Roadworks traffic lights

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1 total messages Started by Ian Coombs-Lewis Wed, 26 Nov 1997 00:00

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Author: Ian Coombs-Lewis
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 00:00

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There are some roadworks on Lode Lane, Solihull, at the moment.
Roadworks tend to be a necessary evil these days.  And yes, I do think
it is necessary to rip-up a perfectly good road, especially as the while
lines were just repainted a few weeks ago, and a section had a cycle
lane and cycle-friendly traffic light junctions put in.

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What I don't understand is why a 50-yard section of dug-up road needs
traffic lights which stay red for TEN FU-FU-FLAMING MINUTES!!  This,
together with negotiating the ensuing jams at the junctions before and
after this blockage (because of the traffic queueing-up at the 10-minute
lights), puts fifteen to twenty minutes on my journey home (doubling it,
before prats on the M42 put another 20-30 minutes on it again!).
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