Merging from slip roads into traffic on motorways
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From: Chris Bartram on 16 Feb 2010 12:24 > The worst situation is when you have to abort the acceleration because > the situation has changed: I once saw a big enough gap to be able to > move into and started to move over from the slip road (with my indicator > on), only to find that a driver in Lane 2 was moving back into Lane 1 > into "my" gap without even indicating. At least with a motorway there's > usually/always a hard shoulder beyond the slip road so in extreme cases > you can accelerate along that if you've had to stop at the far end of > the slip road. I've had to use the hard shoulder once thanks to a Metro stopping with no warning (and a clear gap to pull into) at the end of M6N J9 sliproad, and I'd say that while that's not a course of action you'd want to use, it's a damned sight better than stopping joining anything but a very quiet motorway. I think they got scared [shrug]. Traffic was floowing, but very dense. It's a short sliproad with an uphill slope, so on the few occasions the traffic flows there it's tricky enough without that happening. These days I'd be a little more wary of someone driving as dozily as they were, and pass them on the slip if possible, hang back if not, but there's not a lot of space to play with.
From: Nick Finnigan on 16 Feb 2010 12:46 Mr Benn wrote: > > Why are so many drivers getting this wrong? The broken line separating the > slip road from lane 1 means "give way". It doesn't, it is not a give-way line, and the HC reads: 259 Joining the motorway. When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should give priority to traffic already on the motorway
From: Mortimer on 16 Feb 2010 12:51 "Nick Finnigan" <nix(a)genie.co.uk> wrote in message news:hlelkr$tqe$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Mr Benn wrote: >> >> Why are so many drivers getting this wrong? The broken line separating >> the slip road from lane 1 means "give way". > > It doesn't, it is not a give-way line, and the HC reads: > > 259 > Joining the motorway. When you join the motorway you will normally > approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining > motorway. You should > > give priority to traffic already on the motorway Er, if you have to give priority to traffic already on the motorway, you are giving way to it, so in all except a legal HC definition it is a give way line because if you are on a slip road that it what you do to traffic already on the motorway.
From: The Medway Handyman on 16 Feb 2010 13:20 Mr Benn wrote: > It's such a simple thing to do. > > Correct Method: > > Match your speed on the slip road approximately to the speed of > traffic travelling in lane 1 and then choose an empty slot to move > into. > Incorrect Method: > > Match your speed on the slip road, drive parallel to a vehicle > already in lane 1 and then try to merge into the side of the vehicle > even though there are gaps in front of and behind the vehicle. Don't forget to sound horn, swear & give middle finger salute to driver of vehicle in lane 1. > > Why are so many drivers getting this wrong? The broken line > separating the slip road from lane 1 means "give way". This happens often in the slip roads leading into the Medway Tunnel. Almost always a young female. > Note: It's not always possible for traffic already in lane 1 to move > over to lane 2 because of traffic already in lane 2 although as a > courtesy they should do this when safe to aid traffic joining the > motorway. Many drivers in slip roads seem to believe traffic should give way to them. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: Nick Finnigan on 16 Feb 2010 13:21
Mortimer wrote: > "Nick Finnigan" <nix(a)genie.co.uk> wrote in message > news:hlelkr$tqe$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Mr Benn wrote: >>> >>> Why are so many drivers getting this wrong? The broken line >>> separating the slip road from lane 1 means "give way". >> >> It doesn't, it is not a give-way line, and the HC reads: >> >> 259 >> Joining the motorway. When you join the motorway you will normally >> approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining >> motorway. You should >> >> give priority to traffic already on the motorway > > Er, if you have to give priority to traffic already on the motorway, you What is your understanding of 'give priority to traffic already on the motorway' ? > are giving way to it, so in all except a legal HC definition it is a > give way line because if you are on a slip road that is what you do to > traffic already on the motorway. Clearly, it is not what a lot of drivers do. |