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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 9 Jul 19:39
What is it that makes people slow down on the bridge? Does there need to be massive national speed limit signs painted on it? Always thought it was caused by people merging on but recently it's ground to a halt ON the bridge but it's then clear when you then reach the other side. Why are people slowing down? I know one of my pals was convinced it was a 50 like the old bridge. Is that it?
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Tue 9 Jul 20:15
Quote:
jake89, Tue 9 Jul 19:39
What is it that makes people slow down on the bridge? Does there need to be massive national speed limit signs painted on it? Always thought it was caused by people merging on but recently it's ground to a halt ON the bridge but it's then clear when you then reach the other side. Why are people slowing down? I know one of my pals was convinced it was a 50 like the old bridge. Is that it?
Seems to be the case, people find it difficult to understand that you can go 70mph on a bridge.
The constant lane swapping as well, adding to it cars that don't use the full length of the lane to merge just prior to going on the bridge.
Theres a number of factors.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Tue 9 Jul 20:33
A mixture of people are bad drivers and people are dumb.
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Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks
Date: Tue 9 Jul 20:43
70 is the limit not an order.
And although my eyes were open
They just might as well be closed
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Topic Originator: Andrew283
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:02
Driving below the speed limit is arguable almost as dangerous as driving over it though. Seen too many old diddies cruising along a duel carriageway at 40-50 and they're lucky someone doesn't smack into them
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Topic Originator: widtink
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:11
True... But its still not an offence to drive over the bridge at say between 50 & 60 mph.
70 is the max speed... Not the set speed.
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Topic Originator: londonparsfan
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:18
Some folk get nervous driving over bridges and slow down as well.
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:50
Wife goes mad at this.Why the hell is there a jam at the bridge,! get your foots down ,she shouts, every time she crosses it.Choice of words is shocking in car !😃
Post Edited (Tue 09 Jul 22:42)
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:53
People not using the full length of the slip is infuriating. Most days I end up undertaking numpties stopping to merge in as soon as they can. Originally they had stuff on the boards to say to use the full length.
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Tue 9 Jul 21:59
Why are people so cautious, get the foot down and get over the bridge. 😡
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Wed 10 Jul 04:10
It's actually 0700-0930 😉
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Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks
Date: Wed 10 Jul 05:00
Doing 85mph on the M90 doesn't make you look like a racer it makes you look like a thicko who can't read signs or understand the highway code.
And although my eyes were open
They just might as well be closed
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Wed 10 Jul 09:10
Quote:
Andrew283, Tue 9 Jul 21:02
Driving below the speed limit is arguable almost as dangerous as driving over it though. Seen too many old diddies cruising along a duel carriageway at 40-50 and they're lucky someone doesn't smack into them
Daft thing to say. All drivers should be watching what's ahead. Lucky if some sleepy heid doesn't hit you?....behave!
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Wed 10 Jul 09:13
old bridge was the same, usually when the ferry was in and rubberneckers slowing to look/take pictures of it
Post Edited (Wed 10 Jul 09:14)
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Topic Originator: DBP
Date: Wed 10 Jul 09:26
Did top gear not do an experiment on an oval track where they're were a bunch of cars and they asked people to drive round at 30mph. After a while there were jams...
Think its down to the car in front slows a bit, the car behind not knowing what they're doing slows down a bit more etc until car number 5 stops.
This is a normal reaction - using another example, a lot of the red arrows training is to not react to what the other planes are doing next to them and hold their position, knowing the other pilot will sort it and stay in there slot... Where any other trained pilot would react and move out of position... So while it's infuriating, its understandable
Post Edited (Wed 10 Jul 09:27)
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Wed 10 Jul 11:58
To be fair, a lot of folk avoid the bus lane as it tends to have buses stopped in it.
The Edinburgh road network is a shocker. Poorly planned, terrible road surface, nonsense things like having a crossing right after a roundabout or putting a bus stop next to a junction. My own view was they did this intentionally to try and get a congestion charge implemented and got stuck with it when the charge was rejected.
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Topic Originator: parsfan
Date: Wed 10 Jul 15:20
Also a lot more pot holes in the bus lanes.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Wed 10 Jul 15:50
Most of us oldies can remember the days before the bridge was completed and you had to wait for the ferry. The steam would fair be coming out of the ears of you young ‘uns if you had to face that every morning...
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Topic Originator: JohnnyW
Date: Wed 10 Jul 16:09
Good shout Jake, does my nut in. Happens every night, get onto the bridge all the merging is done you get up to 40 mph if you're lucky and about a third of the way onto the bridge have to brake to a standstill.
Why? You're on a motorway there's no traffic merging you can't go anywhere, absoltuly no need to brake.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Wed 10 Jul 16:54
nightmare again looking at AA maps - very slow halfway back to m9 slip and then feck all the other side
It`s bloody tough being a legend
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