Narrow motorway lanes
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We have used junction one to two of the M5 at Oldbury quite a few times this summer while the works on the motorway and stilts are taking place, and have had no problems at all, the traffic is keeping to the 30 mph and I feel quite safe with the caravan on tow. The biggest improvement is keeping all HGV and coaches to the nearside lane. Years ago it used to frighten the life out of me to have a truck inches from the van in roadworks, and most of the time they were travelling the same speed and gained nothing.
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It does, as lanes 1and 2, although wider than 3 are still narrower than normal, and there is a concrete barrier where the hardshoulder should be.
If in lane 1 you inevitably end up with an HGV alongside, when at the 50 mph limit, who reckons he can do an extra 1 mph. Any slight wandering and you could be easily pushed into the concrete barrier. If you ease off to speed its passing, the one behind pull out.
Much better and safer when HGV's are restricted to lane 1.
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We towed our 8ft Hymer Nova from M69J to Tebay M6 J38 last Wednesday, no real problem except obviously for the roadworks. From Kirkby Stephen we decided to drive over the top to Scotch Corner and returned to Leic's using the A1. My biggest complaint when towing on restricted areas of the motorways is the inconsiderate people policing everyone else from the outer lanes at a lot less speed than necessary.
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Going to the NEC, to make up time I went down the M6 from near Nantwich to the A5 junction for Cannock. Being in the inside lane doing just under 50mph through the roadworks with the trucks going past in the centre lane was tiring. Would not fancy it towing a caravan.
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