@davidho @milgrim how does this work, like what am I missing?

@cleatsandcode @davidho the space is so narrow any cars have to drive slowly through the bollards or risk damage to their shiny automobile. Particularly fun in my opinion is that larger cars have to be even more careful

@milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho But drivers know that the bollards must be wide enough for normal cars, so all they have to do is miss the driver's side bollard with the driver's side wing mirror by a couple of cm, and be driving straight, and they haven't got a problem. There's no need to worry about the other side of the car.

@TimWardCam all true, but there’s direct video evidence of drivers slowing down. Crazy huh

@bekopharm @milgrim Only a very basic understanding of fluid mechanics is needed to realise that if the number of lanes on the road drops from two to one due to roadworks/construction what's needed is for everyone to drive TWICE AS FAST through the narrow bit, that way there's no queuing.

@TimWardCam @bekopharm @milgrim exactly. This is also why adding more lanes makes traffic move slower

@Rhodie114 @TimWardCam @bekopharm @milgrim That's because new lanes are added to the right and not to the left of the old lanes, i. e. the right one is almost empty😉

@grauzone @Rhodie114 @bekopharm @milgrim In the UK there's a rule that you're allowed to overtake on the wrong side if you are moving in heavy traffic and your lane happens to be moving faster than the others. I interpret a completely empty left hand (in the UK) lane to be moving as fast as I like when the others are congested.

@TimWardCam that's only up to 60 km/h max. Tho I'm not sure if you brexited that away already 🙃

@bekopharm The UK version of that rule would never have been expressed in km/h.

@TimWardCam no idea what that is in freedom units. Heck you're even driving on the wrong side 😜