I don't think we are using our motorways properly anyway. Becase the driving test omited motorway driving for so long we are cursed with a plague of middle lane drivers. I don't think middle lane driving is dangerous per se, what it does do is frustrate drivers who understand lane discipline, cause bunching/tailgating. It could be dangerous when a driver forced into overtaking in lane three suffers some sudden catastrophic failure, and then has to cross two lanes of traffic to reach the comparative safety of the hard shoulder. I have had an engine seizure on a motorway, and someone had a tyre blow out in front of me once, ending up with their bonnet wedged under the crash barrier. It also wastes 700 miles of motorway each day, according to reports/research in the media.
The highway code says that lanes 2 (IE 'middle') and 3 (IE 'fast') lanes are for overtaking ONLY. Sadly millions of drivers seem to be unaware of this fact, and sit in lane 2 all day, even if lane 1 (IE 'the slow or lorry' lane) is free and unocuppied for several miles in front of them.
Shouldn't we have an education campaign first ? A series of ads, puublicity campaign, whatever. Ok middle lane hogging will never become the new drink driving, who would want it to ? The fact remains because of poor driver training we are wasting hundreds of miles of motorway.
The only problem I see is that the government cannot fleece the public for millions with it, it would cost them money. Not much chance of that happening then. :roll:
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