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Article #6Usefull Motorway Messages
From: Dave Plumb
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 17:08
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 17:08
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> and accident or something. The sign slowly loomed out of the fog.... > closer and closer until eventually I could see what it said. It said "Fog" They're programmed for preset responses, some of them don't even have "Fog". A firmware upgrade a while back added "Fog" and the new legend for the old all clear symbol (they now say "End"). I still think they could do with an abbreviation for "The traffic is stationary 3 miles ahead and you should leave at the next exit" but I'm not sure what the abbrev would be... "FO3M" ? The signs are too simple for todays needs; if it were a real matrix sign they could flash something meaningful up, you're a bit limited by the 24x24 or whatever they are..
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!cix.compulink.co.uk!dplumb Newsgroups: uk.transport From: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk (Dave Plumb) Subject: Usefull Motorway Messages Cc: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk Reply-To: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 17:08:00 +0000 Message-ID: <memo.829409@cix.compulink.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Lines: 16