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A lot of people say that, but I don't understand why. The delay on all but the longest journeys is trivial.Just thinking the same thing.Mile upon miles of coned of motorway with nothing happening is very frustrating.
A lot of people say that, but I don't understand why. The delay on all but the longest journeys is trivial.Just thinking the same thing.Mile upon miles of coned of motorway with nothing happening is very frustrating.
I can't decide whether you're reading a different forum to me or whether I'm blanking out a handful of posters who you're fixing on. What I see is cycling habits - however dreadful - being greeted with defensiveness and indignation and driving habits - however careful or thoughtful - being criticised. Which, in society, I'll give you, is unusual.Oh no it isn't. The slightest criticism of people's motoring habits is always greeted with a tide of defensiveness and indignation.
And who do the longest journeys? I suspect that the road haulage industry is behind this proposed change, through lobbying or perhaps funding ''research'' - all done in the name of safety, of course.A lot of people say that, but I don't understand why. The delay on all but the longest journeys is trivial.
This I completely agree with. In fact, once I've reached the real roadworks, I quite enjoy the stress-free experience of easing along at 50mph knowing that my fuel consumption is improving, and that the impact on my journey time is negligible.A lot of people say that, but I don't understand why. The delay on all but the longest journeys is trivial.
I LOATHE and DETEST optimism.Where the filtering takes place is immaterial. It is how it takes place that matters. If people were to be able to drive more collaboratively and less competitively, they could merge more easily and all get along better. Self-driving cars should be able to sort the problem.
This I completely agree with. In fact, once I've reached the real roadworks, I quite enjoy the stress-free experience of easing along at 50mph knowing that my fuel consumption is improving, and that the impact on my journey time is negligible.
What is stressful is prolonged crawling and jostling as three lanes funnel themselves into 2 or 1. Made worse by those who insist on carrying on until the last moment in the lane that's about to disappear before forcing their way across. If that process could be improved so that the delay is minimised, then I think (hope may be nearer the mark) there'd be much less complaint about the 50 limit.
Made worse by those who insist on carrying on until the last moment in the lane that's about to disappear before forcing their way across. If that process could be improved so that the delay is minimised
If memory serves, that was the optimum strategy for the population as a whole - rather than for the individual switcher or crawler. So those who "insist on carrying on until the last moment" are in fact improving things for everyone.If the traffic is flowing at a reasonable speed the optimum strategy is to get into the new lane early, while you still have space to do so without having to slow. If the traffic is dense enough for crawling to be inevitable, the optimum strategy is to leave it to near the end so as to maximise use of road space. That US paper had specific data on speeds and volumes for the switch point.
As it happens, I suspect that if you ask drivers on a motorway to slow down suddenly from 70mph* to 30mph rather than to 50mph, the results would be chaotic. You would get lots of rear-end shunts.
I appreciate the sentiment of it but it actually makes things worse for everyone behind. Personally I just change lanes.
You don't drive on motorways much, do you?Put some speed cameras in road works. Sorted.
There are works on the M2 at the moment, around junction 5. The works are signed 2 miles in advance. The reduction in speed limit is staggered - reduced to 50, then further along reduced to 40. Suggesting that people are being asked to "suddenly" slow down is disingenuous.