No money for projects outside of London

[SpellowHouse]

Why the California Cross junction has divided Finchampstead

California Cross roundabout has been the subject of controversy since its redesign in 2024.

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UK's 'most bizarre' road markings to be removed in weeks

The work, which includes removing controversial wavy lines, follows feedback and is to take 12 weeks.

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Prime example. Southern councils have money to spaff up the wall on things like this. Curiously they're not in compliance with national highways standards so not sure how they got away with them in the first place.

I have dealt with councils before. They are just a bunch of pipe-smoking idiots.

That type of thing is supposed to instil uncertainty in drivers to make them pay attention to what's going on, but history has shown they don't work. Typical council that they don't know this.

The reason they don't work is because at first everyone is cautious of the new thing, but soon the locals get confident and start taking advantage of the noobs. This leads to really dangerous situations, especially when you get several over-confident drivers on the road at the same time.

There was a similar thing (not quite as flamboyant) built near a house I lived in about ten years ago. After two years and a ton of accidents they put traffic lights on it.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Suggest you read the article. Those things were done with the line markings. The ones they're removing.

Suggest you re-read the article, it included changing road layouts and introducing one way system and cycle lanes. The second change didn’t revert the layout to the original, the cycle lanes were retained and other works.

It’s more than just wavy markings…

To be clear, I’m not passing judgement, I’ve not seen the old layout, new layout, second new layout and how the cycle lanes interact with the rest of the road network, I’m just simply pointing out they didn’t just spend £1.5m on some wavy lines which is what you are presenting it as.

 

[platypus]

If a company pulling in $50 billion revenue per year won't pony up the £50m shortfall to build the factory anyway, you've got to question their motivations. Corporate socialism can't continue the way it has.

This is part of the general problem, really, isn’t it? These tech corps have garnered so many tax breaks over the years, and been paid so much tax payer money over the years, and have the temerity to turn around and push the image that socialism is evil, that high tax and public services are the worse thing imaginable, yet they’ve benefited from corporate socialism all this time.