How many lorries to cripple a city?

[Paul RS]

It genuinely did get a lot worse with the introduction of the bus lanes. Traffic used to be able to use the City centre roads to move in and around the city when the outer routes were very busy. Now they cant do that or use the outer routes which are far busier now for much longer than they ever were.
And the bus lanes are the main reason for that !

You can't suddenly remove around 50% road capacity for the majority of road users and not expect it to have huge knock on **** ups.

It's ok, they've fixed the city centre by making it 20mph.

 

[Coog]

Funny, I've said that as well recently. There were other lines that went from Bangor down the peninsula that aren't shown on that map. I'm not entirely sure where they went, but some parts of them still exist.

One of them passes by my workshop and heads off towards donaghadee.

 

[Paul RS]

One of them passes by my workshop and heads off towards donaghadee.

Yeah, you can see traces near 6 road ends (the actual station house was for sale last year!) and along the green road.

Imagine if some of that still existed - Commuting from the sticks would be a gift!

 

[mn5587]

Yeah, you can see traces near 6 road ends (the actual station house was for sale last year!) and along the green road.

Imagine if some of that still existed - Commuting from the sticks would be a gift!

Then all you city lot would be out in the sticks and there would be no escape!

 

[Paul RS]

Then all you city lot would be out in the sticks and there would be no escape!

That's my plan!

 

[Marc]

Seems 1 will do it! I was coming up motorway and seen a few ambulances in front of me and a sign saying obstruction so decided to take an earlier turn off than normal and driving over the bridge spotted this, looks like this lorry drove in the the back of a Montgomery transport trailer.

So big up the police for warning people on he foreshore, pity all the cars in front/behind me ignored the warnin and decided to carry on up the motorway.. Twats

 

[K55]

Ouch! I'm sure that got his attention alright.

 

[Big Pimp]

Oh frig. Look at the cab pushed back

 

[stevieturbo]

Seems 1 will do it! I was coming up motorway and seen a few ambulances in front of me and a sign saying obstruction so decided to take an earlier turn off than normal and driving over the bridge spotted this, looks like this lorry drove in the the back of a Montgomery transport trailer.

So big up the police for warning people on he foreshore, pity all the cars in front/behind me ignored the warnin and decided to carry on up the motorway.. Twats

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Problem is, 9 times out of 10 the gantry signs or warnings are completely wrong or just several hours out of time, so it's little surprise people ignore warnings.

Even Facebook posts last night suggested it was citybound that was jammed, that photo looks like it's countrybound ?

 

[Marc]

Problem is, 9 times out of 10 the gantry signs or warnings are completely wrong or just several hours out of time, so it's little surprise people ignore warnings.

Even Facebook posts last night suggested it was citybound that was jammed, that photo looks like it's countrybound ?

yes, country bound - up the hill section.

 

[stevieturbo]

Gotta wonder how the hell a lorry managed to run into the back of another up there !

 

[Marc]

you can make out the Monty trailer in this pic

Jack-knifed lorry leads to chaos on M2 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[mckeown]

someone was driving like a knobber no doubt

 

[Mel]

It's a shame trains are so darn expensive, the night we were going to the Prodigy we caught one from Larne to Belfast Central, £7.20 for a single fare.

 

[Maranellohouse]

Guys can I point a wee thing out, your all not stuck in traffic, you are the traffic

Sorry, I'll get my coat

 

[O.C.D]

Gotta wonder how the hell a lorry managed to run into the back of another up there !

The same way a car can run into the back of another car.

 

[Rocko]

SPEEDING!

 

[jshek007]

It's a shame trains are so darn expensive, the night we were going to the Prodigy we caught one from Larne to Belfast Central, £7.20 for a single fare.

I think its like £7.30 return too

 

[O.C.D]

SPEEDING!

Traiffic branch now.!

 

[Rocko]

It's either speeding or the immigrants.

 

[O.C.D]

Not sure what you mean by speeding. ?
Or immigrants either !

 

[Rocko]

It's a wee joke.

 

[O.C.D]

Oh..very good !

 

[Mel]

I think its like £7.30 return too

Yeah the conductor told me it wasn't much more for a return when I commented on the price (which is not like me to be tight but was genuinely shocked), am guessing the bus is a similar price.

 

[Maranellohouse]

I think its like £7.30 return too

£7.20 single
return if its before 09.30 £11.00
Return after 09.30 £7.30

Cheap for what you get, comfort, meet new people, not being part of a traffic jam, excellent.

"what, I work for the place, the trains are always full so we must be doing something right"!