Lots round me like that too. Lots of cars and bikes bodyswerving round them.Trouble is, councils don't have any money.
Ever since I first heard of them I thought they were stupid, and laughed at the "safe" propaganda that was pumped out about them. Surly there must of been some professionals who also thought they were a stupid idea.Cameras and X to close the road, it only takes seconds to have a pile up if a car breaks down in a running lane. And then how is the emergency services supposed to get to the crash. Stupid.
3. Drivers behind obeying the signalsToo many 'ifs'
3. Drivers behind obeying the signals
Quote from: mtread on 27 January 2020, 09:29:49 pm3. Drivers behind obeying the signalsI am surprised at the amount of so called professional drivers that ignore the signs on the motorways. Years ago it used to just be the Mondeo Man reps but now its everyone ignoring the red cross signals. I am guessing these are the same people that drive through red traffic lights too
It's the same with those signs that light up with the message that there's something loose or an obstruction in the road ahead and warning you to slow down to 50mph.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 28 January 2020, 12:40:43 pmIt's the same with those signs that light up with the message that there's something loose or an obstruction in the road ahead and warning you to slow down to 50mph.When you see one of a warning sign "Queue Ahead, Caution" at 2am on an empty M25 and slow down, but a couple of miles (and other, blank signs) later there's absolutely no sign of a queue it generates a "Cry Wolf" reaction.I had exactly that happen, with the result that, a couple of months later, on the M27, about 10pm at night, light traffic, free flowing, dry conditions, I saw the same sign and thought "Yeah, right".So when, about half a mile later, I found that a car had shed a load of stuff off its roof-rack, I just had to hope I had picked a clear line because it was way too late to slow down and trying to do so would probably have destabilised the bike if I had had to try to manoeuvre.Had it said "Debris on Road" or similar, I would have definitely slowed down.So to expect that they get things right on "Smart" motorways is too much to hope for