.A.N.T. 0 Posted July 9, 2003 Read in the Sun (yes, that great oracle of knowledge) that the government want to open up the hard shoulder of the motorway as a 'quick way to ease congestion'.... Errr, yeah. Firstly I thought it was there as a safety thing. So if you broke down you could pull over in safety and await a recovery truck who would park up and help, in safety. Secondly, the bit I use, which is one of the worst, A3 to M4 the hard shoulder isn't constant. It'll be there for 2 miles, then disappear for a bridge or tunnel for a bit, then reappear again. So people in the hard shoulder would have to move over, back into the inner lane again to get round the missing hard shoulder, meaning the same sort of problems you get at all the junctions. All the signs, when there's congestion, say 'Stay in lane' as that eases it a bit. This is impossible with this new system. All of this doesn't really matter though as no-one uses the inner lane anyway. The outside lane is where you hang out if you're really cool... :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
