Overtaking vs undertaking?

[bikerpaul]

OK, what do you do if you are stuck behind a car in the outside lane when he should pull over to the inside lane? You know the sort of driver, totally oblivious to anyone of the cars streaming behind him, he/she not aware or not concerned they are holding you up! What do you do?

1. Stay behind and suck it up?
2. Undertake when it's as safe as possible to do so?
3. Undertake when it's as safe as possible to do so + give then the finger?

[TLS-Moose]

officialy 1, probably 2

[DynaMight]

I'm no expert, but sure I heard it was ok to undertake on a motorway assuming you do it safely and not breaking the speed limits. I hate middle lane huggers, and do undertake them, obviously safely.

[Funky]

I'll go right behind them, occasionally if I'm feeling really shitty I'll flash my lights, otherwise I'll swear under my breath and then undertake.

F*cking Cnuts

[bikerpaul]

Travelled up line on my holidays last week and took a photo of this older couple who were very content doing 60mph for mile after mile after mile after mile etc in the middle lane regardless of empty space in the first lane!

[billinom8s]

i have been known in the past to sit behind a car thats doing the fast lane crawl and sit there.

I have also been known to change lanes and undertake if the traffic in the other lane is moving faster.

I have not given the finger as i cannot operate the throttle, use my ghd's and salute said slow driver all at the same time.


I think in the highway code u can undertake if the traffic is moving at a slow rate and the slower lane is travelling at the national speed limit.

[graham22]

Crawling along in the outside lane :

[TLS-Moose]

This had me intrigued, so I did a little research ......

From the Highway Code:
Section 163, Overtaking (normal roads & dual carriageways) -
"Only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so" and
"Stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left"
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTr ... /DG_070314

Section 268, Overtaking (motorways) -
"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake"
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTr ... /DG_069862

So I read that to mean you can only get away with "undertaking" if you are in a solid line of traffic, with no option to pass on the right

[Funky]

Sounds like if your lane is going faster than undertakes are permitted as long as you stay in your lane

[bikerpaul]

I'm not referring to what is legal here. I think we all know what is legal but I've found so many drivers these days who think nothing of lane hogging in the outside lane despite the fact they could pull over and allow cars to pass.

[bikerpaul]

Crawling along in the outside lane :

I sometimes will drive or ride in the middle or outside lane when I could pull over, BUT only if there are no cars behind me wanting to overtake!

[Funky]

That photo was taken in europe so I was actually in the inside lane... would you believe...

[billinom8s]

when u say europe, u mean england don't you ?

[graham22]

That photo was taken in europe so I was actually in the inside lane... would you believe...

Quite believable looking at the weather!!

[Smiler]

That photo was taken in europe so I was actually in the inside lane... would you believe...

shouldnt it read KPH then...? just an observation