David Dwight Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 What roads do you hate the most? Personaly we hate the M25 from the A3 junction and on to the M20 to Folkestone. All those concrete bits. Not too bad in the car but in the M/home absolute hell. Just done part of the M25 today, thats what made me think of it. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Crossing the Thames at Dartford Crossing. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 M6 between j3 and j10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 David Dwight - 2008-11-18 9:12 PM What roads do you hate the most? Personaly we hate the M25 from the A3 junction and on to the M20 to Folkestone. All those concrete bits. Not too bad in the car but in the M/home absolute hell. Just done part of the M25 today, thats what made me think of it. David I'm with you on this one David. I live near junction 10 on the M6 which is bad enough but heading to Folkestone from the M40 is a nightmare. I hate any concrete motorways because of the noise and the glare when the sun is shining. On top of that, there is the variable speed and "safety" cameras on most of the bridges. It's always very congested so you have to keep your wits about you and you are never sure what speed you are supposed to be doing. >:-) John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 David Dwight - 2008-11-18 9:12 PM What roads do you hate the most? M1 between JCN 1 and JCN 29, M6 between JCN 1 and Carlisle, and M25 - all the bleeding way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 malc d - 2008-11-18 9:21 PM Crossing the Thames at Dartford Crossing. :-(Same here. Crossed during the rush hour going up to the Pickering show and nearly wet myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Bazza454 - 2008-11-18 11:34 PMDavid Dwight - 2008-11-18 9:12 PM What roads do you hate the most? M1 between JCN 1 and JCN 29, M6 between JCN 1 and Carlisle, and M25 - all the bleeding way around.Maybe you should get the train Bazza!Personally, I agree about the M6 (and whatever you do don't take a van on the Toll section, you'll need a mortgage), but never had too much bother with the M25. Then again, I don't use it very often.Even Dartford would be OK if they'd abolished the tolls once it was paid for, as promised. As to keeping (and upping) the tolls as an anti-congestion measure, the mind boggles.(a) no-one who uses Dartford has any alternative and(b) the ONLY thing causing congestion there is the queue for the wretched toll-booths!Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Tony Jones Personally, I agree about the M6 (and whatever you do don't take a van on the Toll section, you'll need a mortgage), Tony Tony, I disagree with you on using the Toll with the van, speaking as someone who has passed through the Brum section of the non Toll M6 umpteen times, an extension of your mortgage is far more preferable :D Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohgrandma Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The A 338 Salisbury to Ringwood road was always the road I hated, Haven't used it for some time,so may have been resurfaced, More holes and patches than a string vest. Ria. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinou Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Southampton !! The only decent road is outside the Football Stadium. Our road (which happens to be classed as an A road) has been "topped" once in over 30 years and is already cracked with lumps coming off the surface and potholes everywhere. >:-( Apparently topping (sort of sticking large stones on top of the original rubbish surface) is cheaper than resurfacing. They don't seem to have noticed that the "topping" starts disintergrating within days. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The Périphérique around Paris, a four lane race track filled with suicidal drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I don't hate any roads! No road has ever harmed me - except when I fall off me bike! Hate is a negative emotion with no perceived benefits for me! However - some roads at certain times van be a real PITA (pain in the bum) so we try and time our travels to not be where the peak time foul ups are - retirement has it's benefits one of which is freedom to travel when it suits us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omidknight Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 the road into a cemetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 omidknight - 2008-11-19 6:23 PM the road into a cemetry Not going there - too darned cold - and anyway once on that road it's too late to even notice - let alone have emotions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow-Chasers Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 M25 and anything inside of - the road is fine just the traffic congestion. That operation stack on the Kent side which seems to get you 5 miles from your junction. And not for traffic, just for relentlessly mental drivers has to be oxford area! Cut you up in some dangerous places! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Tracker - 2008-11-19 5:47 PM No road has ever harmed me - except when I fall off me bike! That's because someone gave you that old Celtic blessing: "May the road always rise to meet you." Never have quite understood that one - it either means "May you fall on your face" or "May you always be going up very steep hills." Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Tracker - 2008-11-19 5:47 PM I don't hate any roads! No road has ever harmed me - except when I fall off me bike! Hate is a negative emotion with no perceived benefits for me! However - some roads at certain times van be a real PITA (pain in the bum) so we try and time our travels to not be where the peak time foul ups are - retirement has it's benefits one of which is freedom to travel when it suits us! Now you come to mention bikes - I don't like the fact that they build mucher steeper hills than they used to. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 And another thing - why is it that as I gets older the ground seems to get further from the ends of my fingers - and yet I am not as tall as I once were so the ground should be closer - are all tape measures now in centimetres instead of inches? Can't trust the EU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan k Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 No 1 hate is the one form Dover back home, strange how exciting it seems on the way down to Dover/Folkestone! No 2 but happily don't use it much now but the A43 from the M1 near Northampton to Oxford, roundabout after roundabout. You just get going nicely and then another roundabout. And I don't want to get into a discussion about the handling of merc based vans!!! I know you just have to take them slowly. No 3, all those little bypasses around French towns and villages with numerous roundabouts and usually off camber too! alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 alan k - 2008-11-20 7:26 PMNo 2 the A43 from the M1 near Northampton to Oxford, roundabout after roundabout. You just get going nicely and then another roundabout. You should relocate to Milton Keynes, no town does roundabouts as good as we do down here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parke Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 The M20/A12 northbound because that means the holiday is over and we are heading home!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick H. Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 ohgrandma - 2008-11-19 3:17 PM The A 338 Salisbury to Ringwood road was always the road I hated, Haven't used it for some time,so may have been resurfaced, More holes and patches than a string vest. Ria. (lol) It's still the same Ria. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick H. Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 catinou - 2008-11-19 4:19 PM Southampton !! The only decent road is outside the Football Stadium. *-) That's so you can get away from it as quickly as possible. Nobody wants to be seen there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Being a Pompy supporter since knee high to a grasshopper,her indoors often threatens to spread my Ashes at St Marys, the very mention of the thought of that soon brings me into line.although many moons ago at the Dell, I did see Man u thrash them 6 something :-D . it was the biggest crowd ever recorded there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohgrandma Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hi Mick, Sorry didn't reply earlier, Re 338, I cant believe they still haven't done anything to that road yet, It's disgraceful, and I am sure it has contributed to the many accidents that occur on it. Ria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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