Re: Dissertation survey
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:45 pm
jont- wrote:Horse wrote:From camera location, to the hatching separating slip road from main carriageway / start of bend is about 60 metres.
... there shouldn't be any reaction time as you're anticipating it. Doesn't seem like rocket science to me.
Ok, now put yourself in the position of:
- not knowing where the exit slip is
- finding the direction sign 50m after the 200m sign
- two lanes of 70mph traffic approaching from behind
- getting into the slip and being faced with a tight, blind bend, with a steel barrier as an 'incentive'
- only braking firmly when you're completely off the main carriageway
- and for fun, try it in the dark too
I used it occasionally. As well as trying to get speed off, I'll be selecting a gear, then back on the drive, all before the bend. That takes time and distance too.
But you don't have to take my word that it's awkward.
If there's another driving day at Tot Hill, it would be a 20 minutes or so diversion to try it out