I was leaving this junction at 19:30 Sunday evening going northbound on the M5 and heading into Cheltenham. Oh joy, a set of traffic lights to protect my good self from other cars! The lights were green as I headed up the sliproad but then, Oh no, another car was approaching around the roundabout and the lights decided to change, just as I approached them. Of course, I then have to wait for them to change which although 'immediate' all seems very over-the-top. Two cars on a massive roundabout and we have to throw lights into the mix.
Anyway, i understand here that there have been collisions because the visibility is poor, some people are stupid and some can't drive but why can't these be part-time signals? Why can't we look at the underlying problems of speed and visibility and rubbish driving and address those rather than another set of lights which will probably never be removed and which must costs 1000s to install and maintain?
In this instance, I would assume they are operated by the Highways Agency rather than the council and as long as it makes their accident statistics go down (which I'm sure it will) then they don't care how much more hassle and obstruction is caused.
Actually, I wonder if they have considered traffic lights on the motorway? A few random sets will slow the traffic down loads! (Joke!)
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