Tailbacks after crash on M3

7:35am Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in News

Tailbacks after crash on M3 Tailbacks after crash on M3

Hampshire police were called to the incident on the northbound carriageway between junctions 13 and 12 to Eastleigh at 6.55am.

A car, van and HGV were involved in the collision, which did not result in any serious injuries.

Officers were moving the vehicles to the hard shoulder but the incident was causing significant tailbacks along the M3 and onto the M27 link road throughout the early morning rush hour.

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toxteth o'grady says...
9:09am Tue 23 Oct 12

What is it with idiots on this road .... does no one know how to drive on the M3 ???

Every week without fail you can guarantee there will be a couple of accidents somewhere btw j14 & j12 causing tailbacks all the way down the M27.

Time to reduce the speed limit or take the driving licences of these numpty's that don't know their stopping distances!!

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dsm says...
10:01am Tue 23 Oct 12

Even when the vehicles had been removed to the hard shoulder, there were queues back to Rownhams and beyond, all caused by rubberneckers looking for gore,

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Niel says...
10:15am Tue 23 Oct 12

dsm wrote:
Even when the vehicles had been removed to the hard shoulder, there were queues back to Rownhams and beyond, all caused by rubberneckers looking for gore,
And back past fareham to the East as well...

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bigfella says...
10:39am Tue 23 Oct 12

How is it not possible that in this day and age something simple like screens cant be erected quickly near a crash? It would help protect the rescue service and if the view to the passing rubber necker is obscured they'll soon realise there's nothing to see and drive at normal speeds at least that way ensuring only 1 set of hold ups.

One can but dream...

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gazdance says...
11:27am Tue 23 Oct 12

Screens will never be a reality in this scenario. Too much risk involved.

It is ridiculous though. Twice last week there were crashes in this area, another this week. Countless before and who knows how many to come.

At peak times the roads are at capacity yet so many absolute numptys cannot drive well, using some common sense.

All of these incidents will have been caused by either;

People driving too close to the car infront.

People changing lanes without looking properly or indicating.

People making stupid manouvers around the slip roads.

Why on earth can't people adjust their speed to allow traffic to join the motorway rather than either slamming on the brakes or changing lanes, both of which are factors that add to the congestion.

Idiots idiots idiots.

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