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The use of Impact vehicles can be more dangerousd than just working safely..

They do work butonly when hit square on.

swerve at last minute and you will die against back end of truck..cracking fun.

conelayer

Surely if someone hits one of those there's already been a big safety failure. Isn't the primary purpose to carry a very high visibility sign?

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Thats a bit like saying the wings on a 747 only work when the engines are working!!!
I agree with Paul, if you have to swerve, then basic common sense has not been used, let alone C O A S T !

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I don't know what everyone else's opinion is, but I think over the last 5 or 6 years the standards of road markings and cat's eyes in particular seem to have dropped. There are roads I frequently drive on that used to have regularly maintained markings and eyes (ie as soon as they failed they were ripped out and replaced). Now it seems to me that they are being allowed to fall into disrepair.

I think these essential safety markings should be a priority, however, I suspect like street lighting they are at the very end of a long queue for cash.

Thoughts on this anyone?

As to the roadworks on the A419 near Swindon - that was safety barrier work, no obstruction to traffic. Didn't see any scams tho. There are now major roadworks at commonhead roundabout on the 419 with a 40 restriction due to narrowed lanes.

I think the buffer trucks are a fantastic idea, they certainly make me take notice. I cannot speak for other road users though.

I agree with Paul, though. The only person ultimately responsible for your safety is you. Drivers need to be educated as to what it's like being stood in roadworks when a artic thunders past at 56 mph though. Perhaps an awareness film would be a good idea (I understand a new one about bikers is being released at the end of the month)

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Yes the primary point is to miss it in the first place. The cushion is there to minimise the result of missing the advance signs, and the big 2 m high flashing thing bolted to the top of the backboard of the truck.

cushions are not the be and end all..missing the damn thing in the first place is best. Therefore good observation, correct use of speed and being awake, not on the phone, changing your ipod or playing with your lady friend...(all reasons given as to why people have hit trucks recently).
is the..Im not against speed just people who fail to use common sense.

conelayer

The danger is that using speed cameras to placate concerned workers, fails to address the real cause of most of the accidents, and creates a false illusion that as long as you dont speed you are safe.

A large proportion of the driving public are also blind to the need for improving their standards of driving, because they simply believe that as they are below the limit, it's OK to drive in twilight without lights on, or keep front/rear foglights on when it's wet, but not foggy/misty - thus blinding oncoming drivers!

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In the NW the cushion vehicles are used for roadworks, but for the motorway network all temporary roadworks( and there are lots every night ) are normally coned with "workforce in road slow on matrix signs, these signs are set while the coning is set, now if you havent seen contractors cone out you need to see it to believe it, they can cone out safely a strectch of motrway in minutes without having to endanger the guy by having them on the road. The cone lorrys have special beds that allow the cones to be placed by a worker whilst the vehicle moves along the area.

Matrix signs are only set while cones are laid or removed and hard signs set, otherwise they are too much of a distraction, unlss there is a valid safety issue that require the matrix left on.