2019
SE4059 : Variable Message Sign on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire
taken 6 years ago, near to Coneythorpe, North Yorkshire, England
Variable Message Sign on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire
The A1(M), north of the Allerton Interchange (Junction 47).
Variable message signs (VMS), also sometimes referred to as matrix signs, are electronic traffic signs used on motorways (and some other major routes) to give drivers information about special events and to warn them about traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, roadworks or speed limits on specific sections of the route. They may also suggest (or instruct) drivers to take alternative routes, limit speed, warn of duration and location of the incidents or just inform of the traffic conditions.
Variable message signs (VMS), also sometimes referred to as matrix signs, are electronic traffic signs used on motorways (and some other major routes) to give drivers information about special events and to warn them about traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, roadworks or speed limits on specific sections of the route. They may also suggest (or instruct) drivers to take alternative routes, limit speed, warn of duration and location of the incidents or just inform of the traffic conditions.
A1 & A1(M), Great North Road
The A1 is the longest numbered road in the UK at 410 miles long. It connects London with Edinburgh, via the east of England.
For much of its path it follows the Great North Road the old coaching route between London and Edinburgh. Several sections of the route are classified as motorway A1(M). The modern A1 bypasses the towns the Great North Road passed through and is dual carriageway for most of its route through England.
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- Grid Square
- SE4059, 20 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 29 April, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 27 February, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SE 404 592 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:1.6763N 1:23.0859W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SE 404 591
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
