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They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from
motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. -- *I want it all and I want it delivered Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 21/04/2019 12:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. There should be a gadget in the car that detects whether there actually is a bus nearby. If not, then it should be legal to use the lane and actually reduce congestion.... On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. -- Adrian C |
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On 21/04/2019 13:05, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
There should be a gadget in the car that detects whether there actually is a bus nearby. If not, then it should be legal to use the lane and actually reduce congestion.... On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. We've some fragments of bus lane in our town. Apparently it was the only way of getting some 'government' money to resurface. So where there were 2 lanes of road at a busy interchange there's now one. Traffic wanting to carry on straight has to pointlessly queue with right turning traffic while a clear stretch of road winks at you from the left. |
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"R D S" wrote in message ... On 21/04/2019 13:05, Adrian Caspersz wrote: There should be a gadget in the car that detects whether there actually is a bus nearby. If not, then it should be legal to use the lane and actually reduce congestion.... On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. We've some fragments of bus lane in our town. Apparently it was the only way of getting some 'government' money to resurface. So where there were 2 lanes of road at a busy interchange there's now one. Traffic wanting to carry on straight has to pointlessly queue with right turning traffic while a clear stretch of road winks at you from the left. *******s...but wouldn't stop some wummin' ... |
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On 21/04/2019 13:39, Not so dozy Jim ... wrote:
*******s...but wouldn't stop some wummin' ... There's a camera too. |
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On 21/04/2019 13:30, R D S wrote:
On 21/04/2019 13:05, Adrian Caspersz wrote: There should be a gadget in the car that detects whether there actually is a bus nearby. If not, then it should be legal to use the lane and actually reduce congestion.... On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. We've some fragments of bus lane in our town. Apparently it was the only way of getting some 'government' money to resurface. So where there were 2 lanes of road at a busy interchange there's now one. Traffic wanting to carry on straight has to pointlessly queue with right turning traffic while a clear stretch of road winks at you from the left. The one I like is at junctions with traffic lights where there is a dedicated short bus lane. The bus lane doesn't extend beyond the junction as there is only room for a single lane in both directions. The bus has priority and its own traffic light goes green before the rest of the traffic traveling in the same direction is allowed to go. The genius implementation with this scheme is to put a bus stop 5 metres after the junction. The bus moves off from the traffic lights first and then stops to pickup or drop passengers blocking the road for all the following traffic that had to wait. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message ... On 21/04/2019 12:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. There should be a gadget in the car that detects whether there actually is a bus nearby. If not, then it should be legal to use the lane and actually reduce congestion.... On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. what about bikes etc? |
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Not so dozy Jim ... wrote: On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. what about bikes etc? They ride on the pavement as usual? -- *Happiness is seeing your mother-in-law on a milk carton Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Adrian Caspersz wrote: On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. Best one round here is a 24/7 one. Only one route uses it. Single deckers every 20 minutes - if you're lucky. And not 24 hour. -- *Gun Control: Use both hands. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Adrian Caspersz wrote: On some routes bus companies don't operate enough bus routes to warrant having their bus lanes. Best one round here is a 24/7 one. Only one route uses it. Single deckers every 20 minutes - if you're lucky. And not 24 hour. 9 buses a day (not weekends) go past the cormer near here. 4 in one direction and 5 in the other - work that one out. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. there was a wummin that went down a bus gate and she got off with it because she was some professional cognitive expert and she proved there were too many signs and nothing about bus gates in the highway code..... |
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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. I stay out of them at all times! Firstly the signs are invisible to strangers, particularly after dark. The other reason is that people park outside the house/shop blocking the inside lane anyway. I'd be pleased if you could arrange those in Islington to be all traffic and no parking after 7.30pm:-) -- Tim Lamb |
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On 21/04/2019 12:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Another reason for bus lanes is simply to throttle traffic, to even out the congestion along the route. Similarly, I've seen cycle lanes purely introduced to reduce from 2 lanes to one at a junction. |
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On 21/04/2019 15:57, Fredxx wrote:
On 21/04/2019 12:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Another reason for bus lanes is simply to throttle traffic, to even out the congestion along the route. Similarly, I've seen cycle lanes purely introduced to reduce from 2 lanes to one at a junction. Do they have dashed lines or solid lines? One can be crossed by a car, the other can't. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Have you been nicked *again*? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Have you been nicked *again*? Lots of experience of driving in London, have you? -- *The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article , Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Have you been nicked *again*? Lots of experience of driving in London, have you? Ooopsy! Parked in a bus stop again were you? Or using a bus lane this time? Or something else?? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: In article , Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Have you been nicked *again*? Lots of experience of driving in London, have you? Ooopsy! Parked in a bus stop again were you? I've never parked 'in a bus stop' It would take an idiot like you to do that. Or using a bus lane this time? Or something else?? And I'd guess you are one of those idiots who assume bus lanes are all 24/7. -- *In some places, C:\ is the root of all directories * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article , Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: In article , Jim K.. wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message: They seem to be optimised as yet another money making scheme from motorists, via fines. Which is why so many simply keep out of them at all times. Unless you actually know the road, the signs saying the times in use seem to be designed to make reading them as difficult as possible. On one major route near here, they changed from morning only rush hour, to morning and evening, and then to 24/7 And from 5 to six days in the week. And the signs usually only at the start of that lane, in amongst all the other signs, etc. Have you been nicked *again*? Lots of experience of driving in London, have you? Ooopsy! Parked in a bus stop again were you? I've never parked 'in a bus stop' It would take an idiot like you to do that. What bus based travesty were you whinging on about get nicked for round the back of some London ******** station then? Or is the Alzheimer's going to kick in again? Or using a bus lane this time? Or something else?? And I'd guess you are one of those idiots who assume bus lanes are all 24/7. Unlike you I don't make assumptions, except about dullards like you... ;-) -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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