London Banter - View Single Post - Mayor sets out plan for 22-mile ring-road tunnel under London

Robin9 · May 23rd 14, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Recliner[_2_]

Robin9 wrote:
Roland Perry;142220 Wrote:
In message , at 12:22:55
on Wed, 14 May 2014, David Cantrell remarked:--
What a hare-brained idea! What would the portals do to their localities
and
why would it divert anything from the streets in central London?-

It would certainly make a big difference to the bits next to the
laughable south circular. That road is sufficiently awful that I often
find it quicker to just drive straight across London instead of using
it.-

Ah yes, the "South Circular"; once described as a 'collection of
signposts' rather than an actual road.
--
Roland Perry

I drove along part of the South Circular this afternoon, from Brixton
Hill to
Forest Hill. The road is quite inadequate for the volume of traffic.
TfL, of
course, have made matters worse by installing additional and unnecessary
traffic signals. (What else is new!)

Boris Johnson's balderdash suggestion might be appropriate for this
road. (His
tunnel-building proposal is general is mere publicity-seeking moonshine

designed solely to advance his career. He obviously realises that his
pro cycling/to hell with other road users attitude will not ingratiate him
with Tory selection committees in safe Tory seats)

Actually, I'm not so sure that London's cyclists regard Boris as
pro-cycling. And I doubt that potential safe Tory seats would select him or
not based on proposals like this. It's probably more of a case that he
wants to be seen doing something, but without having to actually start
anything during his remaining term in office.

That's interesting. I don't have cyclists in my normal circle so you
undoubtedly are more familiar with their opinion of Boris Johnson that I am.
I had assumed that his pro-cycling stance would have won their approval.