trashbat wrote:Would you go for it?
trashbat wrote:If, either just as you move out or any time thereafter, the second opposing car decides they want to overtake too, do they in any sense have any more claim to that bit of road than you?
gannet wrote: I did go for it and aborted after a couple of cars because
With the benefit of that experience, no I wouldn't go for it...
Horse wrote:gannet wrote: I did go for it and aborted after a couple of cars because
With the benefit of that experience, no I wouldn't go for it...
Hmmm seems to be my week for posting flying-related comments. This one applies here: "Never take off unless you have somewhere to land". Was your mid-row bail-out gap already identified, or did you rely on the goodwill of other drivers to let you into the column?
This sort of thing is easier on a bike, where you can 'hedge hop' (sorry!) from gap to gap along a column of vehicles, dropping in (using acceleration sense rather than heavy braking) to progress along.
gannet wrote: In hindsight, I didn't actually need to bail out
gannet wrote: In hindsight, I didn't actually need to bail out but I wasn't sure how fast said oncomer was going to accelerate etc.
trashbat wrote:Suppose you are driving along here:
There's a car in front of you going slower than you'd like, and you want to overtake.
In opposing lane 1, there's a car, maybe roughly as shown but ideally a bit further back. There's also another car following it fairly closely behind.
Opposing lane 2 is clear.
Would you go for it?
If, either just as you move out or any time thereafter, the second opposing car decides they want to overtake too, do they in any sense have any more claim to that bit of road than you?
WhoseGeneration wrote:Looks like, from that solid line, that the oppposing lanes have priority...
WhoseGeneration wrote:Looks like, from that solid line, that the oppposing lanes have priority,
martine wrote:WhoseGeneration wrote:Looks like, from that solid line, that the oppposing lanes have priority,
Why? The solid line applies to the oncoming traffic to stop them crossing into the extreme left lane - it say nothing about who has priority for the middle lane. My understanding is no one does.
martine wrote:WhoseGeneration wrote:Looks like, from that solid line, that the oppposing lanes have priority,
Why? The solid line applies to the oncoming traffic only, to stop them crossing into the extreme left lane - it says nothing about who has priority for the middle lane. My understanding is no one does.
fungus wrote:This looks like the A35 East of Bridport. I know the road, but not well, and in the past ther have been fatals due to drivers travellling in oposing directions overtaking in the face of an oncoming driver using the middle lane. I would be very wary of overtaking in the situation you describe.
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