Horse wrote:Perhaps that magic of which you speak is strong in this part of the UK?
I think it might be.
A34 around the Ilsleys, c2013 iirc. Joined a queue that turned out to be stationary for over two hours thanks to an HGV having left the road about a mile ahead. As the first blue light appeared from behind everybody parted, pretty much text-book. Interestingly, a small minority then pulled back into lane again as soon as the blue light had passed, leaving themselves very little room to pull aside for the next blue light. But they all managed it and, after maybe a half dozen blue lights, everybody seemed to have figured out it was best to stay put and keep the ‘extra lane’ clear.
Not sure I’d expect it to work so well on a 3 lane road though, maybe not quite as obvious?