2018

ST2828 : M5 near Adsborough (A202.0 Southbound)

taken 6 years ago, near to West Newton, Somerset, England

M5 near Adsborough (A202.0 Southbound)
M5 near Adsborough (A202.0 Southbound)
Driver location signs are now widely used across the motorway and A–road network. First introduced in 2003, they complement distance marker posts. Both types of marker post display the distances in kilometres from a nominal start point but driver location signs are designed to be read by motorists or their passengers when, for instance, they need to pass details to the emergency services. They give the same location information as distance marker posts, but more visibly on larger signs. They are normally spaced at 500-metre intervals along the nearside verge but if obstacles (eg sliproads or bridges) prevent signs from being erected at these locations, then the interval is reduced to either 400 or 300 metres.

Driver location signs display three pieces of information:
• The road identifier (eg M5 in this example)
• The carriageway identifier – The letter on the second line of the signs, usually “A” or “B”, tells the emergency services or the Highways Agency in which direction you are travelling. The letter “A” ("Away from London") normally denotes carriageways leaving London and "B" ("Back to London") is used for carriageways going to London. In this example, "A" tells us that we are on the southbound carriageway.
• The location (which is identical to the location given on marker posts). Distances are accurate to within 20 metres and are generally quoted from the beginning of the motorway. In this example, we are 202 km from the start of the motorway.

LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) DFT Interim Advice Note (December 2010)
LinkExternal link The AA
LinkExternal link SABREPassing Driver Location Sign B248.0
M5 Motorway

The M5 runs 163 miles from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Constructed between 1962 & 1977. It links the North and Midlands with the South west. LinkExternal link


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ST2828, 18 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 April, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 282 286 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.1667N 3:1.5453W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 282 287
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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