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I hate driving up to London and cannot think of a more intimidating and stressful experience for a driver. I was up there this morning and am glad I don’t have to drive there again for a while.
There are bus lanes that sometimes operate five days a week and others that work for six. There are changing speed limits, often for no apparent reason especially when you are on a three-lane road that stretches miles ahead. There are thousands of signs, many of them quite unnecessary or irrelevant, all of which have to be taken notice of while you drive along. And there are pinch-points and two- or three-lane roads that squeeze you into one lane.
There are pedestrians with suicidal tendencies who wander straight into your path and glare at you as if you are in the wrong. There are cyclists who believe that the normal rules for traffic are meant for other people and who ignore traffic signals and weave about without warning. And there are plenty of just bad drivers who are a menace to everyone on the road and who seem to get away with their bad driving without being caught.
There are closed circuit television cameras, bus lane cameras, speed cameras, crossing cameras and average speed cameras. Maybe there are more. Who sits watching all the stuff that goes on for heaven’s sake?
This was a Saturday morning. Lord knows what it must be like during the week! I’ve changed my mind. Bus and taxi drivers are worth all they get.
Next time I’m going up by train!
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I hate driving up to London and cannot think of a more intimidating and stressful experience for a driver. I was up there this morning and am glad I don’t have to drive there again for a while.
There are bus lanes that sometimes operate five days a week and others that work for six. There are changing speed limits, often for no apparent reason especially when you are on a three-lane road that stretches miles ahead. There are thousands of signs, many of them quite unnecessary or irrelevant, all of which have to be taken notice of while you drive along. And there are pinch-points and two- or three-lane roads that squeeze you into one lane.
There are pedestrians with suicidal tendencies who wander straight into your path and glare at you as if you are in the wrong. There are cyclists who believe that the normal rules for traffic are meant for other people and who ignore traffic signals and weave about without warning. And there are plenty of just bad drivers who are a menace to everyone on the road and who seem to get away with their bad driving without being caught.
There are closed circuit television cameras, bus lane cameras, speed cameras, crossing cameras and average speed cameras. Maybe there are more. Who sits watching all the stuff that goes on for heaven’s sake?
This was a Saturday morning. Lord knows what it must be like during the week! I’ve changed my mind. Bus and taxi drivers are worth all they get.
Next time I’m going up by train!
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