Driving Standards of late
Driving Standards of late
(28 Jan 2023, 10:02 pm)Rob44 Well I saw something I thought I'd never see. A GNE 10B doing a 360 degree turn on a round about.... abvoiusly to avoid the traffic in the lane he should have used to go straight on. To top it off he slowed right down to let a fellow hus driver out who was in the right lane and almost cause a 3 car pile up behind him. Might even have it on my dash cam
(28 Jan 2023, 10:02 pm)Rob44 Well I saw something I thought I'd never see. A GNE 10B doing a 360 degree turn on a round about.... abvoiusly to avoid the traffic in the lane he should have used to go straight on. To top it off he slowed right down to let a fellow hus driver out who was in the right lane and almost cause a 3 car pile up behind him. Might even have it on my dash cam
(29 Jan 2023, 7:11 am)idiot Unfortunately that situation isn't unique to bus drivers. Most HGV drivers do it - especially when they see drivers from there own com.
(29 Jan 2023, 7:11 am)idiot Unfortunately that situation isn't unique to bus drivers. Most HGV drivers do it - especially when they see drivers from there own com.
(29 Jan 2023, 7:17 am)Dan I see HGV drivers do the ‘slingshot’ technique every morning on the Arnold Clark roundabout, heading onto the A1.As a car driver as well as a bus user, I actually do it as well to save time & fuel believe it or not!
I’m always slightly more frustrated by the big HGV wagons doing it as it can completely snarl up a roundabout, but don’t get too annoyed as I understand they’re working against a 4hrs 30m clock (and likewise bus drivers are trying to abide by a schedule).
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(29 Jan 2023, 7:17 am)Dan I see HGV drivers do the ‘slingshot’ technique every morning on the Arnold Clark roundabout, heading onto the A1.As a car driver as well as a bus user, I actually do it as well to save time & fuel believe it or not!
I’m always slightly more frustrated by the big HGV wagons doing it as it can completely snarl up a roundabout, but don’t get too annoyed as I understand they’re working against a 4hrs 30m clock (and likewise bus drivers are trying to abide by a schedule).
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Nothing wrong with a slingshot, the traffic jam is already there and doesn't cause any more delay to other road users if done correctly - ie not stopping to let people out.
I do it in my cars and buses all the time.
(29 Jan 2023, 10:54 am)omnicity4659 Nothing wrong with a slingshot, the traffic jam is already there and doesn't cause any more delay to other road users if done correctly - ie not stopping to let people out.
I do it in my cars and buses all the time.
(29 Jan 2023, 10:54 am)omnicity4659 Nothing wrong with a slingshot, the traffic jam is already there and doesn't cause any more delay to other road users if done correctly - ie not stopping to let people out.
I do it in my cars and buses all the time.
I'd say when you need to slingshot the traffic levels will be busy enough that only 2 cars can enter the roundabout per gap, depending on how many lanes are used. At Gosforth Park, I'd only hold 5-6 cars for a few seconds longer than necessary, which judging by the number of people who slingshot wouldn't make much difference.
If everyone started slingshotting then there would be a problem, but 99% of drivers would happily sit in a queue. At the end of the day, I'd rather slingshot to stay on time and prevent queues forming onto the A1 roundabout than sitting like a lemon getting later and later.
(29 Jan 2023, 12:34 pm)omnicity4659 I'd say when you need to slingshot the traffic levels will be busy enough that only 2 cars can enter the roundabout per gap, depending on how many lanes are used. At Gosforth Park, I'd only hold 5-6 cars for a few seconds longer than necessary, which judging by the number of people who slingshot wouldn't make much difference.
If everyone started slingshotting then there would be a problem, but 99% of drivers would happily sit in a queue. At the end of the day, I'd rather slingshot to stay on time and prevent queues forming onto the A1 roundabout than sitting like a lemon getting later and later.
(29 Jan 2023, 12:34 pm)omnicity4659 I'd say when you need to slingshot the traffic levels will be busy enough that only 2 cars can enter the roundabout per gap, depending on how many lanes are used. At Gosforth Park, I'd only hold 5-6 cars for a few seconds longer than necessary, which judging by the number of people who slingshot wouldn't make much difference.
If everyone started slingshotting then there would be a problem, but 99% of drivers would happily sit in a queue. At the end of the day, I'd rather slingshot to stay on time and prevent queues forming onto the A1 roundabout than sitting like a lemon getting later and later.
(30 Jan 2023, 9:14 am)Rob44 Everyone who "sling shots" I hope you get spotted by the coppers and get a dine and 3 points.
(30 Jan 2023, 9:14 am)Rob44 Everyone who "sling shots" I hope you get spotted by the coppers and get a dine and 3 points.
(30 Jan 2023, 9:14 am)Rob44 Everyone who "sling shots" I hope you get spotted by the coppers and get a dine and 3 points.
(30 Jan 2023, 9:14 am)Rob44 Everyone who "sling shots" I hope you get spotted by the coppers and get a dine and 3 points.
The police do it themselves.
If it irritates someone so much that someone has negotiated the roundabout quicker than them by slingshotting... why not do the same?
Merge-in-turns are the worst for irritating people though. I imagine the do-gooders on here don't use the whole of the closing lane before merging either.
(30 Jan 2023, 8:04 pm)omnicity4659 The police do it themselves.
If it irritates someone so much that someone has negotiated the roundabout quicker than them by slingshotting... why not do the same?
Merge-in-turns are the worst for irritating people though. I imagine the do-gooders on here don't use the whole of the closing lane before merging either.
(30 Jan 2023, 8:04 pm)omnicity4659 The police do it themselves.
If it irritates someone so much that someone has negotiated the roundabout quicker than them by slingshotting... why not do the same?
Merge-in-turns are the worst for irritating people though. I imagine the do-gooders on here don't use the whole of the closing lane before merging either.
(30 Jan 2023, 9:14 am)Rob44 Everyone who "sling shots" I hope you get spotted by the coppers and get a dine and 3 points.A dine? Sounds tasty.
(30 Jan 2023, 8:21 pm)Andreos1 Merge in turn/zip method.
Does my head in when some knacker decides to block the entire two lanes.
Two lanes of traffic for 1 mile?
Or one lane of traffic for 2 miles?
(30 Jan 2023, 10:35 pm)F114TML Why? It's a perfectly legal, and in some cases, necessary, maneuver.
(30 Jan 2023, 8:21 pm)Andreos1 Merge in turn/zip method.
Does my head in when some knacker decides to block the entire two lanes.
Two lanes of traffic for 1 mile?
Or one lane of traffic for 2 miles?
(30 Jan 2023, 10:35 pm)F114TML Why? It's a perfectly legal, and in some cases, necessary, maneuver.
