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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 12766 Doghouse Gender: Drives: into lamposts	Traffic lights? Box junction? 26. Nov 2009 at 20:13 What do you think would be best then....
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Holy Count Ex Member	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #1 - 26. Nov 2009 at 20:16 Cork in the rectum and a blindfold should take care of it !
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Stevie-blunder Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1218 Wolverhampton Gender: Drives: 98 omega 2.5td auto and Rolls Royce Silver Spur	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #2 - 26. Nov 2009 at 20:28 Flippin 'eck !!
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #3 - 26. Nov 2009 at 20:33 Wagon driver ....... Might has Right!!!!
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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #4 - 26. Nov 2009 at 21:04 bum tightning time!
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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #5 - 26. Nov 2009 at 21:08 Quote: Cork in the rectum and a blindfold should take care of it ! Bang on HC
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Pete. Omega King Offline Makes Driving Pleasurable Again . Posts: 10449 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: Black 02 Omega DTi. Black 56 Monaro VXR. Red 97 Rover 114 SLi.	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #6 - 26. Nov 2009 at 21:28 Neither. I just say they don't come over here & drive the same way
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #7 - 26. Nov 2009 at 21:34 No bumps though.......
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Re: Traffic lights? Box junction?
Reply #8 - 26. Nov 2009 at 23:02

Thats fairly common for the region .... worst place IMHO is Egypt ... I was driving down a 4 lane highway into a roundabout and there were 6 lanes of traffic !!! It was chaos out of pandemonium.

After making it to the Hotel I then refused to drive again, so the company found a local driver to move us around. We ended up back at the same roundabout and in about 30 seconds he got hit 3 times then forced down an exit he did not wish to take !!!

The other guys with me then realised why I had lost the wish to drive !!!

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #9 - 27. Nov 2009 at 11:23 who needs traffic lights
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Ken T Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1990 Gomersal, Cleckheaton Gender: Drives: 2.6 CDX Auto	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #10 - 27. Nov 2009 at 13:59 What no indicators It seems whoever gets there first gets through, and there were no accidents. Everyone is looking out for everyone else, much safer than over here. Ken
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KillerWatt

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Reply #11 - 27. Nov 2009 at 14:50

Vamps wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 21:34:

No bumps though....... Cheesy

That is because the road users know they have to think, and work it out for themselves.

There was a video on Youtube some time ago, and it showed a traffic light controlled (4 way) junction in Clerkenwell Rd (City of London).

The video showed that when the lights were out of action, people slowed, stopped if necessary, looked both ways while crossing, etc......and there was NO congestion (unheard of during the day at that spot) while the lights were out.

The next video showed the same junction, but this time with the lights working.
Aside from the mass of congestion and visible exhaust fumes in the air from stationary traffic, the amount of near misses when people started "amber gambling" (presumably because they've already been sat in traffic for quite a while) was incredible.

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Re: Traffic lights? Box junction?
Reply #12 - 27. Nov 2009 at 14:53

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Vamps wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 21:34:

No bumps though....... Cheesy

That is because the road users know they have to think, and work it out for themselves.

There was a video on Youtube some time ago, and it showed a traffic light controlled (4 way) junction in Clerkenwell Rd (City of London).

The video showed that when the lights were out of action, people slowed, stopped if necessary, looked both ways while crossing, etc......and there was NO congestion (unheard of during the day at that spot) while the lights were out.

The next video showed the same junction, but this time with the lights working.
Aside from the mass of congestion and visible exhaust fumes in the air from stationary traffic, the amount of near misses when people started "amber gambling" (presumably because they've already been sat in traffic for quite a while) was incredible.

Its the one thing from the states that works well, they love their box junctions and there is never any congestion.

On the down side i was cruising along at 80 odd, and a stop sign for a box junction came out of noware Lips Sealed

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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #13 - 27. Nov 2009 at 16:25 They seem to be doing OK on their own
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Pitchfork Omega Baron Offline Barndances & Morris Posts: 2493 Tadley (near Basingrad) Gender: Drives: 2006 Citroen C5 Diesel Estate	Re: Traffic lights? Box junction? Reply #14 - 27. Nov 2009 at 17:19 It's the same in Taipei except there it's all scooters & in Shanghai bicycles loaded with their worldly goods!
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