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Re: SNOW - 10PM Finishes on Sunday ...
HaworthBantam:
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 19:20:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:12:37 PM ---
Think I might have answered my own question of what the difference is between snow events 30 years ago and today........ traffic.
It"s all very well plowing and gritting roads, but without the traffic to flow freely along those roads, snow will continue to settle.
30 years ago, there were not as many cars on the road, much easier for traffic to continue moving. Today, with so much traffic on the road, congestion and slow moving traffic causes the very problems that the gritting is attempting to alleviate. The result, in extreme cases, is that cars are abondoned, making it even more difficult to keep roads open.
I think the bottom line is that we don"t have the road network to handle the number of cars now on the road. Maybe we need to rethink our love affair with the motor car ?
Going to lie down now......... :D
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Correct. Me need more roads, wider roads, more lanes, etc.
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I"d rather we just gave up the internal combustion engine. Walking, running and cycling are good for you :D
SirPercival:
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:12:37 PM ---
Think I might have answered my own question of what the difference is between snow events 30 years ago and today........ traffic.
It"s all very well plowing and gritting roads, but without the traffic to flow freely along those roads, snow will continue to settle.
30 years ago, there were not as many cars on the road, much easier for traffic to continue moving. Today, with so much traffic on the road, congestion and slow moving traffic causes the very problems that the gritting is attempting to alleviate. The result, in extreme cases, is that cars are abondoned, making it even more difficult to keep roads open.
I think the bottom line is that we don"t have the road network to handle the number of cars now on the road. Maybe we need to rethink our love affair with the motor car ?
Going to lie down now......... :D
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Spot on Ian
kinboshi:
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:24:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 19:20:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:12:37 PM ---
Think I might have answered my own question of what the difference is between snow events 30 years ago and today........ traffic.
It"s all very well plowing and gritting roads, but without the traffic to flow freely along those roads, snow will continue to settle.
30 years ago, there were not as many cars on the road, much easier for traffic to continue moving. Today, with so much traffic on the road, congestion and slow moving traffic causes the very problems that the gritting is attempting to alleviate. The result, in extreme cases, is that cars are abondoned, making it even more difficult to keep roads open.
I think the bottom line is that we don"t have the road network to handle the number of cars now on the road. Maybe we need to rethink our love affair with the motor car ?
Going to lie down now......... :D
--- End quote ---
Correct. Me need more roads, wider roads, more lanes, etc.
--- End quote ---
I"d rather we just gave up the internal combustion engine. Walking, running and cycling are good for you :D
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I agree. Everyone else should cycle, and leave the roads for me to drive on.
kinboshi:
--- Quote from: duke3016 on February 05, 2009, 19:22:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 19:19:28 PM ---
By the way folks, here just north-east of Brum the main roads are completely clear. Not sure what it"s like near Walsall, but I can"t imagine it"s much different. So unless we get more snow, there shouldn"t be a problem at this end of your journey.
Probably.
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I drove up from Swindon today -- Swindon was fairly bad - but once on the M5 it was clear all the way - so I don"t forsee any problems for the weekend. Motorways will be passable whatever happens......
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Swindon was fairly bad...
What about the roads?
HaworthBantam:
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 19:28:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:24:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 19:20:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: HaworthBantam on February 05, 2009, 19:12:37 PM ---
Think I might have answered my own question of what the difference is between snow events 30 years ago and today........ traffic.
It"s all very well plowing and gritting roads, but without the traffic to flow freely along those roads, snow will continue to settle.
30 years ago, there were not as many cars on the road, much easier for traffic to continue moving. Today, with so much traffic on the road, congestion and slow moving traffic causes the very problems that the gritting is attempting to alleviate. The result, in extreme cases, is that cars are abondoned, making it even more difficult to keep roads open.
I think the bottom line is that we don"t have the road network to handle the number of cars now on the road. Maybe we need to rethink our love affair with the motor car ?
Going to lie down now......... :D
--- End quote ---
Correct. Me need more roads, wider roads, more lanes, etc.
--- End quote ---
I"d rather we just gave up the internal combustion engine. Walking, running and cycling are good for you :D
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I agree. Everyone else should cycle, and leave the roads for me to drive on.
--- End quote ---
You"ll be forced to run.
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