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AA.com What does "TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT-Call 401100 from your mobile" mean?

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Ken

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Jun 18, 2006, 6:50:59 PM6/18/06
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I am downloading some travel directions from the Automobile Club website
and have come across the following expression:

TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT-Call 401100 from your mobile"

What does that mean?

Thanks
Ken K

Jim Ley

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Jun 18, 2006, 6:59:05 PM6/18/06
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It means the traffic there is often very bad, and you should give the
AA lots of money by texting them to get more information, ignore that,
and just listen to the radio.

If you don't know the area, you might want to ask here or think about
when it's likely to be busy - is it a rush hour week day blackspot, or
is it a weekend get away to the country blackspot?

Jim.

Ken

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Jun 18, 2006, 7:54:35 PM6/18/06
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Jim Ley wrote:

Got it. Thanks. Are there designated radio stations for traffic info in
different parts of the country? If so, do you know if there is a list
of them somewhere?

Thanks
Ken

Martin Rich

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Jun 19, 2006, 2:39:27 AM6/19/06
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:54:35 -0700, Ken <k...@comcast.net> wrote:

>Jim Ley wrote:
>

>> It means the traffic there is often very bad, and you should give the
>> AA lots of money by texting them to get more information, ignore that,
>> and just listen to the radio.
>>
>> If you don't know the area, you might want to ask here or think about
>> when it's likely to be busy - is it a rush hour week day blackspot, or
>> is it a weekend get away to the country blackspot?
>>
>> Jim.
>Got it. Thanks. Are there designated radio stations for traffic info in
>different parts of the country? If so, do you know if there is a list
>of them somewhere?
>

The easiest thing is simply to ensure that 'TA' or 'TP' is enabled on
your car radio (you might need to consult a manual to see how to do
this) and it'll pick up any local traffic announcements. These will
interrupt anything else that you are listening to -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/factsheets/pdfs/rds_factsheet.pdf
explains how it works, though of course commercial radio stations, as
well as the BBC, carry RDS (radio data system) signals.

Also you will see signs, on motorways at least, telling you the
frequencies and names of local radio stations that carry traffic
information

Martin

The Reid

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Jun 19, 2006, 5:37:09 AM6/19/06
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Following up to Martin Rich

>Also you will see signs, on motorways at least, telling you the
>frequencies and names of local radio stations that carry traffic
>information

and the radio broadcasts are much more accurate than the motorway
information signs, the large ones can sometimes be right, but
usually carry fatuous messages along the lines of "don't crash"
while the small ones are invariably wrong, relating to an
incident about 6 hours ago.
--
Mike Reid
Shetland, Yell and Unst
"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/skyepics.htm#shetland"

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