Undertaking on motorways etc

[derdle]

Clive...you're forgiven!

I'll let you post up the new petition!

Paul

[CliveH]

Thanks Paul !

Someone's already done it, and it's still live, here : http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/turnleft/

[GardinerG]

signed...

[neily]

I'm signed up too........ Makes perfect sense to me.

Perhaps or new PM could do some useful analysis whilst he is in the USofA at the mo'........

[neily]

Blatent hijack, and I know this one has been raised before, but......

..how about signing this petition re road tolls/congestion charging...

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notolls/

[Blue_Thunder]

The whole point is that with an adequate awarenes campaign beforehand..all drivers will be aware that they will be undertaken. If we had a one year run-up, like they did with the smoking ban, then there is no reason why all drivers would not be aware. TV and radio adverts, flyers in with tax disc reminders, general mailing to all licence holders etc etc.

Don't say I didn't warn you when you go to legally pass this woman on an inside lane...

[derdle]

Maureen's Welsh and they don't have motorways and dual carriageways in Wales (apart from a bit of the M4) do they?

I've never been there myself mind you.

[shineydave]

apparantly they do it all the time over here in Milan, even if there's only one lane in either direction...............

[derdle]

Milan, Wales? Probably global warming!

[dazzer]

Hmmm, i'm unconvinced. There's plenty of bad motorway drivers that struggle to even look in one mirror, let alone all three!

You are not alone. It'll proably lead to more wan*ers staying in lane 2 and 3 because they know that someone can undertake. Lanes 2 and 3 will become even more congested and undertaking will become a fashionable form of slalom for nutters.

Not everything in the US translates well into the UK. I would prefer we lose this obsession with speeding first.

[alastairg]

Signed this. No problem. Do check the highway code. If traffic in the right hand lane is slower, you are llowed to pass in the left hand lane. You just need to anticipate the odd cretin it upsets and avoid make an aggressive statement with your driving style in this situation. This usually is applied to a queue rather than the solitary oblivious vehicle.
Driving in California it works fine. Only problem is the narrow lanes they have (with wider cars !!).