I'd go further and say at the very least they should be sacked, at worst sit them in a dead car in a live lane.
The problem also occurs with selfish drivers who see the lanes queuing, so think they’ll just drive up the closed off lane until cutting in at the last possible second to get a few cars in front.
That's what you are supposed to do - merge in turn by taking up all the available space in the lanes up to the closure.
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Not when there is an X on the signs over a motorway lane, it means don't use it, and is an offence to do so.That's what you are supposed to do - merge in turn by taking up all the available space in the lanes up to the closure.
70 per cent of drivers don’t know how to merge in turn | Auto Express
Nearly three-quarters of drivers aren’t aware they should zip-merge when motorway and dual carriageway lanes reduce in number
On a Smart Motorway, signs on gantries over the road sometimes display a Red X, it means that lane is closed from where the sign with the red X is. There will be no actual closure by cones or other barriers, it is an emergency situation and you should get out of that lane immediately. You could be prosecuted if you drive along that lane and wait for an actual obstruction before moving over.
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I'm not sure if you are being deliberately obtuse or not.On a Smart Motorway, signs on gantries over the road sometimes display a Red X, it means that lane is closed from where the sign with the red X is. There will be no actual closure by cones or other barriers, it is an emergency situation and you should get out of that lane immediately. You could be prosecuted if you drive along that lane and wait for an actual obstruction before moving over.
Red X warning after ‘thousands’ of drivers prosecuted
Emergency services have joined forces with National Highways to remind drivers not to ignore the red X sign after one council prosecuted almost 10,000 drivers.
A red cross can and does appear from nowhere, they are activated when a situation occurs, causing a hazard in one of the lanes, maybe a stranded vehicle, maybe a lorry has shed something onto the carriageway, it is dynamic and not a planned for event usually. I think you maybe ought to check the Title of this thread, the other posts in the thread, and in particular, the initial post you responded to, which said people make things worse when they drive down a closed lane, to avoid queuing and you advised that this was the correct thing to do. It isn't, and that's a f***ing fact. I know how and when to merge in turn, and hopefully you now know when to move over because the lane is f***ing closed, and why you would be a bellend to follow the advice you were giving.
