| Author | Message | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 998 Registered: 10-2001 |
I stopped at the red light. The road ahead was clear in both lanes. There were no road works or anything obstructing two-way traffic. Why the traffic lights? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 267 Registered: 9-2006 |
The red light was traffic light, right? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3150 Registered: 12-2000 |
Were they regular traffic lights or temporary ones? Were they pedestrian lights and the pedestrians had long since gone by the time your car reached the crossing? You were driving, I presume? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 999 Registered: 10-2001 |
Judgedeadd The red light was traffic light, right? Yes Lynne Were they regular traffic lights or temporary ones? Regular Were they pedestrian lights and the pedestrians had long since gone by the time your car reached the crossing? No, they weren't pedestrian lights You were driving, I presume? Yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 963 Registered: 6-2001 |
Were you at a crossroads? (that would seem to be the most obvious answer) Did the traffic lights change regularly on a time cycle? Or were they triggered by some external event? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3151 Registered: 12-2000 |
Were they there to allow for traffic to pull out of a depot and only triggered by the depot traffic itself (which is infrequent enough not to need a regular green light for them). I've seen that for a Postal Sorting Office place. | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 270 Registered: 9-2006 |
Are you surprised because of the red light, or the traffic light themselves? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1000 Registered: 10-2001 |
John Were you at a crossroads? No (that would seem to be the most obvious answer) (true) Lynne Did the traffic lights change regularly on a time cycle? Yes Or were they triggered by some external event? No | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 621 Registered: 3-2006 |
Were there any side roads at all? Was there a railroad crossing? Was there a bridge ahead? Was there a tunnel ahead? Were you in a city? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1001 Registered: 10-2001 |
Were there any side roads at all? No Was there a railroad crossing? No Was there a bridge ahead? Yes Was there a tunnel ahead? Yope Were you in a city? Yesish | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 274 Registered: 9-2006 |
You missed my question... | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1002 Registered: 10-2001 |
You missed my question... Przepraszam Jacek Are you surprised because of the red light, or the traffic light themselves? The traffic lights themselves | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1003 Registered: 10-2001 |
And sorry Lynne, I got confused with yours and John's questions earlier Were they there to allow for traffic to pull out of a depot and only triggered by the depot traffic itself (which is infrequent enough not to need a regular green light for them). I've seen that for a Postal Sorting Office place. No to all but good thinking! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3152 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was the bridge over water or something else? Any passing ships? | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 839 Registered: 6-2005 |
was the traffic light located at an entry access ramp to a major highway? I have seen those before, and they supposedly work to regulate the freeway traffic, but all i've seen is that they hold up traffic trying to enter, then make the entering vehicles start from a dead stop and have to enter full-speed traffic... not a pretty picture. But i digress... | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1004 Registered: 10-2001 |
Lynne Was the bridge over water or something else? something else Any passing ships? No but another nice idea Lewis was the traffic light located at an entry access ramp to a major highway? No but another really good idea I have seen those before, and they supposedly work to regulate the freeway traffic, but all i've seen is that they hold up traffic trying to enter, then make the entering vehicles start from a dead stop and have to enter full-speed traffic... not a pretty picture. But i digress... I know, this sort of thing is frustrating isn't it! | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1339 Registered: 3-2005 |
Was the bridge over the road? or was it part of the road, so that you could drive across it? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1006 Registered: 10-2001 |
Was the bridge over the road? No or was it part of the road, so that you could drive across it? Yes | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3153 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was there a weight restriction on the bridge so that only one lane of traffic was permitted at a time? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1007 Registered: 10-2001 |
Was there a weight restriction on the bridge so that only one lane of traffic was permitted at a time? Yes- exactly - well done Lynne! I stopped at the red light. The road ahead was clear in both lanes. There were no road works or anything obstructing two-way traffic. Why the traffic lights? A sign by the traffic lights stated: "Weak bridge – single way traffic required" | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3155 Registered: 12-2000 |
Hmm - I would still be wary of a weak bridge - I mean, how do they know that three juggernauts in a row is still safe? But two rows of cyclists would be forbidden? After all, it wouldn't have been built weak, so what weakened it? And how do they measure it's strength? You don't know what will break it until it's broken - and who wants to be in the car that breaks the bridge's back?  | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1008 Registered: 10-2001 |
Lynne - very pertinent quetions! I have been crossing this (railway) bridge for years and it never occurred to me to wonder why the lights should be present. It was only today that I actually noticed the "weak bridge" sign. If I ever happen to be in the queue with a few juggernauts, I think I shall do a u turn and watch from a distance! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3156 Registered: 12-2000 |
Well, perhaps it was only ever built to withstand a limited weight but now that so many people drive around in armoured tanks I mean people carriers, there's a lot more weight than when it was all Minis and bubble cars | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3157 Registered: 12-2000 |
Using the word weak strikes me as odd | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1009 Registered: 10-2001 |
Hmm.. I've just googled but cannot find anything referring to the bridge in question which is located here at the southern end of Norn Hill at the junction with Gresley Road and Basing View. weak bridge However a search of the internet seems to reveal that "weak bridge" is a common term, albeit a rather disturbing oone! There are a number of references about single lane traffic on weak bridges along with traffic lights - fascinating subject :-) | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1011 Registered: 10-2001 |
How about this! Weak Bridge! | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1012 Registered: 10-2001 |
And finally.... Take a look at the last sign at the very bottom of the page | ||
| Brid (Brid)
New member Username: Brid Post Number: 496 Registered: 11-2003 |
Looking at the roadsigns, I found one called "water foul". I would have thought it meant water fowl. But we don't have those signs in Sweden - so either the water is clean or the birdies have to watch out for themselves | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1014 Registered: 10-2001 |
Good observation Brid! Now that could have been a neat puzzle! |
