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Yes I always use it to the annoyance of the near side lane who then accuse me of cutting them up ffs give way to the right !
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Yes I always use it to the annoyance of the near side lane who then accuse me of cutting them up ffs give way to the right !
Gramaisc
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Go and stand by the four-way exit from the Hough car park, if you want to see how many people understand 'give way to the right;...
Those days are gone.
John Marwood
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This is exactly how Nazi Germany started
Gramaisc
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I've driven in Germany - it was like going back to the seventies - I would welcome their standards coming here.
Gramaisc
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Northbound on Bridge Street is also effectively a bus lane, I think, although, that's a sort of extension of the Lichfield Road one, I suppose..
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It always was one, way Frank Thorley, landlord of the New inn, would only allow you to row up stream, and it cost a shilling for a hours hire.
There's a counter on the bridge that counts the number of people who have been across it. When I go across it at lunchtime it reads around 200 usually, even higher on a sunny day.
The council did not spend local tax payers money on that bridge, it was money provided by central government for green improvements. If it hadn't been spent on that bridge then it would have gone to another town instead. So be thankful it improves the lives of local people. It allows people living on Tixall Road to easy get to the canal to walk their dogs or just walk themselves.
They're only suitable for some bikes due to the bumpy kerbs and there's supposedly a 15mph limit which is easily exceeded on a racing bike. They're not mandatory and if you're travelling a long distance then leaving and joining the lanes is a PITA.
Trumpet
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So is the outside lane just for show then?It wouldn't, but removing the bus lane at Chell Road to make it 2 lanes going towards the station would massively reduce the number of incidents of road rage that occur due to it going from 2 lanes to 1 lane. The number of t*ssers who fly past all the staitonary traffic and then demand to get let in drives me nuts! And nope, I never let any in
Gramaisc
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A lot of cycle paths* aren't 'fit for purpose', as we seem to say a lot these days - they have multiple obstructions, often make it much harder to pass junctions, the surfaces are often very poor, vegetation often grows out into them (which can be entertaining in the dark), the routes are often not of much use for the intended journeys, etc, etc.
Some of them are of some use, but one does get the feeling that it's largely a box-ticking exercise.
*This applies much more in urban areas, some rural routes are OK, but some of those are just pictures of a bicycle on a sign at the side of a country lane, which seems a little bit pretentious - such as here.
citricsquid
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At the end of the bridge where it joins the Tixall road is a sign post with the counter on it:
Rusty03
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I walk across it regularly but never seen anyone else on it !!
Gramaisc
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The counter in the Shire Hall library used to actually count legs, rather than people - which meant that it went up by as much as six when my friend went in with his guide dog.
Steve_b
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Town centre traffic management (SBC Transport Stratagy 2013 - 2031)
Traffic management measures within the town are proposed to discourage through traffic on Eastgate Street and reduce the impact of traffic generated by the Riverway and Kingsmead retail developments. In the longer term, the delivery of the Western Access Route will provide the opportunity to downgrade the A518 along Chell Road, Victoria Road and Station Road. As a result, the pedestrian environment, public realm and bus interchange facilities will be enhanced on Chell Road.
http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/live/D...h_Integrated_Transport_Strategy_2013-2031.pdf
Carole
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1) I don't bear grudges. I say what I want to. I am happy to argue the toss on one thread and then support and "like" that person on another subject. Can you say the same?
2) Yes, I give you that point. I can be insufferably smug sometimes. I don't mean to be. I am working on it.
3) I like a good debate. I like to get to the point of things. I am a dog with a bone. Is it pointless? Yes sometimes. Is it tedious? Yes sometimes.
4) No I would never cause distress by being bitchy. I engage in debate. I ask pertinent questions. I don't swear or get personal. I don't think that you can say the same @Maryland
5) Yes it is. The very person that you were attempting to defend actually likes to debate and has continued to debate with me. Your corncern appears to be unfounded.
6) How to know when to...(in your words..STFU). The third word is a vulgar swear word which I wont use. So you mean "how to know when to be quiet? I don't always, I do tend to go on sometimes, but I can sense a mood. I think that you misjudged this one.
7) She doesn't want to be left alone, She told me. We are very cool with the exchanges.
8) Yes they are. Go look in one.
By the way, if you find me so annoying then click on the link and "IGNORE ME"
Save yourself the stress.
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