Opening the hard shoulder on motorway..........

[Bluecray]

I was going back from a mini show in my classic mini a few weeks ago, and there was torrential rain on the motorway.


My mini is prone to cutting out in the wet (I know why so please dont go there !!)  above Northampton it cut out, pulled on hard shoulder and a quick squirt of WD40 I was off again.


Continuing down the M way in this awful weather, it was dangerous to go above 50, there was a fair amount of traffic.


They then opened the hard shoulder to ease congestion so there's me gripping steering wheel hoping the mini doesn't cut out again.


The very thought of having to stop on the hard shoulder with a lorry baring down on me is unthinkable. yes, people say they have cameras so thus if someone breaks down they close the hard shoulder.


But surely no system will be quick enough to stop traffic in time........I think its mighty dangerous especially  when its really wet out there, and vision is limited,


your views welcomed please..........

[Hedgetrimmer]

Not to mention the crap that collects on the hard shoulder with associated risk of punctures...

[adeejaysdelight]

I have never heard of this before. Seems very dangerous indeed. Glad you never broke down again though mate 

[Doddsie]

You think you had a problem in the rain in your mini?...................

[jason1]

Just another great idea from our great government  Glad ya made it through. In my mini days had a few water issues  Great cars tho and should of kept mine for the mini meets.

[caretaker]

dont go there myself. having been a wurth rep for a while, i sit in the fast lane permanently. yeeharr!

[Grahamm]

your views welcomed please..........

I've seen this on the M25, signs saying "Use hard shoulder for Junction X", but I agree with you that it could be bloody dodgy at times.

[Punkstig]

It's been in operation on the M42 for many years,
only a lack of incidents would have persuaded them to write this into the gazillions they spent upgrading the M1.
Don't get me wrong- I understand the concern, I think the whole thing is a good idea when there's congestion, but the fact remains that despite the hard shoulder being open to traffic twunts will continue to hog lane 2  (which in theory is now lane three of four)

[esetest]

 I worry about breaking down in road works as well when  on the motorways , as most Cager's are tailgating twats .

[Skippernick]

Simples.


Motorways are boring don't go on them, A roads have more twisties.

[Stooby2]

Re the Mini damp problems, is it fitted with a shield in front of the distributor? It was a well known problem on the Minis and an aftermarket shield does the trick..

http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12095

Just keeps the spray and crap off the dizzy.

[mr self destruct]

Re the Mini damp problems, is it fitted with a shield in front of the distributor? It was a well known problem on the Minis and an aftermarket shield does the trick..

http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12095

Just keeps the spray and crap off the dizzy.

In my day we used a Marigold over the dizzy! 

[Bluecray]

Yup has a weather shield and electronic ignition too,  but as I said in my original posting I know why it's prone to cutting out in wet, I've a removable steel front end, and the inner arches have been cut away thus allowing more water ingress.