The State Of The British Roads - A Major Bitch!

Shadow Leader

Shadow Leader

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I've done over 1000 miles this week driving in Britain and it's driving me up the wall. Who are the cretins responsible for those infuriating digital road signs on motorways? I've lost count of the amount of times the screens have all started flashing up "40"; "50"; "50 - queue caution ahead"; "40 - accident ahead"; "50 - obstruction" or other such bollocks only to find there are no accidents/queues/obstructions/poor visibility/herds of flying pigs in the road anyway! Some cretin must sit in his little room, bored out of his brain making mischief - "I know, the M4 westbound, J12-14 - I'll slow 'em all right up for no reason whatsoever, but it keeps me amused".. :angy: :angy: It's worse late at night - I'm sorry, but after midnight when there are 3 cars on the road, no roadworks (despite a plethora of signs telling you there are roadworks :angry: ), no accidents or anything else - why the need to get the signs flashing up for a 50mph speed limit?! This isn't just a random local thing either - I've found this to be the case with virtually every bloody motorway I've been on in the past week or so - encompassing the M4, M25, M20, M26, M40, M11...arrggghhhh!!!!

Don't get me started on the complete lack of road signs in major cities either.....
 
I know what you mean Dom, I have never seen the need for them and the accident/incident is always cleared up hours before they turn them off
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Nov 20 2006, 12:44 PM
...and people say this place can be cliquey at times?! Sounds like it may be worse than that!!!!
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I used to be musical once!!! :o I played the SEX ORGAN.....now its only the EAR DRUM???? :P :lol:

Fecking(some!!!!! being diplomatic now :D ) women drivers are a worse problem S-L when on our way to CHELTS these pair of old hags got in the middle lane and never once (from the M4-M5 intersection north bound to the A40 turn off) moved out of it causing mayhem I can assure you.... :o
 
Pulled on to the top of M1 near Leeds the other day - the first of those black overhead signs bore the message:

"Delays Jct28 M25"

Ironically I was going to Dartford, but I guess that it wasn't essential information for too many other people.
 
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