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Bus Lanes
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Would it be classed as an offence if I undertake another car who is turning right and drive into the empty bus lane?
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mdoo has asked the key question. If the bus lane is not in operation you can legally use it.
I quite often drive many hundreds of yards in a bus lane while other drivers are queueing in the next lane. They never seem to check the times the bus lane is in operation, assuming that a bus lane is ALWAYS banned to cars.
I quite often drive many hundreds of yards in a bus lane while other drivers are queueing in the next lane. They never seem to check the times the bus lane is in operation, assuming that a bus lane is ALWAYS banned to cars.
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Many drivers don't check the bus lane times Derek and they could use the lanes if they knew they could - or if they had the courage!
I sometimes see a similar effect on motorways (especially the M3 and M27 for some reason). I can occasionally be the only car in the inside lane and I'm doing about 40mph while the two other lanes are stationary. I don't go faster as someone might lurch in front of me from the middle lane. I don't think those drivers can bear the indignity of actually being in the inside lane. The place for their cars is in the middle or outside lane - even if they aren't moving!
People don't check the
I sometimes see a similar effect on motorways (especially the M3 and M27 for some reason). I can occasionally be the only car in the inside lane and I'm doing about 40mph while the two other lanes are stationary. I don't go faster as someone might lurch in front of me from the middle lane. I don't think those drivers can bear the indignity of actually being in the inside lane. The place for their cars is in the middle or outside lane - even if they aren't moving!
People don't check the
Andy, I totally agree with you, and I drive exactly as you describe on busy motorways. The inside lane ( lane 1 ) is quite often the fastest lane and I can sometimes travel over a mile, passing very slow moving traffic in the outer lanes. And it is NOT 'undertaking' because I am already in that lane, having seen what's happening up ahead. I also agree with your cautionary 40mph whilst passing drivers who think it's below their dignity to ever drive in what they perceive as the ' slow' lane.
And the hard shoulder is a safety net if idiots do suddenly swerve in.
Cheers.
D
And the hard shoulder is a safety net if idiots do suddenly swerve in.
Cheers.
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