Location on the Motorway Network

For those of us who have ever broken down or attended a motor breakdown, we know just how unpleasant and downright dangerous the whole experience can be! So many decisions to make. Do you take the safer option of getting out the vehicle and using your mobile in the driving wind and rain while standing behind the crash barrier? Or do you stay in the vehicle and make the call? Those few minutes passing your details to the person on the other end of the phone will be much easier without the roar of traffic and the elements interrupting you. Of course you’ve just massively increased your chances of being killed!
Do you try and guess the junctions you’re between? And are you sure what motorway you’re actually on? North, South, East, or Westbound? Do you find a marker post or SOS box?
Drivers will often take the decision to remain in the vehicle with their loved ones because the weather is atrocious outside. All the more reason to get out!
For my part, when I’m driving on an unfamiliar section of a motorway, I’d have more chance of guessing the Pope’s favourite biscuit than remembering what junction I have just passed. I’ve also sat in my own service vehicle behind a ‘breakdown’ when I really should have known better. Funny how ‘human nature’ can be our own worst enemy in these instances.