On a positive note, hats off to Drayton Constn who do Oxford County Council jobs: Their traffic lights are operated by a signalman in a box halfway down the works. He uses eyes and common sense, when we deliver quick toot beacons on and he stops both directions…in tip out and back out. This system and the old fashioned stop go boards are the best way.
Its all to do with h+s, and arse covering, the road works are set out according to a specs in a code of pratice book. Thes surposed to be a safety zone of (x) metres on a road of (y) speed, can be double rows of cones one for workers one for vehicles, wider the higher speed of road, if the safety zone can not be had speeds are to be reduced, hence the convoy system. Some times used for other safety reasons.
The site should of been signed out to 10mph if using convoy, as most of road users would not drive through the site at 10mph if sign so, the reason for the convoy car, van, or quad. So we`ve brought it on ourselfs?
By the way, if the council`s done its job right the 10mph limit is enforcable.
I think if the limit was 20 then people might respect it; I mean, how many people take notice of the loose chipping signs with 10 or 20 mph on them because the contractor’s been lazy and left the signs behind days or weeks after the work’s been finished? Miles of cones left in place with lane closures and nothing happening winds people up and then people ignore restrictions when they do get to where the work is going on.
Muckaway, I know what you mean there, but the book they work to states 10mph they cover their arse and thats what they do.
The loose chipping speed limit signs are only advisery,why bother with them 
, lanes closed for no reason i dont know 
Muckaway:
I think if the limit was 20 then people might respect it; I mean, how many people take notice of the loose chipping signs with 10 or 20 mph on them because the contractor’s been lazy and left the signs behind days or weeks after the work’s been finished? Miles of cones left in place with lane closures and nothing happening winds people up and then people ignore restrictions when they do get to where the work is going on.
I agree, there are many times I have slowed down on approaching roadworks only to find that they have finished and the contractors have left the signs up. They don’t do themselves any favours and actually place themselves in more danger because drivers ignore the signs.
Another problem is putting the initial signage too close to the work area, it doesn’t give drivers time to slow down, especially if they are working round a blind bend.
waddy640:
I agree, there are many times I have slowed down on approaching roadworks only to find that they have finished and the contractors have left the signs up. They don’t do themselves any favours and actually place themselves in more danger because drivers ignore the signs.
What’s the point to those “backslapping” signs that say “Repairing the roads for you” or “Another successful project completed on time” (normally on stupid jobs like speed humps, runmble strips etc)
I do like the “SLOW WORKFORCE IN ROAD” signs; Then you notice the digger and paver parked up and the workers chatting at the roadside.
I do like the “SLOW WORKFORCE IN ROAD” signs; Then you notice the digger and paver parked up and the workers chatting at the roadside.
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You misunderstand the wording, the SLOW refers to the workforce not the drivers.