Originally Posted by molliepops:
“I don't drive on motorways even so many years after my test I don't feel qualified to do so, we need to encourage people not confident to keep off them tbh I'd feel I was a danger to others if I did go on one. So this idea of learners on there seems madness to me, leave those roads to people who are able to use them safely !”
Why don't you learn how to use one rather than suggest others who are nervous about them should not use them?
Motorway driving is about as easy as it gets. I will avoid motorways for one reason, I find them boring and far from driver error I find this "variable speed" thing something that just f*cks up the flow of motorways.
One thing I will advise anyone to do rather than drive down the motorway slip road right away, is to drive round the roundabout ( or whatever else there is ) first to make sure its not bumper to bumper down there. Nothing for your heart dropping to your boots when you are driving down the slip way and see its all stopped and you have nowhere to go.. So now if I have to drive on one I will take a few minutes driving past to make sure its clear,
Getting onto the motorway from the slip road is pretty easy if you use your mirrors rather than just looking ahead.. you can easy size the traffic and match or adjust your speed accordingly . When coming up to a exits (if you are not leaving) move over so people can get on or HGVs have room to move over if needed. Its easier for you to move than them . Dont sit in the one lane not moving, think ahead. Never just watch the car in front look over or through that car to see what those ahead are doing. if the car ahead brakes suddenly and you are close you are to late to stop. but if you look at the cars in front of them, you will see it in plenty of time.