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Quote: Originally posted by RTS5 on 19/4/2013

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I personally see it is a bit of give and take on both sides and that the vast majority of drivers do this. Unfortunately you will always get idiots on the road who drive along in their own little bubble without a care for anyone but themselves. Hence the reason for this thread to begin with.

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Originally posted by jonjo1978 on 19/4/2013

Quote: Originally posted by RTS5 on 19/4/2013I personally see it is a bit of give and take on both sides and that the vast majority of drivers do this. Unfortunately you will always get idiots on the road who drive along in their own little bubble without a care for anyone but themselves. Hence the reason for this thread to begin with.

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Someone with common sense (and common courtesy). All the people on here quoting the highway code - please take note!

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Quote: Originally posted by RTS5 on 19/4/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by jonjo1978 on 19/4/2013

Quote: Originally posted by RTS5 on 19/4/2013I personally see it is a bit of give and take on both sides and that the vast majority of drivers do this. Unfortunately you will always get idiots on the road who drive along in their own little bubble without a care for anyone but themselves. Hence the reason for this thread to begin with.

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Someone with common sense (and common courtesy). All the people on here quoting the highway code - please take note!

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To be fair Nutkins did cause a bit of confusion with their original comment, hence the references to the highway code. However, they have since gone on to clear that up so we now they do know how to join a motorway and are not one of the inconsiderates.

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Quote: Originally posted by mattlad on 18/4/2013

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Unless it is a minicab driver.

But then we've already established they are a law unto themselves!

Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 17/4/2013

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Why do private hire drivers think they can stop in the middle of the road?

Why do private hire drivers think they can double park?

Wy do private hire drivers think that speed limits dont apply to them?

Why do private hire drivers ignore traffic lights?

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As a ex cabby of over 25 accident free years on the job I think I can answer you ,you cheeky little bugger
1 because they can
2 because they can
3 because they don't
4 because they can
Lots of customers used to say to me didn't you see that car he nearly hit us ,standard reply ,what car
LOL

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I've never had trouble trying to merge onto a motorway when towing the caravan, probably because we tend to avoid travelling in peak times.

But I did have a really scary moment on the M27 at Rownhams Services near Southampton a couple of years ago. There is a really strange on-slip (coming on from Romsey I think) where two lanes merge in from the left.

A woman merging in from the left didn't look once in her mirrors or in her blind-spot (though God knows a caravan wouldn't be entirely hidden in a blind-spot anyway!). And I know she didn't look because I said to my husband, who was passenger at the time, 'she's not watching and she doesn't know I'm here', and a matter of a second later she moved very rapidly over into the lane I was in, while she was still alongside me.

I already had my foot hovering over the brake and I was forced to brake hard to avoid her slamming into the side of my 1998 Subaru (my pride and joy at the time) and because of my sudden braking she did clear my front bumper but by no more than about 3 ft. She carried on her journey, apparently oblivious that she had almost given me a heart attack.

I was very grateful to get away with this near-miss for several reasons.

Firstly, I saved my car from being an almost certain write-off.

Secondly, I was very fortunate that no-one slammed into the back of the caravan as a result of my heavy braking. I hate it when people drive too close behind the caravan, you never know when a vehicle in front may need to perform an emergency avoidance manoevure like I had to!

As a female driver, and confident caravan tower, I loathe bad drivers as much as the next person. But bad drivers are not always women (though mostly they are  )

Quote: Originally posted by Nutkins on 20/4/2013

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"You MUST NOT stop on the carriageway, hard shoulder, slip road"...(according to the law)

as I alluded to (but wasn't sure) previously!

Therefore traffic travelling the majority of their journey in the left hand lane of a motorway need to be wary and apply courtesy and common sense when slip roads are a approaching. Sorry to go on, but I think i've been misunderstood!
As long as I don't get stuck on M62 first time out ya ratbags...choc-a-bloc down there most nighs!

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Quote: Originally posted by sunshinetours on 18/4/2013

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I can actually see some of the (flawed) argument on the slip road one. Think about approaching an acute junction where the main road you are to join is on your right shoulder, and then turning left at the junction. You wouldn't indicate right unless turning right.

Difference is on slip road is you don't have option to legally turn tight at end of slip road where the give way part is so you indicate right merely to indicate you are wishing to join the main carriage way

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