From: Stephen Bagwell on 11 Aug 2010 03:49 On 11 Aug, 00:27, JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > Stephen Bagwell wrote: > > JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> Stephen Bagwell wrote: > >>> JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>> Brimstone wrote: > >>>>> "JNugent" <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>>>> Stephen Bagwell wrote: > >>>>>>> didn't stop 2 cars overtaking on the left way above the limit on the > >>>>>>> M25 going onto the M4 > >>>>>> How come there was space to overtake you on the left? > >>>>>> Did they use the hard shoulder? > >>>>> Perhaps the PP was staying on the M25. > >>>> In such a case, overtaking on the left, in a lane leading to a different > >>>> motorway, would be perfectly legitimate. As you well know. > >>> the motorway is 6 lanes wide 3 going to the M4 3 straight on. I was in > >>> lane four doing the mandatory speed limit. White van was in lane 3 - > >>> where was he going? > >> You tell me. > > he pulled into lane 4 but could have gone into lane 2 as a car sped > > past on the left > > Did he do anything illegal?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The car which undertook was exceeding the mandatory forty limit by probably 30 mph
From: Adrian on 11 Aug 2010 03:57 Stephen Bagwell <stephenb1963uk(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > The car which undertook was exceeding the mandatory forty limit by > probably 30 mph How many died?
From: Nkosi (ama-ecosse) on 11 Aug 2010 08:34 On 11 Aug, 08:57, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Stephen Bagwell <stephenb196...(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > > > The car which undertook was exceeding the mandatory forty limit by > > probably 30 mph > > How many died? None? Nkosi
From: JNugent on 11 Aug 2010 19:24 Stephen Bagwell wrote: > On 11 Aug, 00:27, JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: >> Stephen Bagwell wrote: >>> JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>> Stephen Bagwell wrote: >>>>> JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>>>> Brimstone wrote: >>>>>>> "JNugent" <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>>>>>> Stephen Bagwell wrote: >>>>>>>>> didn't stop 2 cars overtaking on the left way above the limit on the >>>>>>>>> M25 going onto the M4 >>>>>>>> How come there was space to overtake you on the left? >>>>>>>> Did they use the hard shoulder? >>>>>>> Perhaps the PP was staying on the M25. >>>>>> In such a case, overtaking on the left, in a lane leading to a different >>>>>> motorway, would be perfectly legitimate. As you well know. >>>>> the motorway is 6 lanes wide 3 going to the M4 3 straight on. I was in >>>>> lane four doing the mandatory speed limit. White van was in lane 3 - >>>>> where was he going? >>>> You tell me. >>> he pulled into lane 4 but could have gone into lane 2 as a car sped >>> past on the left >> Did he do anything illegal?- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > The car which undertook was exceeding the mandatory forty limit by > probably 30 mph Sorry. Didn't realise you were a policeman. 40 limit on a motorway? The planners would have achieved more building it as a two=lane single carriageway.
From: Nkosi (ama-ecosse) on 12 Aug 2010 08:00
On 12 Aug, 00:24, JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > Stephen Bagwell wrote: > > On 11 Aug, 00:27, JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> Stephen Bagwell wrote: > >>> JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>> Stephen Bagwell wrote: > >>>>> JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>>>> Brimstone wrote: > >>>>>>> "JNugent" <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>>>>>> Stephen Bagwell wrote: > >>>>>>>>> didn't stop 2 cars overtaking on the left way above the limit on the > >>>>>>>>> M25 going onto the M4 > >>>>>>>> How come there was space to overtake you on the left? > >>>>>>>> Did they use the hard shoulder? > >>>>>>> Perhaps the PP was staying on the M25. > >>>>>> In such a case, overtaking on the left, in a lane leading to a different > >>>>>> motorway, would be perfectly legitimate. As you well know. > >>>>> the motorway is 6 lanes wide 3 going to the M4 3 straight on. I was in > >>>>> lane four doing the mandatory speed limit. White van was in lane 3 - > >>>>> where was he going? > >>>> You tell me. > >>> he pulled into lane 4 but could have gone into lane 2 as a car sped > >>> past on the left > >> Did he do anything illegal?- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > The car which undertook was exceeding the mandatory forty limit by > > probably 30 mph > > Sorry. Didn't realise you were a policeman. > > 40 limit on a motorway? > > The planners would have achieved more building it as a two=lane single > carriageway.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - 40 is the minimum limit on a motorway, so if you were exceeding hte mandatory minimum then you were equalling the mandatory maximum. Nkosi |