tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post275300393995832917..comments2023-10-26T00:08:26.205+01:00Comments on The Boiling Frog: Junction 8/9TheBoilingFroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-55759666786668671482013-12-24T11:44:52.160+00:002013-12-24T11:44:52.160+00:00TBF: "most of the traffic is commuter which a...TBF: <i>"most of the traffic is commuter which as a consequence uses the bridge twice in one day. So in cost terms it's cheaper to man them one side and effectively charge double"</i><br /><br />Seems fair enough, unless it encourages people to make the detour to the other bridge once day.<br /><br /><i>"if there's a lot of traffic on the bridge it's safer to have queue in one direction only."</i><br /><br />Easily fixed - have the toll booth before you drive onto the bridge, which enables them to regulate the amount of traffic on the bridge itself.<br />Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-77659503530151435232013-12-22T12:30:53.377+00:002013-12-22T12:30:53.377+00:00I always understood that reason the original route...I always understood that reason the original route was abandoned was that the route going north of Reading and Newbury would upset the racing community who used the Newbury Downs as gallops.English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-13983209024560524582013-12-19T08:29:16.881+00:002013-12-19T08:29:16.881+00:00@Mark There are a number of reasons; they learnt f...@Mark There are a number of reasons; they learnt from the experiences of the first Severn crossing (now M48) which used to have booths in both directions.<br /><br />The main reason is that most of the traffic is communter which as a consequence uses the bridge twice in one day. So in cost terms it's cheaper to man them one side and effectively charge double.<br /><br />The second is that the bridges are often exposed to high winds - the original used to close regularly - so if there's a lot of traffic on the bridge it's safer to have queue in one direction only.<br />TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-70547565181500555392013-12-18T23:04:25.044+00:002013-12-18T23:04:25.044+00:00Godo = good.Godo = good.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-61799442366949495062013-12-18T23:04:13.540+00:002013-12-18T23:04:13.540+00:00Godo motorway the M4.
Earlier this year, we went ...Godo motorway the M4.<br /><br />Earlier this year, we went for a three-day break in Swansea, and we live in London, so we took the M4 all the way. That was nice and simple.<br /><br />Next question - why do you have to pay a toll to drive over the bridge into Wales but it is free to go the other way.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-36237446371376515602013-12-18T17:43:27.847+00:002013-12-18T17:43:27.847+00:00Perhaps it's to hide exit 9 3/4 for those peop...Perhaps it's to hide exit 9 3/4 for those people attending Hogwarts by car?woodsy42noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-73479955652525572352013-12-18T12:05:36.655+00:002013-12-18T12:05:36.655+00:00There's an ex-junction just to the east here t...There's an ex-junction just to the east here that was actually J8. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-4437396602450335402013-12-18T10:02:22.440+00:002013-12-18T10:02:22.440+00:00Ah yes, but picking up another favourite SABRE the...Ah yes, but picking up another favourite SABRE theme, there would then be an almighty row over whether to number the junctions in miles or kilometres. And no doubt the EU would have a view on the subject...PeterA5145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-57293584588159616002013-12-18T09:55:15.593+00:002013-12-18T09:55:15.593+00:00If I remember correctly, Arizona has distance base...If I remember correctly, Arizona has distance based exit numbering. I have always thought this was eminently sensible. You get on at junction 12 and get off at junction 34. How far is that, well 34 - 12 = 22, so 22 miles. Not only that it stops stupid junction numbering like 21a on the M1 in Leicestershire. <br />I'm sorry, I'll get my coat and head over to SABRE.<br />Paul Coombeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143484729379464693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-84845081518155067682013-12-18T09:13:12.680+00:002013-12-18T09:13:12.680+00:00This is all very worrying how are the new wave of ...This is all very worrying how are the new wave of migrants going to find their way west past J8/9monanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-81607606679118344632013-12-17T20:44:21.166+00:002013-12-17T20:44:21.166+00:00Thanks for that link...blimey...!Thanks for that link...blimey...!TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-22181250828933564592013-12-17T20:05:52.474+00:002013-12-17T20:05:52.474+00:00There's an entire society called SABRE where d...There's an entire society called <a href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">SABRE</a> where discussion of such subjects is meat and drink. 680,000 forum posts too!PeterA5145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-75493981315976058162013-12-17T10:39:37.416+00:002013-12-17T10:39:37.416+00:00Thanks, I never noticed that...apparently there wa...Thanks, I never noticed that...apparently there was a planned M273 spur going into Southampton but it was never built so the need for a J6 became redundant.TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-41345048840415716822013-12-16T22:19:59.423+00:002013-12-16T22:19:59.423+00:00The M27 has no junction 6, but I don't know wh...The M27 has no junction 6, but I don't know why. The gap between 5 & 7 is too short to fit another junction in. Still, it's always a laugh to direct people to come off the motorway at junction 6.Lemminoreply@blogger.com