I am not going to Stockport today to do that job - sorry Geoff:-)
Google maps says that the A628 has no delays even though it is closed.
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Bloody snow
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If it is closed then there are no delays ;-)
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That is a common problem with Google Maps, they see traffic stood still or moving slowly even at rush hour and indicate congestion, but no traffic passing along a road, even when this is a large deviation from usual flows, and it is flagged as fully clear.
It needs more android phones online on the move and someone at Google with a clue.
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Don't they just rely on the traffic flow monitors? No slow moving traffic hence no delays.
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They use the navigation app on android phones. Small dataset + Poor processing = Shite results.
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Something that I discovered when I asked on the newsgroup a few months ago - I spotted a minor road that had never shown up on Google traffic before.
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In message , ARW writes
'Kin lightweight
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BBC Radio Essex seem to be using a new to the job, medya studies graduate for their recent traffic reports. He seems to have his own interpretation about the sensors are saying. A normal slow moving part of the journey to work is reported as grid lock. Traffic travelling at
50mph (the speed limit with average speed cameras) is reported as slow. He alone is probably responsible for the jams on other roads when people avoid the main routes when he broadcasts his misinformation.- Vote on answer
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Well I have been today. It's going to cost you:-)
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On Sunday 24 March 2013 14:36 ARW wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Is there a "smilie" for "teeth suck"?
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Have you seen the weather for the last few days? There is a inverse relationship between Geoffs wallet and the outside temperature.
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On Sunday 24 March 2013 19:05 ARW wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Waiting see if the school is closed tomorrow. We have no snow, but tonight still has time to put 5mm down...
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I thought schools were closed tomorrow - for Easter? (Obviously possible local variation.)
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Some of the snow drifts on the roads at the top of the village are taller than my van.
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Surrey schools close of Thursday.
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Ours break up on Thursday.
The new head at the secondary school has a policy of not closing the school due to snow. You can guess how well that has gone down with some pupils...
There are enough teaching and support staff living within walking distance and so do a good half of the pupils. He just starts the school day an hour later to enable those having to travel a bit further a chance to get in.
We've had about half a dozen of these "snow" days this winter, so far.
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On Sunday 24 March 2013 19:34 polygonum wrote in uk.d-i-y:
4 more days to go here (SE England)...- Vote on answer
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On Sunday 24 March 2013 19:48 ARW wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Seen the pictures on the BBC!
I heard of a pub in Cumbria where the landlord and 12 punters are snowed in. They don't seem to be worried yet - although they said that the beer might run out come Tuesday...
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In a crisis you could drink the lager.
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Nothing here at all in the cold and windy NE.