I always wonder how new drivers react the first time they experience moving back to Lane 1 after overtaking and dropping into deep tram lines. They don’t half throw you around. (assuming they had left L1 before the TL’s began).
Also, as C-Kay says, you have to fight to get out of them, then once the steer axle tyres do decide to ride up the groove & out, shoots you out like a catapult. Must frighten newbies to death.
you said it yourself poor engineering
drive to RIGHT of tramlines
one thing to consider if you are unfortunate to be thrown from one lane to another and loose control of your vehicle and possibly cause injury to another that could pose a death by dangerous driving charge
1 the highways agency are reponsible for the upkeep of the roads
2 that they are aware of the risks associated with large vehicles/motorbikes jerking off course
3 that you as a driver take any evidence to show that the road was in an unfit condition
4 that you as a driver took all possible precautions to keep control of your vehicle
i often wonder how many accidents are caused by these lines but nothing is ever mentioned about them because the accident has usually occured some yards later further down down the roads when the lines have finished and the investiagtion take place at the scene
upping the weight to 44 tonnes is a common arguement but in itself it is a flawed arguement for the simple fact that were that the issue, the tramlines would be constant, not in sections as they actually are. i suspect the issue is geological and is related to what the road is built on. hard rock will take any weight but any kind of broken or soft material will be affected by the vibration of traffic which has also increased since most motorways were originally built. any original surveys on the land 30 or 40 years ago will be pretty much irrelevant now due to increased weight of vehicles and traffic