stop the car, have a look at the damage and see what's what. But when I look ahead his missus is hanging out the window giving it all kinds of fancy talk, it became apparent they weren't ones to discuss the matter in a civil manner.

So i winked and gave her the "fancy giving me a gobble" hand and mouth gesture with a big smile on my face and he then slams the brakes on (on a 40mph road round a blind bend) and crawls to about 5mph, i stopped in plenty of time but the car behind got a bit close, pure brown trouser rear-ender feeling . As the lane went round the bend it merged with another lane of traffic in the same direction of travel, he sees me feigning the overtake and swerves right into the path of another 40mph car forcing him towards the barrier in an attempt to block me!

Anyway I got past and his Daewoo's top speed is about 90mph so he couldn't follow me for long on the motorway but what a wee fanny! I was right up for a rumble til i seen his kid in the back and I left him to it.

I guess his missus wasnt up for giving me a blowie either

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more public information films needed! anyone remember "look Petunia there's a man with a red face over there waving at us". or "Look Petunia; that man swimming down there is waving at us"
what ever happened to public information films! don't hog the middle lane! (9 times out of 10 it's a woman in a 4x4
keep left and keep a constant speed
basic motorway driving information and advice!
??

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About a year or two ago, on the M27, they used to put messages on the overhead signs giving traffic advice. Things like 'Keep left unless overtaking' and the classic 'Don't hog the middle lane'. I thought this was a brilliant idea and it actually worked: people would pull in just after these signs as they realised what they were doing.

There are so many of those overhead signs on the motorways that are domant 90% of the time, they should all default to these messages 24/7 unless there's more pressing matters at hand.

thug always maintained that you didn't really get there any faster or gain that much of an advantage when on a long run and is happy to sit at 70 all day long! i proved him wrong on last years pug run when i set off late and caught him up at reading after looking out for him all the way down the M4 from Bristol! he was quite surprised if I remember correctly just how quick i caught up with them!
I find sitting at 70 consatntly, is boring as hell and quite dangerous as i start to nod off and zone out so i tend to mix it up a little keeps me keen and alert!

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Well i was listening to the radio........DON'T VOTE IN THE GREEN PARTY! They want speed limits for all roads set to 55mph for fuel saving and saving the planet.

w*nkers, business and commerce would come to a halt!

Total idiots, i wanted to ring up i was that p*ssed off, he's the w*nker that does 60mph on a dual carriageway......i would punch him!

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+1

The M8 between Edinburgh and Glasgow is a total nightmare, most of it is only two lanes wide, usually with a lorry at 50mph being overtaken by a car at 60mph.

It annoys the crap out of me when people don't know their speed limits, a lot of people seem to think it's a 60mph limit all the way along and when there's only two lanes you can't get past them.

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