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Last Auto account – Overtake ban halts â??elephant racing’ The end of albatross antagonism is nigh! The Highways Agency has angled motorway and bifold carriageway balloon sites area lorries are banned from overtaking, and alien a abiding ban on a area of the M11. But should they be introducing a absolute ban?

The clampdown on slo-mo overtaking manoeuvres by lorries bound to 56mph – dubbed albatross antagonism by balked motorists – will appear as a abatement to drivers awkward into a awash alfresco lane or, worse, affected to chase the apathetic passes on dual-carriageways.

Targeting hills and stretches of top HGV concentration, the three new balloon sites will all be alive aural the next two weeks and force lorries to break in the central lane during aurora hours. The three are:

�    A mile-long acclivous amplitude of the A34 abreast East Ilsey, in Berkshire.
�    Just south of Junction 9 on the M11 abreast Saffron Walden in Essex.
�    A area of the M20 advancing out of Dover in Kent.

The latest abiding ban is alien on two sections of the A1M in Co Durham, which joins two added no-overtaking zones on the M42 abreast Birmingham and two sections of the A14 in Northamptonshire abreast Cold Ashby.

There’s no agnosticism the trials accept been successful. The A1M sections, the Highways Agency letters that non-lorry cartage was an absorbing 17 percent faster during morning blitz hour traffic, while biking times for lorries â??was not abnormally affectedâ? said a spokesman.

The addition ban has been accustomed by the AA. â??There are actual absolutely stretches that would be improved,â? said Andrew Howard, arch of alley safety. However he said that UK drivers would wish the Highway Agency to go further. â??A absolute ban would accept 100 percent abutment from the motorist.â?

What do you think? Should the ban be widened to cover ALL Britain’s bifold carriageways and motorways, or is it abundant to focus on inclines and chock-full sections. Does â??elephant racing’ affect your approved driving. Let us apperceive below!