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Published Date: 14 October 2008
NEW road signs will soon tell drivers how long it will take to drive between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The electronic signs are to be installed on the M8 by the end of the year, it is reported today.

They will be connected to traffic cameras capable of tracking vehicle number plates and adjust journey times to traffic conditions.

The signs will also indicate how long drivers will take to reach particular junctions.

Other roads which could be covered by the signs in future include the M9 between Edinburgh and Stirling and the M90 approaching the Forth Road Bridge.

Transport Scotland's director of trunk roads management, Jim Barton, said: "It's not the shortness of the journey that is important to people, but the reliability."





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  • Last Updated: 14 October 2008 9:59 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Andrew,

14/10/2008 16:39:19
Will these signs be able to calculate/estimate the speed at which drivers drive? NO!! 60mph will take an hour for 60 miles, 30mph will take TWO HOURS!! SO GET REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2

Andrew,

14/10/2008 16:43:47
1) PS Missed the bit about 'tracking number plates'!
So can we now expect signage to read "SC05MAN - Your estimated journey time is 55 minutes"? (from where to where one asks???) What UTTER piffle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3

Andrew,

14/10/2008 16:51:39
PPS The TRAIN takes 50/55minutes up to a LEGAL max speed of 100mph (excepting "traffic congestion en route")!!!!!
4

celtic4,

USA 16/10/2008 16:27:52
Never knew a train to be on M8. hahahahaha!

 

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