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From: Ray Keattch on 28 Nov 2009 20:28
Adrian wrote:
> Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>> Never been round Marble Arch
>
> <shrug>
> It's not that impressive.
>
> <looks down list>
> Spaghetti Junction
> M8 junctions through central Glasgow
> Marble Arch
> Magic Roundabout, Swindon
> Hanger Lane
> M5/M6 intersection
> Piccadilly Circus
> Five Ways junction, Birmingham
> Magic Roundabout, Hemel Hempstead
> Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
>
> So of those, I've done six - some regularly. None of those are
> particularly, well, anything much really.
>
> I can only really think of one junction that I expect fuckwittery on -
> A1081/A414 roundabout, top end of the London Colney dual carriageway up
> from Jn22 of the M25.
>
> I dunno what it is, but something about that roundabout just causes
> people to completely ignore the (clear) lane markings. Even then...
> Scary? No. Not if you're awake, anyway.

Agreed - they just can't seem to follow the lane markings. Without fail
they cut across the lane to their right.

A similiar thing happens at Apex corner, when you turn right from the
A41 onto the A1. The lane markings are clear, yet so many drivers just
cut across the lane to their right.

--
MrBitsy
From: Conor on 29 Nov 2009 06:28
In article <d1dQm.9670$Ym4.8455(a)text.news.virginmedia.com>, Mr Pounder
says...
>
> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.257a2979acab68029899c2(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> > In article <7nae5dF3ku3orU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Bod says...
> >>
> >> Looks like there's a lot of timid motorists out there.
> >>
> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
> >>
> >> Bod
> >
> > Never been round Marble Arch but the other two, there's nothing to get
> > worked up about other than they can be busy and you need to pay
> > attention to the signs if you don't know where you need to be going.
> >
> > --
> > Conor
> > www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk
> >
> > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
>
> Snap and agreed.
> The Glasgow one is a bit dodgy though.
>
Never done it in a car. Maybe the height advantage of a truck makes it
easier.





--
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Mr Pounder on 29 Nov 2009 08:23

"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.257c6b3b6ff8da849899c2(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <d1dQm.9670$Ym4.8455(a)text.news.virginmedia.com>, Mr Pounder
> says...
>>
>> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.257a2979acab68029899c2(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> > In article <7nae5dF3ku3orU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Bod says...
>> >>
>> >> Looks like there's a lot of timid motorists out there.
>> >>
>> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
>> >>
>> >> Bod
>> >
>> > Never been round Marble Arch but the other two, there's nothing to get
>> > worked up about other than they can be busy and you need to pay
>> > attention to the signs if you don't know where you need to be going.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Conor
>> > www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk
>> >
>> > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
>>
>> Snap and agreed.
>> The Glasgow one is a bit dodgy though.
>>
> Never done it in a car. Maybe the height advantage of a truck makes it
> easier.

Probably.
I have not done the Glasgow one for years.
If you know what to expect it is not too bad; I have not forgotten it.

Mr Pounder


>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Conor
> www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk
>
> I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.


From: aaa on 29 Nov 2009 18:41
Bod wrote:

> Looks like there's a lot of timid motorists out there.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
>
> Bod

London is scary, all sorts of weird cameras, congestion charging etc
Best avoided.
From: Mike P on 30 Nov 2009 04:35
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:30:07 +0000, Adrian grumbled:

> Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>> Never been round Marble Arch
>
> <shrug>
> It's not that impressive.
>
> <looks down list>
> Spaghetti Junction
> M8 junctions through central Glasgow
> Marble Arch
> Magic Roundabout, Swindon
> Hanger Lane
> M5/M6 intersection
> Piccadilly Circus
> Five Ways junction, Birmingham
> Magic Roundabout, Hemel Hempstead
> Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
>
> So of those, I've done six - some regularly. None of those are
> particularly, well, anything much really.

I've driven all of them. I'd say Hangar Lane is the worst out of that
lot. Even then, it's only a big roundabout and I can't see anything scary
about it. People should just learn to drive.

Mike P
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