Reply to: The roads are always congested because

[d000hg]

most of the countries that I have visited have less lanes than we do, they also have a lot less congestion. This is because their roads are longer. this country is so little

What we ned is a bigger country

Or shorter cars?

[CoolCat]

It's not going to improve unless we decide we will commute differently and to different places.

The roads haven't changed capacity significantly in the last 20 - 30 years yet there are a lot more drivers.

actually large amounts of public money have been spent reducing the width of roads and adding chicanes, humps, and so on... such is the fashion amongst the anti car nutters currently in fashion in our public sector

[SueEllen]

LOL. Yeah try Toronto at rush hour sometime. I have been known to get out of car and have a sandwich while I wait for traffic to move.

I was told LA was even worse. <shudders>

Least in Toronto you can get out and have a sandwich unlike the stretches of the M25 I've been on.

[vetran]

It's not going to improve unless we decide we will commute differently and to different places.

The roads haven't changed capacity significantly in the last 20 - 30 years yet there are a lot more drivers.

[lilelvis2000]

most of the countries that I have visited have less lanes than we do, they also have a lot less congestion. This is because their roads are longer. this country is so little

What we ned is a bigger country

LOL. Yeah try Toronto at rush hour sometime. I have been known to get out of car and have a sandwich while I wait for traffic to move.

[bless 'em all]

The Saudi's have a solution that keeps half the potential road users out of the equation.

[amcdonald]

If we converted the railway lines all into motorways and got rid of all the bus lanes (ok just ban all buses and caravans that would be simpler) and make all lorries only drive at night

That would help for a while...

[vetran]

Most immigrants are in London, most use public transport.
The motorways aren't full of immigrants, AFAIK, and if they are what does that tell you about the economy?

more unsubstantiated and incorrect drivel?

Do you just let your mouth open and let it dribble out?

More than a million foreign motorists obtain UK driving licence despite never taking a test here | Mail Online

EU licence you can drive on a foreign licence for 3 years.

So yes it appears at least a million immigrants are driving around the UK, but probably far more than that.

HTH BIDI



oh i can do this cretinwatch thing

[sasguru]

...there are too many cars on the road.

What we need is more immigration, just to ease the congestion and reduce the number of cars on our well-maintained roads. Only a racist would argue against this!

Most immigrants are in London, most use public transport.
The motorways aren't full of immigrants, AFAIK, and if they are what does that tell you about the economy?

[tomtomagain]

All we need is a massive uplift in the oil price thus pricing motorists off the roads.

My logic is infallible.

[quackhandle]

France. They do have machine guns, but their usual weapon of choice is;

I'm thinking that we could extend over the channel, fill most of it in, then turn it into a panama style canal and charge mega wonga for all shipping.

I doubt our gallic neighbours will kick up much fuss, they've always wanted to be part of us!

qh

[darmstadt]

Have German style speed limits and then it'll be survival of the fittest :-)

[Mich the Tester]

Damn right.

Are there any left we can steal, like in The Good Old Days?

It'd have to be one where the natives haven't discovered the AK47 of course, & are still using sharpened kiwifruit.

France. They do have machine guns, but their usual weapon of choice is;

[Pogle]

most of the countries that I have visited have less lanes than we do, they also have a lot less congestion. This is because their roads are longer. this country is so little

What we ned is a bigger country

I see no flaw in this logic

[EternalOptimist]

most of the countries that I have visited have less lanes than we do, they also have a lot less congestion. This is because their roads are longer. this country is so little

What we ned is a bigger country