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Are These Areas More Of A Danger
Have been up and down the M6 a lot recently and have come upon traffic ahead braking hard an tailing back The cause, those chevron areas "keep 2 part" I think they cause more problems. Traffic moving along nicely then drivers slowing to keep the gap.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.the chevrons have been there for at least 10 years, maybe longer and in my experience are largely ignored.
the tailbacks are a daily occurrence and it is possible for regular users to predict where they'll be at any given time of the day; the main cause is sheer weight of traffic, volumes of which were never predicted at the time of building, and exacerbated today by the artificially low price of fuel.
the tailbacks are a daily occurrence and it is possible for regular users to predict where they'll be at any given time of the day; the main cause is sheer weight of traffic, volumes of which were never predicted at the time of building, and exacerbated today by the artificially low price of fuel.
The braking hard thing is a result of a fat, obnoxious bloke in a German car trying to rescue the chips he's dropped while carrying on a conversation with another of the same. He'll look up from the footwell, if he's lucky, just in time.
The on/off slips at the Ribble offer a challenge to the hard of thinking too.
Nobody wants to slow down just a fraction or give an inch of room.
The on/off slips at the Ribble offer a challenge to the hard of thinking too.
Nobody wants to slow down just a fraction or give an inch of room.
These chevrons have been used on the Continent for years and seem to work well there, although the volume of traffic isn't generally the same as here in the UK. I think they are aids to safety, and anyone having to brake hard to conform is driving dangerously in my view and contribute to the many rear-end shunts we see and hear about.
The well known ' Only a fool breaks the two second rule' is also good advice. I know it can be annoying when people jump in the gap but I'd rather be ten minutes late than dead.
The well known ' Only a fool breaks the two second rule' is also good advice. I know it can be annoying when people jump in the gap but I'd rather be ten minutes late than dead.
The Chevrons are there for the safety of the car in front if used correctly accidents are reduced, tail enders are caused by lack of Concentration, Speed, Mobile Phones, one big cause of hold up's are the HGV's & the brain dead people in Brussels, there was never this problem when the HGVs were at 60mph & before some start, It is not the HGV at fault at times but an impatient private motorist that does not know how to use the Motorway, on a Mobile Issue, I think the person that rings the driver should also be fined heavily if it is found that the car has been involved in an accident by the driver either Texting / answering his / her phone.
Just another rant of mine. How long has the 50 mph area been there on the M6/M6 toll junction North of Birmingham seems like years and no apparent upgrade.
M6/M5 junction Southbound Down to one lane open and 2 workmen working I use that term loosely Idiots pulling in at last moment holding everyone up.
M6/M5 junction Southbound Down to one lane open and 2 workmen working I use that term loosely Idiots pulling in at last moment holding everyone up.
Would Distraction come into it Dereck? I'm sure it would, the driver of the car can reply "I'm Driving" the driver has enough on his /her plate with Issues on the road never mind answering the phone, a phone call cant wait, tell that to some one that's Parent / child has just been run down but some Idiot answering a mobile whilst driving, I will not answer my phone whilst driving.
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