Don't do it kids... not a good idea
M1 accident emergency lane blocked - YouTube
Fair play to this bloke
M1 accident emergency lane blocked - YouTube
Fair play to this bloke
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Hmm, can't the ambulance come done the other side of the road? And on many roads they turn the hard shoulder into a regular lane at times... how does that work in case of a problem?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetran -
Into oncoming traffic? or are you proposing they close the M1 in both directions rather than just one?Originally posted by d000hg View PostComment
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It's called Active Traffic Management, and is succinctly described in Highway Code rule 269:Originally posted by d000hg View Post
In areas where an Active Traffic Management (ATM) Scheme is in force, the hard shoulder may be used as a running lane. You will know when you can use this because a speed limit sign will be shown above all open lanes, including the hard shoulder. A red cross or blank sign above the hard shoulder means that you MUST NOT drive on the hard shoulder except in an emergency or breakdown. Emergency refuge areas have also been built into these areas for use in cases of emergency or breakdown.Comment
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Sanctimonious gobtulipe.Originally posted by Mr.Whippy View PostDon't do it kids... not a good idea
M1 accident emergency lane blocked - YouTube
Fair play to this bloke
(not Mr.Whippy)Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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What if it's in force and an accident happens when the road is full... seems unlikely everyone will be able to filter back in to the other lanes.Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
The big roads here seem to have emergency lanes on both sides of each carriageway, i.e. inside & outside. But then if the road is 6 lanes either way, why not...Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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He's obviously not aware of the section of the highway code that says you must not walk on a motorway."A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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You would have thought that, with all those experts in traffic management working for years on this scheme, they would have realised that. The fact that they've never even suspected this obvious failing during several years of operating the scheme here and abroad shows what a bunch of incompetent charlatans they are. You should write to them explaining why this system that appears on the surface to be working very well is in fact fundamentally flawedOriginally posted by d000hg View Post
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You can just say you don't know, it would have been less typing.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostYou would have thought that, with all those experts in traffic management working for years on this scheme, they would have realised that. The fact that they've never even suspected this obvious failing during several years of operating the scheme here and abroad shows what a bunch of incompetent charlatans they are. You should write to them explaining why this system that appears on the surface to be working very well is in fact fundamentally flawedOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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I guess that's just a consequence of having it in force. The point is that, as far as I'm aware, it's not in force at that time on the M1... yet the hard shoulder is full of selfish idiots who either believe their need to get to their destination is far more important than obeying the law or they're so thick they don't even understand what they're doing.Originally posted by d000hg View PostComment
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