Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
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New member here hoping to get a little bit of advice/help. I apologise if this has been covered before but I did try to search for similar subjects to no avail. My partner and I are hoping to move out to Chesham and wondered about the commute into Shepherd's Bush along the A40. Ideally she would leave Chesham at around 06:00 in the morning to arrive at work no later than 07:30 (but would hope to get in around 07:00). Does anyone have any experience of this route at that time? We have heard horror stories from friends, family, colleagues (the whole gamut!). We have completed the Shepherd's Bush to Chesham journey a few times (on a Sunday [45mins], on a Tuesday at 17:10 getting on the A40 at Westfield and leaving the M40 at Junction 2 [1hr 5mins]) and from Chesham to S. Bush at 18:20 on the same Tuesday [50 mins]. We haven't undertaken the route in the mornings yet. I intend to drive it tomorrow morning but Friday traffic generally seems lighter so may not give us a "typical" journey time. If anyone has experiences of the journey or parts of the journey at the time specified your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve |
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The inward journey along the A40 is famously awful after 07.00. What it's like a little earlier I don't know. Your idea of doing a test run is good. |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
Steve-o wrote:
My partner and I are hoping to move out to Chesham and wondered about the commute into Shepherd's Bush along the A40. Ideally she would leave Chesham at around 06:00 in the morning to arrive at work no later than 07:30 (but would hope to get in around 07:00). Does anyone have any experience of this route at that time? We have heard horror stories from friends, family, colleagues (the whole gamut!). We have completed the Shepherd's Bush to Chesham journey a few times (on a Sunday [45mins], on a Tuesday at 17:10 getting on the A40 at Westfield and leaving the M40 at Junction 2 [1hr 5mins]) and from Chesham to S. Bush at 18:20 on the same Tuesday [50 mins]. We haven't undertaken the route in the mornings yet. I intend to drive it tomorrow morning but Friday traffic generally seems lighter so may not give us a "typical" journey time. If anyone has experiences of the journey or parts of the journey at the time specified your help would be greatly appreciated. I live in Aylesbury, which is further out than Chesham. One of my neighbours commutes daily by car to Shepherd's Bush (Westfield) and aims to get to work for 06:30 by leaving at 05:45. His working day nominally starts at 07:30, but he says that leaving any later risks a much later arrival. |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
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... Steve-o;120760 Wrote: Dear all New member here hoping to get a little bit of advice/help. I apologise if this has been covered before but I did try to search for similar subjects to no avail. My partner and I are hoping to move out to Chesham and wondered about the commute into Shepherd's Bush along the A40. Ideally she would leave Chesham at around 06:00 in the morning to arrive at work no later than 07:30 (but would hope to get in around 07:00). Does anyone have any experience of this route at that time? We have heard horror stories from friends, family, colleagues (the whole gamut!). We have completed the Shepherd's Bush to Chesham journey a few times (on a Sunday [45mins], on a Tuesday at 17:10 getting on the A40 at Westfield and leaving the M40 at Junction 2 [1hr 5mins]) and from Chesham to S. Bush at 18:20 on the same Tuesday [50 mins]. We haven't undertaken the route in the mornings yet. I intend to drive it tomorrow morning but Friday traffic generally seems lighter so may not give us a "typical" journey time. If anyone has experiences of the journey or parts of the journey at the time specified your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve It's not a journey I take at the time you envisage so I can offer only very limited advice. In London there is a big difference in the amounts of traffic at 06.55 and 07.05. If you can arrive at Shepherds Bush before 07.00 you should be alright. The inward journey along the A40 is famously awful after 07.00. What it's like a little earlier I don't know. Your idea of doing a test run is good. The above is consistent with the historic rule that says you should aim to get wherever you're going in London before 0700, because that's when the bus lanes start, effectively halving the road space available for other vehicles. -- DAS |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
On 2011\06\24 17:09, D A Stocks wrote:
The above is consistent with the historic rule that says you should aim to get wherever you're going in London before 0700, because that's when the bus lanes start, effectively halving the road space available for other vehicles. 99+% of vehicles stay out of bus lanes 24/7 regardless of the hours of operation. |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
On Jun 24, 5:45*pm, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\06\24 17:09, D A Stocks wrote: The above is consistent with the historic rule that says you should aim to get wherever you're going in London before 0700, because that's when the bus lanes start, effectively halving the road space available for other vehicles. 99+% of vehicles stay out of bus lanes 24/7 regardless of the hours of operation. Which means those who bother to read the road signs have the lanes all to themselves in the 'off' hours! |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
On Jun 25, 10:00*am, Sam Holloway wrote: On Jun 24, 5:45*pm, Basil Jet wrote: On 2011\06\24 17:09, D A Stocks wrote: The above is consistent with the historic rule that says you should aim to get wherever you're going in London before 0700, because that's when the bus lanes start, effectively halving the road space available for other vehicles. 99+% of vehicles stay out of bus lanes 24/7 regardless of the hours of operation. Which means those who bother to read the road signs have the lanes all to themselves in the 'off' hours! One's gotta be on the ball where the hours of operation can chop and change along a stretch of road though - I can understand the 'better to be safe rather than be sorry' mindset, esp. if one is unfamiliar with the road or the restrictions - though it is surprising just how many drivers stay out of non-operational bus lanes as a matter of course. In a way it illustrates how very much improved bus lane enforcement is these days compared to years gone by when obeying the rules on bus lanes seemed to be an entirely voluntary exercise - it's improved bus journeys no end. |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
On Jun 25, 3:21*pm, Mizter T wrote:
On Jun 25, 10:00*am, Sam Holloway wrote: On Jun 24, 5:45*pm, Basil Jet wrote: On 2011\06\24 17:09, D A Stocks wrote: The above is consistent with the historic rule that says you should aim to get wherever you're going in London before 0700, because that's when the bus lanes start, effectively halving the road space available for other vehicles. 99+% of vehicles stay out of bus lanes 24/7 regardless of the hours of operation. Which means those who bother to read the road signs have the lanes all to themselves in the 'off' hours! One's gotta be on the ball where the hours of operation can chop and change along a stretch of road though - I can understand the 'better to be safe rather than be sorry' mindset, esp. if one is unfamiliar with the road or the restrictions - though it is surprising just how many drivers stay out of non-operational bus lanes as a matter of course. In a way it illustrates how very much improved bus lane enforcement is these days compared to years gone by when obeying the rules on bus lanes seemed to be an entirely voluntary exercise - it's improved bus journeys no end. Veering to the general: Here in Milton Keynes the bus lanes are peak hours only and signage does not seem to exclude Sundays! I have noticed a marked reluctance to enter them outside the restricted hours. Do we know anywhere else that has bus lanes where the buses start a good hour after the restriction begins? JohnG |
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p.homeip.net, at 00:00:00 on Mon, 27 Jun 2011, Paul Cummins remarked: Do we know anywhere else that has bus lanes where the buses start a good hour after the restriction begins? Basingstoke's two bus lanes are 24 hour. Basingstoke buses are no more than 18 hours a day. I think we can forgive that kind of thing. What's more difficult is a situation like Cambridge where a road's bus lane was extended to Sundays for one bus every half hour (like weekdays, 7am to 7pm; but the first bus Sunday is at 9.30am). -- Roland Perry |
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On 2011\06\27 09:38, Roland Perry wrote:
There's a time and place for 24x7 bus lanes No, there's just a place for them. |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
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Mon, 27 Jun 2011, Basil Jet remarked: There's a time and place for 24x7 bus lanes No, there's just a place for them. The time is "when traffic on the route gets heavy enough to justify them". It's not "when we want to stop parking along that road in the evening and weekends, and a 24x7 bus lane is the simplest measure to get approved". -- Roland Perry |
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Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
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Perry) wrote: In message , at 12:23:22 on Mon, 27 Jun 2011, remarked: What's more difficult is a situation like Cambridge where a road's bus lane was extended to Sundays for one bus every half hour (like weekdays, 7am to 7pm; but the first bus Sunday is at 9.30am). But there is no traffic level justification for hugely complicating the signage for the bus lanes. I didn't find the earlier "Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm" signage hugely complicated. You seemed to be advocating different start times on Sundays. I'm saying it shouldn't be active on Sundays. The late start to the bus service is just one of the reasons. There's a time and place for 24x7 bus lanes (or even 12x7), but Victoria Avenue in Cambridge isn't one of them. Just as well Victoria Avenue isn't 24x7 then. It's not the place for the 12x7 variant. The bus lane is there when it is needed which includes Sundays. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
Commute from Chesham to S. Bush via A40 - bad idea?
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on Mon, 27 Jun 2011, remarked: Just as well Victoria Avenue isn't 24x7 then. It's not the place for the 12x7 variant. The bus lane is there when it is needed which includes Sundays. For a bus every half hour. You are 'aving a larf! Is there even a traffic queue ? -- Roland Perry |
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