If your car broke down on the motorway...

TheChizler

Teddy Daniels wrote: »

I heard that before but wasn’t sure, link?

Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 > Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 Section 33.

monkeybutter

I remember about 5 years ago, coming back from the airport, circa 9pm, a car was broken down in the middle lane, between blanch and the n4, down in the dip there, and the people were there, in the darkness, farting about getting bit and pieces out of the boot like it was a car park.

I slowed down of course, but shouted at them to get off the road. Then we rang the Police. They hadn't even bother to do so.

Some people do some stupid ****

RustyNut

Teddy Daniels wrote: »

Just wanted to know, what is the law regarding trucks in the right hand lane on motorways ?

Trucks are banned from the right hand lane of motorways. The thickest least thought through law ever in relation to road use.

OldMrBrennan83

RustyNut wrote: »

Trucks are banned from the right hand lane of motorways. The thickest least thought through law ever in relation to road use.

And the least enforced by a mile. Non existent enforcement, so it really doesn't matter. Was always pointless anyway in the big scheme of things.

Guy:Incognito

A truck overtaking another truck can hold things up for ages while he goes by at 1mph faster than the ones he's overtaking.

Dublin Coach's drivers love the outside lane on the m50

OldMrBrennan83

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

A truck overtaking another truck can hold things up for ages while he goes by at 1mph faster than the ones he's overtaking.

Dublin Coach's drivers love the outside lane on the m50

It was changed that buses are allowed.

Isambard

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

A truck overtaking another truck can hold things up for ages while he goes by at 1mph faster than the ones he's overtaking.

Dublin Coach's drivers love the outside lane on the m50

In truth it would only delay traffic by half a minute or so. Imagine the delay if a truck was forced to follow a slightly slower truck for 100 km. That delay costs you money in effect.

OldMrBrennan83

Isambard wrote: »

In truth it would only delay traffic by half a minute or so. Imagine the delay if a truck was forced to follow a slightly slower truck for 100 km. That delay costs you money in effect.

Exactly. In reality the time lost being behind a lorry overtaking is negligible. That said, if the rule is there then it should be enforced or gone.

RustyNut

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

A truck overtaking another truck can hold things up for ages while he goes by at 1mph faster than the ones he's overtaking.

Dublin Coach's drivers love the outside lane on the m50

I hear what you're saying but think about the alternative, if the law was strictly enforced.

Hypothetically, let's say one of Nolan transports trucks is leaving Tivoly docks in Cork heading for dublin fully freighted, grossing 40 tonnes. Nolan limiters all seem to be set at 80 k's the same as Stobarts were, so that's the fastest it is going to go.

Once he hits the Dunkettle interchange no other truck can pass him but the vast majority will catch up because they have a limiter set to 85 or 90 k's and will not be as heavy so will be quicker uphill. Now by the time he reaches Portlaoise there will be a huge tailback of trucks maxing out at 80 but often going a lot slower.

All it takes then is one car driver who is happy to pootle along at 85 or 90 to start overtaking the convoy that has built up, or even worse on a wet road one of those drivers that will come up behind a truck but have to sit there for a while to get the nerve up to push through the spray and do this for each truck and the whole motorway is reduced to the speed of the slowest car.

An overtaking ban in appropriate places, big hills etc would be a reasonable provision but a blanket ban is just stupid.

Just my €0.02

goat2

Poll Dubh wrote: »

I don’t now how rare it is but my alternator failed once but I was lucky to be in a 50km zone. I wouldn’t fancy trying to coast across two busy lanes of the M50.

Since this could be a problem for any of us, if a car dies suddenly,
What is the correct procedure,
First for me are the hazard warning lights, but on a busy highway, motorway, how do I disembark if there people that are so much in a hurry and I cannot disembark the vehicle because of the amount of traffic on the road at the time,
and some are not patient enough to hit the brake for a few seconds so that I can run to safety

Poll Dubh

goat2 wrote: »

Since this could be a problem for any of us, if a car dies suddenly,
What is the correct procedure,
First for me are the hazard warning lights, but on a busy highway, motorway, how do I disembark if there people that are so much in a hurry and I cannot disembark the vehicle because of the amount of traffic on the road at the time,
and some are not patient enough to hit the brake for a few seconds so that I can run to safety

Other than the hazard lights and not putting out a triangle there is no correct procedure. All the official advice is based on you getting your vehicle to the hard shoulder. If you don't make it to the hard shoulder then your options are grim.

punisher5112

Trucks can do 90km/h on motorway.

AbdulAbhaile

punisher5112 wrote: »

Trucks can do 90km/h on motorway.

If their limiter allows, a lot won't, they are set between 80 and 85.

Isambard

AbdulAbhaile wrote: »

If their limiter allows, a lot won't, they are set between 80 and 85.

The load also makes a difference, especially on gradients.