Just returned from a round trip from Sunderland to Birmingham and very frustrated to say the least. Set off early, roads very quiet due to school holidays and all was going well until I hit a stretch between the end of the M42 and onto the M6. Four lanes of motorway, mid morning and very light traffic but someone had to switch on the speed restriction signs slowing traffic from 70 "ish" to 60 and down to 40 WHY?
Inevitably this was followed by a sign warning of congestion and queues ahead which there was. No road works or actual increase in traffic but all caused by the slowing of the traffic. There were some roadworks approaching the city so speed restrictions at this point were understandable but 10 miles of them on the M6? The return journey at 4pm was just the same with congestion until the speed restriction signs were lifted and the traffic flowed easily.
The motorways may be "smart" but the people controlling the traffic certainly are not. They surely just have to look at their cameras to see the problems they are causing.
End of rant.
Inevitably this was followed by a sign warning of congestion and queues ahead which there was. No road works or actual increase in traffic but all caused by the slowing of the traffic. There were some roadworks approaching the city so speed restrictions at this point were understandable but 10 miles of them on the M6? The return journey at 4pm was just the same with congestion until the speed restriction signs were lifted and the traffic flowed easily.
The motorways may be "smart" but the people controlling the traffic certainly are not. They surely just have to look at their cameras to see the problems they are causing.
End of rant.