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From: Mrcheerful on 3 Jun 2010 10:11 GT wrote: > "Tom Crispin" <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message > news:s41f065j8se9mr0dr790fb2u3dq63ge4cj(a)4ax.com... >> >> On the A2, at the New Cross Gyratory (which is scheduled for removal >> to allow two-way traffic, slow traffic speeds, and make the area >> safer for cyclists) there was a sunken drain cover causing a nasty >> pothole. While we were discussing how road space could be >> reallocated to cyclists within the constraints of two-way traffic >> flow, a truck pulled up with two workmen. They jumped out of the >> cab, each carrying a tub of "ULTRA permanent pothole repair". They >> proceeded to fill the pothole and instruct lorry and bus drivers to >> driver over it to compact it. Two minutes later and they were done. >> Two minutes to fill a pothole!? > > They tried to fill the potholes near us, but unfortunately, they > missed the holes and the tarmac all landed in a big pile in the > middle of the lane! The council didn't clean up the mess, but instead > they just painted some white triangles on it to make it visible!! > > Drivers of smaller, easily stopped vehicles are now forced to slow > down to about half the recommended speed for the road, while the > wide, heavy vehicles with high momentum and poor stopping distances > can easily straddle the bumps and continue at the speed limit. This > constant slowing down then speeding back up to recognised safe speed > for the road burns lots of fuel and is very wasteful and bad for the > environment. These big bumps create congestion and the number of new > suspension parts required and new parts for the undersides of the > smaller vehicles has rissen rapidly, so we are having to manufacture > more car parts and throw away new, but broken parts, which is also > bad for the environment. > Someone since has played a rediculous practical joke and made loads > of them over the streets! apparently the latest gov.mint are going to get rid of them........holds breath.
From: GT on 3 Jun 2010 10:16 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:86pq1sF8o0U14(a)mid.individual.net... > "GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > >> the recommended speed for the road >> recognised safe speed for the road > > And where would this piece of information be available from? Its written on large circular signs along the road.
From: GT on 3 Jun 2010 10:16 "Tom Crispin" <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message news:6mcf069eqgndnc8spquko40ofpsmt9mjvr(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:37:03 +0100, "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote: > >>half the recommended speed for the road > > What is the 'recommended speed for the road'? 30 mph
From: GT on 3 Jun 2010 10:17 "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:MKONn.1589$Ty3.72(a)newsfe15.ams2... > GT wrote: >> "Tom Crispin" <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message >> news:s41f065j8se9mr0dr790fb2u3dq63ge4cj(a)4ax.com... >>> >>> On the A2, at the New Cross Gyratory (which is scheduled for removal >>> to allow two-way traffic, slow traffic speeds, and make the area >>> safer for cyclists) there was a sunken drain cover causing a nasty >>> pothole. While we were discussing how road space could be >>> reallocated to cyclists within the constraints of two-way traffic >>> flow, a truck pulled up with two workmen. They jumped out of the >>> cab, each carrying a tub of "ULTRA permanent pothole repair". They >>> proceeded to fill the pothole and instruct lorry and bus drivers to >>> driver over it to compact it. Two minutes later and they were done. >>> Two minutes to fill a pothole!? >> >> They tried to fill the potholes near us, but unfortunately, they >> missed the holes and the tarmac all landed in a big pile in the >> middle of the lane! The council didn't clean up the mess, but instead >> they just painted some white triangles on it to make it visible!! >> >> Drivers of smaller, easily stopped vehicles are now forced to slow >> down to about half the recommended speed for the road, while the >> wide, heavy vehicles with high momentum and poor stopping distances >> can easily straddle the bumps and continue at the speed limit. This >> constant slowing down then speeding back up to recognised safe speed >> for the road burns lots of fuel and is very wasteful and bad for the >> environment. These big bumps create congestion and the number of new >> suspension parts required and new parts for the undersides of the >> smaller vehicles has rissen rapidly, so we are having to manufacture >> more car parts and throw away new, but broken parts, which is also >> bad for the environment. >> Someone since has played a rediculous practical joke and made loads >> of them over the streets! > > apparently the latest gov.mint are going to get rid of them........holds > breath. Really? I missed that new post from Doug!!!
From: Adrian on 3 Jun 2010 10:18
"GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> the recommended speed for the road >>> recognised safe speed for the road >> And where would this piece of information be available from? > Its written on large circular signs along the road. Riiiiiight. <gently> I don't think that's what you think it is. |