Re: Lorry drivers not moving forward in a queue of traffic

NM wrote:
On 3 Nov, 22:36, Vicko Zoomba <vicko_zoo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 3 Nov, 17:50, Lobster <davidlobsterpot...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ret. wrote:
Martin wrote:
I've seen this behaviour before: in a queue of traffic, an HGV
will sometimes remain stationary when the traffic in front moves
ahead, remaining like this while a large gap builds up ahead of
them.
I think you will find that it is a deliberate ploy to stop drivers
'jumping the queue' by overtaking queueing drivers in lane 1 and
then pushing in ahead of them when they get up to the obstruction
in lane 2. It's a favourite trick of truck drivers.

Indeed. Often combined with the other trick of closing up very
close to the adjacent lane, for no other purpose than to stop bikes
travelling down the gap between the miles and miles of stationery
traffic

Quite right. Bike shold take their place in queuing traffic like
every other vehicle.

McKevvy

Why

Because in many situations, when a queue ends in a single file of vehicles, a bike slots in - and then takes up almost the same length of road as a car. They have, therefore, 'pushed in' ahead of drivers who have been patiently waiting to get through the bottle neck.

In such situations you wouldn't dream of driving down the outside of a long queue in a car and then 'pushing in' would you?

Kev


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