betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
TBH, if I was leaving stoke, I wouldn't slow down or pull over until I was a good few miles away!
Who was the idiot......?
- Thread starter onesiedale
- Start date
thought the Highway Code sated 5 vehicles or was it the nfu advice
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Is it?
I was sure it was 40 on single carriage
yes it is
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Well I never. Didn't know that.
Someone should tell the agency drivers at Bougheys
- Location
- sw scotland
You can quickly go from 5 to 40 vehicles in a mile as traffic travels in groups. Front car does 45 mph so gets a tailback then too nervous to overtake the tractor for a mile by which time the next bunch led by a flat-capped Volvo driver has caught them.
But 35 miles without pulling over deserved having his tyres shot out
But 35 miles without pulling over deserved having his tyres shot out
The new regulations in England and Wales for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 tonnes speed limits rise from 40mph to 50mph on single carriageways, and from 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways.17 Apr 2015
- Location
- Hereford
Don't get many lorry drivers pulling over to let me by when they are tootling along at 40 .
However tractor drivers don't help themselves but neither does the law when it comes to where you can and can't pull over .
However tractor drivers don't help themselves but neither does the law when it comes to where you can and can't pull over .
- Location
- Yorkshire
I've been more than 5 vehicles back from a car doing 40 on a 60 limit passing places where it could pull over
- Location
- Devon
Well a pretty good test is if you were driving the car 5 vehicles back, with little opportunity to overtake, how many miles would you happily sit there before you were getting impatient?
not 25 then
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Yeah I looked it up myself and genuinely didn't know it had changed, or had forgotten maybe. Haven't driven a truck in that time and nobody seemed to take any notice prior to that anyway with the notable exception of Boughey trucks (local haulage firm) they are renowned for being slow.
Bizarre as it isn't the same in Scotland, presumably wee Krankies gang just wanting their stamp on it again.
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
- Location
- Yorkshire
No 40 in a 60 is that not worse than 25 in a 40
TheTallGuy
Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
The highway code isn't law, but does set the standards... Rule 169
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203
no wtf man
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I admit to being a complainer! I was taught that when things don't go right, let the manager needs to know so he can fix them, he may be unaware.
So if someone is hogging the highway, he will get flashing lights from me and a honking when I do manage to pass. It would surely take extreme stupidity not to wonder why so many react in this way if we all started doing it.
I once pulled onto the hard shoulder to let traffic pass and the reaction was quite startling. I thought others drivers were going to stop to thank me, but the grins and waves were nice to see.
So if someone is hogging the highway, he will get flashing lights from me and a honking when I do manage to pass. It would surely take extreme stupidity not to wonder why so many react in this way if we all started doing it.
I once pulled onto the hard shoulder to let traffic pass and the reaction was quite startling. I thought others drivers were going to stop to thank me, but the grins and waves were nice to see.
- Location
- Yorkshire
40 in a 60 is 20mph under speed limit 25 in a 40 is only 15mph
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Right oh
Don't know where i got that from, must have dreamt it
Edit
Ah read further and its changed since I lived there