?Incident ? slow down, 40?
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?Incident ? slow down, 40?
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 30 Aug 2007
The matrix sign was flickering at a slower speed than my camera's shutter was open, hence it has come out illegibly in this image. It says "Incident – slow down" followed by a large "40", which is added insult when you have just accelerated to about 3mph! This afternoon a body ("thought to be that of a woman" according to this news site: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1654527.mostviewed.motorway_reopened_following_death_earlier_today.php ) was found on the M27, causing havoc on the motorway – and on surrounding roads as drivers sought alternative routes. Arriving here at about 4:10p.m., and having come off the motorway at the next junction it took me 1½ hours to rejoin it, beyond the incident, about 6 miles further on.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.890014
Longitude
-1.303019