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Drivers told to stay off the roads

9:42am Sunday 12th February 2012 in News

MOTORISTS have been warned not to use their vehicles unless necessary on Sunday.

Freezing rain and snow which fell overnight are making driving hazardous across Essex.

Police have told drivers if they must use their cars to clear their windows, have lights on, drive within the speed limit and slow down more if necessary.

Comments(8)

Colonel Kurtz says...
10:00am Sun 12 Feb 12

A light dusting of snow. Everyone PANIC!

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totallyfootball says...
10:09am Sun 12 Feb 12

Police told drivers to clear their windows, they should have told the idiot that driving down Mill Road yesterday with a frozen screen, yes you in the Mercedes, never about when you need them.

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Tolkny says...
12:22pm Sun 12 Feb 12

In response to Colonel Kurtz's comment at 10 am, "A light dusting of snow. Everyone PANIC!"

My reading of the article is that on behalf of the police it urges caution rather than prompting panic.

The point of concern is not the "light dusting of snow" but rather the snow AND "Freezing rain".

Drivers are "warned not to use their vehicles unless necessary on Sunday". Surely wise people will avoid driving unless there is no other way to undertake an essential journey.

I presume those involved in collisions and accidents in Essex will regret having journeyed unless their trip was vital.

I am glad that I don't need to drive today and so can leave the roads clearer for those who do need to travel so than can do so as safely as possible.

By not driving there is also less chance of contact, with a panicking person or someone who has disregarded the reality of the situation. Also my car is less likely to be damaged and me to face the hazard and inconvenience of an accident, including unnecessarily higher future insurance premiums!

I wish all travelleres joy and peace, especially those from the Emergency Services.

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californianana says...
5:58pm Sun 12 Feb 12

tolkny you are so wise.a few days ago in the am I heard siren after siren after siren. it was thick fog and on one stretch of highway near us that. is already. called blood alley there. were37 vehicles in accidents.one ended up in. the nay no lives. lost which was a blessing. keep thinking. this way you'll live longer my friend ......
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californianana says...
6:31pm Sun 12 Feb 12

sorry should have read on the bay......that feeds from San Francisco. bay.all of the freeways to and. from the city were. foggy too.and emergency services had their hands full.you made good comments tolkny.emergency serviced we have to respond code 3 lights and siren so it's. twice the hazzard but lives ate at stake. thanks for thinking of us tho I. am retired now

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wellnow says...
6:58pm Sun 12 Feb 12

do you live anywhere near frank morris.

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californianana says...
7:08pm Sun 12 Feb 12

sorry don't know the. name.what's his job

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Cuthbert says...
1:21pm Mon 13 Feb 12

Colonel Kurtz wrote:
A light dusting of snow. Everyone PANIC!
Anyone who wants to drive where freezing rain has fallen is either unaware of its consequences or plain foolhardy.

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