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Re: Diesel Car issues - but not Trucks/Lorries/Buses!

Originally Posted by Judd ->
Vehicles only work at their optimum efficiency when travelling in a high gear, not stuck in second and third. This could be achieved by getting rid of bus lanes or restricting them to certain times, this would open up extra lanes for traffic. Having permanent bus lanes 24/7 and having cameras to penalise cars if they wander in to them only add to the congestion.
Liverpool had the foresight recently to dispose of its bus lanes.

Hey presto! They found that traffic flow improved enormously.
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07-05-2017, 09:27 PM
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Personally, I heartily abhor all of this 'eco' nonsense.

I shall continue to drive my 14-year old diesel car until either it conks out or the government offer a generous scrappage scheme that makes it worth my while.

I don't care where they impose their ridiculous parking and city centre charges; I shall just avoid those places.
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Re: Diesel Car issues - but not Trucks/Lorries/Buses!

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Personally, I heartily abhor all of this 'eco' nonsense.

I shall continue to drive my 14-year old diesel car until either it conks out or the government offer a generous scrappage scheme that makes it worth my while.

I don't care where they impose their ridiculous parking and city centre charges; I shall just avoid those places.
Yes, same here JB....

I believe they are considering taking out all the speed bumps also.
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Re: Diesel Car issues - but not Trucks/Lorries/Buses!

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Yes, same here JB....

I believe they are considering taking out all the speed bumps also.
Yes, and pinch points.

Both of these cause drivers to slow down and then, once past, step on the gas to get back to speed, which begs the question "what have they achieved?"

I agree that some idiots will speed, and that can be dangerous, but speed cameras would be more effective.

They speed down the road outside our house and, when the local councillor asked residents their views (just before a council election!) I mentioned speed cameras. What did they do? They put up a couple of 'slow' signs!
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10-05-2017, 07:12 AM
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But they do slow traffic down .
In towns there should IMO be a blanket speed limit of 25 .
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It's a good idea to remove the Speed Bumps, the material can be used to fill the Potholes.
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whats wrong with speed bumps ?
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10-05-2017, 08:04 AM
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We spend half of our lives trying to invent things that go faster, and the other half of our lives inventing new ways to slow them down.....
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Re: Diesel Car issues - but not Trucks/Lorries/Buses!

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whats wrong with speed bumps ?
Speed bumps are the work of the devil Muddy.....
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But why they do their job and they are easy to maintain ?
 
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