So I travel frequently on the M25 and they have those annoying variable speed limits whereby one minute you're poodling along at 70 and then the next minute they have a sign alerting people to slow down to 40.
Now I was given the impression that these were put in place for safety measures but in my opinion they are bloody nuisance and dangerous. Today for example I was on the inside lane this afternoon where there was absolutely no traffic and then the 40mph sign came up and the pillock in front slammed the anchors on probably expecting that if he went past the sign at the speed he was doing he would be flashed which he wouldn’t! If for instance that driver didn’t look in their mirrors and there was a person right up behind them there would have been an accident. But going through this section there wasn’t a sign of a queue no accidents totally clear. This has happened on numerous occasions resulting in people putting their brakes on and this in theory can create the traffic and potential accidents?
Now why is it that they don’t just have normal signs instead of these stupid variable limits stating "Queue ahead" or "Accident" or "lane closure" etc... This will then make people more aware and can then use their initiative when approaching the scene if there is one at all, which in my opinion would also be less dangerous due to eliminating the fact that people may be frightened of receiving a ticket through their door.
P.S. before anyone criticises me by saying I was to close I do the 3 second rule due to the experiences I’ve had on motorways!
What are your thoughts?
Now I was given the impression that these were put in place for safety measures but in my opinion they are bloody nuisance and dangerous. Today for example I was on the inside lane this afternoon where there was absolutely no traffic and then the 40mph sign came up and the pillock in front slammed the anchors on probably expecting that if he went past the sign at the speed he was doing he would be flashed which he wouldn’t! If for instance that driver didn’t look in their mirrors and there was a person right up behind them there would have been an accident. But going through this section there wasn’t a sign of a queue no accidents totally clear. This has happened on numerous occasions resulting in people putting their brakes on and this in theory can create the traffic and potential accidents?
Now why is it that they don’t just have normal signs instead of these stupid variable limits stating "Queue ahead" or "Accident" or "lane closure" etc... This will then make people more aware and can then use their initiative when approaching the scene if there is one at all, which in my opinion would also be less dangerous due to eliminating the fact that people may be frightened of receiving a ticket through their door.
P.S. before anyone criticises me by saying I was to close I do the 3 second rule due to the experiences I’ve had on motorways!
What are your thoughts?