But the problem is that, for example, where someone is tired or bored or not paying attention for some other reason, you can have all the warning signs and flashing lights and people will *still* fail to notice them.
Can’t see your video Graham,
QuoteBut the problem is that, for example, where someone is tired or bored or not paying attention for some other reason, you can have all the warning signs and flashing lights and people will *still* fail to notice them. But if I can take you up on that point. It can be a simple lapse of concentration, which all too often is at the heart of so many road traffic incidents.And as we can see in the newspaper video – well it appears to work. A big bright flashing no entry sign jumps out nowhere.
VNA thinks it will probably be effective.
Here's a video that someone posted on another forum. There are warning signs, flashing lights etc, yet *still* people manage to wreck their vehicles by trying to drive under a bridge that's too low for them.
Found the video. Naw it’s a different situation. It’s not the same. The bridge is about drivers not being aware of the height of their vehicle and/or that it is of such a height that it may contact with certain bridges on the highway.
In ‘my’ video, you can see the driver has made the wrong decision. It’s a moments confusion or whatever – and yup like the bridge it keeps happening. But then the big foc off wrong way lights come on, he/she stops, then realises his/her mistake and turns back. Thus avoiding a potentially very accident.
In any case, I'd like to know exactly where that is, because I'd love to have a look at it on Google Streetview.IMO if that "keeps" happening, there is something fundamentally wrong with the signage and design of the slip road that makes it keep happening.
Then there's a "No Right Turn" sign on the left and two No Entry signs at the junction on the "wrong way" slip road, so there's certainly adequate signage for anyone who's paying attention.
I think the exit is standard width, and is that width so that articulated vehicles can exit with ease.
Ok, I'd not considered that, but I can see the reasoning.In that case, they could try what's been done on some roundabouts here, where there's an outer circle of red "bricks" (or something, that's what they look like) which are intended to encourage people to drive around them, rather than cut across.If those were put at the entrance, there would still be space for the artics to turn whilst giving the visual impression of a narrow entry.
QuoteIn that case, they could try what's been done on some roundabouts here, where there's an outer circle of red "bricks" (or something, that's what they look like) which are intended to encourage people to drive around them, rather than cut across.I have no idea what you are on about.
In that case, they could try what's been done on some roundabouts here, where there's an outer circle of red "bricks" (or something, that's what they look like) which are intended to encourage people to drive around them, rather than cut across.
Quote from: VNA on 06 October 2019, 12:27:04 pmQuoteIn that case, they could try what's been done on some roundabouts here, where there's an outer circle of red "bricks" (or something, that's what they look like) which are intended to encourage people to drive around them, rather than cut across.I have no idea what you are on about.Maybe you don't have them in your part of the world.This has red tarmac rather than bricks, but the idea is that most vehicles should avoid and go around the red section, but artics etc can use the red tarmac to give them extra space to turn.