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Banned
I shall set the scene. Marked up 5 series traffic car behind me. It had joined the A82 just at the Glasgow/Clydebank boundary and was behind me. It ceased to be behind me as I was nifty round a roundabout and he was stuck before he could get on. Same at next roundabout.
Then its behind me. 50mph speed limit. Yours truly is bang on the limit, he is a good gap behind me and all is well. We are west bound on the A82 heading for Dumbarton. There are some roadworks ahead, a yellow sign with black border says MAXIMUM SPEED 30mph. Its quiet and no road workers on it, sod it, I'll go through it at 35mph, its one lane and I don't want to go unneccessarily slowly to hold up "plod" not too quickly through it to cause upset for "plod". The road workers are not on shift, but the sign is there.
The limit then becomes 70mph just before the bridge. The road works has made us stay in lane two of DCW as lane 1 is closed. Some traffic is merging so I stick with lane 2 and accelerate smartly to 70mph. Smartly, not full kick down. Traffic car does the same, I move to lane 1 and expect plod to do the same. Plod stays in lane 2, but in my blind spot.
His front is level with the midway point of my boot. He stays there, I think, oh well, I'll lift off the go pedal slightly to assist him passing me. Marked up car like that won't want to be speeding. He too reduces speed keeping level with my boot. This is very poor, I'm trying to let the car past. This continues for about 20secs and I think sod it, back up to 70mph. He stays in his position.
I am approaching now a slower moving vehicle, sh*t, guess whats in my blind spot, check of the shoulder reveals 1x 5 series traffic car.
I try and accelerate infront of plot (not the wisest idea and gain a gap and put the ticker on, I've gained about 7mph, any more is just going to get those lights on. Plod speeds up. Crikey, best slow down, brake and let him through and then over take the passing car.
I wonder why such, to me poor driving is happening. Its would be clear from where he was sat I was approaching a slower moving vehicle and courteous driving would mean he would pass. Why was he in lane 2. He was not overtaking me, he had 90secs or so to do that. Why therefore "hog" lane 2 when lane 1 is where he should have been, behind me. I know I am meant to give way, and techincally lane markings on a DCW are also give way markings on a DCW so I do give way to him. However, common practice and smooth driving would be in his place to see I am approaching something slower, and either complete manouver or allow me space to do mine.
Some will no doubt argue this point, but then again, its hard to argue with the merits of driving in someones blind spot. I tried to reduce speed subtly to let the traffic car past, no luck. As far as I am concerned, unless one of the police members comes on here and can explain the police methodolgy of driving in the outside lane in someones blindspot without making progress, I shall view this incident to be their fault.
It gets better, the car passes me, and I look in and both are staring in. God knows why....
Then, at the Bowling junction someone pulls out quite suddenly and makes a balls of accelerating up to speed. I see this as I am negociating the second bend, plod doesn't and hits the anchors very quickly, although both his timing and road position would make this a lot harder.
Car pulls out, plod on emergency stop, me having to brake, but not as firmly as I have left a big gap infront of me. Plod lights car up like christmas tree, I slowly pass him, give him a cheeky wave and off I go....
Then its behind me. 50mph speed limit. Yours truly is bang on the limit, he is a good gap behind me and all is well. We are west bound on the A82 heading for Dumbarton. There are some roadworks ahead, a yellow sign with black border says MAXIMUM SPEED 30mph. Its quiet and no road workers on it, sod it, I'll go through it at 35mph, its one lane and I don't want to go unneccessarily slowly to hold up "plod" not too quickly through it to cause upset for "plod". The road workers are not on shift, but the sign is there.
The limit then becomes 70mph just before the bridge. The road works has made us stay in lane two of DCW as lane 1 is closed. Some traffic is merging so I stick with lane 2 and accelerate smartly to 70mph. Smartly, not full kick down. Traffic car does the same, I move to lane 1 and expect plod to do the same. Plod stays in lane 2, but in my blind spot.
His front is level with the midway point of my boot. He stays there, I think, oh well, I'll lift off the go pedal slightly to assist him passing me. Marked up car like that won't want to be speeding. He too reduces speed keeping level with my boot. This is very poor, I'm trying to let the car past. This continues for about 20secs and I think sod it, back up to 70mph. He stays in his position.
I am approaching now a slower moving vehicle, sh*t, guess whats in my blind spot, check of the shoulder reveals 1x 5 series traffic car.
I try and accelerate infront of plot (not the wisest idea and gain a gap and put the ticker on, I've gained about 7mph, any more is just going to get those lights on. Plod speeds up. Crikey, best slow down, brake and let him through and then over take the passing car.
I wonder why such, to me poor driving is happening. Its would be clear from where he was sat I was approaching a slower moving vehicle and courteous driving would mean he would pass. Why was he in lane 2. He was not overtaking me, he had 90secs or so to do that. Why therefore "hog" lane 2 when lane 1 is where he should have been, behind me. I know I am meant to give way, and techincally lane markings on a DCW are also give way markings on a DCW so I do give way to him. However, common practice and smooth driving would be in his place to see I am approaching something slower, and either complete manouver or allow me space to do mine.
Some will no doubt argue this point, but then again, its hard to argue with the merits of driving in someones blind spot. I tried to reduce speed subtly to let the traffic car past, no luck. As far as I am concerned, unless one of the police members comes on here and can explain the police methodolgy of driving in the outside lane in someones blindspot without making progress, I shall view this incident to be their fault.
It gets better, the car passes me, and I look in and both are staring in. God knows why....
Then, at the Bowling junction someone pulls out quite suddenly and makes a balls of accelerating up to speed. I see this as I am negociating the second bend, plod doesn't and hits the anchors very quickly, although both his timing and road position would make this a lot harder.
Car pulls out, plod on emergency stop, me having to brake, but not as firmly as I have left a big gap infront of me. Plod lights car up like christmas tree, I slowly pass him, give him a cheeky wave and off I go....
