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[tunnie]

M3 currently being upgraded to be 'Smart' from M25 to Jc 4a/5? - Can't wait for it to be finished, not that it will help flow much but it means filtering will actually be possible again. Damn narrow lanes at the moment 

[Varche]

driverless cars is the answer. Each one equipped with an in seat toilet for the inevitable future jams.

Last week I had the dubious pleasure of driving from Leicester area to Hemel. 65 miles mostly on M1. Best average speed was 27mph . The magic roundabout was as fun as ever.

Britains roads are getting ghastlier each visit.

[TheBoy]

Hi all just watched a feature on the local news about smart motorways that use what used to be the hard shoulder as an additional lane. How are the emergency services supposed to attend the scene of an accident etc if all lanes are clogged with traffic? 

On the m1 they just put a big red X to close the lane off when there is an incident or no congestion

Which unfortunately, if you use the M42 on a regular basis, you'll find that half the drivers are too busy texting / twittering / facebooking on their mobiles to take a blind bit of notice of what the gantry signs are telling them.... one day there will be a huge accident caused by these (*&(*&*(^*^s. The other trick they do is race up lane 0 (well the hard shoulder for want of a proper description) when it says something along the lines of 'Exit 5 traffic only' then force there way back onto Lane 1 with about 3 metres of road left causing the traffic in that lane to shove the anchors on followed by a two or three car pile up.

The motorway might be smart but half the drivers should go back to infants school as there obviously a long way off being capable of driving a motor vehicle.

And this is the crux of the problem, the quality of driving in the UK is abysmally bad.

Drive more than a few miles a day in England, you can guarantee to see people swapping insurance details (and pushing our premiums up). Drive in euroland, its rare...

[Nick W]

And this is the crux of the problem, the quality of driving in the UK is abysmally bad.

Drive more than a few miles a day in England, you can guarantee to see people swapping insurance details (and pushing our premiums up). Drive in euroland, its rare...

Normally happens if they get out of hospital

[STEMO]

Followed some daft bint with a car full of kids this morning. Came to a crossroads (tight, single carriageway, both ways). She stopped at such an angle as to make me think she wanted to turn right, no indicator, of course. Lots of traffic coming across from the other side, who had no idea that she wanted to turn, so just kept coming.....and coming......and coming. After a good few minutes there was a break in the oncoming traffic, so off she went.
How do these people get through the day without dying?

[BazaJT]

These are the sort of people who never have accidents,they just cause others to have them instead!