BBC Seeks input on A34, BBC upcoming programme on A34 Options

[gel]

Beeb looking for input / questions on our section of the beloved A34-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-38910820

[Biker1]

Once again useless attempts to make the "dangerous" A34 safer. link
How many more times?
It is not the road that is dangerous, it is many of the drivers that use it.
These steps will unfortunately do nothing to decrease the number of crashes on the road.
Not while you have people using mobiles, tailgaters, lack of concentration, often due to tiredness, etc.
The article admits that the two crashes regularly highlighted were both caused by drivers on their mobile phones.
It is an very busy road with an exceptionally large number of HGV's and will therefore, unless completely upgraded to a 3 /4? lane motorway (or the freight is back on a long closed railway line duplicating the route) crashes will unfortunately continue and the current rate.
This would, of course, have to be linked in with a scheme to stop people driving like prats. Unlikely eh??

[blackdog]

Once again useless attempts to make the "dangerous" A34 safer. link
How many more times?
It is not the road that is dangerous, it is many of the drivers that use it.
These steps will unfortunately do nothing to decrease the number of crashes on the road.
Not while you have people using mobiles, tailgaters, lack of concentration, often due to tiredness, etc.
The article admits that the two crashes regularly highlighted were both caused by drivers on their mobile phones.
It is an very busy road with an exceptionally large number of HGV's and will therefore, unless completely upgraded to a 3 /4? lane motorway (or the freight is back on a long closed railway line duplicating the route) crashes will unfortunately continue and the current rate.
This would, of course, have to be linked in with a scheme to stop people driving like prats. Unlikely eh??

The proposal to lengthen slip roads is a huge advance - certainly won't stop all accidents, but it will improve the road.

Of course it's all just a temporary fix until we get self driving cars and do away with driver error.

[SirWilliam]

The proposal to lengthen slip roads is a huge advance - certainly won't stop all accidents, but it will improve the road.

Of course it's all just a temporary fix until we get self driving cars and do away with driver error.

Small question re self driving cars . If the car is capable of taking itself to the destination , why would one bother to accompany it ?
I envisage ordering my groceries on line , sending Fred ,( have to call him something ), to collect which just leaves me the job of putting it in the cupboard . Brilliant !!!
We all know it's just a mad scientist's pipe dream but it does pose the question , what next ?

[blackdog]

Small question re self driving cars . If the car is capable of taking itself to the destination , why would one bother to accompany it ?
I envisage ordering my groceries on line , sending Fred ,( have to call him something ), to collect which just leaves me the job of putting it in the cupboard . Brilliant !!!
We all know it's just a mad scientist's pipe dream but it does pose the question , what next ?

No need to wait for self-driving cars, just order online and your groceries will soon be at your door.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

No need to wait for self-driving cars, just order online and your groceries will soon be at your door.

And within 5 years you wont be getting a van delivering. This is definetly a drone job. Savings will be massive. You book.. ERP processes and an API interfaces into Robots who pick your order and drones deliver. Gonna happen...and soon. I've seen the plans. 10 percent discount on delivery this way against a human interface.

[blackdog]

And within 5 years you wont be getting a van delivering. This is definetly a drone job. Savings will be massive. You book.. ERP processes and an API interfaces into Robots who pick your order and drones deliver. Gonna happen...and soon. I've seen the plans. 10 percent discount on delivery this way against a human interface.

Delivery drones may be fit a niche, but it's absurd to think that they can deliver as efficently as a man with a supermarket van. I can imagine a self driving van without a man, but not thousands of drones buzzing around Newbury satisfying the day to day shopping needs of the populace.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Delivery drones may be fit a niche, but it's absurd to think that they can deliver as efficently as a man with a supermarket van. I can imagine a self driving van without a man, but not thousands of drones buzzing around Newbury satisfying the day to day shopping needs of the populace.

What sounds absurd today is commonplace tomorrow. If man can imagine it and it has economic benefit to corporations it will happen