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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: ®i©ardo
Date: Jan 31, 2008 06:44

Steve Firth wrote:
> Sam Nelson ssrl.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Meanwhile, yesterday, the mother of my children drove from home[0] to
>> South Shields for a meeting, allowed herself half an hour's slack in travel
>> time against holdups (Edinburgh City Bypass and A1 were involved, after
>> all), didn't need any of it [snip]
>
>
> I've been working in Manchester and commuting in from Wilmslow. I was
> told that this would be a nightmare, and that the only way to do it was
> by PT - which takes a long time and would require several changes of PT,
> rail and bus or tram to get to the office. I drove, 14 minutes end to
> end *during rush hour*.
>
> In the near future this drive may not be possible because of the
> determination of the council to impose a congestion zone. What Fucking
> Congestion?

There's probably a team from Bristol City Council there at this very
moment, giving them advice on how to create it. Believe me, they're
very, very good at it.

As a spin off, of course, having created chaos, the buses also get
caught up in the mess, so public transport gets even worse.

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