Great Idea....Smart Motorways!

2b1ask1

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Banning elephant racin is a good idea, a major cause of bunching etc. Just watched the documentary, some shocking images.
 
Davidt99

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The Panorama program this evening was an eye opener, message is to stay out of either the dynamic hard shoulder or lane 1 if you want to live!
 
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Scaf said:
My daughter got a flat tyre on a smart motorway - late in the evening a pouring with rain, she called me hands free to ask what to do.
I told her slow down but keep driving to the next exit, pull off and call the AA.
Meanwhile I searched Ebay for a replacement wheel as I knew it would be knackered.
Can’t put a price on keep safe.
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That was also the advice on the Panorama program this evening so you made the right call.
 
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allandwf said:
I was also taught this, only undertake if the other vehicle starts to indicate right. I had someone flash me today as I would not undertake the car in the right lane doing 70.
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In Ireland we have these weird continuation lanes, like a separate lane for if you're joining and coming off on next exit, no need to merge ongoing traffic - M50 as far as I know, but basically they are used as official undertaking lanes, so u pass junction, traffic heavy, I'll pretend i'm off next junction, into continuation lane undertake everyone cos u are coming off at next junction but then - oh, changed my mind, I'll come off the one after, rejoin, ad infinitum....
 
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If a majority of people avoided driving in Lane 1 to lower risk potential this it makes an absolute mockery of what they are trying to achieve as Lane 1 will be virtually empty. In which case it might as well be a hard shoulder!

I think we could reinstate the hard shoulders and just discipline/improve drivers to be better more efficient drivers on a motorway and flow would improve. Just improving lane discipline would improve flow massively.
 
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Davidt99 said:
Thanks, as I said the interpretation is incorrect. Undertaking at 70mph is not going to be allowed without a careless driving conviction if caught.
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It's still may be prosecuted or could receive a fixed penalty, so we'll agree to differ.

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2b1ask1

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Much of the cause of bunching on fast roads is idiots who constantly brake and accelerate ad nausium; ffs smooth it out and everyone gets to go faster.
 
Scaf

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If I am in the inside or middle lane and the traffic or cars in the outer lanes are going slower, I continue on (undertake).
What I don’t do is move from behind slow traffic to undertake it .........
Taken this approach for 30 odd years and never been stopped, although technically is probably illegal, I would like to think they would go for those asleep in the other lanes first !
 
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CatmanV2 said:
Has anyone managed to visit Autres Directions in France? Sounds like a nice place, and it must be popular. There are signs everywhere!
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There's also Rappel must be very well known as there are signs to it on nearly every road but I have never been there
 
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People need to know that 'smart' motorways utilise the hard shoulder which is where most of the accidents then occur when people break down and can't get to a safe area.
These sections of motorway should be renamed No Hard Shoulder or NHS section for short!
 
RoaryRati

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I was told it is illegal to undertake in America but if you are caught the police prosecute the guy you were undertaking as he shouldn't have been there!
 
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