The Joys of Autumn comutting
- Kwacky
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The Joys of Autumn comutting
I lost count today of the number of drivers who switched lanes at the last second, without indicating or indicating as they started their move.
Loads of misted up rear windows.
Despite it being dark, grey and wet about a third were driving without lights on.
And have drivers stopped saying thank you for letting them out? 3 times I let someone out or move lanes and none of them said thanks.
Loads of misted up rear windows.
Despite it being dark, grey and wet about a third were driving without lights on.
And have drivers stopped saying thank you for letting them out? 3 times I let someone out or move lanes and none of them said thanks.
- Perkles
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
the traffic in brum is really bad at the moment,they plan to do a year of road works in the chinese 1/4 and its having a big knock on effect through the tunnels
- R34PER
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
I start uni back up in a week and I didn't want to hear that as I have to go right into the middle of brum plus I sold my bike to get a car so I can see long winter days on the roads this winterPerkles wrote:the traffic in brum is really bad at the moment,they plan to do a year of road works in the chinese 1/4 and its having a big knock on effect through the tunnels
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ive done that commute in a car for the last 19 years and its never been as bad as it is now,i hate the tunnels the queue goes back to spaghetti junction recently.My new job is working from home so its going to save me at least 2 1/2 hours stuck in traffic every dayR34PER wrote:I start uni back up in a week and I didn't want to hear that as I have to go right into the middle of brum plus I sold my bike to get a car so I can see long winter days on the roads this winterPerkles wrote:the traffic in brum is really bad at the moment,they plan to do a year of road works in the chinese 1/4 and its having a big knock on effect through the tunnels
can t you use the train ?
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- Kwacky
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
They've re-opened the Expressway so it's back to a contra-flow system. It doesn't work as both sides are gridlocked.
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
The plain fact is there are too many vehicles on our roads.
Centre of Brum should be a vehicle free zone or they should introduce a fair way of charging for driving into the city centre. Its the only way to change things.
I had to drive into the centre of Birmingham last Wednesday late afternoon and it was a complete and utter nightmare and made me wonder if its worth the effort anymore.
Centre of Brum should be a vehicle free zone or they should introduce a fair way of charging for driving into the city centre. Its the only way to change things.
I had to drive into the centre of Birmingham last Wednesday late afternoon and it was a complete and utter nightmare and made me wonder if its worth the effort anymore.
- R34PER
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I could use the train but it works out a fair bit more expensive than driving even with season tickets as I'm outside of all of the cheap rate areas. I have been toying with the idea of putting a bicycle in the boot of the car and parking up somewhere on the outskirts and cycling the rest of the way to campus. The way I bat traffic last year though was to drive in before everybody else left the house but I was usually arriving about 2 hours or so too early so I got my head down in the car once I arrived.Perkles wrote:ive done that commute in a car for the last 19 years and its never been as bad as it is now,i hate the tunnels the queue goes back to spaghetti junction recently.My new job is working from home so its going to save me at least 2 1/2 hours stuck in traffic every dayR34PER wrote:I start uni back up in a week and I didn't want to hear that as I have to go right into the middle of brum plus I sold my bike to get a car so I can see long winter days on the roads this winterPerkles wrote:the traffic in brum is really bad at the moment,they plan to do a year of road works in the chinese 1/4 and its having a big knock on effect through the tunnels
can t you use the train ?
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
Glad I don't really have to go into any major city centres. My commute isn't too bad despite the 30+ mile distance.
I've started planning my purchases for Autumn/winter.
I need, heated grips, new textiles, new boots, new gloves
maybe also hand guards.
I've started planning my purchases for Autumn/winter.
I need, heated grips, new textiles, new boots, new gloves
maybe also hand guards.
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It took me 3 1/2 hours to get to Warrington from Birmingham this morning a 1 1/2 of that was to get out of Brum.The road infrastructure is terrible
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
Holy crap! That's a hell of a commute.Perkles wrote:It took me 3 1/2 hours to get to Warrington from Birmingham this morning a 1 1/2 of that was to get out of Brum.The road infrastructure is terrible
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- R34PER
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I feel your pain. it took me over an hour to get out of brum on the way home from uni Monday. I'm thinking i'll stick a bike in the boot of the car and try and park on the outskirts tomorrow.Perkles wrote:It took me 3 1/2 hours to get to Warrington from Birmingham this morning a 1 1/2 of that was to get out of Brum.The road infrastructure is terrible
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
Manchester is the same.
We use public transport a lot to access the city which in fairness is very good tbh.
We use public transport a lot to access the city which in fairness is very good tbh.
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Public transport is so expensive though. I looked into using the train, it's no quicker than the car and costs 3X as much too. I think I need to buy another bike to commute on.
- Kwacky
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Re: The Joys of Autumn comutting
I was barely able to see this morning, the autumn sun is right at eye level for most of my trip into work.
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A mate of mine commutes into london from ampthill every day , he's worked it out it would be quicker and less expensive if he moved to Devon and flew in from Exeter airport to the City airport every day.R34PER wrote:Public transport is so expensive though.
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Just need to roll that out to every other major city and town across the UK!!Blade wrote:
We use public transport a lot to access the city which in fairness is very good tbh.