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Forum: London Transport December 19th 03, 09:44 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 23,221
Posted By Chris Jones
Massive Airport expansion announced

The concepts "Metropolitan line" and "high speed" are rarely seen in
the same room, let alone sentence!

Well, with the way the train shakes around, it feels bloody high speed
anyway!
Forum: London Transport December 19th 03, 10:27 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 23,221
Posted By Chris Jones
Massive Airport expansion announced

Incidentally all the high speed rail lines were built recently and are
all fenced off, even the bridges have fences to stop people
throwing things.

Oh...
Forum: London Transport December 18th 03, 10:26 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 23,221
Posted By Chris Jones
Massive Airport expansion announced

Your car, at 183mph, has to contend with cars operated by distracted
drivers, drivers at 57mph, drivers who are drunk, pedestrians throwing
rocks from bridges, drivers who are making...
Forum: London Transport December 17th 03, 09:50 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 23,221
Posted By Chris Jones
Massive Airport expansion announced

Because trains are pretty safe at 183mph whereas cars are
pretty dangerous.

But train tracks don't have the visibility for 183 mph. If some kids throw
some garbage onto the line (like they did...
Forum: London Transport December 17th 03, 09:16 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,693
Posted By Chris Jones
New M6 Toll road opens,road for fools ?

Clearly Europeans believe something different, that constructing
motorways is rather like handing dollops of money over to a
select few. This is considered unnacceptable, and hence their
...
Forum: London Transport December 17th 03, 08:50 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 23,221
Posted By Chris Jones
Massive Airport expansion announced

Eurostar to Lille, then TGV direct to Avignon, and Montpelier or
Marseilles. 183mph almost all the way.

How come when a train does 183 mph, everyone's all like "woohoo, this is the
best thing...
Forum: London Transport December 10th 03, 08:01 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,637
Posted By Chris Jones
public vs private

With one exception all transport systems in the UK are privately owned
and/or managed.

Why should the roads be any different?

As Tom says, they shouldn't be. Alistair "Smug" Darling is the...
Forum: London Transport December 9th 03, 08:09 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,693
Posted By Chris Jones
New M6 Toll road opens,road for fools ?

The thing is, if you build the M6 bypass from general taxation, then you
are effectively subsidising those who use it. You might argue that
motorists
at large will pay for it, and motorists at...
Forum: London Transport December 9th 03, 07:29 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,693
Posted By Chris Jones
New M6 Toll road opens,road for fools ?

But it hasn't been funded by road tax. It has been funded privately,
and ultimately by the people who use it. What is wrong with the user
pays principle?

That's fine. However, it doesn't...
Forum: London Transport December 9th 03, 07:13 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,693
Posted By Chris Jones
New M6 Toll road opens,road for fools ?

It was due to disappear next year. and indeed it will. To be replaced
with another toll, exactly the same price the next day.

It has already happened, in fact. There is now a cheaper rate...
Forum: London Transport December 9th 03, 07:06 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,693
Posted By Chris Jones
New M6 Toll road opens,road for fools ?

And cut back on the NHS, and teaching and the welfare state
and the police, and .....

What difference would it make? Labour have supposedly spent billions extra
on the NHS in the last few years,...
Forum: London Transport November 16th 03, 09:18 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Are we really going to be able to limit licences? I cant see thsi unless
we have to start paying for them. I am sure the human rights brigade
would have plenty to say about allowing Eddie to...
Forum: London Transport November 16th 03, 04:47 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 15,481
Posted By Chris Jones
The effects of a road congestion tax

Rural bus services are under threat because no one uses them, and those
that do are probably recieving about £10 subsidy per journey.

And even less people would if motoring was cheaper in rural...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 03, 03:15 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

When North sea gas runs out, what are we going to do then to replace
it, the best source of heat for the community.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3161414.stm
Forum: London Transport November 9th 03, 03:12 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Speed humps slow drivers down thus making accidents less likely and
less severe.

Not necessarily - they slow down for each hump and speed up in between - so
they may well be going faster in...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 03, 03:09 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

We cant travel if the rate of increase in traffic continues

Traffic has only increased at the same rate as the number of driving license
holders has increased - due largely to women getting their...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 03, 03:05 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

To commute is to waste, in both time and resources, the more we
reduce commuting the easier it will be for the people who have
to travel to get around.

True. Nobody likes commuting to work,...
Forum: London Transport November 3rd 03, 06:20 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

It would be easy to find research with the opposite conclusion.

For example:
http://www.conservatives.com/getfile.cfm?file=FairDeal-Transport&ref=POLICYDOCUMENT/1664&type=pdf
Forum: London Transport November 2nd 03, 10:23 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Building roads does not solve the problem, it helps locally but creates
problems elsewhere. Thats why we are where we arte today with
huge congestion.

Then how do you explain the fact that...
Forum: London Transport November 2nd 03, 10:22 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Your view is certainly not shared by me, yes she may have buiilt roads,
but look at what happens road building leads to more traffic, this
has been researched.

Perhaps building roads does lead...
Forum: London Transport November 1st 03, 08:36 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

When labour came to power the country had no money. It was in a
huge deficit.It has taken time to gather the money for spending.

Au contrare, Labour has increased the national debt since it came...
Forum: London Transport November 1st 03, 08:31 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

To continue to build roads will continue the problem. The answer is
puvblic transport, but public transport cannot cater for all journeys
and therefore over time journeys will need to become...
Forum: London Transport November 1st 03, 04:57 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Not crap the truth

Would you like to back that up with evidence? For example, does the fact
that Thatcher's government built large portions of the M40, M20 and M25, as
well as several other major...
Forum: London Transport November 1st 03, 11:46 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

Have you ever considered that building new roads might influence
more people to get into their cars? Many towns are now made up
of large segregated areas of industrial "parks", shopping...
Forum: London Transport October 31st 03, 07:16 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 63,539
Posted By Chris Jones
Britains Crap Roads, Answers wanted

As for the crap roads well thank Mrs Thatcher for the years of
underinvestment. The current government is spending loads on
improvement but it will take toime to sort out all the problems
she...
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