"Lane Control" in the Hindhead Tunnel

[Mentalguy2k8]

Why do so many people appear to think that this means that whichever lane
they enter the tunnel in, they have to *stay* in?

It's bad enough that so many see the "average speed cameras sign" and don't
know what the speed limit is so they dither through the whole thing at
40-50mph, but even worse when they're in the 2nd lane and refuse to move
over. It needs a sign reminding people of the speed limit and a sign saying
"You're allowed to change lanes in the tunnel".

[The Revd]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:36:09 +0200, The Peeler
<finish...@themoronicRevd.invalid> wrote:

>On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:59:58 -0700, The Rectum, the resident psychopath of
>sci and scj and Usenet's famous sexual cripple, FAKING his time zone again,
>farted:

>> No, it needs YOU fucking people to slow down. The pubs are open all
>> day now, so what's the hurry?
>
><snicker> IMPRESSIVE ...my Grik idiocy, that is...

<snigger> VERY, anus!

[David C]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:51:33 +0100, "Mentalguy2k8"
<Mental...@gmail.com> wrote:

Q?

What is the speed limit in the Hindhead Tunnel?
(& is it variable or fixed?)

DC

[Mentalguy2k8]

"David C" <j...@blunder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:02db3993gtus440hp...@4ax.com...

70mph all the way. Unless the electronic signs say 40.

[David C]

Thanks for the info.
As for slower drivers, perhaps not everyone is too happy driving fast
in a tunnel?

We did some driving in Austria this year & some of the newer or
rebuilt tunnels are large enough to drive at the speed limit, (twin
bores, with a large cross section.)
The Arlberg (about 9 miles long) is still only a single bore with
two-way traffic, so 80 km/h seemed plenty fast enough for us,
especially after being "done" 35 euros for driving at 109 km/h in a
80 limit just before the tunnel!

I don't know much about Hindhead, perhaps it's a "fast"
tunnel............



DC

[The Revd]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:51:33 +0100, "Mentalguy2k8"
<Mental...@gmail.com> wrote:

[ajin4...@gmail.com]

For the uninitiated: It is more hazardous to start lane changing within a tunnel than anywhere else, this is where collisions occur (I will not call them accidents). The speed limit should be adhered to within the tunnel, and in the case of the Hindhead tunnel this has been risk assessed as 50mph. The yellow ‘SPECS’ cameras at the entry and exit portals are there to enhance this. Just remember that this is just a short tunnel by European standards and you will very soon be in the ‘fresh air’ again where you can once again travel at 70mph.

[bol...@cylonhq.com]

On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 05:41:14 -0800 (PST)
ajin4...@gmail.com wrote:
>On Tuesday, 10 September 2013 12:51:33 UTC+1, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

>> Why do so many people appear to think that this means that whichever lane=
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>For the uninitiated: It is more hazardous to start lane changing within a t=
>unnel than anywhere else, this is where collisions occur (I will not call t=

Presumably you'll be able to cite some studies that prove the accident
rate in tunnels is significantly higher than elsewhere.

>hem accidents). The speed limit should be adhered to within the tunnel, and=

Why won't you call them accidents? Are you a member of the IAM by any chance?
An accident is an unintentional event, not an event that has no human cause.

> in the case of the Hindhead tunnel this has been risk assessed as 50mph. T=

The lower limit presumably is because if there is an accident then there's
a hard concrete wall to hit very close by.

[graha...@gmail.com]

The speed limit in the Hindhead Tunnel is 70, not 50 - all signs are derestriction signs unless a lower limit has been set for one reason or another. There is definitely NOT a standard 50mph signed limit in the tunnel

[JNugent]

Confirmed.

I was down in Hants a couple of weeks ago - probably only the third time
I've used the (new-ish) A3 tunnel.

I couldn't remember whether the limit was NSL or something lower. But it
was NSL, although ISTR that on a previous trip (perhaps during a busier
period), I did encounter a (temporary) 50 limit there.

[Peter Johnson]

On Sat, 11 May 2019 10:03:31 +0100, JNugent <jenni...@fastmail.fm>
wrote:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.1230359,-0.715933,3a,17y,182.03h,94.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDQPAJtMSJ_x-lA5oUb6adg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

(Maybe it was 50mph when it first opened.)