On the M6 tonight and a car decides to start pulling straight off the hard shoulder without any acceleration 
, I had cars down next to me so had no wiggle room, I had my horns full blast realising their error they just got back on the shoulder as I passed an inch or 2 past the side of their car 
After this, further on, an MPV is cruising along the hard shoulder at 55mph without realising they were not on the motorway 
. The wonderful standard of car driving in the UK
philtvc65:
On the M6 tonight and a car decides to start pulling straight off the hard shoulder without any acceleration
Drivers here are instructed to pull off without accelorating
I see it all the time, thye told to pull off from a start and put their hazard lights on untill they reach 40 mph, mind youā¦ the same idiots are told to get straight into the middle lane asap and stay there
Had this happen to me on the A42 years ago with the laybys that join the motorway, nearly jack knifed the trailer, was an older one without ABS like to say I cadence braked but iād have taken her out if iād have done that, give it the horn and the lights, clouds of smoke & what does she do? Slows down rather than flooring it.
New pair of pants after that one, was in a new rental Daf iād just picked up as well, gaffer wouldāve been crying if iād of written that off.
An elderly couple were attending church services. About half way through, she wrote a note to her husband. It said " I just let out a silent ā ā ā ā . What should I do?" He scribbled back. āPut a new battery in your hearing aidā.
It just baffles me sometimes, the stupidity we see out there, youād think that common sense would tell them not to do these things .I mean there was no gap for them to pull in to, I was about 15 yards away and closing
Even if youāre told to join the motorway with no run up, you donāt do it with a truck bearing down on you at 55 when itās only 15 yards away !!
Either people make mistakes or are a bit dim or inexperienced and flustered about being on the hard shoulder or a combination of all the previous, shame if you die for it though.
this is a regular occurance in australia, its not error, its pure stupidity and these people shouldnt be allowed to drive cars
philtvc65:
On the M6 tonight and a car decides to start pulling straight off the hard shoulder without any acceleration
This is where driving cameras come in to their own.
philtvc65:
It just baffles me sometimes, the stupidity we see out there, youād think that common sense would tell them not to do these things
Even if youāre told to join the motorway with no run up, you donāt do it with a truck bearing down on you at 55 when itās only 15 yards away !!
But that would involve them using their mirrorsā¦
beattun:
this is a regular occurance in australia, its not error, its pure stupidity and these people shouldnt be allowed to drive cars
It isnāt just car drivers though,one of wisemans articās did it this morning on the M6.
Then he shouldnāt be driving artics Taff, we get enough bad press, we donāt need our own causing it. Iāve met the assessor at Wiseman and canāt believe he would tolerate that standard of driving, should of got his number and reported him. We all make minor mistakes when driving and Iām far from perfect but that standard of driving in a car canāt be tolerated, let alone a Class 1 C+E Driver
philtvc65:
On the M6 tonight and a car decides to start pulling straight off the hard shoulder without any acceleration
You said it mate, I had a similar experience a while ago. God knows what these muppets have got in leiu of brains, (my own guess is that itās brown and smelly!). If it was up to me, once a car has stopped on the hard shoulder, assuming that it is able to move under itās own steam, then it would have to wait for a police patrol, or HATO to lead them off safely.
If it was up to me, once a car has stopped on the hard shoulder, assuming that it is able to move under itās own steam, then it would have to wait for a police patrol, or HATO to lead them off safely
No way!
I might have to stop on the hard shoulder for some mechanical reason etc, but after checking to see that the vehicle was moveable, I would put put on hazards and get to the next exit using the shoulder. (assuming exit isnāt miles away of course.)
Wouldnāt sit on the hard shoulder unless I had no choice.
I have witnessed, several times, a driver pull off the hard shoulder into the path of a truck,about 30seconds after I had advised him to build his speed up on the hard shoulder before finding a safe gap to pull out.
del949:
If it was up to me, once a car has stopped on the hard shoulder, assuming that it is able to move under itās own steam, then it would have to wait for a police patrol, or HATO to lead them off safely
No way!
I might have to stop on the hard shoulder for some mechanical reason etc, but after checking to see that the vehicle was moveable, I would put put on hazards and get to the next exit using the shoulder. (assuming exit isnāt miles away of course.)
Wouldnāt sit on the hard shoulder unless I had no choice.
^^ This
Sitting on the hard shoulder waiting for HATO or Police who may have more important things to deal with, could leave you in serious danger, also cold and wet as youāre not aloud to wait in your vehicle.
If itās something simple or just needs to cool down for a min, then get it off the bloody motorway if possible.
Hang on, isnt this one of those threads where everyone normally replys with-
get over it,
happens all the time,
stop moaning,
dont rise to it,
etc ect??
But yeah, i agree with the OP comments entirely, the standard of driving in this country is going down the toilet and ive also noticed the high proportion of car drivers that dont have the first ā ā ā ā ā ā ā idea of how to join a motorway or DC properly and thats when there provided with a bloody slip road
slightly coming from the other endā¦
A few years ago I had to double man with a newly qualified driver.
He was driving , southbound M1 and we were intending to pull into Woodhall services.
On reaching the 1 mile marker he immediately slowed down and dropped a gear ready for exiting the carriageway covering the last mile at 40 mph or so!
I was full sure that there was going to be an almighty bang from behind us.
strangely, after a few weeks he turned into a demon driver!!
I think itās almost a case of:- people should not pull out at all in this situation (including pulling out of a layby on your typical D/C) unless they see someone at least 200 yards back (possibly more) indicating right, i.e. acknowledging they are there and preparing to let them out. Itās of course because of the huge speed differential whilst the former gets up to speed and even though they may be a few hundred yards back, even a sporty car pulling out can be caught up quite rapidly when starting from 0. Also the approaching vehicle should be aware of the difficulties of someone trying to get going and be ready to slow or move over to avoid any nastiness. (This is in an ideal, not real, world).
Overall, I think that itās sometimes a āsimpleā matter of appreciating how slow/fast the other person is depending on if youāre approaching/being approached.