A13 last night
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Bebs said:
Keeping the speeds on the beemer down I hope Phil 
Always! I'm on cruise control all the way from Brentwood to the first set of lights on the A13.As for undertaking.... generally I set the cruise @ around 60mph in the BMW as we're never in a rush home. Numerous times I'm faster than the middle lane traffic.
Basically :-
The outide lane is for big Mercs with numberplates like NAZ 1111 and JAZ 1111.
The middle lane is for non/poor English speakers.
The inside lane is my private road.
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Bebs said:
Keeping the speeds on the beemer down I hope Phil
Always! I'm on cruise control all the way from Brentwood to the first set of lights on the A13.As for undertaking.... generally I set the cruise @ around 60mph in the BMW as we're never in a rush home. Numerous times I'm faster than the middle lane traffic.
Basically :-
The outide lane is for big Mercs with numberplates like NAZ 1111 and JAZ 1111.
The middle lane is for non/poor English speakers.
The inside lane is my private road.
sounds about right that.... Vesuvius 996 said:
Undertaking and double the limit is a common occurrence.
Well if people insist on sitting in the outside lane at just double the limit, undertaking is the only option! 
What
me off though is when you reach the Limehouse link, and get stuck behind 2 cars driving side-by-side in a formation that would make the Red Arrows proud, at exactly 29 mph!ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Bebs said:
Keeping the speeds on the beemer down I hope Phil
Always! I'm on cruise control all the way from Brentwood to the first set of lights on the A13.As for undertaking.... generally I set the cruise @ around 60mph in the BMW as we're never in a rush home. Numerous times I'm faster than the middle lane traffic.
Basically :-
The outide lane is for big Mercs with numberplates like NAZ 1111 and JAZ 1111.
The middle lane is for non/poor English speakers.
The inside lane is my private road.
ZZR said:
ThatPhilBrett***SLOWBUTSTEADY***Guy said:
Bebs said:
Keeping the speeds on the beemer down I hope Phil
Always! I'm on cruise control all the way from Brentwood to the first set of lights on the A13.As for undertaking.... generally I set the cruise @ around 60mph in the BMW as we're never in a rush home. Numerous times I'm faster than the middle lane traffic.
Basically :-
The outide lane is for big Mercs with numberplates like NAZ 1111 and JAZ 1111.
The middle lane is for non/poor English speakers.
The inside lane is my private road.
You make a choice before joining the A13 (as I do every day). Am I going to be a predator, or am I going to be prey? To be a predator you have to psyche yourself up to dominate the outside lane and be prepared to undertake, overtake, push, flash, weave, wave and generally drive like a tw@. You'll be competing with selfish white-vanners who don't care who's behind; import Toyota Previas who don't know (despite the rear view mirror extension)and teenage girls who haven't a clue what they should be doing and in any case are too busy texting. Me? I'm proud to be prey. In 30 years of motoring I think it's the most dangerous road I've had to commute on, so I just sit in the inside lane, count the bunches of dead flowers tied to the signposts and watch the fun. Such as it is.
Curator said:
You make a choice before joining the A13 (as I do every day). Am I going to be a predator, or am I going to be prey? To be a predator you have to psyche yourself up to dominate the outside lane and be prepared to undertake, overtake, push, flash, weave, wave and generally drive like a tw@. You'll be competing with selfish white-vanners who don't care who's behind; import Toyota Previas who don't know (despite the rear view mirror extension)and teenage girls who haven't a clue what they should be doing and in any case are too busy texting. Me? I'm proud to be prey. In 30 years of motoring I think it's the most dangerous road I've had to commute on, so I just sit in the inside lane, count the bunches of dead flowers tied to the signposts and watch the fun. Such as it is.
100% correct.Over the weekend I had occasion to get a black cab down the A13. My driver (who I am SURE was Bobby George...!) bristled with cockney indignation as he was undertaken by an asian gentleman in a Toyota Camry in full minicab regalia.
"Look at that caaaaaaaaaaaaant." exclaimed Booby. "He finks 'eeeeeeees still in fackin Beirut."
Nice. I think the predominant emotion on the A13 is indeed outraged self-richeousness. The prelude to which is usually: "You fahhhkin caaaahnt..." This is then followed by a multi-lane manoeuvre of such sick recklessness you have to wonder how the driver continues to survive. I could never understand how so many cars could come to grief on such a straight piece of road - until I saw the combination of aggression, lack of basic skill, lack of awareness and, well, general lack of charity. When was the last time anybody was courteous on the A13?
Curator said:
Nice. I think the predominant emotion on the A13 is indeed outraged self-richeousness. The prelude to which is usually: "You fahhhkin caaaahnt..." This is then followed by a multi-lane manoeuvre of such sick recklessness you have to wonder how the driver continues to survive. I could never understand how so many cars could come to grief on such a straight piece of road - until I saw the combination of aggression, lack of basic skill, lack of awareness and, well, general lack of charity. When was the last time anybody was courteous on the A13?
I let a fit bird with big jugs in a 206CC into my lane last week.Vesuvius 996 said:
Curator said:
Nice. I think the predominant emotion on the A13 is indeed outraged self-richeousness. The prelude to which is usually: "You fahhhkin caaaahnt..." This is then followed by a multi-lane manoeuvre of such sick recklessness you have to wonder how the driver continues to survive. I could never understand how so many cars could come to grief on such a straight piece of road - until I saw the combination of aggression, lack of basic skill, lack of awareness and, well, general lack of charity. When was the last time anybody was courteous on the A13?
I let a fit bird with big jugs in a 206CC into my lane last week.Curator said:
I give way to everyone who's going quicker than I want to go - and that's definitely most bikers! If you pound the A13 I'll keep a special eye open for you - what's your usual ride?
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