I must be wrong, but the signs seem to be all mixed up! merging ----- dual lanes becoming one, however the dashed line ends BEFORE by about 50m. To me that means the two lanes have just become one wide lane, tapering to the standard single lane. In WA, the rule was the car lagging behind another car must give way (left or right side), very simple MERGING like a zip. But-
When the dotted line goes all the way to where the left lane ends, i.e. two lanes become one, vehicles in the left lane lane are changing lanes, they should indicate their intentions, and only cross the dashed line when safe to do so, in other words they have to give way to traffic in the right lane. In this case we often rely on courteous drivers, however if bif comes to crunch, (I believe) its the vehicle changing lanes that's at fault.
My beef isn't about that however, its the signage, "Merge" and "Form one lane", how come they can't get it right.
erad said
08:18 AM Jun 14, 2020
I agree. All over Australia they get it wrong. The broken lines as they are now give priority to the fast lane and the slow lane has to cross the broken lines. Theoretically a slow vehicle merging should give way to the fast lane. The broken line should go out to the centre (double) line, and thus give priority to the slow lane to merge. Not that it would matter - most Oz drivers drive in the fast lane anyway - whatever their speed. The law says that you must drive as close as practicable to the LEFT side of the road. Most drivers hog the centreline.
I was taught to give as much clearance as possible to the oncoming drivers - they may sneeze, be distracted by kids in teh back seat, tuning the radio, talking on the phone - anything. Give them as much room as possible because a head on crash is going to be deadly.
woolman said
08:31 AM Jun 14, 2020
I have recently migrated from WA to QLD and 2 things I have observed, if you have a P plate youhave right of way and if you are in a hurry also have right over those travelling at speed limit. It appears to me that compliance to road rules in QLD is optional.
Neil
SouthernComfort said
08:32 AM Jun 14, 2020
It's a race for many people to whom it's seems to be 'critically important' to be the car in front once the lanes become one. I find it even worse when towing, no matter how far ahead I indicate that "I'm about to merge", the race is on to the very last second to get ahead of the dreaded caravan at all costs. Road markings certainly don't help, but I think the bigger problem is driver arrogance and impatience.
Possum3 said
08:32 AM Jun 14, 2020
erad wrote:
The law says that you must drive as close as practicable to the LEFT side of the road.
When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more, or indicated (by signage).
iana said
09:46 AM Jun 14, 2020
Brisbane and surrounds has my vote for the worst drivers, and the worst road system. Getting on the motor ways a night mare, driving off, and around is even worse. Speed limit ----- what speed limit!
dogbox said
10:07 AM Jun 14, 2020
Possum3 wrote:
erad wrote:
The law says that you must drive as close as practicable to the LEFT side of the road.
When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more, or indicated (by signage).
80 kph or over 80 kph ??
Old and Grey said
10:28 AM Jun 14, 2020
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
Possum3 said
12:06 PM Jun 14, 2020
dogbox wrote:
80 kph or over 80 kph ??
As I posted; " When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more .
bgt said
12:11 PM Jun 14, 2020
FWIW I recently watched a police officer, on tv, in Qld, say that the driver in the right fast lane, has right of way at all times! Sounds funny to me but he was the who hands out the tickets!
TheHeaths said
12:39 PM Jun 14, 2020
The rule in SA is clear.
Where the lane you are in is ending and there are broken lines, the vehicle in the lane ending gives way to vehicles in the other lane. An example of this are slip lanes after turning corners.
Where the 2 lanes come together with no broken lines between them, the vehicle in front has right of way.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Sunday 14th of June 2020 12:40:39 PM
yobarr said
12:51 PM Jun 14, 2020
dogbox wrote:
Possum3 wrote:
erad wrote:
The law says that you must drive as close as practicable to the LEFT side of the road.
When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more, or indicated (by signage).
80 kph or over 80 kph ??
When the speed is "80 OR more".....that is 80,90,100,110kmh or higher.
yobarr said
01:00 PM Jun 14, 2020
Old and Grey wrote:
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
Old and Grey (Do you have a name?).If the merging vehicle has to cross any white line to allow it to merge onto the highway,then the traffic on the highway has absolute right of way.The merging traffic must give way,and if a collision occurs,the merging vehicle is at fault,no matter how many cameras are involved.The exception is where there is no dotted line between the merging lane and the highway,in which case the vehicle that is "ahead" has right of way.The biggest problems at merging lanes are created by those drivers who do not even attempt to accelerate to the same speed as the traffic on the highway before they try to merge.Therein lies the problem.Many times I have seen cars stationary at the point where the merging lane ends,because they don't know how to merge.Stupidity in the extreme,not to mention dangerous.And the suggestion that all traffic in the left lane of the highway should slow down to allow some incompetent onto to the highway,is ridiculous.Remember,if the front car in a line of traffic has to slow down,then obviously all thaffic in that line must slow down,or change lanes.Very few drivers will deny access to the highway by a driver who is travelling at a speed that is close to their own speed.Cheers
yobarr said
01:05 PM Jun 14, 2020
iana wrote:
I must be wrong, but the signs seem to be all mixed up! merging ----- dual lanes becoming one, however the dashed line ends BEFORE by about 50m. To me that means the two lanes have just become one wide lane, tapering to the standard single lane. In WA, the rule was the car lagging behind another car must give way (left or right side), very simple MERGING like a zip. But-
When the dotted line goes all the way to where the left lane ends, i.e. two lanes become one, vehicles in the left lane lane are changing lanes, they should indicate their intentions, and only cross the dashed line when safe to do so, in other words they have to give way to traffic in the right lane. In this case we often rely on courteous drivers, however if bif comes to crunch, (I believe) its the vehicle changing lanes that's at fault.
My beef isn't about that however, its the signage, "Merge" and "Form one lane", how come they can't get it right.
Hi Ian...You are absolutely correct in all your assertions.Perhaps the signs could read "Merge to form one lane?".Cheers
Rod Mac said
01:35 PM Jun 14, 2020
Would be nice if all the road rules were Australia wide, in Qld 'keep left when not overtaking' applies when the speed is 90kmh (yes,Ninety) or more on multi lane roads.
Also Qld does not require a set slower speed for passing emergency vehicles, other states have differences in that regard.
SouthernComfort said
01:51 PM Jun 14, 2020
Rod Mac wrote:
Would be nice if all the road rules were Australia wide, in Qld 'keep left when not overtaking' applies when the speed is 90kmh (yes,Ninety) or more on multi lane roads.
Also Qld does not require a set slower speed for passing emergency vehicles, other states have differences in that regard.
Sensible, but unlikely to happen. State premiers have ego's to maintain.
How about simply driving to suit the conditions, you know! apply a bit of common sense.
The Australian attitude seems to be not to allow others to merge, if you see a gap, close it, what ever you do don't show the merging vehicle any mercy, on the other hand all other countries I've driven in (including the USA) seem to have been educated to the fact others are on the road and should be considered, they will drop back and let you in.
So, knowing these things, we adjust our driving habits to suit the country we're in.
Thanks Steve....nothing but common sense and logic,really.Cheers
dogbox said
04:31 PM Jun 14, 2020
Old and Grey wrote:
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
time to reread the rule book
dogbox said
04:36 PM Jun 14, 2020
The NSW Road Rules state that on multi-lane roads with a speed limit of more than 80km/h, motorists must not drive in the right-hand lane unless they are:
overtaking
turning right or making a U-turn
avoiding an obstacle
driving in congested traffic
driving in a special purpose lane or if there is a Left Lane Must Turn Left sign or a left traffic arrow and the driver is not turning left
or otherwise instructed by road signs.
from NRMA
i would read that as saying 80 klm is not in the equation 90-100-110 kph are
Bicyclecamper said
08:51 PM Jun 14, 2020
I think overall, every body in Australia is a bad driver when it comes to taking care around cyclists, every driver is a bad driver in my perspective, when I am riding except in the Netherlands, where they are the most courteous I have ever come across. I don't think, their would be very many forum members on here that know the actual road rules when coming up to a cyclist whether it is 60km per hr and under zone, or a doing over that speed. I would be surprised if anyone knew the law.
-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 14th of June 2020 08:56:49 PM
-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 14th of June 2020 09:20:42 PM
Warren-Pat_01 said
09:58 PM Jun 14, 2020
Thanks for raising this issue Ian.
There are many merging lanes here in Townsville - with dotted bars to the end & where cars speed up in that left lane so they don't have to give way. Guess what, you pull up either alongside or one car back from them at the next set of traffic lights!
Bicyclecamper, England with its narrow A&B roads, lanes is an education to all drivers. We were blocked on one by a lady on her push bike (she didn't have a helmet on either) merrily peddling down the middle of one road - but who was in a hurry, anyway?
Sarco Harris said
10:09 PM Jun 14, 2020
dogbox wrote:
Old and Grey wrote:
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
time to reread the rule book
Agreed, Vic is exactly the same as the link to QLD law depicts and as stated earlier for SA. I would suspect that this is one of the laws that are the same in all states.
It is the duty of all drivers to maintain their currency with road rules (for ALL states they drive in). And they DO change (eg. stationary emergency vehicles vary in each state).
Sarco
Bicyclecamper said
09:26 AM Jun 15, 2020
Regardless of what the cyclist is doing right or wrong, you have to give way to them, otherwise you will most likely kill them. Their is a big difference between a 2500kg vehicle or 6000kg car and van, to that of an 100kg bike and rider.
Old and Grey said
09:42 AM Jun 15, 2020
yobarr wrote:
Old and Grey wrote:
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
Old and Grey (Do you have a name?).If the merging vehicle has to cross any white line to allow it to merge onto the highway,then the traffic on the highway has absolute right of way.The merging traffic must give way,and if a collision occurs,the merging vehicle is at fault,no matter how many cameras are involved.The exception is where there is no dotted line between the merging lane and the highway,in which case the vehicle that is "ahead" has right of way.The biggest problems at merging lanes are created by those drivers who do not even attempt to accelerate to the same speed as the traffic on the highway before they try to merge.Therein lies the problem.Many times I have seen cars stationary at the point where the merging lane ends,because they don't know how to merge.Stupidity in the extreme,not to mention dangerous.And the suggestion that all traffic in the left lane of the highway should slow down to allow some incompetent onto to the highway,is ridiculous.Remember,if the front car in a line of traffic has to slow down,then obviously all thaffic in that line must slow down,or change lanes.Very few drivers will deny access to the highway by a driver who is travelling at a speed that is close to their own speed.Cheers
Morning yobarr and everyone,
My apologies for not making myself understood and clear on the above. Its the Grey matter getting Greyer.
IMO There are Two types. MERGE and MERGING.
Lets deal with the the word MERGE. I am refering here two over taking lanes when a single lane divides into two lanes, for the purpose of forming a over taking lane of ALL slower vehicles.
At the end of the dual carrage way, you see the sign MERGE. The over taking lane Merges with the slower lane to again become ONE. Yes.
For some, they feel they have the god given right, to just try, to force their way past you, which ever way they can. Even If it means crossing to the WRONG side of the road over double UNBROKEN lines to do so.
The MERGING from a side road, Some may refer to as a slip road in other countries to join an existing Highway / Motorway with a single lane through to multy lanes.
The traffic joining from the side road ARE ENTERING A CARRIAGE WAY. FULL STOP. They must Give Way to the THROUGH TRAFFIC. Even if they have to reduce their speed to safely join same.
Common sense pervails / Its Manners, to change lanes on the through traffic to maintain your current speed to allow joining traffic to MERGE. IF Safe to do so.
Again I apologise for my wording.
(PS.Don't Forget to indicate)
Grey
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Monday 15th of June 2020 09:45:11 AM
dogbox said
10:25 AM Jun 15, 2020
totally depends on the line markings as to who gives way
yobarr said
11:56 AM Jun 15, 2020
dogbox wrote:
totally depends on the line markings as to who gives way
Is this not what several of us have stated in earlier posts? Cheers
dogbox said
04:01 PM Jun 15, 2020
yobarr wrote:
dogbox wrote:
totally depends on the line markings as to who gives way
Is this not what several of us have stated in earlier posts? Cheers
yes
iana said
07:07 AM Jun 17, 2020
Well eye'll beef hooked. I went driving yesterday, and studied the dashed lines, and yes there are different dashes at the end of the passing lane. I have always been to busy concentrating on the on coming traffic to worry about line measurement's. However reading the QLD reg's from that posted link, there is no mention of what the short dashes mean.
But reading the reg's, what a smorgasbord of requirement's, what happened to the KISS system.
I must be wrong, but the signs seem to be all mixed up! merging ----- dual lanes becoming one, however the dashed line ends BEFORE by about 50m. To me that means the two lanes have just become one wide lane, tapering to the standard single lane. In WA, the rule was the car lagging behind another car must give way (left or right side), very simple MERGING like a zip. But-
When the dotted line goes all the way to where the left lane ends, i.e. two lanes become one, vehicles in the left lane lane are changing lanes, they should indicate their intentions, and only cross the dashed line when safe to do so, in other words they have to give way to traffic in the right lane. In this case we often rely on courteous drivers, however if bif comes to crunch, (I believe) its the vehicle changing lanes that's at fault.
My beef isn't about that however, its the signage, "Merge" and "Form one lane", how come they can't get it right.
I was taught to give as much clearance as possible to the oncoming drivers - they may sneeze, be distracted by kids in teh back seat, tuning the radio, talking on the phone - anything. Give them as much room as possible because a head on crash is going to be deadly.
When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more, or indicated (by signage).
80 kph or over 80 kph ??
Morning all,
The meaning of the sign merging is as it says YOUR MERGING WITH YOUR INDCATOR FLASHING, YOU HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. MERGE.
If The over taking Trafifc is bearing down on the MERGING Trafifc , They have to MERGE with That Traffic.
It is Quite Clear to see at the end of the devided lanes, the Lane becomes a series of progressive broken lines.
If you are indcating in this section you have right of way.YOU ARE MERGING.
Be iT 80km, 90km, OR 100km. The Vehicle passing is no longer able to PASS. The road becomes ONE. Therefore the They have To MERGE.
They can be belting along at 130km as an example. It DOES NOT give them the right to get off on their HORN Just because the TRUCK, CAR, CAR /VAN/ BOAT or BIKE are traveling at a lower speed.
( I never leave home without the twin Dash cams. Front and rear windows @ 180deg view.)
Grey.
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:35:38 AM
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Sunday 14th of June 2020 10:39:21 AM
As I posted; " When posted speed limit is 80 KPH or more .
The rule in SA is clear.
Where the lane you are in is ending and there are broken lines, the vehicle in the lane ending gives way to vehicles in the other lane. An example of this are slip lanes after turning corners.
Where the 2 lanes come together with no broken lines between them, the vehicle in front has right of way.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Sunday 14th of June 2020 12:40:39 PM
When the speed is "80 OR more".....that is 80,90,100,110kmh or higher.
Old and Grey (Do you have a name?).If the merging vehicle has to cross any white line to allow it to merge onto the highway,then the traffic on the highway has absolute right of way.The merging traffic must give way,and if a collision occurs,the merging vehicle is at fault,no matter how many cameras are involved.The exception is where there is no dotted line between the merging lane and the highway,in which case the vehicle that is "ahead" has right of way.The biggest problems at merging lanes are created by those drivers who do not even attempt to accelerate to the same speed as the traffic on the highway before they try to merge.Therein lies the problem.Many times I have seen cars stationary at the point where the merging lane ends,because they don't know how to merge.Stupidity in the extreme,not to mention dangerous.And the suggestion that all traffic in the left lane of the highway should slow down to allow some incompetent onto to the highway,is ridiculous.Remember,if the front car in a line of traffic has to slow down,then obviously all thaffic in that line must slow down,or change lanes.Very few drivers will deny access to the highway by a driver who is travelling at a speed that is close to their own speed.Cheers
Hi Ian...You are absolutely correct in all your assertions.Perhaps the signs could read "Merge to form one lane?".Cheers
Would be nice if all the road rules were Australia wide, in Qld 'keep left when not overtaking' applies when the speed is 90kmh (yes,Ninety) or more on multi lane roads.
Also Qld does not require a set slower speed for passing emergency vehicles, other states have differences in that regard.
Sensible, but unlikely to happen. State premiers have ego's to maintain.
www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/road/lanes
How about simply driving to suit the conditions, you know! apply a bit of common sense.
The Australian attitude seems to be not to allow others to merge, if you see a gap, close it, what ever you do don't show the merging vehicle any mercy, on the other hand all other countries I've driven in (including the USA) seem to have been educated to the fact others are on the road and should be considered, they will drop back and let you in.
So, knowing these things, we adjust our driving habits to suit the country we're in.
Thanks Steve....nothing but common sense and logic,really.Cheers
time to reread the rule book
overtaking
turning right or making a U-turn
avoiding an obstacle
driving in congested traffic
driving in a special purpose lane or if there is a Left Lane Must Turn Left sign or a left traffic arrow and the driver is not turning left
or otherwise instructed by road signs.
from NRMA
i would read that as saying 80 klm is not in the equation 90-100-110 kph are
I think overall, every body in Australia is a bad driver when it comes to taking care around cyclists, every driver is a bad driver in my perspective, when I am riding except in the Netherlands, where they are the most courteous I have ever come across. I don't think, their would be very many forum members on here that know the actual road rules when coming up to a cyclist whether it is 60km per hr and under zone, or a doing over that speed. I would be surprised if anyone knew the law.
-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 14th of June 2020 08:56:49 PM
-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 14th of June 2020 09:20:42 PM
There are many merging lanes here in Townsville - with dotted bars to the end & where cars speed up in that left lane so they don't have to give way. Guess what, you pull up either alongside or one car back from them at the next set of traffic lights!
Bicyclecamper, England with its narrow A&B roads, lanes is an education to all drivers. We were blocked on one by a lady on her push bike (she didn't have a helmet on either) merrily peddling down the middle of one road - but who was in a hurry, anyway?
Agreed, Vic is exactly the same as the link to QLD law depicts and as stated earlier for SA. I would suspect that this is one of the laws that are the same in all states.
It is the duty of all drivers to maintain their currency with road rules (for ALL states they drive in). And they DO change (eg. stationary emergency vehicles vary in each state).
Sarco
Morning yobarr and everyone,
My apologies for not making myself understood and clear on the above. Its the Grey matter getting Greyer.
IMO There are Two types. MERGE and MERGING.
Lets deal with the the word MERGE. I am refering here two over taking lanes when a single lane divides into two lanes, for the purpose of forming a over taking lane of ALL slower vehicles.
At the end of the dual carrage way, you see the sign MERGE. The over taking lane Merges with the slower lane to again become ONE. Yes.
For some, they feel they have the god given right, to just try, to force their way past you, which ever way they can. Even If it means crossing to the WRONG side of the road over double UNBROKEN lines to do so.
The MERGING from a side road, Some may refer to as a slip road in other countries to join an existing Highway / Motorway with a single lane through to multy lanes.
The traffic joining from the side road ARE ENTERING A CARRIAGE WAY. FULL STOP. They must Give Way to the THROUGH TRAFFIC. Even if they have to reduce their speed to safely join same.
Common sense pervails / Its Manners, to change lanes on the through traffic to maintain your current speed to allow joining traffic to MERGE. IF Safe to do so.
Again I apologise for my wording.
(PS.Don't Forget to indicate)
Grey
-- Edited by Old and Grey on Monday 15th of June 2020 09:45:11 AM
Is this not what several of us have stated in earlier posts? Cheers
yes
But reading the reg's, what a smorgasbord of requirement's, what happened to the KISS system.