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No journey is more important than any other, and to be honest I don't believe its the intention of any driver to cause a tailback. However there are times when you start an overtake procedure once you are along side the other truck has regained his momentum, personally if I am being overtaken then the cruise is reduced by a couple of mph to allow the other driver to pass . Unfortunately this does not happen with all drivers and there are times when you are hung out to dry and have to reduce speed and abort. Try looking on the trucknet forum for some pretty honest opinions on all drivers. Last edited by Snetty; 10th June 2018 at 13:05.. |
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So it is announced today that the roll out of "smart motorways" is paused while another major investigation takes place.
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For "major investigation" read "face saving exercise". The politicians will need to find some data which can be presented to show that things have changed since "smart" motorways were first conceived and this stupid idea wasn't their fault after all.
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12th January 2022, 09:53 | #45 |
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Watched "Yes Prime Minister" last night and everything on there is still happening today. Even my good lady enjoyed it and she never used to watch "that kind of stuff"!
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I don't really see the need for a 'major investigation'. After all, there is nothing to properly cover up, find an innocent scapegoat for, brush under the carpet, make sure there is never a conclusion.....
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12th January 2022, 14:40 | #48 |
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Should never have been started! We wouldn't need an extra lane if folk would use the inside lane - capacity increased at an instant! Also, modern cars have a tendency to die instantly without warning due to electrics - I almost feel safer in my classics.
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12th January 2022, 15:30 | #49 |
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Grant seems to be suggesting when a car 'breaks down' it does so always on the hard shoulder. He obviously has never broken down and never seen one. They have of course been pushed into the 'hard shoulder' by the unfortunate driver or worse - other cars crashing into it in the lane in which it had been travelling when it broke down. Useless article.
While the hard shoulder could be seen as a waste of space it has in fact frequently been a lifesaver and welcome refuge in an emergency. A harrowing 2 hours was our experience some years ago when we punctured a front tyre of our P6B towing a caravan. Our two toddler girls were terrified, not least by the police who stopped, allegedly, to help.
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I support the widow who has been calling for all "smart" motorways to be converted back to hard shoulder operation. Simon
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