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From: Ray Keattch on 20 Nov 2009 16:05 Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Ray Keattch formulated the question : >> It is not good to disregard what your observation is yelling at you - >> THIS DRIVER AHEAD MAY CHANGE INTO MY LANE WITH NO INDICATION. You make >> them aware of your presence and slow down if that is required. If you >> are concerned with traffic behind, give an early indication of your >> intent to slow. > > For someone who had already apparently made his mind up which way he was > going and had fully committed himself? Why? There was a large empty > space ahead of me, he could have changed his/her mind long before and > used that space. It was a nonsense to wait until I caught up then swerve > across into my path and across that white line. I was reasonably > satisfied he/she was going to remain in that lane. Everything that driver did was suggesting they didn't know what lane they required - a late lane change was on the cards and you should have reacted to it sooner. -- MrBitsy
From: Harry Bloomfield on 21 Nov 2009 13:01 Nick Finnigan brought next idea : > Harry Bloomfield wrote: >> Nick Finnigan explained on 19/11/2009 : >>> That's not illegal either. >> >> Think again. > > Still not illegal. Quote the regulation you think is relevant. So in your opinion crossing a pair of solid double white lines is a legitimate thing to do? -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Nick Finnigan on 21 Nov 2009 15:12 Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Nick Finnigan brought next idea : >> Harry Bloomfield wrote: >>> Nick Finnigan explained on 19/11/2009 : >>>> That's not illegal either. >>> >>> Think again. >> >> Still not illegal. Quote the regulation you think is relevant. > > So in your opinion crossing a pair of solid double white lines is a > legitimate thing to do? That is irrelevant to which regulation you think makes it illegal to cross 'a one yard wide solid line', but it is completely legitimate to cross a pair of solid double white lines when moving from the right to the left.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 23 Nov 2009 14:18 Ed Chilada formulated on Monday : >> Something didn't sound right about this story, so I've checked the >> location. As I thought Bloomfield's description of the location is >> bollocks. Heading east the lanes are L1 & 2 for Northbound M1, L3 for >> Southbound M1, Lanes 4 and 5 for M62. There is no solid line between >> lanes 1 and 2, there is a chevron painted "tiger tail" island between >> lanes 2 and 3. >> You omitted the fact that I made mention of him switching lanes several times prior, so I had obviously made no attempt to prevent him moving into the lane I was in. If you follow the lanes back, there is only one lane for M1 north to the west in the photo. His final move, was to illegally and very abruptly cross, without seeming to look, but certainly not signal- from the far side of what you describe as a 'tiger tail' into the lane I was occupying. He had appeared to settle on the lane to take him south on the M1 via the round about, then as the speed of vehicles started to pick up in the north bound lane (at the end of a 50 restriction) he without a thought or care for his or anyone else's safety had simply yanked the wheel hard over to cross to the north bound lane and directly into the side of my vehicle. Final comment - do grow up! -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 23 Nov 2009 14:39
Harry Bloomfield presented the following explanation : > Ed Chilada formulated on Monday : >>> Something didn't sound right about this story, so I've checked the >>> location. As I thought Bloomfield's description of the location is >>> bollocks. Heading east the lanes are L1 & 2 for Northbound M1, L3 for >>> Southbound M1, Lanes 4 and 5 for M62. There is no solid line between >>> lanes 1 and 2, there is a chevron painted "tiger tail" island between >>> lanes 2 and 3. >>> > > You omitted the fact that I made mention of him switching lanes several times > prior, so I had obviously made no attempt to prevent him moving into the lane > I was in. If you follow the lanes back, there is only one lane for M1 north > to the west in the photo. > > His final move, was to illegally and very abruptly cross, without seeming to > look, but certainly not signal- from the far side of what you describe as a > 'tiger tail' into the lane I was occupying. He had appeared to settle on the > lane to take him south on the M1 via the round about, then as the speed of > vehicles started to pick up in the north bound lane (at the end of a 50 > restriction) he without a thought or care for his or anyone else's safety had > simply yanked the wheel hard over to cross to the north bound lane and > directly into the side of my vehicle. > > > Final comment - do grow up! Oh, while we have the thread reopened.... Some one suggested my comment with regard to the speed (130-ish) that the other vehicle took off after almost side swiping me, was ridiculous - suggesting that the speed was impossible... Just around that corner and for the next 1.5 miles - you get a very clear view for around 1.5 to 2 miles along the M1 north. I was doing 70 to 80 and within 1 mile that car had gained 1 mile on me. It was of course only an estimated 130, but it was a fair estimate - car was certainly capable of doing that speed. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |