Stafford Western Access Route.

kyoto49

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Why is it so poorly tarmaced, the manholes are nowhere near flush with the surface of the road, noticed when heading from Sainsburys to Halfords. Very shoddy :(
 

kyoto49

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It's a lovely drive, if you avoid the manholes.
Yes. I'm not generally in agreement that new roads are anything but a temporary solution to traffic issues but at the moment this one does shorten my weekly venture to Haughton for dog training significantly. It's very useful for us north enders who are no longer trapped by having to conquer traffic hell Island everytime we wish to escape the North end of town! It's just that they haven't done a very good job of the manholes!
 
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Tumble weed

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First accident on the new road, didn't take long :rolleyes:

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Tumble weed

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Seems like they might have rushed it at the end and got the lights wrong.
 

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cj1

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It looks like Stafford motorists are struggling to understand if you turn right at a cross roads you give way to oncoming traffic. The only thing highways could do is change the lights so each arm of the junction went separately leading to traffic build-up and delays.
 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
It looks like Stafford motorists are struggling to understand if you turn right at a cross roads you give way to oncoming traffic. The only thing highways could do is change the lights so each arm of the junction went separately leading to traffic build-up and delays.
This is exactly what they do in Liverpool, because many of the locals are too stupid to understand how traffic lights work. It makes every single journey an absolute nightmare of waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting.

Hateful place to drive around.
 

c0tt0nt0p

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It looks like Stafford motorists are struggling to understand if you turn right at a cross roads you give way to oncoming traffic. The only thing highways could do is change the lights so each arm of the junction went separately leading to traffic build-up and delays.
Could they make it a box junction to really screw things up??
 

PeterD

ST16 Represent.
It looks like Stafford motorists are struggling to understand if you turn right at a cross roads you give way to oncoming traffic. The only thing highways could do is change the lights so each arm of the junction went separately leading to traffic build-up and delays.
If this is true then a simple solution would be a sign by Halfords reminding that opposite has right of way and a sign by Lidl carpark reminding them that if turning right you have right of way. I will admi I didn't know that this was the case.
 

Raven

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If this is true then a simple solution would be a sign by Halfords reminding that opposite has right of way and a sign by Lidl carpark reminding them that if turning right you have right of way. I will admi I didn't know that this was the case.
How do you arrive at those “right of way” comments ?
 

Raven

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As I have said before …….
Most coming from Halfords / Screwfix will likely be turning left & a lot of them will be heading for the right hand turn lane into Foregate.
Most coming from Lidl / Wickeswill be turning right and a lot them will be heading for the left hand lanes (x2) into Forgate.
Both of these traffic flows have a green to go, but many of them will be confused as neither are sure of priority (it seems) In fact it is those coming from Halfords who have priority as they are not crossing any traffic flow If going straight over or turning left.
Yes it is no more than a regular traffic light controlled box junction but the area does look kind of confusing hence we have seen so many near misses to date and as we know the correct layout was already in place & all it needed was a bigger roundabout with good pedestrian crossing points.
 

airbusA346

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It looks like Stafford motorists are struggling to understand if you turn right at a cross roads you give way to oncoming traffic. The only thing highways could do is change the lights so each arm of the junction went separately leading to traffic build-up and delays.

Just wait for the confusion when both sides want to turn right.
 
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