We have lots of ‘fast’ dark roads in Notts(not unique, I know), and the number of times I read a debrief of where vehicle leaves a road at speed with ‘nothing else’ involved…
Well yes. I believe I may have mentioned in passing that I was raised in Nottm. The A60 and more so the A614 north of Nottm were lethal, having long stretches of '3 lane working' where a centre overtaking lane was shared between traffic in both directions. I haven't driven either for many years but rather hope that situation has improved.
"No other traffic on the road"! Blimey, that takes me back...
There is quite possibly a good reason why that stretch of the A50 between Stoke and Nottm. is the only place where I have ever been caught exceeding the national speed limit. As I have been at pains to point out, apart from a short section through services at Uttoxeter.. the road has virtually no interaction with 'local' traffic, pedestrians etc. The section from Stoke to Uttoxeter has no intersections of any kind. It is not unusual, especially at weekends, to be on the A50 with no other traffic in sight, or at least no other traffic within a mile or so in front or behind. That said, the 'authorities', employ all kinds of unmarked vehicles to apprehend wrongdoers. They tend of course to be dark blue saloons of the BMW/Merc pursuasion, but can be others. Staying aware, varying speed (obviously with attention to other traffic/conditions etc) and not driving consistently or aggressively above say, 75, in the outer lane for miles on end, tends to minimise trouble.
You need to pay more attention and make a clear note of the roads you are travelling on. The M6 doesn’t go near Manchester. The Motorway you described was actually the M56.
I do wonder how some drivers are getting away speeding between those (or any) average speed cameras. Are they even working or is the car/driver not registered?
No it wasn't.
I'm not the only one who uses the expression 'around Manchester', to indicate that part of the M6 which runs from ..say Knutsford, up to Wigan. It carries traffic into and out of Manchester from the west via numerous routes, including the M56, M62/602, A580, A57 etc.
As for the speeding in the 50 mph sections. I have no idea. They are clearly idiots, as they will struggle to gain anything.., but maybe they know something others don't. Incidentally, I'm not talking about 'variable speed limits'. The section I'm talking about has 'traditional' temporary 50 mph signs.