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In several countries in Europe they occasionally paint markings on the road (chevrons or dots or similar) with a sign like "Keep apart 2 chevrons". Some places
by Symbiote 4y ago
In several countries in Europe they occasionally paint markings on the road (chevrons or dots or similar) with a sign like "Keep apart 2 chevrons". Some places have electronic speed limit signs to reduce the maximum speed in heavy traffic, which reduces risk and improves flow.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-keep-apart-2-chevrons-motorway-road-sign-and-markings-m56-northwest-19455956.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-keep-apart-2-chevrons-moto...
(Obviously we can't tell the speed of the cars in the photo, but if it's the standard speed many drivers are still ignoring it.)
- bejd 4y agoThat's a UK motorway, so assuming the national speed limit applies they'll be travelling at around 70 mp/h.
- Symbiote 4y agoThere is very heavy traffic on both sides, so it wouldn't be unusual for the actual speed to be 50mph, 40mph or even less. The second nearest car is braking, and there's a "Queues Likely" sign a little further -- I found the place: https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3015568,-2.722796,3a,75y,235.08h,88.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP-ISaoeVZpbC9dvPMBC3fQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3015568,-2.722796,3a,75y,235... StreetView gives a much better impression of the chevrons; the Alamy photo has an unusual choice of lens. The "M56 B 45.0" [km] milepost is way ahead of the chevron sign.