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flashy 26-02-2008 11:43

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 537039)
Don't get upset just because I can :p


meet you at whitebirk RINGROAD in half an hour, and i'll fetch a spade cos i'm gonna bury you in the centre of it :D

Neil 26-02-2008 11:44

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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 537041)
meet you at whitebirk RINGROAD in half an hour, and i'll fetch a spade cos i'm gonna bury you in the centre of it :D

Its too cold for outdoor fun today :eek:

flashy 26-02-2008 11:45

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 537043)
Its too cold for outdoor fun today :eek:



:rolleyes: fool

WalkOnBRFC 26-02-2008 12:10

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 536906)
What is it like coming from tesco and going down Whitebirk Drive towards PCWorld? I can't believe they have screwed up the little roundabout with a bus lane.

Can you still get off the little roundabout to go to the Range or have they closed that exit?

No this is fine too I work across road from Merc garage, next door to new Police Station.. i come back that way at dinner and use most exits on the roundabout throughout the day and not had one problem all day :D:D:D:D:D:D this is the happiest day ever Lol

WalkOnBRFC 26-02-2008 12:13

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Let's just bloody call it a Ring Road/Roundabout.. does it really matter, it's not a BIG issue really.

Anyway you just have to make sure your in the correct lane :o

flashy 26-02-2008 12:14

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Originally Posted by WalkOnBRFC (Post 537068)
Let's just bloody call it a Ring Road/Roundabout.. does it really matter, it's not a BIG issue really.



:rolleyes: we where joking

park381 28-02-2008 18:31

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Are Blackburn w Darwen not going to close part of the bottom roundabout for regeneration work in the near future, sure it was posted in the LET - public notices (last week I think)
Is there not a patch of land on the right of the slip road to The Range, where Davies's Pet Foods used to be? (being kind with the name there)

park381 28-02-2008 18:57

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Does anyone remember the boat yard that used to build and repair canal barges at whitebirk? and the tip where the police station is now.

panther 28-02-2008 19:03

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whats the difference between a ringroad and a roundabout then?

thomas.lee 28-02-2008 19:20

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 536941)
Talking of road junctions, the only time I haven't had problems at Church traffic lights was when they weren't working:D

I agree! As with Dill Hall traffic lights!

MikeSz 28-02-2008 19:44

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 538139)
whats the difference between a ringroad and a roundabout then?

Well, you see its quite simple really - some people may consider them to be largely the same, the fact is there is a big difference. You see, a ring road is a road that you drive along that goes round something, in a roundabout sort of fashion. This should not be confused with a roundabout which is a road that you go round which serves only to take you round something whilst a ring road is a road that is designed for you to go round in order to perhaps get round something.

flashy 28-02-2008 19:47

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 538139)
whats the difference between a ringroad and a roundabout then?


ringroads have traffic lights, simple as that :D

Bonnyboy 28-02-2008 20:03

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 538139)
whats the difference between a ringroad and a roundabout then?

A ring road should divert traffic around the outskirts of a town , reduce the traffic in the town centre

A roundabout I guess is just a circular road junction


katex 28-02-2008 20:24

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Originally Posted by MikeSz (Post 538164)
Well, you see its quite simple really - some people may consider them to be largely the same, the fact is there is a big difference. You see, a ring road is a road that you drive along that goes round something, in a roundabout sort of fashion. This should not be confused with a roundabout which is a road that you go round which serves only to take you round something whilst a ring road is a road that is designed for you to go round in order to perhaps get round something.

Ah yes, Mike, but a ring road is not necessarily in a ring ..depends on the geography of a town. Can also have many roundabouts on a ring road. A roundabout is only placed at a busy junction to aid traffic to get to their destination, whether on the ring road or crossing over main thoroughfare ... :D

The combination of roundabout with traffic lights is now ideal for this busy junction .. been through today and a piece of cake.

Roundabouts are Ok, but safety traffic management has to be considered at all times as opposed to flow of traffic. Roundabouts are always more accident prone than traffic lights, because it is dependent on human judgement, not like traffic lights when you stop at a command. Think the mixture at Whitebirk is excellent.

Someone suggested a roundabout at the Hare and Hounds in Clayton, but this would not work for reasons above. Safety will always overide traffic flow.

park381 29-02-2008 06:39

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Just remember folks you are talking about Blackburn with Darwen here, with them anything is possible :D


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