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Why is there so much traffic now?
Why is there so much traffic now?
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Now they are spending billions of taxpayers money on so called 'Smart Motorways' which were 'Managed Motorways' until somebody smart came up with a smarter name.
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" plans just seem to be build more houses and build build build !"
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so Britain is a country where house-building is out of control
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To be fair, there's not a lot of point in appealing against individual planning applications - no matter how big or small; unless they go against the local policy framework. It's that initial local planning policy you need to argue against, because once that's in place, the council can't really sway against it, otherwise the planning inspector will just overrule and give developers to go ahead anyway.
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My first time in Landan, to buy my TR6 from Caterham cars, darn the Finchley Rowd, and I couldn't believe the traffic!
That was in '71, and now it's just as bad (or maybe worse) where I live, around the York area. Way back then, when bored, and having made no plans, we would say "let's go out for a run"! It was just a pleasure to drive around the countryside, and go where fancy took us, with usually a stop for lunch or just a drink. Now it's pure misery (well at least until you clear the urban conurbation) and doesn't matter what day, or time of day and, woe betide you, if it's a racing day! |
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Agree Aunty ! Use to go for a drive for pleasure, but hate driving now.
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No government has had the balls to subsidise public transport which has worked in other countries to reduce traffic.
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ttt
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no new roads but a driver education programme .
all the hold ups i was in yesterday were all about lack of consideration . and my town of (Ipswich) is like a f***g traffic light convention . And the sequencing is diabolical . no wonder i stay home so much |
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I've done high mileage (circa 25k) commuting since the early 70s.
Went self employed in '82 and immediately jumped to 35k plus. Gave it all up for this business in 2009, when I got my new Type R-GT which I still have. It's still under 18k miles as I only do around 3k now and that is shared between two cars. The farthest I go is to my son's place (under sufferance) which is approx 40 miles, and a miserable 1hr crawl through permanent M62 roadworks, and the bleakness of the Huddersfield Road, taking in such scenic delights as Birstall and the fringes of Batley, Heckmondwike and Liversedge before reaching what is a gem in West Yorkshire being historic Roberttown. Ok, not all of West Yorks is a sh!thole, if you discount most of the old mill towns. In fact much of it is a delight to be in, as our good friend kenny will concur I'm sure....  |
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invest in integrated transport system
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Our local County Councillor recently admitted that they were reluctant to take any measures against private cars because such a move would be unpopular. Ie they would lose votes because in the UK the car rules. Her other reason was because it would be expensive ignoring the huge cost to the country of a road system which now doesn't work.
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'Integrated Transport System' ? I think Jim Hacker is still working on that.
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the simple answer is we have all become lazy fickers see it every day people taking kids to school in cars all of 250 yards lazy tw@ts
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Agreed. Far too many unnecessary journeys when it would be quicker/easier to walk or cycle. My neighbour takes the car to the chip shop which is about 500 yards away but it doesn't explain why the motorways are clogged up.
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most of our arterials are now under long stretches of gestapo style 50mph average speed rules .. this i am sure was to subcontract out the cameras for a guaranteed take .. however most adhere to this so they are loosing money and therefore extended for longer ... but the traffic situation is dire .. for A and M roads on a monday morning a 5 o'clock leave is neccessary
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Lots of young people still living at home into their twenties - as house buying is not an option and they are too tight (and molly-coddled by mummy who can't face life without her little darlings) to rent.
Because they have a high disposable income they can easily afford a car. |