Fog sensors to be installed on M40 at J9

[saaby93]

After the pile up 2 years ago fog sensors to be installed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38972074

ETA correct link - ignore that one about an exploding building
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-3...
thanks pint of best

Does anybody trust fog warning signs or sensors? Will they be any good or do they cry wolf too many times so hardly anyone will take any notice?

Is there another way?

Edited by saaby93 on Wednesday 15th February 09:52

[JulianHJ]

Better driver education?

[anonymous-user]

saaby93 said:

After the pile up 2 years ago fog sensors to be installed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38972074
Does anybody trust fog warning signs or sensors? Will they be any good or do they cry wolf too many times so hardly anyone will take any notice?

Is there another way?

Think you sent the wrong link matey....

But as for fog sensors, I don't get it?
Can't people tell when it is foggy?

[Pintofbest]

Here is the right link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-3...

Can't see what these do that you shouldn't be figuring out yourself - ice warnings I can understand but fog, it's pretty obvious normally...

[IanH755]

What if it's too foggy to see the sign, what do you do?????

[anonymous-user]

IanH755 said:

What if it's too foggy to see the sign, what do you do?????

Main beam and drive really close to the car ahead of you so you don't lose sight of them

[Maracus]

I use the M40 4 times a week, J11 to the M42. The fog is also bad between these junctions.

A fog sensor isn't required, better education and common sense is. The amount of people still driving too fast when there is patchy fog is unreal, and the amount that drive at 80+ with fog lights on is huge. Don't they realise that if they deem it foggy enough to turn on their fog lights, then a massive reduction in speed would also be required.

I'm surprised there aren't more accidents to be honest.

//endoffoglightrant

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Pointless.

Now, if they were fog LIGHT sensors that would be cool...

[Maracus]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

Pointless.

Now, if they were fog LIGHT sensors that would be cool...

Perfect

[chrisga]

What does a fog sensor do? Just light a sign up to say that it's foggy? Does it light a sign up actually in the foggy area or before people get to the foggy area? Surely if its the former and people aren't paying any attention to the actual fog they won't be reading signs telling them about it, or if they do it won't register? And if its the latter people might slow down for a while but then speed back up as its not foggy yet. Seems bizarre to me, but then it seems bizarre that people don't automatically drive to the conditions either. Hence why I never understood motorway signs that say its raining/wet either. Yes I know, I've just had to peer out through my windscreen wipers going full bore to read the overly dazzling sign....

[Flooble]

Every car I drive is equipped with at least two fog sensors already, I don't see what benefit there is from fitting them to the motorway?

[Matthen]

Maybe they'll power up a massive fan and blow the fog upward?