April 2nd 08, 07:27 AM
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Traffic lights in North Greenwich
Doug wrote:
On 2 Apr, 03:49, "John Rowland"
wrote:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...tyle=o&lvl=2&t...
shows the new layout of the junction where Tunnel Avenue and
Blackwall Lane meet the A102.
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...tyle=o&lvl=2&t...
shows the old layout.
The main change seems to be that previously you could turn right off
the northbound offslip and then turn left onto the northbound onslip
(should you so wish), whereas now the traffic turning right from the
offslip is forced into a segregated lane between the two
carriageways which takes it past the onslip without allowing access
to it. The only reason I can think of for the change is that they
want to stop traffic from avoiding jams on the flyover by coming
though the junction... but since you can drive across into Tunnel
Avenue and do a comfortable leisurely U-turn back to the junction,
only losing a few seconds in the process, the change seems fairly
pointless... I saw some dangerous driver confusion while I was
there, and the "No Entry" text on the tarmac seems like an admission
by the engineers that they have created something baffling and
dangerous.
Don't you feel sorry for those who live on that little island amid
that traffic nightmare?
They obviously like living there, why should anyone feel sorry for them?
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