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...plus some of the idiotic comments that indicate many other people don't think the driver in question had done anything wrong suggests that there is little hope that things will changeWhen pulled over by police, the motorist refused to accept that he had done anything wrong.
A friend of mine used to drive an Area Car in the Met and on one occasion followed an idiot in the outside lane of a dual carriageway for at least a mile, while the lane to the left was empty. And he had the blues onNever mind being done for middle lane hogging, he should be done for not spotting the following patrol car on an empty motorway, for 3 miles!!
By definition, as the Police were following and observing the miscreant, s/he was impeding another vehicle. And with observation skills so good that they were followed for 3 miles without realising, I'd say it's odds on that the offence of Careless Driving would be made out.Is it middle lane hogging if there are no vehicles being impeded?
Is it middle lane hogging if there are no vehicles being impeded?
I live in the US, there are a good # of people that will jump of the entry ramp and right to the left lane to camp and refuse to move over for anybody. It's frustrating and dangerous. My hobby shop is 65 miles from my house and often, I would ride the inside lane and pass just about every car for 10-15 miles without ever moving to the 2,3 or 4th lane on the left.
That said, I don't see why it's a problem for someone to sit on the middle lane on an empty road. Cars merge from the right (in this country) which means that you're giving them a clear path to enter. If they're not an obstruction to other road users, what's the problem? Maybe the police need to find something better to do.
I live in the US, there are a good # of people that will jump of the entry ramp and right to the left lane to camp and refuse to move over for anybody. It's frustrating and dangerous. My hobby shop is 65 miles from my house and often, I would ride the inside lane and pass just about every car for 10-15 miles without ever moving to the 2,3 or 4th lane on the left.
That said, I don't see why it's a problem for someone to sit on the middle lane on an empty road. Cars merge from the right (in this country) which means that you're giving them a clear path to enter. If they're not an obstruction to other road users, what's the problem? Maybe the police need to find something better to do.
When driving along a three-lane motorway, rule 264 of the Highway Code states:
“You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slow-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past.”
Note 'should' and not 'must' in that quote.
I'm wondering how this situation is framed in the actual underlying law.
Wife won't be happy that I have to leave her in the car.Speaking of the Highway Code did you know that...
If you break down by the side of the motorway and there's an animal in the car, you must leave the animal in the car.
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