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Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:02 pm
by No Ney Never
Rule 259 of The Highway Code is about joining motorways
It states:
When you join the motorway, you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should:
Give priority to traffic already on the motorway
Check the traffic on the motorway and match your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
Not cross solid white lines that separate lanes or use the hard shoulder
Stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
Remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking
You can read all The Highway Code rules online, for free, to ensure you're keeping Britain's roads safe
http://ow.ly/Hn5g50OBGgb
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
by clarets12
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
by dougcollins
Yes, but what the knobheads who stay in lane one, at the same speed, never giving you a chance to get in? That's just as dangerous.
If you end up having to virtually stop on the slip road that's not a good thing.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:35 pm
by RickyBobby
clarets12 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
Normally!
Sometimes you can join a motorway carriageway from the right. Take junction 25 on the m60 going anticlockwise for example.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:37 pm
by clarets12
RickyBobby wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:35 pm
Sometimes you can join a motorway carriageway from the right. Take junction 25 on the m60 going anticlockwise for example.
You can. Sometimes.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:39 pm
by shulgin
It frustrates the hell out of me does inconsiderate driving but, like many aspects of the HC, the key word is should, not must.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:47 pm
by Woodleyclaret
We need to adopt the French system of moving into the middle at motorway junctions to allow the traffic coming on to join safely
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:52 pm
by Lip
dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
Yes, but what the knobheads who stay in lane one, at the same speed, never giving you a chance to get in? That's just as dangerous.
If you end up having to virtually stop on the slip road that's not a good thing.
If you are in lane one,it's not always possible to move out into lane two due to traffic outside you in lane two.At the end of the day the onus is on the cars coming on to the slip Rd to adjust their speed as they approach the junction.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:54 pm
by Exsus
dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
Yes, but what the knobheads who stay in lane one, at the same speed, never giving you a chance to get in? That's just as dangerous.
If you end up having to virtually stop on the slip road that's not a good thing.
It's up to you to adjust your speed accordingly.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:57 pm
by Lip
Exsus wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:54 pm
It's up to you to adjust your speed accordingly.
Exactly. It's the knobheads coming on to the sliproad who are at fault.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:19 pm
by Jamesy
No Ney Never wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:02 pm
Rule 259 of The Highway Code is about joining motorways
It states:
When you join the motorway, you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should:
Give priority to traffic already on the motorway
Check the traffic on the motorway and match your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
Not cross solid white lines that separate lanes or use the hard shoulder
Stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
Remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking
You can read all The Highway Code rules online, for free, to ensure you're keeping Britain's roads safe
http://ow.ly/Hn5g50OBGgb
The second bullet point is extremely difficult where I live. When I join the M6, the traffic in the left hand lane is usually stationary.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:23 pm
by Claretitus
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:47 pm
We need to adopt the French system of moving into the middle at motorway junctions to allow the traffic coming on to join safely
. You obviously don’t use the motorways that much. Have you seen the volumes of traffic? Move over to the middle lane? There’s no room!
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:23 pm
by box_of_frogs
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:47 pm
We need to adopt the French system of moving into the middle at motorway junctions to allow the traffic coming on to join safely
Not a problem for the bellends sat in the 3rd lane doing 65.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:30 pm
by gandhisflipflop
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:47 pm
We need to adopt the French system of moving into the middle at motorway junctions to allow the traffic coming on to join safely
To be fair, I genuinely thought that was what you had to do on motorways, and it’s what I look to do where possible. I get very nervous when I’m in the left hand lane passing junctions and I have traffic merging on the left, and traffic on the right that don’t allow me to move into the middle lane. I feel like I’m going to be bottlenecked
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:41 pm
by Claretitus
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:47 pm
We need to adopt the French system of moving into the middle at motorway junctions to allow the traffic coming on to join safely
And yet the matrix signs constantly inform drivers to keep to the left when possible. Joining traffic from the slip road can join safely, by giving way to traffic ALREADY on the motorway. As per Highway Code. End of.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:49 pm
by Tricky Trevor
Quiz questions.
How many cats eyes colours are there on a motorway, what are the colours and what do they signify?
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:55 pm
by Cardclaret
There are some slip roads that are either very short or at an acute angle so you have a split second to make a go/no go decision.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:16 am
by bobinho
dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:04 pm
Yes, but what the knobheads who stay in lane one, at the same speed, never giving you a chance to get in? That's just as dangerous.
If you end up having to virtually stop on the slip road that's not a good thing.
Then you SHOULDNT virtually stop on the slip road. That would mean when a gap appears you would be attempting to join traffic at 10mph say, and everyone else at 70mph +, and that is as you say not a good thing. potentially catastrophic for many I’d say.
You should carry on at a decent speed along the hard shoulder until you can safely join the traffic.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:20 am
by Funkydrummer
Moving over to the second lane is not always an option.
Leaving at J9 on the M65 for instance - if you move out here
you'll struggle to get back in to the 1st lane in time to exit the
motorway,
The signing at this junction is awful, it can't be seen until you've gone under
the bridge, by which time its a little late and people pull in and out of the
1st lane like crazy.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:23 am
by fatboy47
Look mum!!
Everybody's out of step apart from our Stan!
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:11 am
by Jel
The morons slowing down before leaving the motorway, really annoy me. Its dangerous and also causes everyone else to have to slow down. The junction into Nelson/Barrowford is really bad for it.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:16 am
by ElectroClaret
Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:20 am
Moving over to the second lane is not always an option.
Leaving at J9 on the M65 for instance - if you move out here
you'll struggle to get back in to the 1st lane in time to exit the
motorway,
The signing at this junction is awful, it can't be seen until you've gone under
the bridge, by which time its a little late and people pull in and out of the
1st lane like crazy.
Said this for ages about this junction, the number of drivers who suddenly pull into the 2nd lane at the last moment is amazing.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:55 pm
by dougcollins
Exsus wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:54 pm
It's up to you to adjust your speed accordingly.
Tell that to the guys behind you.
Yes, I know the HC says joiners' responsibility, but the drivers on the motorway need to play a part. I like to think I do.
200k miles a year and much on motorways.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:54 pm
by Joe14
Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:49 pm
Quiz questions.
How many cats eyes colours are there on a motorway, what are the colours and what do they signify?
GREEN- entry & exits for slip roads
RED- separates Lane 1 from the hard shoulder
WHITE- in between lanes.
AMBER- on the right separate far right lane from the central reservation
What’s the prize for this quiz??
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:21 pm
by Claretitus
Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:20 am
Moving over to the second lane is not always an option.
Leaving at J9 on the M65 for instance - if you move out here
you'll struggle to get back in to the 1st lane in time to exit the
motorway,
The signing at this junction is awful, it can't be seen until you've gone under
the bridge, by which time its a little late and people pull in and out of the
1st lane like crazy.
The signage on most motorways is awful, with trees and bushes covering up many signs, or at least a half of a sign. Councils should be made to clip em back, or Highways Agency, or anyone!! This country is on its arse.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:24 pm
by Joe14
Birds nesting. Trees/bushes get trimmed once that’s done.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:37 pm
by Claretitus
Joe14 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:24 pm
Birds nesting. Trees/bushes get trimmed once that’s done.
But they don’t.
Re: Rule 259 of The Highway Code
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:00 pm
by Tricky Trevor
Joe14 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:54 pm
GREEN- entry & exits for slip roads
RED- separates Lane 1 from the hard shoulder
WHITE- in between lanes.
AMBER- on the right separate far right lane from the central reservation
What’s the prize for this quiz??
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Give priority to traffic already on the motorway
