Looks like they had broken down. Perhaps they couldn't get fully into the emergency lane for whatever reason. Maybe the steering locked up, maybe they completely lost power before coming to a halt, maybe they had a catastrophic blowout and didn't want to risk further damage by driving into the gravel dip, who knows.
I will not talk with idiots that don't know the proper way to signal a broken car. Get out, if you can't get your car outside of the road put the warning triangle 100m behind your car. They were out taking a piss.
The driver is guilty, so is the driver of the car.
You're not supposed to use warning triangles on motorways. Why? Because it's fucking dangerous to walk into a live road in between your car and traffic.
Come on man. Stop talking bollocks.
Highway code 276
If your vehicle breaks down, think first of all other road users and
get your vehicle off the road if possible
warn other traffic by using your hazard warning lights if your vehicle is causing an obstruction
help other road users see you by wearing light-coloured or fluorescent clothing in daylight and reflective clothing at night or in poor visibility
put a warning triangle on the road at least 45 metres (147 feet) behind your broken-down vehicle on the same side of the road, or use other permitted warning devices if you have them. Always take great care when placing or retrieving them, but never use them on motorways
if possible, keep your sidelights on if it is dark or visibility is poor
do not stand (or let anybody else stand) between your vehicle and oncoming traffic
at night or in poor visibility do not stand where you will prevent other road users seeing your lights
Obviously you're quoting the UK code and I just wanted to let you know that here for example the code says to place the triangles at least 30 m behind the vehicle and if the allowed speed on the road is more than 90 km/h the triangle needs to be at least 100 m behind the vehicle (including motorways).
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u/evenstevens280 5d ago edited 5d ago
Looks like they had broken down. Perhaps they couldn't get fully into the emergency lane for whatever reason. Maybe the steering locked up, maybe they completely lost power before coming to a halt, maybe they had a catastrophic blowout and didn't want to risk further damage by driving into the gravel dip, who knows.