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[Dave DND]

I saw this posted by "Hazel" on the Buggy club forum, but its worth a watch

Accident emergency lane blocked *tut tut*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_CzPD2cYs&feature=player_embedded

 

[Auto Addict]

Don't think he got through to anyone but he deserves a medal for trying

[cem_devecioglu]

I think those people who use the emergency lane must be forced to go to the primary school for reading courses for at least 12 months..

I will see later they will do it again or not..

[cem_devecioglu]

for those idiots I lived  a hard situation 2 years ago on a mountain..the service vehicles coudnt pass because their lane was closed and the road was closed.. so we waited 12 hours

[blackviper90210]

What they should do is dish out 6 penalty points and a fine to anyone caught doing this AND re-take their test. Lets see then, how many mis use the hard shoulder!!
Like drink driving, your putting lives at risk but not allowing emergency services through to help those in need!! 

[Nickbat]

Did you read this comment under the video?:

"shockingly wrong ....... The outside lane (overtaking lane) otherwise know as the "fast" lane is for emergency services NOT the hard shoulder ....... The outer lane in theory should be clear because there is no overtaking[ch65279] taking place ...... The hard shoulder should NOT be driven in under any circumstance s even for emergency vehicles."

and then from the same bloke ("Disaster4rea") a little later:

"hahaha nope i'm a professional driver and know the highway code[ch65279]"

Sheesh!!! 

[blackviper90210]

Did you read this comment under the video?:

"shockingly wrong ....... The outside lane (overtaking lane) otherwise know as the "fast" lane is for emergency services NOT the hard shoulder ....... The outer lane in theory should be clear because there is no overtaking[ch65279] taking place ...... The hard shoulder should NOT be driven in under any circumstance s even for emergency vehicles."

and then from the same bloke ("Disaster4rea") a little later:

"hahaha nope i'm a professional driver and know the highway code[ch65279]"

Sheesh!!! 

I'll think you'll find that it's actually called "Lane 3" not fast lane etc.
Lane 1 (inside lane) is the lane we should all use, lanes 2 & 3 are there for overtaking only  iirc 

[Nickbat]

Did you read this comment under the video?:

"shockingly wrong ....... The outside lane (overtaking lane) otherwise know as the "fast" lane is for emergency services NOT the hard shoulder ....... The outer lane in theory should be clear because there is no overtaking[ch65279] taking place ...... The hard shoulder should NOT be driven in under any circumstance s even for emergency vehicles."

and then from the same bloke ("Disaster4rea") a little later:

"hahaha nope i'm a professional driver and know the highway code[ch65279]"

Sheesh!!! 

I'll think you'll find that it's actually called "Lane 3" not fast lane etc.
Lane 1 (inside lane) is the lane we should all use, lanes 2 & 3 are there for overtaking only  iirc 

Correct.

AFAIK, the hard shoulder is only to be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by the police.

[cleggy]

Good on the bloke, I do hope tickets are issued to those muppets

[Kevin Wood]

In some ways, it would be nice if traffic kept lane 3 clear for emergency vehicles, as you've only got to have one broken down vehicle on the hard shoulder and it will block it.

But, yes.. I can see that ever happening..  BMW would have to make vehicles that actually function in the other two lanes for a start.

[Varche]

Most of them must have done some nifty lane changing. They are the ones that are normally in lane 3 even though it was closed 200 yards back.

It was a good job the camera guy had a good manner otherwise he would have been decked!

[TheBoy]

AFAIK, the hard shoulder is only to be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by the police.

Not entirely true any more, as more and more motorways are sacrificing this as an extra lane for busy periods.  M42 and parts of the M6 already have this in place, and its being considered for parts of the M1.

[blackviper90210]

AFAIK, the hard shoulder is only to be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by the police.

Not entirely true any more, as more and more motorways are sacrificing this as an extra lane for busy periods.  M42 and parts of the M6 already have this in place, and its being considered for parts of the M1.

I think this is a bad move - it's only going to be a matter of time before someone piles into the back of a broken down vehicle!
Their excuse "I thought it was in use!" When in fact they were either cutting up the inside on purpose or too busy on a mobile phone or feeding the kids in the back seats! 

[Lazydocker]

AFAIK, the hard shoulder is only to be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by the police.

Not entirely true any more, as more and more motorways are sacrificing this as an extra lane for busy periods.  M42 and parts of the M6 already have this in place, and its being considered for parts of the M1.

Which IMO is the worst idea in the world :-? :-?

[TheBoy]

AFAIK, the hard shoulder is only to be used in the event of an emergency or as directed by the police.

Not entirely true any more, as more and more motorways are sacrificing this as an extra lane for busy periods.  M42 and parts of the M6 already have this in place, and its being considered for parts of the M1.

I think this is a bad move - it's only going to be a matter of time before someone piles into the back of a broken down vehicle!
Their excuse "I thought it was in use!" When in fact they were either cutting up the inside on purpose or too busy on a mobile phone or feeding the kids in the back seats! 

Generally they have enforcement cameras, and extra laybys for emergency breakdowns.  The matrix signs are every few hundred yards, so any retard using that excuse is too stupid to drive anyway.

TBH, the system does work well, and is invariably used with variable speed limits.