Please use mirrors

kalamitty55 replied on 03/05/2024 19:16

Posted on 03/05/2024 19:16

today i followed for twenty miles a motorhome being driven at 40 mph along the A470, and due to holiday traffic nobody could overtake, there was a long line of traffic stuck behind, and there was plenty of chances of pulling into a layby to let the traffic get past and then rejoin to bumble along,  its a offence to hold faster traffic up and states you should pull over and let them past, i allowed plenty of time to get to my hospital appointment but due to this driver i was within 5 mins of having it cancelled.  not everyone is on holiday enjoying the views so please remember the highway code. and yes i have driven motorhomes for 40 years.

Navigateur replied on 04/05/2024 12:01

Posted on 04/05/2024 12:01

 What I feel is important in making a judgement on this situation is the traffic conditions in front of the motor caravan as this could vary from a 40mph convoy to miles of open road.

Wherenext replied on 04/05/2024 21:17

Posted on 04/05/2024 21:17

I'm with DK on this one. We live not far from the A55, the major route in and out of North Wales. We did want to go out to B&Q yesterday morning but didn't dare as we knew that even in the morning the likelihood of meeting heavy or even stationary traffic was 50/50.

If I had a hospital appointment I would have given it an extra 20-30 minutes and hoped for the best.

Mind you, these days I have to leave earlier for any appointment  with 20 mph limit predominating in our area.yellwink

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