http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:21:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-101021 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:35:31 +0000 Perks 101021@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Your last rant made todays NiB! Good observational stuff </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-101000 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:51:09 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 101000@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thank you people, more of a rant than a sub really, nothing particularly new there...</p> <p>GC - feel free to expand it if you want to </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-100996 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:34:16 +0000 kimllfixit 100996@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The Highways Agency plans to have 25 cones per square meter along the M1, M4 and M25 by the end of 2012.<br /> They also plan to send out more Land Rovers that look suspiciously like Police cars to make you slow down...until you realise that they're just patrol vehicles looking for fox remains on the hard shoulder. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-100992 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:14:52 +0000 GreenCross 100992@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Top stuff. I reckon there's potential for a longer piece here?</p> <p>Particular bug-bear of mine is the M3 southbound for the 2-3 miles immediately after the junction with the M25. Average speed cameras and 50mph limit in place while they sorted out hard shoulders and drainage. Now that's done, the 50 limit and cameras appear to be there for good. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-100989 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:03:36 +0000 dvo4fun 100989@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMM. Right past the stationary traffic (that'll include my latest 'nil point' sub)and up to the head of the queue. Cinq point </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-100977 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:36:56 +0000 Major Clanger 100977@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Oh yes!!! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=35957#post-100971 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:53 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 100971@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A spokesman for the Highways Agency has today confirmed that their current strategy is to have cones, a 50mph speed limit, and average speed cameras on 90% of the UK’s motorways by mid-2013.</p> <p>‘We’ve got some routes pretty much covered already on the M1 and M25.’ claimed Jon Morrow, from the department for pissing off motorists by taking sodding ages to get anything done, ‘For example, if you live in the Midlands and want to go to France, you can’t go over 50mph for more than about 3 miles of the journey down to Dover for your ferry crossing. People setting off a bit later than they meant to is earning us a fortune in speeding fines.’</p> <p>‘I don’t actually drive myself, but I’m sure these plans will be popular.’ continued Morrow, ‘We were initially going to leave the cones out near Nottingham on the M1 for 10 years, but people started getting suspicious so we had to move them and claim we’d finished the work. We left the cameras there though, for 'safety reasons'. And the cones will be back soon, when we start the ‘essential road re-calibrating project’, which we expect to take about 8 years, with no obvious work happening at any time day or night.’ </p>