Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
I pull in to the queuing lane as early as is reasonably practicable. I'm British and have highly developed queuing instincts.
Motorway Road Rage - Brits are idiots when they arrive at roadworks
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
The dog was asked to give a urine sample but it just laughed, cocked its leg, pi$$ed over the dog-handler then legged it.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
It's starting to make a bit more sense now I've found the original photo.
subaqua
What’s the point
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- Leytonstone
nah he isn't punching the dog
marknotgeorge
Hol den Vorschlaghammer!
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- Derby.
He was driving a black Vauxhall Mokka this afternoon. He came from the opposite arm of the crossroads as I was waiting in the right turn lane at a red light, and drove past me on my left!
Wot the Muppets don't realise is that if you do this then traffic flows smoothly
The delays are caused by the Muppets who are far too important to wait and force a second queue that then delays the traffic flow.
But , hey what is a few minutes extra waiting for you inferior and less important people if they can save a few seconds?
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Because the wasted, unused road space means that the queue/tailback stretches back much farther. I saw one recently on the M4 that tailed back to the previous junction, causing chaos on the roundabout that affected even traffic joining the motorway in the opposite direction.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Did anyone actually read the link? It says late merging may work when 2 lanes are closed on a 3 lane motorway, but optimum flow rates for single lane closures are achieved by early merging unless an exceptionally high number of HGVs are in the queues.
Merging generally works better with early merging as the two streams converge
The other reason for merging early is that it leaves the access for emergency vehicles
Mind you I remember the chaos caused near Southampton with roadworks blocking the inside lane and late mergers slowing the third lane on the motorway as well
The Police were called out and as these vehicles hadn't merged were waving them on past the junction 20 odd miles further down
Amazing how the traffic flowed much better once the late mergers were removed from the equation
[QUOTE 3657961, member: 45"]Yes, I've read a number of links. The jury is out across the board on the definitive answer, but generally the best result is achieved by merging towards the front, not as stupidly early as the British do. Merging at the front and traffic having to stop causes delays, but this isn't what's being suggested, despite what Cunobelin would like to think.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks for clearing that up.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
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- Not 'emel 'empstead
[QUOTE 3657961, member: 45"]Yes, I've read a number of links. The jury is out across the board on the definitive answer, but generally the best result is achieved by merging towards the front, not as stupidly early as the British do. Merging at the front and traffic having to stop causes delays, but this isn't what's being suggested, despite what Cunobelin would like to think.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like you're pushing your own opinion rather than waiting for the jury to decide.
It's a bit like the fashion of having your headlights on, at night, in well lit suburban streets. Remember, the queue remains at least as long but it is spread over two lanes.
Sounds like you're pushing your own opinion rather than waiting for the jury to decide.
It's a bit like the fashion of having your headlights on, at night, in well lit suburban streets. Remember, the queue remains at least as long but it is spread over two lanes.
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