2006-09-16 06:10:18 · 10 answers · asked by footynutguy 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
The eternal question is: why is a simple ring road, a 360-degree bypass of a city, so badly congested? There appear to be three principal reasons. First, as a sweetener to locals along the route, junctions were dropped in all over the place. They allowed the road to be built, but allowed lots of local traffic onto what was intended as a long-distance route. It also means the road is now used by many commuters. Second, it was meant to be the outermost of three or four ring roads for London; not counting the inner ring road and South Circular, which are signed routes along city streets, it is currently the outermost of one and a half ring roads. Thirdly, and partly for the reasons above, the demand for this road was so grossly underestimated that when it was finally completed in 1986, it was already out of date. Demand outstripped capacity within a few short years and ever since then it's been a long and expensive battle to make things move once more
2006-09-16 06:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Rob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you think with a country as tiny as england and the population and earning capacity that you guys have, that you'd be able to put in a decent transport system. bloody hell, you only go 25kms and you're in another town, so get of your arses and demand your government does something about the terrible public transport and road systems. gosh, if only the rest of the world was so timid we'd all be parked on our respective ring roads.
tally ho chaps, musn't grumble ;-]
2006-09-17 05:17:12 · answer #2 · answered by pugsbaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was and they had out of work artists painting the cars that were speeding!!! No, it wasn't but it sure feels like it at times!!!!
2006-09-16 13:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by Radio Ga Ga 73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but it only used to run between what is now junctions 5 and 8.
2006-09-16 13:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by elloboy33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that the best you can do at humour, you better watch out Peter Kay you've got competition
2006-09-16 13:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by Rizzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i certianly wouldnt be surprised if you find parking meters at every junction
2006-09-16 13:23:46 · answer #6 · answered by englishkeymaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it was a race track
2006-09-16 14:56:13 · answer #7 · answered by cool runings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea but i thought u looked cute in ur pic
2006-09-16 13:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but the m6 definately was!
2006-09-17 07:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old joke!
2006-09-16 13:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋