Traffic lights on major routes phased (presumably deliberately surely no one could manage this so well by fluke) to ensure through traffic has to stop at every set, enabling as much pollution as can be extracted from the vehicles trapped for as long as possible.
Bristol, the most stupid traffic system.
The Eastern bypass is pants, on the Keynsham and Brislington side.
The Western bypass or ring road, where you end up under Clifton suspension bridge is no better .
City centre, more pants with dumb jaywalking idiots.
Bath, even more ridiculous than Bristol .
Millions wasted on the Batheaston.bypass that did nothing for city centre jams…
A proposed park and ride on the Eastern side would have relieved jams , has been turned down due to meadow field being pretty .
All big cities have problems dont they? Anywhere would be OK if it was empty? Nowadays its Monaco I dislike. No space to swing a cat anywhere. Over crowded with impatient people. Two wheelers everywhere diving under your wheels, and with half the roads underground you get no “feel” for where you are.
Used to dislike going south of Rome. Sicilian drivers made those in Milan look like orderly, disciplined, saints! Red lights are merely a hint that it might be an idea to slow down a little. An up side may be that errors I made (changing lanes quickly when “lost”) were treated as normal, with no more horn blowing than a local would expect. Carving people up is not a cause for bad temper and revenge, just normal behavior and instantly forgotten. Hhmmm don`t sound too bad now!
Franglais:
All big cities have problems dont they? Anywhere would be OK if it was empty? Nowadays its Monaco I dislike. No space to swing a cat anywhere. Over crowded with impatient people. Two wheelers everywhere diving under your wheels, and with half the roads underground you get no “feel” for where you are.
Used to dislike going south of Rome. Sicilian drivers made those in Milan look like orderly, disciplined, saints! Red lights are merely a hint that it might be an idea to slow down a little. An up side may be that errors I made (changing lanes quickly when “lost”) were treated as normal, with no more horn blowing than a local would expect. Carving people up is not a cause for bad temper and revenge, just normal behavior and instantly forgotten. Hhmmm don`t sound too bad now!
Remember my first time in Italy. Came out of the Frejus tunnel and within two minutes there was one car in the barrier then a few I’m later another car tried to leave the motorway but missed the exit and smashed straight into the barrier between carriageway and exit
I thought it can’t get worse but then the further South I went the worse it got
I have an aversion to Leeds, I’ve come unstuck there a few times, very easy to get yourself lost.
I have a deep loathing for Blackburn and Stockport, two places you could get yourself into some serious lumber with one wrong turn.
In most places, if you turn left, turn left and turn left, you find yourself back in the place from whence you started. In Telford, however, you come to a different place, may even be a worm-hole.
Edinburgh. The drop could be 200 yards away as the crow flies but for the lorry it’s a 2 mile tour of cobbled streets, not good when you’ve got split pallets of booze in the back.
In most places, if you turn left, turn left and turn left, you find yourself back in the place from whence you started. In Telford, however, you come to a different place, may even be a worm-hole.
Milton Keynes must have the most roundabouts in the world, local tyre dealerships must be minted with selling new tyres.
Swindon , who wants to live there .
Nottingham, hate ir there.