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"Width Restriction Barrier" seems to be stopping just about everything on a road in England


Who comes up with these ideas?disbelief



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Who comes up with these ideas?disbelief

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I would say except I might be banned from the forum or at least get the thread shut down. 



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their driving on the wrong side of the road, thats the problem !

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Whats the reasoning behind it ? Its not like these are modified automobiles



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How does that thing work?



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Interesting read about width restrictions.


https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/05/cars-too-wide-for-narrow-roads-we-expose-the-worst-offenders/

 

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Just another assault in the Battle of Britain of the automobile. The auto is not doing so well. I'm sure we're on the radar.



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Just another assault in the Battle of Britain of the automobile. The auto is not doing so well. I'm sure we're on the radar.


 Yeah, better dust off that bicycle if the urbanites get their way... biggrin



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Why do I have to put something here ?


Imagine going to the dealer to trade in your wide vehicle. Dealer asks "Why". Want something similar just need a narrower car.....



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73SC wrote:
Canadian Poncho wrote:

Who comes up with these ideas?disbelief

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I would say except I might be banned from the forum or at least get the thread shut down. 


 Narrow minded people???



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Makes perfect sense....JC auto body sign is just out of sight..............



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We have width restrictions like this everywhere. They were originally a knee jerk reaction to commuters taking rat runs through side streets (many of which have been littered with speed humps and or closed at one end), but they're now on many very busy roads. There's often a wider route for buses and emergency vehicles (with cameras to catch the "cheats") Most are posted as 6'6" but are usually a bit wider. When I use the '64 I have to plan my runs very carefully. There's something odd about the one in the video but it's entry point is somewhat obscured by the camera angle. I suspect there's something that inattentive drivers are not seeing.



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And I had to add dots to the subject too. What the he**?



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Ok. I've found the junction. (By coincidence my sister actually used to live in the road) From street view it's posted as 7'0" but I'm pretty sure it's less than that. If I'm right the drivers are seeing the 7'0" sign, thinking that's no problem, but don't know how to judge their approach properly. (Especially on the drinkers side)



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Can you post a link to a Google Earth coordinate of the barrier?



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