ex padgate girl Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Has anyone been on Manchester road and negotiated the roundabout at the end of the grange yet. I came from the Irlam direction this morning heading toward Birchwood as i have done for many years. They have put new road markings on the Island. I was totaly flaberghasted. It was frightening and i did not know what lane i was supposed to be in. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed it. WACKY RACES sprang to mind. I ended up taking a deep breath and shutting my eyes. Not sure im supposed to drive that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Did your SatNav help?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex padgate girl Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 No that got stolen by some scroat in the summer when the van went missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 the poainters have done the same on Sankey Way by David LLoyds. Perhaps they too have an budget they have to spend to get more money next year. perhaps the road safety team should look at this as an example of poor road safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 No that got stolen by some scroat in the summer when the van went missing. Hello stranger. How's life? Still working weekends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex padgate girl Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi Peter I have changed my job now. Same organisation but different office. I have my weekends to myself now. How are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm fine thanks. Is that the job change of last summer? Has the credit crunch hit your place yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 the painters have done the same on Sankey Way by David LLoyds. Phew I thought it was me going mad. Came down Sankey Way on Saturday and the sudden new road markings completely threw me. I was driving in the same lane that I've driven down regularly for the past few years when I suddenly found myself being 'the idiot in the wrong lane frantically trying to figure out where I was supposed to be.'....along with everyone else I might add. Actually it wasn't quite everyone as a daily to**er in the 'go faster' short outside lane which disappears just after the lights still tried to run me off the road Maybe a sign saying CHANGED ROAD MARKINGS/LANES may help stop a serious accident from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Totally agree with you on that latter point Dismayed. There are no warning signs on Manchester Road either and people tend to make sudden and unexpected lane changes when they realise they?ve got it wrong! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RENT-A-GOAT Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Some sort of crossing (any without traffic lights will be sufficient) needs putting just off the island onto woolston grange road as this road is a nightmare to cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No markings at Knutsford RD Bridge foot lights. Looks to have been resurfaced, but no markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I thought thats what the've done, why else would they put up all that metal fencing on the central reservation. I accept its difficult to cross there at busy times but there can't be that many needing to cross because there's very little on the other side other than an out of town pub that most people drive to. There has to be some cut off point where the pedestrian numbers just don?t justify the cost involved in providing such an elaborate crossing. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Notice these by David Lloyd this morning (usually readign my paper on the bus) Whats the point. Most drivers just drove over the hatched areas anyway. Has WBC got a white paint mountain they are trying to get shut of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 No no paint mountain. Just council tax to be wasted. Thats why pavements are being put in where no one walks, holes in pavements are being filled in so the invisible walkers do not trip, and any other useless job is found that wastes money so the Environment department can get more money to waste next year... this is why council tax keeps rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginian Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Bill - I thought thats what the've done, why else would they put up all that metal fencing on the central reservation. I accept its difficult to cross there at busy times but there can't be that many needing to cross because there's very little on the other side other than an out of town pub that most people drive to. There has to be some cut off point where the pedestrian numbers just don?t justify the cost involved in providing such an elaborate crossing Bill I bet you would be up in arms if a pedestrian was seriously injured or god forbid someone was killed on this road! Where else are we supposed to cross? What cost is a life! Behave yourself Bill and stop being so shortsighted, you see money being spent on essential saftey schemes and jump on the warrington bashing bandwagon with all of your other cronies. Get a life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Virginian, perhaps you?d like to point out exactly where in my post you think I?m knocking the council? An by the way, hiding behind the old chestnut of ?god forbid someone was killed on this road!? is the usual argument put forward by none thinking people when the facts don?t justify the proposal and is little more than an attempt to take the moral high ground. The facts are this is a busy road, but only during the rushhours and even then, only in one direction at a time. There is a wide central reservation that would aid any pedestrians trying to cross. There is nothing on the other side of the road really except fields hence you just don?t see people trying to cross there. I live and work in the area and I don?t see a major problem, but I stand to be corrected if you can provide any facts at all to support your argument. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Bill I bet you would be up in arms if a pedestrian was seriously injured or god forbid someone was killed on this road! Where else are we supposed to cross? What cost is a life! Behave yourself Bill and stop being so shortsighted, you see money being spent on essential saftey schemes and jump on the warrington bashing bandwagon with all of your other cronies. Get a life! Essential? Quite a statement that, like Bill, I'd like to see the mountain of evidence to back up that claim. I asked the council for similar stats on the Cromwell resurfacing/speed bumping plan becasue that was one of their tenets too, and yet I can;t recall any accident in my four years there. As Bill says, falling back on "safety" is due to a lack of any viable reason in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginian Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 The facts are this is a busy road, but only during the rushhours ..... So how do people cross the road safely then Bill during rush hours? And it isn't only during rush hour that vehicles use the road! Try and think this one through before you reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Virginian So from that reply I take it you cant tell me where I?m knocking the council neither can you produce any facts to support your argument. I put it to you again that you?re incapable of any rational discussion and the only reason for visits to this forum is to attempt to stir up trouble. Any you tell me to get a life Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Notice "the Council" are putting central reservations in along the A49 near Pinners Brow; which will effective reduce traffic flow to a single lane, rather than maximising available road space for vehicles - `crazy or what?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 On what grounds do they justify the cost? Is it a black spot? Or is it the end of the financial year? [/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 They did the same in Farrel St, but that's wide enough to still allow for two lanes, if they move the parked cars ! Think your right about the end of year spends - these works smack of just doing things for the sake of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Yes but in all fairness, that is directly opposite a school and on a bend in the road and given there are no other crossing points except at either end of this road, so I suspect few would honestly take serious issue with this. The one I was questioning though is at Woolston Grange Avenue at the very top of Manchester Road. Here it seems that considerable effort and expense has gone into providing an elaborate crossing mechanism leading to nowhere that hardly anyone would use. And if anyone did use it, they?d still have to cross the road in exactly the same way as they did before. I welcome road safety initiatives where there?s justification but when it seems that we?re just doing it because the money?s there and while other aspects of our infrastructure are falling into disrepair then I say it?s right to question such actions. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 The money may be better spent re-surfacing the roads and eliminating pot-holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I welcome road safety initiatives where there?s justification but when it seems that we?re just doing it because the money?s there and while other aspects of our infrastructure are falling into disrepair then I say it?s right to question such actions. Bill I have suspected this for some time Bill. They spend to their budget for fear of having less to play with next year, so have to "justify" what they were awarded this year. No wonder council tax just goes up and up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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