Maybe so on a long stretch of motorway with long gaps between junctions, but on the M50 I would say that traffic moving at speeds near the maximum limit in the left lane makes it more hazardous for vehicles entering and exiting at junctions. There are slip roads on the M50 where traffic both enter and exit. Crisscrossing traffic at 100 km per hour is not a good idea. In a lot of European cities with short stretches of motorways and frequent exits, reduced speed limits apply.70km sounds too slow for the motorway, tbh. I think you need to be a bit closer to the speed limit, even if in the inside lane.
The 'bullying' on continental roads would be far more.
While it’s possible that driving a small car gives rise to more perceived bullying drivers ?, people are usually entirely focused on themselves, you’re speeds are also very slow and this irritates a lot of driversI drive two different vehicles, a Hyundai i10 and a VW Transporter Van.
I often drive on the M50 at off peak times when the traffic is light.
I typically drive in the left hand lane at 70 to 80 km per hour.
Very often while driving my Hyundai I would have motorists following behind me within a couple of meters from my rear bumper. More often than not these are lorry or van drivers. They look large and threatening behind before overtaking me.
This rarely occurs when I drive the Transporter.
This pattern of behaviour also occurs on suburban roads when I keep to the 50 km speed limit.
Have any other small car drivers noticed this bullying behaviour.
I dunno.70km sounds too slow for the motorway, tbh. I think you need to be a bit closer to the speed limit, even if in the inside lane.
The slip roads onto the M50 are massive by international standards. Try drive in Italy where the merge lanes are super short and drivers a little touched!There are slip roads on the M50 where traffic both enter and exit. Crisscrossing traffic at 100 km per hour is not a good idea. In a lot of European cities with short stretches of motorways and frequent exits, reduced speed limits apply.
Portugal also. Slip roads are insanely shortThe slip roads onto the M50 are massive by international standards. Try drive in Italy where the merge lanes are super short and drivers a little touched!
The M50 is at most times a glorified bypass. At peak times, it’s a car park where notions of speeds of 70kmh are just fanciful.
Not for all the drivers stuck behind you!it's also more relaxing.
Or in the USA where exits and on ramps can be on either side of the road.The slip roads onto the M50 are massive by international standards. Try drive in Italy where the merge lanes are super short and drivers a little touched!
This I find hard to understand and it's a massive assumption to make. As I said, it's off peak, with low traffic volume. There is no reason for anyone to be stuck or frustrated behind me. I also overtake cars that are going slower ahead of me, and don't find it frustrating to have to do so. I signal and move out in good time and pull in again. Other motorists do the same to me. I should add that while driving at less than 100kmph I have passed cars in middle lane. These are more likely to cause frustration to other motorists than someone going 70/80 safely in the left lane.Not for all the drivers stuck behind you!
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