Stafford Traffic.

Jonah

Jonah

Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
When I was taken to A&E in Stoke last month I went in and was looked after straight away, no waiting whatsoever.

But this thread is about traffic...
 
phildo

phildo

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kyoto49 said:
It would however require a change in the mindset of the people of Stafford, and that I fear is the biggest hurdle, People here are lazy. Instead of cycling, they'd rather moan about the traffic, instead of cycling they'd rather drive to the work, instead of cycling they'd rather get fat and then go to weight-watchers. There has to be a change in people's psyche about cycling and traffic in general, not just a redesign of our urban planning...........although that would be a wonderful start. :)
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I'm not lazy, I just LIKE driving! I enjoy driving so much that sometimes I even just get in my car and drive off into the countryside for an hour and blast along the roads, but when I'm trying to get somewhere at a certain time it is bloody annoying to constantly be stuck in jams. As for moaning about traffic... why not? The roads are part of the national infrastructure and they are underinvested in.

I agree that cycling is a good thing (for health and for traffic reduction) but it's not going to replace all cars!
 
staffordjas

staffordjas

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I've walked into town from Wildwood and back today (actually got the right day for the dentist this time :rolleyes:) and was glad I was on foot. Absolute chaos everywhere, with the traffic worse when I was coming back at 10am then it was 8.30 - 9.15am!

Main problem stemmed from Newport Road, with traffic queuing all the way back to Radford Bank. Traffic on the island by TK Maxx was made worse by not just one or two cars going through the lights when there was no-where to go , but quite a lot deciding that as there was no-where to go behind the queue in front, they would go through anyway and sit at the side of it. There were 4 vehicles side by side all trying to get into the Newport Rd lane when I crossed over there. This then blocked those trying to get in the other lanes round the island.

Walking down the Lichfield Rd towards town there was a sign saying something like 'Congestion on Queensway, follow diversion '. There was a diversion sign pointing outward- bound up the Wolverhampton Road.:?: Then when I crossed over, there was another diversion sign pointing towards Newport Road. Is it sending traffic up the Wolverhampton Road and down Friars Terrace, to join onto the Newport Road ? The traffic was queuing the whole length of Friars Terrace .
 
captainpish

captainpish

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staffordjas said:
I've walked into town from Wildwood and back today (actually got the right day for the dentist this time :rolleyes:) and was glad I was on foot. Absolute chaos everywhere, with the traffic worse when I was coming back at 10am then it was 8.30 - 9.15am!

Main problem stemmed from Newport Road, with traffic queuing all the way back to Radford Bank. Traffic on the island by TK Maxx was made worse by not just one or two cars going through the lights when there was no-where to go , but quite a lot deciding that as there was no-where to go behind the queue in front, they would go through anyway and sit at the side of it. There were 4 vehicles side by side all trying to get into the Newport Rd lane when I crossed over there. This then blocked those trying to get in the other lanes round the island.

Walking down the Lichfield Rd towards town there was a sign saying something like 'Congestion on Queensway, follow diversion '. There was a diversion sign pointing outward- bound up the Wolverhampton Road.:?: Then when I crossed over, there was another diversion sign pointing towards Newport Road. Is it sending traffic up the Wolverhampton Road and down Friars Terrace, to join onto the Newport Road ? The traffic was queuing the whole length of Friars Terrace .
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There needs to be a chasm dug in the cross hatch areas around that island with a revolving plate on top. When the lights turn red the plate revolves and any vehicles on it at the time gets dumped into a compactor. Lovely old job!
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Pollution levels at a record high in Stafford today


A combination of atmospherics and vehicle emissions put us on a par with Guangzhou and Penkridge market
 
proactive

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
Jeremy Lefroy MP (from his latest email newsletter) said:
Congestion in Stafford

Traffic congestion is clearly a major problem for everyone in Stafford at present. A combination of emergency work on gas leaks, temporary lane closures for the Riverside development and the closure of Tixall Road for renewing of pipes has led to serious congestion at times.

I have taken this up with Highways and asked that as much information as possible be provided and that contractors do their best to keep traffic flowing. Sometimes the timing on temporary signals has caused greater delays than is necessary.

I am also working more generally with the County Council on various improvements which could be made to traffic light timing and road layout which would improve traffic flow. If you have any suggestions which I can also forward to the Council, I would appreciate hearing from you.
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There you have it then, write to him and he'll sort it!
 
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