On 08/03/2013 21:39, djc wrote:
On 08/03/13 11:46, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim..... wrote:
Shortly after taking up my current sales manager job I queried one
salesman's unusually high mileage for a particular trip. It turned out
that he had a fear of crossing bridges and always went the long way
round the M25!

so how did he cross the river at Staines (upon Thames) then?

Most of those sort of bridges you don't really notice. The Dartford
crossing one, you do. It looks quite intimidating approaching it. ;-)



Try Millau

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djclark/854959381/


I'd like to!

I actually found one of the most disconcerting bridges to be Erskine -
going south (IIRC). Not quite the picture in my head but not a bad
illustration:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65166290@N00/6980051873/

You feel as if you are on top of the bridge and could easily drive off.

--
Rod