Many Irish motorway slip roads don't really allow for that unless you're driving a Maserati or something.The other issue is that entering cars pull onto the motorway at a too slow speed. The point of the slip road is to first get to the full speed as the rest of the traffic, before entering the motorway.
I'm sure you agree that a majority of drivers are not using the full length of the slip road when getting onto the motorway.Many Irish motorway slip roads don't really allow for that unless you're driving a Maserati or something.
The slip road is an entry or exit point it is not a runway to let rip to 100 or 120 km per hour. Traffic on the motorway are expected to facilitate entering traffic by either slowing to their speed to allow them to merge or moving out to the next lane.
Exactly that, and so many people don't seem to realise that. The law is quite clear:So, you are required to adjust your speed to fit into the traffic of lane one. You can't do that safely on a busy motorway like the M50 without having the same speed as lane 1.
A driver shall not drive from one traffic lane to another without yielding the right of way to traffic in that other lane.
"Let rip"? Accelerating from 60Kmph to 100Kmph over a distance of a few hundred meters isn't, by any reasonable definition, anyone's idea of letting rip.The slip road is an entry or exit point it is not a runway to let rip to 100 or 120 km per hour.
Incorrect.Traffic on the motorway are expected to facilitate entering traffic by either slowing to their speed to allow them to merge or moving out to the next lane.
The southbound slip road at exit 14 (Beacon) has a speed limit of 120 kmhThe slip road is an entry or exit point it is not a runway to let rip to 100 or 120 km per hour. Traffic on the motorway are expected to facilitate entering traffic by either slowing to their speed to allow them to merge or moving out to the next lane.
All very well in theory. Hgv's are speed limited to 90 kmph or 80 kmph when pulling a trailer. In many cases they cannot reach this speed on a slip road. Motorists on the motorway are expected to either reduce their speed or move over to the next lane to allow these vehicles and any cars following them to enter onto the motorway.This is what the RSA says:
"- As you approach the motorway on the slip road, check your mirrors and your blind spot for a safe gap in the traffic.
- Give way to traffic already on the motorway.
' Change your speed to fit safely and legally into the traffic (lane1). Stay in the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway. Avoid crossing a solid white line that separates the traffic lanes. "
Source
So, you are required to adjust your speed to fit into the traffic of lane one. You can't do that safely on a busy motorway like the M50 without having the same speed as lane 1.
That's because the speed limit on that section of the M50 is 120 kmph. This doesn't mean that every vehicle is able to or expected to reach this speed before merging.The southbound slip road at exit 14 (Beacon) has a speed limit of 120 kmh
Have any other small car drivers noticed this bullying behaviour.
That sounds like you are burning oil and you need to get your car serviced.Yes,
Definitely S class. SUV's, Range Rovers and the like are also culprits.
I try to fight fire with fire and put the boot down but it mainly just results in a smoke screen which does tend to deter tailgaters to a certain degree.
I drive big and small cars, in my experience it doesn't matter what you drive, the drivers of trucks in paticular will be up your ass regardless.Very often while driving my Hyundai I would have motorists following behind me within a couple of meters from my rear bumper. More often than not these are lorry or van drivers. They look large and threatening behind before overtaking me.
This rarely occurs when I drive the Transporter.
I see buses doing many things that they should not do, but speeding is not usually one of them on national roads and motorways anyway, they are all fitted with speed limiters. Single or double deck buses which are not designed to carry standing passengers can legally travel at 100 Kmh on national roads and motorways where no lower speed limit applies.I agree with you about the lack of enforcement of speed limits on HGV's but in my experience Bus drivers are worse.
But I do own the road ! That's what I pay my tax for...Having said that, the real eejits are Audi, BMW and Passat drivers who think they own the road and we are all in their way
It's amazing how some forms of bias and bigotry are acceptable and others aren't and I'm as guilty of doing it as anyone else. If someone posted that comment about BMW or Audi drivers and instead referred to women they'd rightly be castigated even though if you are going to make generalisations then gender is factually a more logical distinction to pick than car brand since looked at in large cohorts women and men do behave differently.but seriously - referring to all drivers who drive a certain make / model of car as eejits ? If I drove a VW golf estate, I'm not an eejit, but my wife who drives the VW passat, is an eejit.
I take your point & gender wasn't meant to enter into the discussion in that way BUT I see it as a valid point of view, so will change it in my original post so as to eliminate such being taken in a way that it wasn't meant to be portrayed.It's amazing how some forms of bias and bigotry are acceptable and others aren't and I'm as guilty of doing it as anyone else
It's there as a shameful black mark against your character FOREVER!I take your point & gender wasn't meant to enter into the discussion in that way BUT I see it as a valid point of view, so will change it in my original post so as to eliminate such being taken in a way that it wasn't meant to be portrayed.
Actually I can't edit the original (assume cos it's quoted / or time expiry)...
I know but that black mark is nothing in comparison to the self imposed shame that I am feeling since that view of yours was brought to light... my head is hanging low... so very low...It's there as a shameful black mark against your character FOREVER!
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