Power Cuts Traffic

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Originally uploaded by Up Your Ego.

Not knowing where to turn, cars fast approaching each other as traffic turns to chaos when the lights go out.

St. Helier had a power cut today and traffic lights were affected. This picture shows cars approaching each other at a four point junction that SHOULD let one road through at a time.

Fortunatly there were no accidents as drivers in Jersey are used to waiting for each other - we have a filter in turn system - when it works drivers take it in turns to go through.

BBC News Online (Jersey) covered the story that also includes reference to another power cut in Trinity after workers cut through a cable.

Because the power cut happened in the part of St. Helier that houses the BBC Broadcasting House it meant that BBC Radio Jersey went off air - although only for about 5 seconds as the generator kicked in pretty quickly - didn't stop me loosing an hours work when the PC crashed quickly though.

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