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slowing down on a motorway
does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the
motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... |
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On Monday, 19 August 2019 18:15:09 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It rather depends on what the traffic ahead is doing. Although these days I rarely need to drive in a motorway, when I do, I often see traffic stationary (or very slow) even on the carriageway simply because the junction is clogged up. 'twould be folly not to slow down... |
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"polygonum_on_google" wrote in message
... On Monday, 19 August 2019 18:15:09 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It rather depends on what the traffic ahead is doing. Although these days I rarely need to drive in a motorway, when I do, I often see traffic stationary (or very slow) even on the carriageway simply because the junction is clogged up. 'twould be folly not to slow down... I think Jim was talking about those people on a freely-running motorway with an empty slip road, who think that they need to brake to 40 in Lane 1 before moving onto the slip road. On a motorway with an *uphill* sliproad, I usually come off the power as I am leaving Lane 1 and let gravity slow me down, before starting to brake as I get closer to the roundabout. On a *downhill* slip road, where gravity works against you, I start to brake as I come off Lane 1. That's assuming there is no other traffic on the slip road which may mean having to slow down earlier or brake more. |
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"NY" wrote in message ... "polygonum_on_google" wrote in message ... On Monday, 19 August 2019 18:15:09 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It rather depends on what the traffic ahead is doing. Although these days I rarely need to drive in a motorway, when I do, I often see traffic stationary (or very slow) even on the carriageway simply because the junction is clogged up. 'twould be folly not to slow down... I think Jim was talking about those people on a freely-running motorway with an empty slip road, who think that they need to brake to 40 in Lane 1 before moving onto the slip road. On a motorway with an *uphill* sliproad, I usually come off the power as I am leaving Lane 1 and let gravity slow me down, before starting to brake as I get closer to the roundabout. On a *downhill* slip road, where gravity works against you, I start to brake as I come off Lane 1. That's assuming there is no other traffic on the slip road which may mean having to slow down earlier or brake more. yip...all the wummin drivers do it east bound at junction 26 on the M8 .....because they are heading for Primark and the Braehead shopping centre .....and their heads are full of broken bottles ..... |
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On 19/08/2019 18:53, NY wrote:
"polygonum_on_google" wrote in message ... On Monday, 19 August 2019 18:15:09 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ...Â* wrote: does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It rather depends on what the traffic ahead is doing. Although these days I rarely need to drive in a motorway, when I do, I often see traffic stationary (or very slow) even on the carriageway simply because the junction is clogged up. 'twould be folly not to slow down... I think Jim was talking about those people on a freely-running motorway with an empty slip road, who think that they need to brake to 40 in Lane 1 before moving onto the slip road. On a motorway with an *uphill* sliproad, I usually come off the power as I am leaving Lane 1 and let gravity slow me down, before starting to brake as I get closer to the roundabout. On a *downhill* slip road, where gravity works against you, I start to brake as I come off Lane 1. That's assuming there is no other traffic on the slip road which may mean having to slow down earlier or brake more. We are spoiled in the UK with our relatively long slip roads. I'm sure many of us have found ourselves having to brake quite hard on a continental slip-road. |
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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... try doing that M2 J6 (and several others) and see where it gets you tim |
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On 19/08/2019 18:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It depends on the length of the slip road. Some are far to short to decelerate from 70MPH safely. Mike |
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On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:10:46 +0100, tim... wrote:
"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... try doing that M2 J6 (and several others) and see where it gets you I only leave at J6 in dire emergency (pile-up near J7)! -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 20/08/2019 14:10, Muddymike wrote:
On 19/08/2019 18:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... It depends on the length of the slip road. Some are far to short to decelerate from 70MPH safely. Less than 100 yards? I doubt it Mike -- Climate Change: Socialism wearing a lab coat. |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:10:46 +0100, tim... wrote: "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... try doing that M2 J6 (and several others) and see where it gets you I only leave at J6 in dire emergency lucky you tim (pile-up near J7)! -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 19/08/2019 18:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?.. If, as sometimes happens at the Channel Tunnel, the inside lane is full of stationary lorries queueing to get off the motorway, I would definitely recommend it. ;-) -- Colin Bignell |
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On 19/08/2019 18:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
does anybody think that you should slow down on the inside lane of the motorway before joining the off ramp?....if you do you are most annoying....you should only slow down in the deceleration slip lane and not before.... I'm surprised you hadn't asked if people indicated left before driving down the exit slip road. Is this the usenet silly season, like the papers suffer from in August?. |
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On 19/08/2019 19:06, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
snip yip...all the wummin drivers do it east bound at junction 26 on the M8 ....because they are heading for Primark and the Braehead shopping centre ....and their heads are full of broken bottles ..... So, spend £10 on petrol to buy some £2 teeshirts ?. |
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