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The M96, Britain's Shortest Motorway ?
01 Sep 2020 12:22 #22
by Peter Kirk
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
Replied by Peter Kirk on topic The M96, Britain's Shortest Motorway ?
I wonder what make of car that bloke drove - I can hazard a guess 
The old HGV excuse was the manual shifting up and down gears but many are now automatic and despite having 24 gears it doesn't matter. My did a driver experience in an HGV and apart from the huge trailer behind they were easy to drive, even reversing into a bay. The biggest problem with that size of vehicle was the lack of awareness of speed. 40mph felt like 20mph. That lorry had a speed limiter as well.
Some roads, although not motorways, do have crawler lanes but as with most things like this they are not thought through as the crawlers then have to merge with the other traffic - if they can! Many choose to ignore them due to this issue plus foreign drivers may not be aware of their purpose.
The old HGV excuse was the manual shifting up and down gears but many are now automatic and despite having 24 gears it doesn't matter. My did a driver experience in an HGV and apart from the huge trailer behind they were easy to drive, even reversing into a bay. The biggest problem with that size of vehicle was the lack of awareness of speed. 40mph felt like 20mph. That lorry had a speed limiter as well.
Some roads, although not motorways, do have crawler lanes but as with most things like this they are not thought through as the crawlers then have to merge with the other traffic - if they can! Many choose to ignore them due to this issue plus foreign drivers may not be aware of their purpose.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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