A warning for Brits: don't repeat the French mistake

Robin · 28-03-2008, 04:47 PM

Not to the same extent is it? Lorries aren`t making the rail network shut down overnight.
All traffic on the roads can impede the other traffic. Cars impede cars more than lorries do , by the fact there are more of them.

If you wanted to guarantee that you would get home at night after 12, which mode of transport would you rely on-- public or your own car ?

Besoeker · 29-03-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Robin

Not to the same extent is it? Lorries aren`t making the rail network shut down overnight.
All traffic on the roads can impede the other traffic. Cars impede cars more than lorries do , by the fact there are more of them.

True, there are more cars registered in UK than other vehicles - by about four to one I think.
But it isn't just about numbers. It's about road use. As I'm sure you must know, transport companies need to keep their vehicles busy so their road use is probably greater than many private cars.

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If you wanted to guarantee that you would get home at night after 12, which mode of transport would you rely on-- public or your own car ?

I'd prefer something that was guaranteed to get me home before midnight.......I don't want to turn into a frog.

Robin · 29-03-2008, 06:24 PM

Transport companies will certianly use the road more than the average car user,it being their business. You would notice if they didn`t. You wouldnotice, for the better, if many other people didn`t use their cars.

And if you missed the last train home before midnight.....?

Besoeker · 30-03-2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Robin

And if you missed the last train home before midnight.....?

I'd turn into a frog, of course.

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28-03-2008, 04:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
Robin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 757	Not to the same extent is it? Lorries aren`t making the rail network shut down overnight. All traffic on the roads can impede the other traffic. Cars impede cars more than lorries do , by the fact there are more of them. If you wanted to guarantee that you would get home at night after 12, which mode of transport would you rely on-- public or your own car ?

29-03-2008, 06:24 PM	#23 (permalink)
Robin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 757	Transport companies will certianly use the road more than the average car user,it being their business. You would notice if they didn`t. You wouldnotice, for the better, if many other people didn`t use their cars. And if you missed the last train home before midnight.....?