Re: Roads, standing waves, and vehicle distances

On 2007-11-08, James Wilkinson <see-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here in .uk we have stretches of motorway that have a different
scheme:
chevrons every (mumble) yards. And a sign saying 'keep at least two
chevrons between you and vehicle ahead'.

Probably should be used a bit more often, as it seems to work. Mostly.

Kind of.

I think.

Not in my experience -- there's some on the M5 south of Bristol, and I
think some on the A358 south of Taunton. I've found that
* most people ignore them completely

* most people who take notice soon go back to their normal habits

* they are spaced about 2 seconds apart at the speed limit. "Two
chevrons between you and vehicle ahead" is 4 seconds; about right for
cars in heavy rain, but OTT on a dry road (according to the Highway
Code). So they annoy the people who try to Do The Right Thing.

Which reminds me - I'm still memory wormed from a very old advert that used
to play on uk TV - "Only a fool breaks the two second rule".

Jim
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