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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: DerekDerek Date: Sep 18, 2008 10:50
On 18 Sep 2008 16:48:24 GMT, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:
>Derek miniac.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
>were saying:
>>>>Apart from those occasions where some poor sod has broken down and the
>>>traffic has started backing up. I think using the hard shoulder is a bad
>>>idea - they're there for a reason
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>> He was called Joe Lucas !
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>aka the Prince of Darkness...
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>Although, to be fair, the Lucas injection on the 900 works fine at damn
>near 20yo & 200k...
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That was a time when fuel injection was fabulously expensive.
>>>and that reason isn't just for it to be used as another lane.
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>> Seriously, given the state of the country nowadays I doubt we can afford
>> a lane kept empty just for broken down
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>or bent
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>> cars. Some cars that break down can't make it to the hard shoulder
>> anyway and remain in a driving lane.
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>...until HATOs/Plod turn up and tow them out of the way, leaving them on
>THE HARD SHOULDER until such time as the recovery wagon arrives.
They can tow them that bit further then. :)
In any event AIUI the whole hard shoulder/lane is under CCTV
surveillance and if a vehicle stops on it then it is signalled closed,
at which point you have a plain old hard shoulder again.
I'm certain HATO's/plods can also get it closed over the new fangled
wireless machine that they use to talk to the Dibblery / control room.
This was not possible in 1957 !
IIAC it is only used on a "Left lane must exit" basis anyway ICBW.
Derek
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