Northern Monkeys can't drive

Muffin`

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10454356.stm

A537 Macclesfield to Buxton - Cheshire/Derbyshire
A5012 Pikehall to Matlock - Derbyshire
A621 Baslow to Totley - Derbyshire/South Yorkshire
A625 Calver to Sheffield - South Yorkshire
A54 Congleton to Buxton - Derbyshire
A581 Rufford to Chorley - Lancashire
A5004 Whaley Bridge to Buxton - Derbyshire
A675 Blackburn to Preston - Lancashire
A61 Barnsley to Wakefield - South/West Yorkshire
A285 Chichester to Petworth - West Sussex

:o

'The most improved road was named as the A40 between Llandovery and Carmarthen.

Improved junctions and markings, along with resurfacing with high friction, anti-skid treatments, saw the number of serious accidents fell from 27 between 2003 and 2005 to seven in the following three years.'

Spend a little now, save a lot in the long run.

Just don't start making speed limits lower, it does nothing and causes confusion!
 
Ah - the A537 - otherwise known as the Cat and Fiddle - had many an epic drive over that road in the Westfield. The bikers on it though are nuts (and usually the ones through hedges!).
 
amigafan2003 said:
Ah - the A537 - otherwise known as the Cat and Fiddle - had many an epic drive over that road in the Westfield. The bikers on it though are nuts (and usually the ones through hedges!).
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Yup, I wouldn't say it's a case of blame Northern drivers - this road in particular attracts people from all over.
 
Indeed - you could say that lack of familiarity doesn't help either.

Some of the holiday makers driving round the Lakes at the moment are simply terrible and very dangerous! :eek:

gt
 
Wow. Driven half of those in my old 200sx.

Massive volume of traffic on those old windey nsl roads. Theres no arguing that they dont have a modern design with high visibility corners, but I wonder if they are intrinsically more dangerous by layout rather than other factors.
 
Muffin` said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10454356.stm

A537 Macclesfield to Buxton - Cheshire/Derbyshire
A5012 Pikehall to Matlock - Derbyshire
A621 Baslow to Totley - Derbyshire/South Yorkshire
A625 Calver to Sheffield - South Yorkshire
A54 Congleton to Buxton - Derbyshire
A581 Rufford to Chorley - Lancashire
A5004 Whaley Bridge to Buxton - Derbyshire
A675 Blackburn to Preston - Lancashire
A61 Barnsley to Wakefield - South/West Yorkshire
A285 Chichester to Petworth - West Sussex

:o

'The most improved road was named as the A40 between Llandovery and Carmarthen.

Improved junctions and markings, along with resurfacing with high friction, anti-skid treatments, saw the number of serious accidents fell from 27 between 2003 and 2005 to seven in the following three years.'

Spend a little now, save a lot in the long run.

Just don't start making speed limits lower, it does nothing and causes confusion!
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Could be because we have better roads and more people try to drive them enthusiatically and therefore cause more accidents ;)

Or as above, the southern fairies are coming up and see a twisty road and have no idea what that big round thing does infront of them :p
 
peterattheboro said:
Could be because we have better roads and more people try to drive them enthusiatically and therefore cause more accidents ;)

Or as above, the southern fairies are coming up and see a twisty road and have no idea what that big round thing does infront of them :p
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So many excuses :(
 
Just been looking at photos of this road and it looks...breathtaking. I'd love to drive it one day.

Unfortunately, it seems like nutter motorcyclists are ruining it for everyone else - the council has announced that they're introducing average speed cameras along the route. Will probably be a 30mph limit by the time i get to drive it :(

Apparently, with motorcyclist deaths excluded, it becomes one of the safest roads in the country.
 
I drive the A573 at 2am - absolute riot at that time and no soft prissy fair weather motorcyclists out at that time :-)
 
Derbyshire roads are awesome, but some people treat them like rally courses and inevitably end up in the ditch. I love driving around here, the roads are great! Oh, and Derbyshire is not northern - we're East Midlands :p
 
Bosley to Buxton is the better road anyways;

Please note this "wasn't me" and the car didn't leave the road once, twice or even three times...


Really really great drivers road!
 
the northern monkeys drive a million times better than any of the southerners do.

driving in essex has to be comparable with driving in mumbi
 
Matt82 said:
the northern monkeys drive a million times better than any of the southerners do.

driving in essex has to be comparable with driving in mumbi
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leicester is much the same.

They all drive like they are on a mission.

Lopez noticed this also when he moved into leicester so its not just me !
 
to be fair, Northerners have the best roads to drive on (for fun) its all boring down here.

I've done 2 of those top 10 roads... Maybe i should look at the others.
 
Overlag said:
to be fair, Northerners have the best roads to drive on (for fun) its all boring down here.

I've done 2 of those top 10 roads... Maybe i should look at the others.
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Agreed on the first point. :(

Also thinking I might need to pay them a visit. ;) OcUK driving meet? :cool:
 
i personally think youll find great roads anywhere.

some of the best ive found were around lincolnshire. top gear apparently tested the 997 turbo there for the show, i took my other halfs brother out for a run in the golf round those roads once and they were epic
 
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