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Article #150Re: Motorbikes on Congested Motorways
From: Richard Porter
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:20
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:20
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In article <1993Jan26.101209.3713@wraxall.inmos.co.uk> des@inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd) writes: >It's certainly against the highway code for cars/vans/lorries to change >lanes in solid slow moving traffic. All the Highway Code says on this point is "Overtake only on the right unless traffic is moving in queues and the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are. Do not move to a lane on your left to overtake." "When approaching a junction make sure you are in the correct lane; ..." Obviously you may need to change lanes if you need to leave the motorway or if you have to pull off in an emergency, whether the traffic is moving in queues or not. Surprisingly, there is very little in the new Highway Code specifically concerning motorcycles. Richard
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