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Regarding the issue of 10 lorries blocking an exit, our exits are very long, OK, not 10 lorries long but they wouldn't be block for more than a few seconds. If
by monk_e_boy 11y ago
Regarding the issue of 10 lorries blocking an exit, our exits are very long, OK, not 10 lorries long but they wouldn't be block for more than a few seconds. If the convoy broke up into 3 or 4 while going past an exit then merged back together, or if they all pulled into the middle lane -- no worries.
Lorries drive up each others asses anyway, usually you just pull alongside and indicate and they'll make a little space for you to pull through. So pretty much business as usual.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y agoThe article says these will be 10-truck convoys with one driver. So I don't think splitting is likely. HGVs regularly have blow outs and there are parts of the network where they're frequently rolled by high winds. It's bad enough when that happens to a single truck. If it takes up to nine others with it, it's going to be carnage. Convoys may not be the best way to make automation happen.
- anexprogrammer 11y ago30 yards a second at 60mph. Doesn't take more than a couple of lorries to cause a rolling roadblock, so 10 could easily start causing chaos. And accidents. You don't expect anyone to stop on the slip road, unless you see gridlock.
- IshKebab 11y agoWhat? There are loads of short exits. And in rush hour you need every space you can get. Here's an example: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5096714,-2.515484,3a,75y,181.56h,73.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2uoU9NAW_bMPMTB1lnCLLA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5096714,-2.515484,3a,75y,1... Now imagine you're in a continuous stream of rush-hour traffic and there are 10 contiguous lorries in the way. Actually even the existing lorries have to pull out into the middle lane there.