is this acceptable?

[mikeoldcars]

just curious like and id like your opinions on this please, a while back i was riding up the motorway in the outside lane and there was a car in front of me for about three miles were doing about eighty theres a bit of traffic about and im not that keen on undertaking if i can avoid it, anyhow the car in front pulls right over to the very left of the outside lane leaving a fair gap between him and the outside edge of the carriageway, so i made use of the gap and shot through, just thinking the police might not be too keen to see that sort of thing but is it ok or a bit of a no no.
just wondering if its ok to make progress that way otr is it riding like a dick?
cheers Mike

[Fnatic]

I would of thought the police would frown upon you overtaking while a car is still in that lane and the fact you were doing 80 anyway so you would of been doing more to overtake? If it was a safe manoeuvre and the speed was similar to the flow of traffic I see no problem.

[B_A_B]

Riding like a PROPER dick for sure.
You must have a deathwish mate.
Did it occur to you that flashing him might make him move over and let you past???

P.S..never undertake!!!

[m0l0t0v]

So you'd rather go in between a car and and the central part rather than undertake?

Would be seen as very stupid.


I personally just stick to the very left of the motorway doing 90-100. All the traffic is to the right anyways
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[Kal]

Definately not a good move. If the driver wasn't aware of you then they might have pulled back over during your maneavor leaving you no escape route.

Equally blasting past him at speed may cause the other driver to swerve into the path of another vehicle.

Eitherway this is not a move made of win, esecially as you will have had to close on him from your safe braking distance of around 235ft before you begin your pass.
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[Kal]

Undertaking no longer exists as an offence in it's own right, but it can qualify as reckless driving.

Of course if you feel that someone doing 80 on the motorway is daudling then maybe you aren't interested in the legalities of the situation anyway.
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[m0l0t0v]

I never said it was safe. But I wouldn't have said it was proper dick riding.
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[mikeoldcars]

it was only afterwards i started thinking about the what ifs and all that, guess i thought the guy was letting me past but it could all the same have been dopey road positioning,
dont think i'll be doing that one again, guess it rates some way up the cockometer scale

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[Kal]

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[Pete.]

I followed a copper who did that several times on the M6 once. He overtook cars in the outside lane by passing between them and the barrier. Of course, each one moved into the middle lane immediately
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

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If you don't get caught its all acceptable.
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[m0l0t0v]

Nothing is illegal until you get caught
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[jackw72]

Hypothetically, it would be better than going between two cars because the barrier will not move into you

But, reckless driving from either of the cars if you went between and your fecked.


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[trevoriv]

Do you not have a 'Pass' switch?

Anyone in the outside lane not doing a decent speed gets flashed when I come up behind em

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[chris-red]

I undertake all the time I have no patiance, IMO you should only be in the outside lane if you are overtaking. I personally wouldn't over take on the outside of someone, but I undertake all the time.
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Sounds fine to me, it's when you start splitting lorries you have to worry.
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[panrider_uk]

If he'd not seen you and pulled back to the right as you were overtaking you'd have been jam.

I prefer to undertake in such circumstances - at least you have some manoeuvring room.

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