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aww hell no. I'd be terrified of merging into that lane with no highway divider between me and oncoming traffic. Small two lane highways are bad enough! :P
by CodeCube 13y ago
aww hell no. I'd be terrified of merging into that lane with no highway divider between me and oncoming traffic. Small two lane highways are bad enough! :P
- maxerickson 13y agoThere are less terrifying, less dynamic alternatives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_transfer_machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_transfer_machine
- CodeCube 13y agoNice! yeah, this would be preferable. If there's a catastrophe in the opposite lane, I'd really love it if it could stay over there while I'm going 70 miles an hour in the opposite direction :P
- andrewaylett 13y agoMost of the time, there's an empty lane as a separator. When it is used, they don't allow motorbikes in it just in case, but it's really no worse than a two-lane undivided road. It's also not necessary for you to use that lane if you don't want to -- it doesn't go anywhere special :).
- andrewaylett 13y agoAs a correction, as this road appears on the BBC's Motorway Cops regularly, and there was an incident featured in this weeks' episode (1): There is always an empty lane, which shifts depending on the time of day. Accidents are apparently very rare, and the speed limit is 50 mph, compared to 70 on a regular motorway and 60 on a 'normal' road. [1]: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c7h9y http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c7h9y