Cable Forum - View Single Post - 400 more miles of the hard shoulder to be removed.

tweetiepooh · 09-04-2019, 11:13

Public transport doesn't work (well) outside the major population centres and no one is going to run a service that isn't used and people aren't going to use a service that doesn't run when wanted. The bus servicing our estate stops at 1730 so no for evening out.

Back to the motorways - I don't like the loss of hard shoulder. If my car or myself need to stop I should just do that not wait that upto 2km to the next layby.

Using the hard shoulder near junctions as exit lane may be OK.

Also it's not just number of cars causing issues but bad driving, not leaving a good following distance and not slowing down in advance of problems (obey matrix signs) leading to traffic compressing and slowing even more.

09-04-2019, 11:13	#16
tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM XXL TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,115	Re: 400 more miles of the hard shoulder to be removed. Public transport doesn't work (well) outside the major population centres and no one is going to run a service that isn't used and people aren't going to use a service that doesn't run when wanted. The bus servicing our estate stops at 1730 so no for evening out. Back to the motorways - I don't like the loss of hard shoulder. If my car or myself need to stop I should just do that not wait that upto 2km to the next layby. Using the hard shoulder near junctions as exit lane may be OK. Also it's not just number of cars causing issues but bad driving, not leaving a good following distance and not slowing down in advance of problems (obey matrix signs) leading to traffic compressing and slowing even more. __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.