And bypasses. Don't you just hate them? I had to drive to Swindon via the A350 to Chippenham today and I counted 36 of them. The problem is with these roads is that they all look the same and you could be anywhere and that means you are forever taking the wrong turning and getting in the wrong lanes etc. Even the vegetation they plant alongside these roads looks fake. Tell you what, when I go back tonight I'm going to drive back through all the villages this bypass was built to avoid and give the old Tercel a few revs as I'm passing through just to voice my disapproval at their damn bypass.
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Buy yourself a Tom Tom you skinflint.Originally posted by gricerboy View PostAnd bypasses. Don't you just hate them? I had to drive to Swindon via the A350 to Chippenham today and I counted 36 of them. The problem is with these roads is that they all look the same and you could be anywhere and that means you are forever taking the wrong turning and getting in the wrong lanes etc. Even the vegetation they plant alongside these roads looks fake. Tell you what, when I go back tonight I'm going to drive back through all the villages this bypass was built to avoid and give the old Tercel a few revs as I'm passing through just to voice my disapproval at their damn bypass.
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It's Swindon, innit? They have an unhealthy fascination with roundabouts.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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They were definitely high when they designed that one.
"Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."Comment
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It's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...Originally posted by bobhope View PostThey were definitely high when they designed that one.
"Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."
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It was obviously Dylan.Originally posted by bobhope View PostThey were definitely high when they designed that one.
"Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."
Once you've done it, it's the only way.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostIt's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...
I was genuinely surprised how fast a rush hour queue could get through it. It does seem to work.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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You have to drive around the inner one anti-clockwise.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostIt's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...
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Good, innit?Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostYou have to drive around the inner one anti-clockwise.


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Mrs SB had to go across there on her driving test. And she passed first time too.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostGood, innit?
Spooky!!!“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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It defies all logic, what does that tell you about Mrs SB?Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostMrs SB had to go across there on her driving test. And she passed first time too.
Spooky!!!

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