Undertaking in the UK is legal, but iffy

Retro

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If you're an undertaker and especially a serial one, then this video is for you as it teaches you the dos, don'ts and potential legal consequences of undertaking.

There are times when I undertake eg, a 40mph 3 lane dual carriageway and some idiot lane hogger is doing 30mph in the middle lane when there's no cars in the left lane, but there are on the right and they refuse to move over, especially when flashed. I'd like to know what gets into these people's minds to drive slowly in the middle lane, becoming a dangerous obstacle to traffic.

Another thing that happened the other day was on a two lane dual carriageway. I was overtaking cars on the left when I came up to a slow car in the right lane. I flashed them to get out of the way, they did, I went past, but then, incredibly, they pulled out into the right lane again and carried on driving really slowly! There was nowhere to turn right soon either, so there's no logical reason for them to have done this. This driver was clearly a menace, but at least they got out of my way, something that many similar drivers don't do. I didn't get a look at them. Perhaps they were spaced out or something, I'll never know.

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Geffers

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Seen some of his videos before, he is good.

Some drivers are good controllers of vehicles but react to incidents, others anticipate and are often able to avoid such incidents.

Commentary driving is used a lot in advanced driving courses, this is a skill one adapts to depending on how much is going on. On a country road one one might commentate - ahead the road bends gently to the left, a road sign warns of a junction left. However, in a town area with much going on similar scenario would be described - Bend left, blind junction.

Certainly improves anticipation and lets the instructor know what plans driver has to deal with potential hazards.
 
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