Highway Agency false message sign information

[chris7676]

I have lost count how many time I see a variable message sign claiming something that is not true ("accident", "slow", "congestion on M42"), which I suppose was the case but had not been cleared afterwards. I have no tendency to exagerrate things but in MOST cases what the sign says regarding the incident is not the case in my experience. Is it deliberate or "just" negligent of the them? Anyone has got experience with it and particularly complaining to them ?

Edited by chris7676 on Wednesday 14th April 10:52

[nonuts]

From what I can see the ones on the M4 between reading and slough normally makes things worse if anything. The only useful ones I tend to see is 'accident on M25 at Jxx' as you could actually do something useful with that.

[chris7676]

What I meant is the usual messages saying "accident there etc" but no actaul accident after I have driven there! Or something completely irrelevant when you actually need to know about the real congestion in front of you.

[soad]

Me no likey those evil false messages. Mislead far too many times.

Voted to reflect the above.

Edited by soad on Wednesday 14th April 11:18

[Fire99]

Probably much the same that when you go up the M6 it always says that the 'old' M6 has congestion and the new M6 Toll road is free flowing.

A ploy to make people cough up a fiver to drive up the toll road??? oooo I think so!!

[PintOfKittens]

I love the ones on the M25, after being stuck non moving for an hour, the matrix lights up and says "CAUTION: QUEUES AHEAD" - O RLY?

There must be a chimpanzee working on the variable speed limit on the M25 between the A3 and the M4, because it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

[mrmr96]

PintOfKittens said:

it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

You know the reason.

[Sicob]

mrmr96 said:

PintOfKittens said:

it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

You know the reason.

Bingo?

I like the statement on these signs they seem to put up when there is not a lot going on; "Don't drive tired!" and "Belt up!" and "Don't drink and Drive!". I was thinking they should put "Don't read this, watch the road ahead!" / "No Rozzers! You can do 110!" that sort of thing.

[PintOfKittens]

mrmr96 said:

PintOfKittens said:

it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

You know the reason.

I do? Im quite certain I dont. I thought it might be heavy traffic, but its not, because theres hardly anyone on there. No broken down cars, no road works, no maintenance vehicles. Nothing whatso ever. Yet it still goes 60-40-60-40-60-40

[Rothgo Wooft]

PintOfKittens said:

mrmr96 said:

PintOfKittens said:

it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

You know the reason.

I do? Im quite certain I dont. I thought it might be heavy traffic, but its not, because theres hardly anyone on there. No broken down cars, no road works, no maintenance vehicles. Nothing whatso ever. Yet it still goes 60-40-60-40-60-40

Think about maximising profits.

[mightymouse]

[quote=Sicob

I was thinking they should put "Don't read this, watch the road ahead!" / "No Rozzers! You can do 110!" that sort of thing.
[/quote]

YOU hogging the centre lane..... move over

[DickyC]

Signs came up one evening on the M4 warning of problems on the M25 and M1 They started just west of Reading for those of us already travelling west.

My favourites are the "Make Time for a Break" signs. Is that as in "Drive Like Hell to the Next Services" ?

[The Black Flash]

I'd say that they're more accurate than they used to be when it was just the matrix signs, but they do mostly seem to be of no bloody use.

Edited by The Black Flash on Wednesday 14th April 13:46

[mrmr96]

Rothgo Wooft said:

PintOfKittens said:

mrmr96 said:

PintOfKittens said:

it seems to always go 40 - 60 - 40 - 60 - 40, for no reason what so ever.

You know the reason.

I do? Im quite certain I dont. I thought it might be heavy traffic, but its not, because theres hardly anyone on there. No broken down cars, no road works, no maintenance vehicles. Nothing whatso ever. Yet it still goes 60-40-60-40-60-40

Think about maximising profits.

[chris7676]

The Black Flash said:

I'd say that they're more accurate than they used to be when it was just the matrix signs, but they do mostly seem to be of no bloody use.

Edited by The Black Flash on Wednesday 14th April 13:46

That's exactly what this thread is about. In fact, they indirectly endanger drivers as you can't rely on what they say, so how to know when an actuall accident happens ? I'm guessing nobody is really responsible as this is a gov anency...

[anonymous-user]

chris7676 said:

The Black Flash said:

I'd say that they're more accurate than they used to be when it was just the matrix signs, but they do mostly seem to be of no bloody use.

Edited by The Black Flash on Wednesday 14th April 13:46

That's exactly what this thread is about. In fact, they indirectly endanger drivers as you can't rely on what they say, so how to know when an actuall accident happens ? I'm guessing nobody is really responsible as this is a gov anency...

Yeah I don't stop for an accident unless a sign tells me to either. Sorry to be sarky, but I don't think they are endangering lives. They are just either wrong or useless and waste peoples' time.

[BliarOut]

End.

End of what? I'll tell you what, end of fk all, that's what.

[PintOfKittens]

BliarOut said:

End.

End of what? I'll tell you what, end of fk all, that's what.

Its like at the end of books that say "The End". I know its the end, there are no more fking pages.

[DrTre]

Kinda wish they'd say things like "Wooooo!!! He's behind you!!!"

[Gizmo!]

So much anger.

I don't pay much attention to them. I just watch the road...