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[TheFatController]

(Original post by ROG.)
DTT = typo

a) so if on a 3 lane dual and two LGVs are in lanes 1 & 2 with another in lane 2 approaching faster then would it be ok for you to pass in lane 3 knowing it is illegal for it to use it or would you hold back as it is legal for the LGV to use lane 3 ?

[Emma-Ashley]

(Original post by TheFatController)

Serious respect to him in the first instance for keeping his cool (relatively) - the temptation to deck the lorry driver for being a prat must have been enormous.

The commentator said, in relation to the second incident, "someone may be injured, risks have to be taken". Rubbish. The first priority of an emergency vehicle is to get there and get there safely. The driving strikes me as reckless i places and therefore I have to question this officer's judgement.

[ROG.]

Bit lost here..... what has motorway rules got to do with dual carriageway rules?

I believe my question was - how many lanes can LGVs over 7.5 tonnes legally use on a 3 lane dual?
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[wibletg]

(Original post by Emma-Ashley)
Serious respect to him in the first instance for keeping his cool (relatively) - the temptation to deck the lorry driver for being a prat must have been enormous.

The commentator said, in relation to the second incident, "someone may be injured, risks have to be taken". Rubbish. The first priority of an emergency vehicle is to get there and get there safely. The driving strikes me as reckless i places and therefore I have to question this officer's judgement.

I thought he was a bit of a pleb in the first incident too...

[M4LLY]

a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions

[mikelwhile]

(Original post by ROG.)
Bit lost here..... what has motorway rules got to do with dual carriageway rules?

I believe my question was - how many lanes can LGVs over 7.5 tonnes legally use on a 3 lane dual?
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Dual Carriageway not subject to motorway regulation or the national speed limit - without order of government or statute? Any lane - take the A38 in Birmingham and the A45 in Brum, these are three lane dual-carriageways that split to 5 lanes to turn and carry straight on, so to turn right you'd need to use lane 3.

Motorway or upgraded A road, dual carriageways subject to NSL then they can use lanes 1 and 2 only, 2 for overtaking. This is due to speed limiters fitted to these vehicles in addition to potential to cross contaminate the opposite carriageway.

I think that's right, not bothered checking...

[TheFatController]

(Original post by ROG.)
Bit lost here..... what has motorway rules got to do with dual carriageway rules?

I believe my question was - how many lanes can LGVs over 7.5 tonnes legally use on a 3 lane dual?
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The point was that the fact that someone shouldn't be entering a lane doesn't mean they won't - if I saw an HGV in lane 2 in a position where the driver might be looking to (illegally) take lane 3, I'd take the same level of care passing that I would if the truck was legally entitled to move to lane 3.

In the video shown, the officer relied too much on the fact that the truck was banned from lane 3. If he'd had less faith in the truck driver's knowledge of the law then he might have avoided being in that position