Results tagged “M1” from Birmingham Mail - Is It Just Me

I was on the M1 yesterday where judicious use of 40 mph speed limit lights ensures regular congestion as a fair proportion of drivers have to virtually stop to read the signs - I wonder if their lips move as well. Eventually after a few miles of stop-go for no apparent reason an all clear sign appears and traffic moves freely again.

Amid all this though are the drivers who perceive the lane next to them is moving a few feet an hour faster so have to change, forcing their way in, and then when the lane they were in starts to move faster they have to change back again. One such in a Honda must have gained about fifty yards in two miles with four changes yesterday.

And while we are on about drivers who treat everyone else with contempt, we also have those who when given a mile or so warning of a lane closure accelerate down the soon to close lane, past all those who heeded the warning and merged with the adjacent lane, with the sole intention of forcing their way in when the road finally runs out. Don't you just love 'em..