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Title: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 18:35:07
http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/m4-junctions-3-12/


Cameras everywhere, and any system is only ever as good as the bloke managing it. They can't/won't instigate with local major routes, like the 329m, a33 and a4.

Oddly the a404 gets regular mentions on the matrix signs.

Reading council roads. Not a hope.  >:(
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: ted_one on 13 March 2014, 18:44:39
You can check out but...you can't leave ::)
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 18:53:52
http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/m4-junctions-3-12/


Cameras everywhere, and any system is only ever as good as the bloke managing it. They can't/won't instigate with local major routes, like the 329m, a33 and a4.

Oddly the a404 gets regular mentions on the matrix signs.

Reading council roads. Not a hope.  >:(

That's not what I typed. 329m, a33, a4 is W okingham councils responsibility.
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 18:56:13
Some eejits put W o k i n g h a m in the word filter as Reading ::)
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: CaptainZok on 13 March 2014, 18:59:13
Reading
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 19:12:53
And where my Avatar gone.

Somebody is sat in a hotel room fiddling.
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 19:15:13
Ah I see. Now I've bothered to check... Profile hasn't changed, it's the filter.
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: Stemo on 13 March 2014, 19:16:09
Some eejits put W o k i n g h a m in the word filter as Reading ::)
If I put 'Gixer' in, it comes up as 'Gayboy'  :o
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 19:18:02
Some eejits put W o k i n g h a m in the word filter as Reading ::)
If I put 'Gixer' in, it comes up as 'Gayboy'  :o

Idiot! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: TheBoy on 13 March 2014, 23:17:22
And where my Avatar gone.

Somebody is sat in a hotel room fiddling.
I'm innocent...
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 March 2014, 23:25:58
And where my Avatar gone.

Somebody is sat in a hotel room fiddling.
I'm innocent...

You, are NEVER innocent. Ever. ;D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: aaronjb on 14 March 2014, 09:58:30
 ;D ;D ;D ;D Reading... ;D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 14 March 2014, 18:10:20
I went to Gatwick this afternoon....

Message boards up by Reading saying "Slow Queue 60mph" ....then next one "Slow Queue 40mph"

I sailed tho going at 70mph....not a queue in sight......guess the blokey looking at the cameras had fallen asleep  :-\ ;D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 14 March 2014, 18:15:06
I went to Gatwick this afternoon....

Message boards up by Reading saying "Slow Queue 60mph" ....then next one "Slow Queue 40mph"

I sailed tho going at 70mph....not a queue in sight......guess the blokey looking at the cameras had fallen asleep  :-\ ;D

Go through jcn10 to 9 at 5am, and at least once a weak the "queue caution" warning is still lit from the previous evenings disaster. ::)
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: ted_one on 14 March 2014, 18:18:22
Also have witnessed 'gritting in progress' in June on that stretch ::)
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: 05omegav6 on 14 March 2014, 18:20:09
At least you know the signs work so the deficiency lies with the opertator :D
Title: Re: That's it. Time to move, again. (Smart Motorway)
Post by: chrisgixer on 14 March 2014, 18:30:06
At least you know the signs work so the deficiency lies with the opertator :D

I think they knock off at 6pm. ::)