M3 Nightmare Continues!
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Crossflow Kid said:
I came past that a bit later and once the lane closure was in place lanes 2-4 were opened again.
I have a funny feeling HE are employing some kind of new policy where they won't leave their vehicles or walk on a carriageway unless all traffic has been stopped.
If that Pecker had come bouncing through your screen you would be in the sI have a funny feeling HE are employing some kind of new policy where they won't leave their vehicles or walk on a carriageway unless all traffic has been stopped.
t.Looked like the drawbar frame had parted company with the trailer, one axle broken off as well.
Not sure if the driver had lost it or someone had hit it.
Smart Motorway my ass
Nimby said:
Meanwhile further south.
Got to laugh at the photo that shows a Jeep crossing solid white lines.
Coming home last night at around 11pm southbound on the M3, very little traffic and speed reduction to 60 for salt spreading, which was annoying enough, but then the next gantry had 40 indicated along with the message "camera flash test", on an empty motorway when I and everyone else was keen to get home.
I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
JackReacher said:
Coming home last night at around 11pm southbound on the M3, very little traffic and speed reduction to 60 for salt spreading, which was annoying enough, but then the next gantry had 40 indicated along with the message "camera flash test", on an empty motorway when I and everyone else was keen to get home.
I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
Salt Spreading - this has to be a joke. I was out walking the dogs at about that time and had tee shirt on.I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
No wonder the salt store runs out when we get a proper dose of winter.
As for the "Flash Test" if its anything like my PC could be Adobe update
Total loss said:
Came around the M25 last Sunday & hit the M3 at 11.30pm, what's going on? no lanes coned off, no speed restrictions, was really confused, not what I expected at all 
Meh. I came back from Essex last night, and rather than bother with stupid variable limits and phantom incidents I braved the equally stupid "junction improvements" at the M25/A30 junction. It feels like a shorter route on the A30/A325 too, and I get home a lot less stressed because all the lemmings are following their Satnavs onto the M3. JackReacher said:
Coming home last night at around 11pm southbound on the M3, very little traffic and speed reduction to 60 for salt spreading, which was annoying enough, but then the next gantry had 40 indicated along with the message "camera flash test", on an empty motorway when I and everyone else was keen to get home.
I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
The camera at that gantry was being calibrated. I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
smack said:
On Thursday one of my co workers was double flashed by a camera between J2-J3. And in the NP&L someone reported that they had been sent a NIP by the Surrey Police going past a camera on the M3 for 100+
I was coming down that stretch on Saturday night at about midnight, doing a steady 80mph. In my rear view mirror I could see two cars in the outside lanes approaching, I would say at over 90mph if not more, and the camera on the gantry flashed. The second car following slammed the anchors on and drove the rest of the way at a more sedate speed 
smack said:
On Thursday one of my co workers was double flashed by a camera between J2-J3. And in the NP&L someone reported that they had been sent a NIP by the Surrey Police going past a camera on the M3 for 100+
Some of the cameras have previously been calibrated and are working. They are working their way through the cameras.Landshark said:
JackReacher said:
Coming home last night at around 11pm southbound on the M3, very little traffic and speed reduction to 60 for salt spreading, which was annoying enough, but then the next gantry had 40 indicated along with the message "camera flash test", on an empty motorway when I and everyone else was keen to get home.
I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
The camera at that gantry was being calibrated. I have no idea what that meant, did they want people to go through at normal speed to just "test" or was it to fine? Either way, I decided best to reduce speed down to 40ish.
More seriously, they drop the speed to just 40mph on that empty motorway, would you get a fine in the post if you exceeded that during the calibration phase? Would seem very unfair but I guess cameras don't discriminate.Landshark said:
Some of the cameras have previously been calibrated and are working. They are working their way through the cameras.
Hang on....this project was declared "Complete" in June last year.Why are they still f
king about with this mysterious "calibration"?Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 27th February 09:23
JackReacher said:
Coming home last night at around 11pm southbound on the M3, very little traffic and speed reduction to 60 for salt spreading, which was annoying enough, but then the next gantry had 40 indicated along with the message "camera flash test", on an empty motorway when I and everyone else was keen to get home.
Please don't make the mistake of thinking the M3 exists as a usable traffic route. Oh no.It's there so Balfour Beatty, Highways England, Colas Traffic Management and all the other passengers on the gravy train can piss about with testing, drawn out "upgrades", calibration, more testing, more calibration and some testing.
Your journey home isn't bottom of their list.
It isn't even on their list.
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