I'm on the M1 and I'm righteous

[cantaloup63]

Hard Shoulder = Tarmac covering
Soft Shoulder = Gravel or similar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)[/QUOTE]The interesting thing in that article also relates to something Wotan referred to also - the hard shoulders on motorways is designed for occasional use and will not stand regular wear and tear which being used during times of congestion seems to imply that it will need regular replacement. This means increased costs and even more motorway lane closures in the future.

Apart from anything else, when one has stopped on a hard shoulder, it is essential that one uses it to get up to motorway speeds before moving onto the main carriageway; this is not likely to be safe if it has been worn down with inevitable potholes etc and may actually eventually become a hazard.

 

[Whitespirit66]

When the M1 was first opened, people used it to drive at a whole array of speeds from 15mph olde-worlde-car up to 120+mph jolly sporty type/racing car,

Apologies for wandering off topic. There are many stories of drivers who were employed to deliver new cars from the Jaguar factory, in the early days of the M1. Who could resist flooring someone else's E Type or MK2 on the recently opened motorway, which would have been nealy empty and had no speed limit. Races between these cars were commonplace.

Imagine the new owners of these cars carefully running-in their new engines, not realising that they had already been thrashed.

 

[cantaloup63]

Imagine the thrill of "flooring" a new Austin A1 for the purposes of fast delivery. Crikey, speeds of up to nearly 37mph much have been reached on downhill sections

 

[D_Hailsham]

Perhaps he should have filmed the number plates too, and then sent the file to the police in case they wanted to prosecute.

There was a story in the papers back in the 60's about a lorry driver who had a camera permanently fixed on his dashboard with a remote control by the steering wheel. If he saw some bad driving he would take a pic and send it to the local police.

 

[misterdubya]

What a boring bloke he is!!

Lets hope somebody recognises him and reports him to the police for leaving his vehicle and walking on the motorway.

They probably have. It won't make any difference though will it? You have been reported by your actions on Screwfix, and are a dangerous person IMO. It won't make any difference either.

Deal with it, he had a valid point and only a vindictive idoit would want him prosecuted for trying to help motorists who may have been involved in a (life threatening) crash.

To be fair, most members here have no idea what you did before you became a member here and ignorance is bliss.

 

[sooey]

Completely concur misterdubya, the poster known as looprevil is the worst kind of troll. I'm glad someone else on here knows his history.

 

[imamartian]

In reality the guy is right, and is either very public spirited, or a pain in the arris know-it-all. I like what the guy's doing personally.

To get to the victims, the police just need to shut the other side of the M-way and get the emergency vehicles on that side of the carriageway.
Although this is obviously inconveniencing many other people (or indeed saving them from a 'rubber neck' accident?)

 

[thatbloke]

When the M1 was first opened, people used it to drive at a whole array of speeds from 15mph olde-worlde-car up to 120+mph jolly sporty type/racing car,

Apologies for wandering off topic. There are many stories of drivers who were employed to deliver new cars from the Jaguar factory, in the early days of the M1. Who could resist flooring someone else's E Type or MK2 on the recently opened motorway, which would have been nealy empty and had no speed limit. Races between these cars were commonplace.

Imagine the new owners of these cars carefully running-in their new engines, not realising that they had already been thrashed.

There is a story about Vauxhall launching a new sporty type car and doing a thing with the press on the M1, the vauxhall was pelting up the road with press cars all around it taking photos.
All of a sudden an old series 2a v8 driven land rover pelted past the vauxhall as if it were standing still.
Vauxhall were apparently not very happy.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Imagine the thrill of "flooring" a new Austin A1 for the purposes of fast delivery.

No such car as an Austin A1. (Think that's an Audi) Know what you mean though. Perhaps an A30/35/40. Lets burn some rubber baby!

 

[cantaloup63]

Oops - my memory is fading. I meant the A30 (courtesy of google images) which was my older brother's first car. Let's just say that it was a good car to understand how the internal combustion engine worked, since we seemed to have spent more time stripping it down that driving the damned thing

 

[geraint]

The interesting thing in that article also relates to something Wotan referred to also - the hard shoulders on motorways is designed for occasional use and will not stand regular wear and tear which being used during times of congestion seems to imply that it will need regular replacement. This means increased costs and even more motorway lane closures in the future.

 

[cantaloup63]

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[alumni]

In normal traffic flow, stopping on the hard shoulder is not something to be recommended. It's a very dangerous place indeed.

 

[cantaloup63]

One hates to quote the wikipedia as a source, since it is researched and largely well documented and increasingly accurate, but:

To save money, the hard shoulder is sometimes not paved to the same thickness as the through lanes, so if vehicles were to attempt to use it as a through lane regularly, it would rapidly deteriorate. The shoulder also often collects various bits of road debris that can make driving there unsafe.

from here