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Hard shoulder use
drmike:
I had my doubts about the active sped management thing but I have found that the traffic now does keepmoving when I am on the M42 so I'm a convert.
Using the hard shoulder - not happy. They always refer to the yanks doing this with no problems. Can't see it myself.
Mike
wetnwild:
I remember in my driving lessons some 6 years ago that the Hard Shoulder was said to be the emergency lane and was never called or related to as the Hard Shoulder.
It seems strange that for the last couple of years we've all been taught that it's the emergency lane and should not be used unless in an emergency ie car braking down.
But now it seems that it's all changing again.
It's interesting to hear people's opinions about this and it brings up pretty much the same points that were talked about when they introduced the bus/taxi lane on the M4 Heathrow spur. It works for the buses and taxis, but created more traffic.
Not having experienced the M42 in the last couple of months, I don't know what the traffic situation is like but I can't forsee this working nationally. I could however be proved wrong!
Just thought i'd add my two pence worth!
smog:
I had so much more to say on the subject but then I decided to put as much thought into it as the person/people that came up the idea and came to the conclusion that a few words will suffice.....................STUPID STUPID STUPID IDEA!
Lets wait for the death toll to rise bit like all tolls they all rise to rapidly.
Edge:
Obviously.... someone high up in running the country.... had a fault with his helicopter.... Had to use our overcrowded roads & got stuck for awhile in traffic and thought.... "I'll fix this" :roll:
Its a bad idea i say......
They should give on the spot fines to those who stick in the middle lane when theres 2miles of free road before the next lorry they overtake (oh-sorry, i forgot..... changing lanes means looking in your mirrors). Selfish drivers are the cause of most hold-ups.
UDTrev:
Can't we have on the spot fines for helicopter users ?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Trev
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