[OT] Undertaking (was arrogant etc...)

[Nic Blinston <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

>>
>>  Sorry, but undertaking is unbelievably dangerous. Just
because person
>A
>>  is not obeying the rules of the road does not give person B
the right
>to
>>  break the law.

<snip>

>So no, I do not have a problem with undertaking, I do it regularly and
I
>freely admit it, even the police seem to have a very lax attitude
>towards it or they just ignore it.

Undertaking is no more dangerous than overtaking - if someone can't 
spot that a car is passing them on the left and suddenly pulls over, 
they're just as likely to pull out in front of someone on their 
right, causing sharp braking.

Some years ago, Top Gear tried to run a campaign to get undertaking 
'accepted' in the UK. Note the difference from 'made legal'. Despite 
many people's belief (even some police) it is NOT illegal to 
undertake. The highway code says you SHOULD overtake on the right, 
but since it has to make allowances (and says so) for traffic queues, 
it can only be advisory.

When I find it necessary to undertake, I usually find it's that 
someone is hogging the middle lane with the left empty. In this case, 
I keep over by the hard shoulder ready to move further if the loony 
finally decides to pull in on me. And I don't undertake if the 
person's already at the speed limit - just cos I might want to go 
faster, that's no reason to hassle someone.

Nic

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