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Compared to?staff4ord said:Why pick J14 with the shortest exit slip roads.
So there haven't been accidents and injuries prior to the lights going in?It WILL not be long before there is an accident and some one gets hurt.
Nobody at any council is accountable for the lights at J14.Who in the council will be accountable then. Some ones name signed the work off.
In all fairness if your car cannot brake from 70 to a stop in that time then it would fail an mot. If you cannot see that far to the end of the slip road and therefore where you must give way you would not be granted a driving licence. I am not really a fan of these traffic lights, I hate stopping and expending fuel accelerating again unnecessarily but I cannot agree with you on that one.staff4ord said:The northbound exit slip is shorter that any in that stretch of motorway and what makes it worse is the lack of view until you have committed to the junction. There is a 70 mph speed limit on the exit and if the traffic is backed up because of the silly lights. It don't take a rocket scientist to work out whats going to happen. The 30 limit does not take effect until you clear the junction at the bottom. So a little thought by friends of cat and they would have not even bothered.
Is it?staff4ord said:The northbound exit slip is shorter that any in that stretch of motorway
You should be driving at a speed where you can stop in the distance you can see.lack of view until you have committed to the junction.
A limit is the maximum speed, not an instruction to drive at that speed regardless. Single track lanes have a limit of 60mph, doesn't mean it's safe to drive at that speed.There is a 70 mph speed limit on the exit
So, have you seen this happen yet?... traffic is backed up because of the silly lights.
What is going to happen then?It don't take a rocket scientist to work out whats going to happen.
Absolutely. Sadly car is considered king. Would be interesting to know exactly what the HA looked at. My guess is they may have done some modelling of pedestrian phasing but then decided they didn't like the extra traffic queues...Gramaisc said:Newsletter article - what about the pedestrians?
What are you dribbling on about?staff4ord said:"In all fairness if your car cannot brake from 70 to a stop in that time then it would fail an mot."
I presume then your one of those people when faced with a situation you'll just slam on your brakes and hope the mot test station did a good job. Have you forgotten about water, which make road surfaces slippery. After a few dry days when we get a little shower there is a build up of grease on a road surface is a nightmare.
Do you not consider diesel spilt from HGV's that creates an ice rink. Moving into the winter micro climates on shaded areas of road, areas that have not been gritted causing an ice rink and of course fog.
A little short sighted comment there son, if you think that it will all be fine, keep looking in your rear view mirror and leave a gap from the car in front because some muppet will be coming sideways down that slip road towards you.
At the risk of sounding like henryscat all the situations you have mentioned here should factor into your driving and affect your approach speed to the sliproad and lights. If they don't and a collision occurs the responsibility is yours alone.staff4ord said:"In all fairness if your car cannot brake from 70 to a stop in that time then it would fail an mot."
I presume then your one of those people when faced with a situation you'll just slam on your brakes and hope the mot test station did a good job. Have you forgotten about water, which make road surfaces slippery. After a few dry days when we get a little shower there is a build up of grease on a road surface is a nightmare.
Do you not consider diesel spilt from HGV's that creates an ice rink. Moving into the winter micro climates on shaded areas of road, areas that have not been gritted causing an ice rink and of course fog.
A little short sighted comment there son, if you think that it will all be fine, keep looking in your rear view mirror and leave a gap from the car in front because some muppet will be coming sideways down that slip road towards you.
Pedestrians are people too.Gramaisc said:Newsletter article - what about the pedestrians?
No I've never had an accident, own fault or otherwise and have covered a LOT of miles. My ten year old focus with no ABS could stop in half that distance if asked without breaking a sweat. Being a responsible driver I ensure my brakes are in good working order at all times, and actually do pretty much all mechanical work on my car myself, with confidence it is done properly. Your argument is invalid.staff4ord said:"In all fairness if your car cannot brake from 70 to a stop in that time then it would fail an mot."
I presume then your one of those people when faced with a situation you'll just slam on your brakes and hope the mot test station did a good job. Have you forgotten about water, which make road surfaces slippery. After a few dry days when we get a little shower there is a build up of grease on a road surface is a nightmare.
Do you not consider diesel spilt from HGV's that creates an ice rink. Moving into the winter micro climates on shaded areas of road, areas that have not been gritted causing an ice rink and of course fog.
A little short sighted comment there son, if you think that it will all be fine, keep looking in your rear view mirror and leave a gap from the car in front because some muppet will be coming sideways down that slip road towards you.
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