Car broke down in the M1 so-called smart motorway

[JagerT]

poo at Paul's said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

poo at Paul's said:

saaby93 said:

No hard shoulder these days

The guy has pulled over as best he can, and presumably done what he's had to do while trying to sort out what to do with it.

Luckily the police took the car to the pound out of the way
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorksh...

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

Audi TT?

No, I don't think it is. Could be repainted, but there is not many yellow cars about and that looks most unfamiliar!!
Why are motorway CCTV cameras so st quality!!

Noddy

[cptsideways]

Jockman said:

98elise said:

I don't get the hate for smart motorways.

What's the point in having 1 lane permanently out of action just in case there is a breakdown. Its better to have it out of action only when needed.

There are plenty of multi lane A roads that cope perfectly well without.a hard shoulder.

Agreed. Especially when you look at the different types of smart motorways.

Any Waze user will tell you otherwise, I reckon Waze points out a broken down car ahead every 5-10 miles/mins which is pretty worrying with no hard shoulder. There is ALWAYS 1 after every services obviously being a misfuel

I only use lane 1 on smart motorways if I can see clearly ahead & not following other traffic (which is quite often) as nobody else uses lanes 1 or 2 most of the time. I would not use lane 1 without Waze on in all honesty especially at night.

[saaby93]

poo at Paul's said:

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

That could be a thread on its own
I was thinking Volvo 850 but the scale is wrong.

[poo at Paul's]

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

That could be a thread on its own
I was thinking Volvo 850 but the scale is wrong.

It does look quite boxy!! Also looks like it may have some sort of splitter spoiler on the front? Like a horrendous mini convertible Bentley!! Maybe some sort of kit car...?

Scale wise, the car on it's ns looks like a megane or laguna estate?

[skyrover]

"Smart motorways" are a total oxymoron.

One of the most stupid and dangerous political blunders of recent times.

[Turn7]

skyrover said:

"Smart motorways" are a total oxymoron.

One of the most stupid and dangerous political blunders of recent times.

[Mr2Mike]

TooMany2cvs said:

Gawd, can you imagine how full prisons would be if idiocy was an offence?

PH would be a lot quieter.

[saaby93]

poo at Paul's said:

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

That could be a thread on its own
I was thinking Volvo 850 but the scale is wrong.

It does look quite boxy!! Also looks like it may have some sort of splitter spoiler on the front? Like a horrendous mini convertible Bentley!! Maybe some sort of kit car...?

Scale wise, the car on it's ns looks like a megane or laguna estate?

Not many cars in that colour - scimitar ss1

[Pericoloso]

Will this person be billed for the removal of his car ?

[MellowshipSlinky]

TooMany2cvs said:

saaby93 said:

TooMany2cvs said:

If you've run out of fuel, you're an idiot.

You may well be, but currently it's not an offence you can be charged with

Gawd, can you imagine how full prisons would be if idiocy was an offence?

You’d be on first name terms with the officers by now.

[mygoldfishbowl]

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

That could be a thread on its own
I was thinking Volvo 850 but the scale is wrong.

It does look quite boxy!! Also looks like it may have some sort of splitter spoiler on the front? Like a horrendous mini convertible Bentley!! Maybe some sort of kit car...?

Scale wise, the car on it's ns looks like a megane or laguna estate?

Not many cars in that colour - scimitar ss1

I.m thinking possibly a Capri with bolt on spot lights.

[shakindog]

98elise said:

I don't get the hate for smart motorways.

What's the point in having 1 lane permanently out of action just in case there is a breakdown. Its better to have it out of action only when needed.

There are plenty of multi lane A roads that cope perfectly well without.a hard shoulder.

Try working on any part of the motorway network smart or not.
The standard of driving and observational skills of the average motorist is scary at 30mph in a built up area nevermind at 70+
Smart motorways are a nightmare but would be better if more traffic officers to attend and faster but alas that’s very unlikely to happen.

Slow down move over

[saaby93]

mygoldfishbowl said:

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

saaby93 said:

poo at Paul's said:

Whats the tiny yellow car in front of shot?

That could be a thread on its own
I was thinking Volvo 850 but the scale is wrong.

It does look quite boxy!! Also looks like it may have some sort of splitter spoiler on the front? Like a horrendous mini convertible Bentley!! Maybe some sort of kit car...?
Scale wise, the car on it's ns looks like a megane or laguna estate?

Not many cars in that colour - scimitar ss1

I.m thinking possibly a Capri with bolt on spot lights.

White car on nearside hyundai tucson or kia equivalent
Weren't cars once easily recognisable

[Wacky Racer]

So your cambelt snaps, or you have a blowout, you have three young children in the back, one in a baby seat, there is no refuge for nearly a mile, and lorries are thundering up behind at 60mph.

Smart Motorways are safe? Poppycock.

[Matthen]

Wacky Racer said:

So your cambelt snaps, or you have a blowout, you have three young children in the back, one in a baby seat, there is no refuge for nearly a mile, and lorries are thundering up behind at 60mph.

Smart Motorways are safe? Poppycock.

And how is this any different to the same thing happening on an A road? Except an A road doesnt have people actively monitoring it, who have the ability to shut lanes in a heart beat.

95% of the time, motorway capacity is up by a third. The space is used more effectively. If people pay attention to what's happening in front of them, they are almost certainly safer than most roads.

I don't understand the hate for them. Unless its as a result of people getting photographed for ignoring speedlimits that they consider unnecessary (despite them having zero knowledge of what is beyond the distance they can see)

[Alucidnation]

saaby93 said:

Even so, new ones often have a side strip for parking up in.
Motorways have higher speeds and if its safer there's a move to go to 80mph limit which will help differentiate them.

Edited by saaby93 on Saturday 21st July 16:38

What a load of bks

[TheRainMaker]

Matthen said:

I don't understand the hate for them.

Maybe you could explain how a fire engine is able to get through four lanes blocked with bumper to bumper traffic to get to a family trapped in a burning car?

[Pesty]

I drive up and down tat stretch all week and have for the last 12 years.

Apart from the it’s Friday let’s crash at junction 21crowd because I’m going to wait till the last minute and sweep across 5 lanes

The I lrovemnt has been great. Instead of traffic jam every day it’s just Friday now and not every Friday.

[98elise]

TheRainMaker said:

Matthen said:

I don't understand the hate for them.

Maybe you could explain how a fire engine is able to get through four lanes blocked with bumper to bumper traffic to get to a family trapped in a burning car?

With smart motorways a lane is shut down for emergency access. Seen it loads of times on the M25. Some idiots ignore it though so driving through a red X should attract hefty fines.

Also what happened to hiring families now when they get trapped on dual carriageway A roads with no hard shoulder?

[Pericoloso]

In Germany I have noticed that whenever a motorway jam occurs ,all the vehicles in lane 3 or next to the central

res move right over to the central res to create a wide gap for emergency vehicle access whether it's required or not.

Problem I can see if the British did this is that some entitled folk would use this gap for their own purposes to make progress.