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What is your opinion about the traffic issue in Bristol ?Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Because rush hour there is absolutely dreadful
South East Wales has similar problems
Until we get people out of their cars very little is going to change
You don't seriously think Boris and his mob were going to sort out the M4 relief road do you ?
It was pre assembly election bullshit
have you ever tried to drive through Bath as well, total nightmare.
For years I'd struggle getting across Bristol to meetings - it just doesn't have the road network that Cardiff had, but in recent years I noticed Cardiff's traffic was getting worse and worse, and I'd say from what infrequent visits to Brizzle I nowadays make, Cardiff's traffic congestion is now much worse.
I wonder if it got anything to do with the main road through the City and serving the south, has been shut down
It is absolutely abysmal in Bristol. It takes me a good 45 minutes to get out of the city whenever I am there.
Hopefully, as companies start to treat workers as adults and get them working from home as much as possible, it will have the effect that roads can be less congested for those who prefer life like it was 1976. And no to more roads. More roads are not the solution. Better public transport is.
you daft old tory sod , you sound very bitter
I am glad he won but he can move on ASAP as far as I am concerned
Daft, yes, old yes, bitter not really, the man is a dinosaur and should be put out to pasture
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talking of cars Birmingham has just adopted a clean air zone around the city basically meaning if your car doesn't meet the euro 6 emission standard you will have to pay a charge for non compliant cars
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/e...-need-to-know/
think this will be hitting the likes of Cardiff and Bristol in the not so distant future
it will work effectively in Brum as it got good rail and bus transport links in and around the city although heavily congested but I don't think Cardiff or Bristol have the same infrastructure if they plan on taking us off the roads and onto public transport
just look at East Cardiff not 1 rail station in operation yet !
Think Clean Air Zone's will be the future of charging motorists. From the council's perspective they should've followed Nottingham's lead and introduced a Workplace Parking Levy, they paid for their tram system with theirs, increased public transport usage and reduced emissions. With covid being in our lives and the almost certain change to peoples working habits and office usage, a WPL wouldn't work as well anymore I imagine.
Many of the schemes the council are trying to implement are the right idea, just being pushed about by one too many bluetits.
That's been Cardiff's problem all along. They should have started the metro years ago and introduced the stations on the eastern side. Now they're left with the equivalent of tapping their head and rubbing their tummy trying to catch up
You can only wonder how many million have been blown on doing virtually nothing on north rd through Whitchurch…..got an extra bus lane for all the no people getting on buses have we? Meanwhile old schools in cardiff are falling down
Do you think he's the one making all of the decisions?
Yes !!!!
Behind the scenes, the man is a tyrant. His troops fear him.
He’s not a nice man to get the wrong side of
Do nice blokes make good leaders? I don’t mix with him so his demeanour doesn’t affect me but his decisions do and, on the whole, they’re ok, I’m above ground and breathing after a 16 month or so pandemic. Most leaders have to have a ruthless, nasty streak I’d imagine, Johnson certainly has but I reckon he’s more for himself than Mark is. I’m glad we’ve got Mark rather than the buffoon Johnson.
In my experiences dealing with Mark Drakeford he's certainly not come across as a tyrant. May not have been that many times, but I'm pretty sure you're talking absolute bollocks Bluetit
I know 3 people who have either worked for or close to him, and they would agree with blue tit 100%. The words used describing him were dictatorial uninterested in opinions stubborn and the like. Needless to say none of them work near him any more.
He absolutely does. Fair play to Drakeford if he is, he must be working 120 hour weeks.
Definitely!! total dictator.
This is a farcical decision, and is typical of the Welsh Government. They hate motorists.
Apart from anything else, the figures clearly state that transport provides 17% of carbon emissions. SO WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 83%? What are they planning to do about that? After 2030, the law will prevent you buying a petrol or diesel car, so in theory, emissions will reduce, albeit gradually. In the meantime, they could replace all busses with electric (easy to charge them overnight at the terminus) and insist all taxis go electric by 2030.
But apart from all that, let's not beat around the bush here - Wales is already a backwater, and this will just make it worse. The biggest reason for a lack of investment is the state of the M4, and everyone knows it. When the UK Government threatened to build it, the WAG should have jumped at the chance. But no, they're all short-sighted nitwits, and would rather that we all suffer than be seen to take anything from a Tory government. They're pathetic.
NoI’m a bus man, since I got my pensioners pass
Waiting for a bus on Sunday afternoon, not one cyclist was using the cycle lanes. Not one bike to be seen
They are too busy clogging up the roads
Really irritating when they dawdle along having a nice chat while there's a traffic jam behind them
Guess there's not too many cars around at that time either.I’m a bus man, since I got my pensioners pass
Waiting for a bus on Sunday afternoon, not one cyclist was using the cycle lanes. Not one bike to be seen
Anyway, here's another £330k well spent
BBC News - Planned Cardiff £330,000 bus lane trims 40 seconds off travel time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57571881
Its introduction only vital when it suits them. It's vital that they improve the public transport system massively before they deny cars access to the city completely, but that doesn't suit their agenda.
Welsh Gov trying to do 100 years worth of work in 10, all the road/train networks put in place were by Westminster and were provided no funding once they had made their money from the industrial industries, that's why Wales has piss weak infrastructure and transport options in every corner of the country. I hope the Metro really works out so Welsh money came be re-invested in Welsh infrastructure because it sure as hell won't come from Westminster, whoever is in charge.
So when does my petrol driven Ford c max become illegal ?
Its only done 50 k , I want another 100 out of it 😫
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