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Hard shoulder use is now common place on M6 northbound between junctions 8 and 10 and not because of roadworks, it is just to ease congestion, They have had extra refuge areas for breakdowns, obviously so you can plan to breakdown at that spot.
Planners have now forfeited emergency access on this route for these reasons, so why should drivers be slated for doing it when it is deemed acceptable in these areas, this sends out mixed messages.
Enforcing lane discipline was the way forward, look at any congested motorway and the busiest two lanes are the middle and outside, because people wont move back after overtaking. Opening the hard shoulder up is just an attempt to get the middle lane owners club members to at least move over to the inside lane, and free up another outside lane. Unfortunately staying in the middle lane is not going to get you fined, but 'overtaking' them on the inside will, (which is different to the inside lane moving faster than the middle lane).
Make undertaking legal as in America, and you will see them move over then...
Planners have now forfeited emergency access on this route for these reasons, so why should drivers be slated for doing it when it is deemed acceptable in these areas, this sends out mixed messages.
Enforcing lane discipline was the way forward, look at any congested motorway and the busiest two lanes are the middle and outside, because people wont move back after overtaking. Opening the hard shoulder up is just an attempt to get the middle lane owners club members to at least move over to the inside lane, and free up another outside lane. Unfortunately staying in the middle lane is not going to get you fined, but 'overtaking' them on the inside will, (which is different to the inside lane moving faster than the middle lane).
Make undertaking legal as in America, and you will see them move over then...
