I liked Noel Miller's article ' way drivers must give a take,'" but it contained c catastrophic blunder.
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I refer to the photogra captioned: ''Cars travelli away from the picture „ Highway Code states ti drivers should keep to the nE side lane except when ov taking.'' Looking carefully at the p tograph, one sees a down access approach to the moi way. With this type of access is impossible for drivers tra) ling at speed in the nearside IE to see those joining the mc way from the downhill slip ro If it is safe to do so — I rep safe — any driver of a fE moving vehicle should m( into the middle lane befi reaching such a downhill acc point.
The advantages of t manoeuvre is that the moton+ driver gets a better and ear view of the downhill access n and any traffic thereon, perr ting any traffic joining motorway to do so in greE safety.
Once past the access pa the motorway driver sho return to the nearside lane, I having checked over shoulder and nearside mirror Looking further up motorway in the photogra we see a car in the nearside h that may have just joined motorway or alternatively travelling slowly, which is other good reason for the th nearer cars to be in the mid lane. Fast traffic should s: overtaking in plenty of time the motorway.
Even further ahead, we an uphill gradient, where would expect to see sic moving hgv — another vi reason for faster traffic to m Out — if traffic conditic permit.
On motorways, distal observation, front and rear, i vital importance for smooth ; efficient overtaking. An occa nal glance to the horizon d not come amiss — it can c an early warning of fog ba ahead. Banks of fog do not appear from nowhere.
The Highway Code, althoi basically good, should be in preted with a large measurr common sense.
PAUL GAMMON, Lilac Transport Services, Rainworth, Notts.