{"id":5630,"date":"2017-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T23:00:00","slug":"the-joys-of-motorway-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micksgarageblog.org\/the-joys-of-motorway-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joys of Motorway Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Motorway Driving<\/h2>\n<p>  If you frequent the M50 then you may already know how it can be an emotional adventure. Being from Kerry, the\u00a0closest I came to a motorway before my migration to Dublin was a road wide enough where cars could pass each other without having to scrape the ditch. Like most drivers with a full driving licence, the only training I got for motorway driving was all in theory. Albeit we live in a small country with few motorways, it&#8217;s still an important skill to have for\u00a0when you venture onto one.    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagetin.com\/images\/micksgarage-ie\/646jk67ggt\/angry-clarkson_8b5fd4.gif\" alt=\"angry-clarkson\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" \/>    As I gradually began to use the M50 more often I noticed several people using the middle and outside lanes for no reason. \u00a0I certainly don&#8217;t claim to be a better driver than anyone else but I do think that some people don&#8217;t seem to be aware of how to drive on a motorway. There is of course the small percentage of drivers who are aware of the motorway rules but don&#8217;t care and that&#8217;s a different problem.     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.micksgarage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/motorway-ahead.png\" alt=\"motorway ahead sign\" width=\"240\" height=\"188\" \/> Motorway Ahead Sign     Similar to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micksgarage.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-approaching-emergency-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">previous blog<\/a> where I wondered\u00a0to what extent we are prepared for dealing with emergency vehicles on our roads, I began to wonder to what\u00a0extent we are\u00a0trained or prepared for motorway driving. It&#8217;s even a rule of the motorway that no L drivers are allowed. To answer my own question, the only compulsory training we get is all in theory. Is that enough?    We put out a poll out on Twitter a few weeks back asking our followers what driving habits annoyed them the most. \u00a0Middle lane hogging took the lead with tailgating coming in at a close second.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.micksgarage.com\/blog\/this-is-definitely-breaking-the-rules-of-the-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the blog on middle lane hogging here and see why it can also be extremely dangerous.<\/a>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.micksgarage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/twitter-poll-blog.png\" alt=\"twitter poll screenshot\" width=\"581\" height=\"228\" \/>    There are several important rules for driving on the motorway, all of which can be found summarised nicely on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsa.ie\/Documents\/Road%20Safety\/Leaflets\/Leaf_booklets\/motorway_driving.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Road Safety Authority&#8217;s page<\/a>.\u00a0The rule regarding each lane and it&#8217;s purpose is the one that several drivers seem to disobey. The purpose of each lane is outlined below.    <strong>Lane 1<\/strong> \u2013 You should always use this lane unless you are overtaking. It is the &#8216;normal&#8217; driving lane.    <strong>Lane 2<\/strong> &#8211; You should only drive in this lane if you are overtaking. Once you are finished overtaking and it&#8217;s safe to do so, you should move back into Lane 1. You can also move into Lane 2 to allow space for vehicles coming onto the motorway.    <strong>Lane 3<\/strong> &#8211; You should only use this lane if traffic in lanes 1 and 2 is moving in queues and you need to overtake or make room for merging traffic. You should then make your way back to lane 1 if it is safe to do so. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsa.ie\/Documents\/Road%20Safety\/Leaflets\/Leaf_booklets\/motorway_driving.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">(<em>More info<\/em>)<\/a>     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5632 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagetin.com\/images\/micksgarage-ie\/421a2477-0\/motorway-123_cc102b.jpg\" alt=\"motorway lanes\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/> Motorway Lane Numbers     Words by Niall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joys of Motorway Driving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Joys of Motorway Driving - 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