Blind Summit - Highway Code?

[bednobs]

on my way to ork i go pat 2-3 "blind summit" signs. They look like ordinry ups and downs to me, so what makes a blind summit - surely you cant see wht's on the other side of ny hill?

[mushroom25]

depends on the gradient - you might be able to see oncoming traffic, or the geography - or the height of your driving position - may conceal it (like at the bottom of a dip).

a classic example of this is the A39 between Wells and Bristol - there's a straight about 2 miles long, but although you can see clearly from one end to the other, the intervening ups and downs often conceal other traffic, making it dangerous to overtake.

[alavahalf]

This is where common sense is required .. if you were to drive according to the highway code, you would be killed every day of the week !

[bhg481]

If the rise to the top of the hill is very gentle then you can see over the summit. The steeper the rise and fall at the other side then the less you can see over and, in some cases, you are almost at the top before you are able to see a car approaching from the other side who may be doing something daft like overtaking a push-bike which puts it partly on yopur side of the road.

[bhg481]

alavahalf - I wonder which sections of the Highway Code d you feel are dangerous if followed?

[douglas9401]

Alavahalf, common sense is great, when combined with signage. If you don't know about the hazard how can you act appropriately.
As for the rest of your comment, I think your confusing life with Groundhog Day.

[TheChair]

Alavahalf, common sense would seem to indicate that if you were killed on one day of the week, you'd be extremely unlike to be killed on the other days.