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Well last day in Cornwall , have driven almost 1000 miles on all types of roads with the twin axle caravan in tow have passed HGVs & they've passed me all without incident, so I'm obviously doing everything right..😎
You obviously just got on with it,and didn't find or try to create an issue.
Still motorway rules ....
One might also ask, now more information has come to light, why Andy was doing 55 into a 50...
But I digress, the tipper driver was being true to form, and is a very naughty boy
What 50 limit? It was a motorway .....
I think Al is referring to the stretch of road just before the Hull slip road, where the truck wanted to force you out of the way.
Being obstinate and stubborn are my family traits, but none of us are stupid enough to argue with 20 tons at 50mph to 'prove' we're right like cutting off the tipper driver. I've given way to impatient arseholes so that I have enough notice of their impending crash to avoid it, rather than being part of it.
One might also ask, now more information has come to light
But I digress, the tipper driver was being true to form, and is a very naughty boy
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Effectively, your reaction to seeing him indicate and sound his horn was to carry on regardless. That's something that you may want to look at
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that led to you being in that predicament. You chose to maintain your speed and get wound up by the situation instead of reacting differently as the situation unfolded.
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What would YOU have done if you were driving to Hull instead and had moved to the right to pass the slower vehicle up the off ramp only to find yourself blocked from your exit?
....He didn't need to be .... I was sat in the nearside lane
He isn't psychic either.He was probably pissed off that you were holding him up.I don't see how I held him up ... he was trying overtaking me. but then wanted me to slow down.
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I've been held up behind many an ignorant HGV driver getting slower & slower in lane 2 up hill
If he made an overtake, he was going faster than you! That's not hard to grasp, or is it?. He was beside you when he wanted the lane to the left of you. That was an error on his part.
I also get pissed off with HGV's who take 4 miles to pass another (A34 springs to mind from the M3 until Oxford).
To quote you .... at risk of repeating myself ..... he'd started his overtake as we left the M1 where it was flat, the flyover the M1 was uphill ... he was running out of steam as he was trying to pass. Given a bit more road & he'd have overtaken me.
....How fast do you think I could have sped away? We were all but at his junction when I saw his indicator. He braked firmly to pull over behind me and up the sliproad.
is that upon noticing the left indicator you should have taken deliberate steps to pull ahead in order to minimise the chance of being punted off the motorway.
Fortunately, he looked before moving over, otherwise you would be both squished and correct.He knew I was there .... he'd just come up behind/alongside me.
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....He didn't need to be .... I was sat in the nearside lane
He isn't psychic either.
He was probably pissed off that you were holding him up.I don't see how I held him up ... he was trying overtaking me. but then wanted me to slow down.
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... Sadly, you'll find yourself in this position time and time again. Your actions contriubted to the situation.... simply moving forward at 2mph faster or slower and the chances of this occurance are almost nil. ....
It's in the manual and there should be a tool in the vehicle kit for that very job
...I've done the same many many times. Usually in the evening/night when there's sod all on the road & someone wants to drive at 69.9 mph in lane 2 of 3 or lane 3 of 4
Personally speaking, I will actively undertake a slower vehicle, regardless of what I am driving, but only to pass them within the limit and only to avoid moving three lanes and back (not the same as passing everthing at any cost).
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and tbh, I think you didn't help the scenario which panned out. ....
Oh FFS!
DG is absolutely right. If you want to travel at an indicated 55mph, you are at the prime speed where HGV's will be quicker on the flat and slower on even a slight incline. If you feel so compelled to put yourself in this position, then kudos for the massive plums you have. I certainly wouldn't want to be playing a game of 'ME or YOU' with a 44t Artic. As advised, adjust your speed up or down by a couple of MPH and everyone will be happy.
Just because you feel like you've taken the moral highground, doesn't mean you are right or wrong. Just accept that not everyone is of the same mindset.
Seperate yourself from the problem, don't be a contributor to the problem!
