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Motorbike on motorway telling me to stop

There is a biker on Facecloth who goes around behaving as the OP describes. Rather unsurprisingly he has been thumped a few times. Even that seems not to deter him on his one man mission to make a giant c0ck out of himself.
 
I don't know why, but I also though you were supposed to stick in the lane you were in when the restrictions are in place on a smart motorway. - Obviously if you're getting off you need to move over, but the idea is to keep all the traffic flowing; that's why they open the hard shoulder as a lane to use.

I can't see anything about it on Direct.gov though.
 
I don't know why, but I also though you were supposed to stick in the lane you were in when the restrictions are in place on a smart motorway. - Obviously if you're getting off you need to move over, but the idea is to keep all the traffic flowing; that's why they open the hard shoulder as a lane to use.

I can't see anything about it on Direct.gov though.

I recall that some have 'stay in lane' signage.

It does make sense though as changing lanes often leads to someone following braking which creates the domino effect.
 
I don't know why, but I also though you were supposed to stick in the lane you were in when the restrictions are in place on a smart motorway. - Obviously if you're getting off you need to move over, but the idea is to keep all the traffic flowing; that's why they open the hard shoulder as a lane to use.

I can't see anything about it on Direct.gov though.

Yes often they use the message boards to display "stay in lane" :)
 
So perhaps you, like me have been conditioned to "stay in lane" despite what irate motorcyclists think?

I do the same thing through roadworks now that I think about it. - Just stick in my lane at the speed limit until it's lifted.
 
Haha yeh, surely it's illegal for him to impersonate a police officer and try and force people to pull over? Ridiculous really haha
 
He's always so angry with drivers cause he can't afford a car and has to ride a bike instead..........
 
Have you encountered this guy before? :)
 
I would just ignore (and laugh probably). Clearly someone who really wanted to be a cop but they told him to do one probably. End of a bell!

Comes from the same school as those who flash when you overtake legally, indicate right when they are exiting a roundabout, get annoyed when you do 30 in a 30 and try to force their way in when it is your right of way.

Didn't have the word 'POLITE' printed on the back of his jacket in the Police colours and text did he?

I've encountered similar on the M1 after working in London, so it would be Northbound. Also noticed same bloke on the way to work in London

I've seen one like this. Not sure if there is more than one.
 
Lol I still can't get my head around the fact that this guy had the guts to try and stop other road users when he's not a policeman :/
I bet he's uploaded this onto YouTube somewhere haha I'm going to have a look
 
I don't think the police would normally signal anyone to stop on the motorway, would they? (Unless it would be dangerous for them to proceed.)

They might signal a driver to leave the motorway, and then stop them, perhaps.

Because it would cause danger to stop someone on the motorway, I reckon his actions/signals would be enough to get him done for something, if he were reported ;)
 
Google / YouTube search your numberplate in a week or so.

You may have been in the wrong, at the end of the day you only passed a few months ago. Most likely it's a cockweasle with a new go pro looking for a reason to justify his purchase.
 
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lewyboy said:
I thought that POLITE was a horsey thing.
I believe the young lady who came up with this started a an entire POLITE range of day-glo clothing making a fair amount of dosh in the process. She featured on an episode of DragonsDen.

My F OFF range never caught on
 
Have you ever noticed that in these videos the "road vigilantes" post they are always commenting on how stupid all the other road users are. However if I, the viewer, can see the VW that's about to pull out, or that someone has just realised they need to get off the motorway, why can't the "perfect" driver/motorcyclist spot the same hazard and avoid it?
 
Who knows haha I guess this guy was just bored that morning at 7am aswell haha
 
Well you will always get people who feel empowered by wearing a camera and seeking to impose there version of how to drive on our roads,best thing is to ignore them,drivers will make their own decisions of how to react to driving conditions,be it a 40mph limit on a motorway,or heavy rain falling,,my take on these roads that have restricted speed limits is that we should all be doing the limit ,if the traffic is light then there is no problem of using the inside lane but most times it is not and people tend to be slower in the inside lane many doing 30-35 mph so using that lane will mean trying to pass when cars are all doing the same speed in the other lanes,my basic thought is we are all being held up by the limit so it matters not if somebody stays in the middle lane at 40 plus a tiny bit,but of course others will scream middle lane hogger and shorten their lives by 10 mins getting worked up,it is the nature of drivers,some push the roads, get out the way of my AMG,others take it as it comes and understand that just because you do your normal run in 35 mins everyday there will be times it takes 40 mins,I know who will live the longest.
 
yeh, exactly no point getting upset over nothing :)
 
Good point. A pedant might observe we've now had 39 posts over pretty much nothing, though....

I think we've all got too much time on our hands.
 

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