| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Blood on their hands | |
| Posted by: | Jim Lawes | |
| Date/Time: | 28/06/12 23:33:00 |
| " Do me a favour, go on Google Maps or Bing Maps, load up the birds eye view for this location and tell me, honestly, that if you're driving up the M4 sliproad the towers aren't anywhere near the drivers line of vision - they are at 90 degrees to the direction of movement, so there's absolutely no reason why a driver driving with due care and attention should be looking at the towers, because to do so they wouldn't be looking at the road ahead of them." This is, quite frankly Adam, amazing twaddle. And from a professional technician of planning too! I did a return trip tonight and I stand by my opinion. As one climbs the slip road... with the Motorway traffic lanes to one's right...it is absolutely wise to glance right to judge the flow of traffic "above"..to observe if it is stationary, slow or fast moving. Perhaps with red braking lights being activated etc...judgements about one's forward progress need to be made. And this is before one joins the main carriageway. At the point of glancing right..maybe many times.. and observing the Motorway traffic...at least 4 of the towers (the top 6 floors say) are in view...and would be a distraction if they supported neon or whatever lighting. In addition, the large "ROUTE" signposts just before the slip road are unlit and are an additional hazard. Over the past 45 years I have used that slip road often. Accidents have been many..as dented and damaged barriers have indicated. I suggest you jump in a car and do the real test. |