the maoster:
Whilst I agree that cars have the right to travel (within the law and reason) at any speed they want to I’m still amazed that they will happily dawdle beside a lorry instead of making a decisive overtake and getting themselves clear of any potential danger.They are not doing anything wrong per se, but surely they either need to hone or develop a sense of self preservation.
The way it’s described is that the hazard of merging traffic, in this case involving trucks, was predictable.Why wasn’t the car in lane 4 overtaking and allowing space for any merging traffic ahead in lane 3.
I think you’re way underestimating the crash for cash angle in all this.
It’s obvious that they are needlessly strategically hanging around predictably lane changing/merging traffic, especially trucks, rather than just overtaking them.
If you don’t then fall into their trap their next all too predictable move is to needlessly brake heavily after you’ve waited for them to crawl past and then merged or changed lanes behind them.
That move is so predictable and common now it’s laughable.