Manchester traffic

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smeeagain said:
What we need is ...... A MONORAIL !!
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what a simpson style one or the very good one in Bangkok, well it's a sky train rather than a monorail.


Stuck on tge 219 last 20 mins for a 5 min journey and not looking like I will be going anywhere soon, an underground or sky train l under or over the old rd would be a godsend
 
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Richie said:
Every morning the traffic at Denton roundabout, travelling along Manchester Rd towards Hyde, the queue of traffic backs up all the way to the golf club entrance. Except this morning it was clear as a bell with no queues on any of the junctions. Then I noticed - the traffic lights were out of action! They must have spent millions on that roundabout over the last three years and every time they f**k about with it it gets worse and yet all they need to do is turn the bloody lights off!!
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I use this every morning and don’t think it’s too bad. Your over the roundabout in less than 5 mins. I find the fact most people don’t know how to follow the lane guidelines really infuriating.
 
We need a proper underground system, linked to the trams, over line and bus services, just like all other major developed city's. We need the sort of money that is being spent on London to sort out our infrastructure. Get rid of our nukes and spend the cash on something the country needs. Long term investment while borrowing is cheap is required. will also get the economy moving.
 
jonmcity said:
We need a proper underground system, linked to the trams, over line and bus services, just like all other major developed city's. We need the sort of money that is being spent on London to sort out our infrastructure. Get rid of our nukes and spend the cash on something the country needs. Long term investment while borrowing is cheap is required. will also get the economy moving.
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Everything will be OK when the £100 billion plus is spent on HS2
 
dickie davies said:
Everything will be OK when the £100 billion plus is spent on HS2
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You will get from London to Manchester in 1.5 hrs than spend two hrs getting across town. The 100m should be spent on more capacity, and cheaper travel. Yes our transport system needs nationalisation. Too many city funds making a killing out of the publics misery.
 
jonmcity said:
You will get from London to Manchester in 1.5 hrs than spend two hrs getting across town. The 100m should be spent on more capacity, and cheaper travel. Yes our transport system needs nationalisation. Too many city funds making a killing out of the publics misery.
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The money should be spent on high speed broadband for the country, why the need to travel to meetings etc when you can FaceTime conference call meetings.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
What's that useless ScouseGit of a mayor doing? Is he sitting on his arse or has he started building those homes for the homeless? I haven't got any figures to hand but has congestion got any worse since you silly bastards voted him in? I've noticed that it's generally taking a few minutes longer to get to and from The Etihad since ScouseShoutyAndy parked his ample arse on the mayoral throne!
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It clearly is council policy to piss off the motorist - I am another Manc Way dweller most evenings. Gridlock.
The council is 99% Labour, the mayor Burnham was put up by Labour - if you think they are doing a crap job, don't keep voting the same pricks back in!
Manchester City Council are so complacent because they know they are all safe in their ivory towers.
 
Blue Maverick said:
The money should be spent on high speed broadband for the country, why the need to travel to meetings etc when you can FaceTime conference call meetings.
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That’s the crazy thing in this country, businesses and people are scared stiff of technology. I’m an IT network engineer and honestly believe 70% plus of our customers could work from home even just a couple of days a week which would cut traffic, pollution, public transport requirements and increase people’s work/life balance.

The technology is there already even if it’s on an ageing infrastructure that needs drastic improvement (no thanks to the EU grants which most other countries have benefitted from). I use a VPN from home or customer sites and there is literally nothing I can’t do or access that the lads in the office can.
 
worsleyweb said:
Took me one hour to get across the Mancunian way last night and getting home tonight similar.

It would appear to me that the city’s growth is making travelling into the city centre by car almost impossible at times. I am sure it is getting worse.

One thing that struck me tonight was how many people stuck in the traffic only had one person on the car. Surely car sharing clubs are a significant way forward?

Interested to know other peoples expereniances of getting in and out of town and what you think the answer is.
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Traffic is awful around Manchester, but it could be worse.....you could live in Birmingham which is the worst place I have to drive to. However, if it was made more aware to the population that you have a right to work from home with the flexible working legislation from the EU (depending on what job you do), then this would alleviate most of the issues in my opinion
 
Blue Maverick said:
The money should be spent on high speed broadband for the country, why the need to travel to meetings etc when you can FaceTime conference call meetings.
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I'm stunned at the stuff people still travel for. Someone I know has changed job twice on a little under 6 months with the NHS - both roles in Manchester. Both times they've had to travel to London, with an overnight stay, to complete induction training. Fucking joke, but it's public money, so who cares.
 
Phil Meup said:
Yesterday's trip home must've been a record - averaged about 4 miles an hour on my drive home. Keep it up Manchester!
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Worked in town for nearly 4 years now. Last night was the worst to get home especially when you consider there was no football or events on. I can be home in half an hour finishing at 5, 6.48pm it was last night. Absolute disgrace, digging up every road in Manchester at the minute I think.
 
The more you drive around, the more you realise what a bunch of wankers we are to each other, just a few I've spotted recently (and I don't drive a lot)

1. Jumping red lights is a sport.
2. Doing u-turns on major roads (some dickhead doing one on Stockport Road on Saturday).
3. Speeding is just a given.
4. Jumping red lights.
5. Majority have absolutely no idea how to negotiate roundabouts (do we still need these fucking things).
6. Indicators appear to be optional.
7. Texting and using a mobile phone while driving is an everyday occurrence.
8. Jumping red lights.
9. Cyclists are (on the whole) wankers.
10. Going round corners at 2mph - I'm not condoning speeding, but for fuck sake GET ROUND THE FUCKING CORNER.
11. Fucking lazy twatting ballbags picking kids up from school in a car when they live 10 mins away.
12. Double fucking parking on the school run.
13. Jumping red lights....
 
Phil Meup said:
Yesterday's trip home must've been a record - averaged about 4 miles an hour on my drive home. Keep it up Manchester!
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Last night was a shocker. There was an accident on the M60 at Worsley and another on the roundabout at Simister Island. That just has a knock-on effect, first around North Manchester/Salford, then the major arterial routes then the city centre. Plus the extra traffic not using the motorway overwhelms our inadequate road system.
 
malg said:
The more you drive around, the more you realise what a bunch of wankers we are to each other, just a few I've spotted recently (and I don't drive a lot)

1. Jumping red lights is a sport.
2. Doing u-turns on major roads (some dickhead doing one on Stockport Road on Saturday).
3. Speeding is just a given.
4. Jumping red lights.
5. Majority have absolutely no idea how to negotiate roundabouts (do we still need these fucking things).
6. Indicators appear to be optional.
7. Texting and using a mobile phone while driving is an everyday occurrence.
8. Jumping red lights.
9. Cyclists are (on the whole) wankers.
10. Going round corners at 2mph - I'm not condoning speeding, but for fuck sake GET ROUND THE FUCKING CORNER.
11. Fucking lazy twatting ballbags picking kids up from school in a car when they live 10 mins away.
12. Double fucking parking on the school run.
13. Jumping red lights....
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One night last week i dropped my lad off on queens rd, took me 25 minutes to drive the half mile to Blackley up Hazelbottom rd, whilst in the queue a **** come down Harpurhey rd and proceeded to drive all the way up on the other side of the road! Utter ****, never a copper about at the right moment is there? As for people driving whilst texting or checking fucking facebook!! One twat a month ago in cheadle came off at the bypass near moor lane and actually drove for 20 yards or so on the pavement as he was checking his phone, i shudder to think what would have happened if a pedestrian had been about.

Oh and whilst i'm ranting, to the 2 cars at the bottom of Meade hill and Middleton rd on Saturday who drove between the 2 crashed cars thanks a fucking lot. Couldn't believe how many people couldn't give a fuck, thankfully all involved were ok.
 
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