Sorry, should have clarified, I’m referring to overall average journey speed. There are places to do 30/40 but that doesn’t boost the overall average very much. I drive across the areas you mention and can’t recall ever doing 30/40 in wallisdown or castle lane in peak times. I can’t see how having 20mph zones will reduce overall journey times. Doesn’t mean I’m right.
Many years ago I had to drive to Dorchester for work, from Pokesdown. I experimented by some days overtaking and driving as fast as I could and some days just going with the flow. In a journey time of about 55 minutes (rush hour times) at the most I could shave off about 3 minutes by driving quickly and overtaking. That was when I decided to treat all journeys by going with the flow. It’s been far better for my stress levels.
This country has never had a transport policy or plan. No national infrastructure. The ‘anti car agenda’ is being pushed as a political one, a bit like the 20 minute neighbourhood stuff.
Definitely. I drive with a heavy foot... its hard not to in my car tbh. See Chris Harris video reciew on it. When I've rented 'normal' vehicles, urge to push it totally disapates. Excuse for poor discipline/self control... maybe. But I agree with Chris Harris.
. Druss will be along soon to tell me some ev sh1tbox is quicker and he never has that urge
I was doing 30 odd down wallisdown road this morning at 0820 during school run... before getting stuck in bumper to bumper traffic
. Heading west on castle lane 1600ish it always it opens up for couple of hundred metres before Moordown traffic lights. But yes I'm splitting hairs as by and large it's bumper to bumper...but it's not a case of never possible during rush hour.
I was even warned by car park security recently about treating it like a race track and perception to the firm of leaving the premises too 'enthusiastically'. I said yiu hsvrnt seen/heard nothing yet chief if you think im driving quickly. Grow up basically
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You're absolutely right re driving quickly. If time is main reason it's a false economyAs you arrive bit more amped up, slightly stresses due to speeding compared to sticking to limit. Plus worry each time a brown envelope appears on my door mat...all for the sake of shaving off minutes. But I drive quickly because I like it and car demands it. Who am I to disappoint it!
Same thing as avoiding beeping swearing at people cutting yiu up. Never achieves anything apart from Hugh blood pressure for minutes after, abd the chance you've just seriously p1ssed off a lunatic who's willing to take it further.
People don't like being beeped at, sworn at, even if clearly in the wrong! So no point basically. Cars do funny things to people psyche.