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Motorway Accidents
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Barbra | Report | 15 Feb 2015 11:04 |
The awfull events on the news about the motorway`s & loss of life & injury`s .really upsets me .why do drivers go to fast in fog .its better to get to your destination late than not at all ..after the accidents folks were still going to fast overtaking & on the outside lane .will they never learn ??.I have driven thousands of miles been driving 50yrs .still i leave a gap between the car in front & use my mirrors ..so many drivers have tunnel vision .To much Carnage & thoughlessness. on the roads .RIP <3 Barbra x |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Feb 2015 11:16 |
I agree, Barbra. |
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nameslessone | Report | 15 Feb 2015 11:22 |
I think I saw a comment (in a newspaper) yesterday saying that those automatic lights on cars don't switch themselves on in fog - you have to do it manually. |
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Barbra | Report | 15 Feb 2015 11:37 |
We live in semi rural area .& some of the drivers on country roads .are lunatics .come up right behind you & overtake on bends in the road .also on main A roads .at roundabouts .Big Artic`s .come on the inside of you .me thinking turning left .but no they go straight on cut me off ..still love driving .but you have to be with it or else !!!.Need motorways as we travel 200 miles to see family down in lancs. oh doesnt drive ..Barbra |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 15 Feb 2015 11:49 |
Driving in fog on motorways is so dangerous that I don't. If it is unexpected then I just wait out the time in the nearest service station otherwise I go another day. |
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Barbra | Report | 15 Feb 2015 12:00 |
Agree with the signs for less speed because of bad road conditons .but i travel on motorways with cones & huge signs. flashing lights slow down.& then 50mh.then 40 then 30.but you still get drivers .on the outside lanes.passing at faster speeds ,& then they cause congestion as.they try & get in to inner lanes as speed cameras are fitted ..they should be fined & given a ban not just cars but HGV & coaches ! |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 15 Feb 2015 12:11 |
"but you still get drivers .on the outside lanes.passing at faster speeds ,& then they cause congestion as.they try & get in to inner lanes as speed cameras are fitted ..they should be fined & given a ban " |
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Barbra | Report | 15 Feb 2015 12:19 |
Well I will just say .I have been cut off by An Irish HGV On a roundabout on the A75.he could have caused a serious accident ..& on a country lane by a young driver .wrong side of the road on a bend .i nearly finished up in the field ..Its tough out there just be carefull & keep calm :-) |
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AnninGlos | Report | 15 Feb 2015 12:21 |
Motorways these days are frightening. Despite all the laws brought in regarding use of mobiles, eating at the wheel etc etc. When you travel on motorways it is obvious the laws are broken regularly. Speeding is horrific and the best thing they are doing is bringing in the average speed checks. Where this is in operation most drivers stick to the limit. So we should have more. One of the worst stretches we drive fairly regularly on is the M6 junctions 16 to 19, and nobody seems to know why this stretch has so many accidents. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 15 Feb 2015 14:46 |
Average speed is just that..........if you enter a zone at say 40 where the average is 50, then its likely you'd need to get to 80, to achieve the average for that length of zone |
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AnninGlos | Report | 15 Feb 2015 15:04 |
And how many enter it at 40???? |
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Dermot | Report | 15 Feb 2015 15:27 |
I get moaned at for driving much too close to the car behind me! |
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Bobtanian | Report | 15 Feb 2015 18:55 |
there are too many drivers that don't drive to the conditions.. |
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Barbra | Report | 15 Feb 2015 21:19 |
I to get fed up of drivers dawdling i call it in the second & third lane ..you have to put your foot down to get past ..the worst culprits are when two HGV vehicles are in lane one & two & they just stay there Motorways are good if you use them properly ,Barbra |
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