The return journey in Mrs H's C3 from dropping H junior off at a barbecue this afternoon saw me needing to turn right northbound onto a busy A1 dual carriageway. I did the southbound carriageway as far as the central reservation by flooring it and making the tyres squawk.
The northbound was full of traffic in lane 1 with lane 2 empty as far as I could see so I joined in lane 2 leaving the right indicator on to encourage drivers in the queue to pass me on the inside until I built up some speed and could merge into lane 1. I chose badly; the car I pulled out next to jumped on the brakes and let me have it with horn, headlights and waving arm. I must have found the only driver on the whole A1 with scruples about overtaking a slower car on the left.
Its a manoeuvre I've done countless times and got away with; have I been lucky or should I have waited until next week for a gap in lanes 1 and 2?
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Turning right onto a busy dual carriagewa.. 
Turning right onto a busy dual carriagew.. 