uk route advice please :)
Aug 31st 2004, 9:37 pm
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uk route advice please :)
I hope this isn't too of topic!
I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
Thanks in anticipation :)
I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
Thanks in anticipation :)
Aug 31st 2004, 11:24 pm
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Re: uk route advice please :)
In article <[email protected]>, Broons Bane says...
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
>
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
That doesn't sound unreasonable on a bike... Slow, if anything.
I did MK to Derby in an hour the other day.
Filtering will make mincemeat of rush hour traffic.
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> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
>
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
That doesn't sound unreasonable on a bike... Slow, if anything.
I did MK to Derby in an hour the other day.
Filtering will make mincemeat of rush hour traffic.
--
Ginge [at] stopthevoices [dot] org [dot] uk
Aug 31st 2004, 11:32 pm
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Re: uk route advice please :)
"Broons Bane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
I commuted from Leicester to MK for 5 years and used the M1 - Usually its
faster, but I learned many of the back roads around Northampton during those
inevitable motorway traffic jams. You should certainly consider the A5 for
some light relief from time to time.
I now live in MK :-)
Good luck!
news:[email protected]...
> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
I commuted from Leicester to MK for 5 years and used the M1 - Usually its
faster, but I learned many of the back roads around Northampton during those
inevitable motorway traffic jams. You should certainly consider the A5 for
some light relief from time to time.
I now live in MK :-)
Good luck!
Aug 31st 2004, 11:49 pm
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Re: uk route advice please :)
Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
"Ginge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, Broons Bane says...
> > I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> >
> > online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim
it
> > will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> That doesn't sound unreasonable on a bike... Slow, if anything.
> I did MK to Derby in an hour the other day.
> Filtering will make mincemeat of rush hour traffic.
> --
> Ginge [at] stopthevoices [dot] org [dot] uk
"Ginge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] t...
> In article <[email protected]>, Broons Bane says...
> > I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> >
> > online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim
it
> > will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> That doesn't sound unreasonable on a bike... Slow, if anything.
> I did MK to Derby in an hour the other day.
> Filtering will make mincemeat of rush hour traffic.
> --
> Ginge [at] stopthevoices [dot] org [dot] uk
Sep 1st 2004, 12:01 am
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Re: uk route advice please :)
Broons Bane wrote in news:[email protected]:
> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
>
> "Ginge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] t...
but you are a top posting ****
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> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
>
> "Ginge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] t...
but you are a top posting ****
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Sep 1st 2004, 12:07 am
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
Now's your chance. ;-)
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> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
Now's your chance. ;-)
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Sep 1st 2004, 12:10 am
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
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Tim C.
> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
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Tim C.
Sep 1st 2004, 12:14 am
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"Broons Bane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
A colleague of mine was living in Rugby and commuting to MK and he used to
manage it in 45 minutes each day.
The trick is to know that once you get on the M45 you can go as fast as you
like; as Jeremy Clarkson put it, "The biggest risk of speeding on the M45 is
that you might hit a sheep that's grazing in the fast lane".
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
A colleague of mine was living in Rugby and commuting to MK and he used to
manage it in 45 minutes each day.
The trick is to know that once you get on the M45 you can go as fast as you
like; as Jeremy Clarkson put it, "The biggest risk of speeding on the M45 is
that you might hit a sheep that's grazing in the fast lane".
--
AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas)
Kawasaki ZX-6R J1
BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL)
BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, TEAR#3 (and KotL), DS#5, COSOC#9, KotTFSTR#
The speccy Geordie twat.
Sep 1st 2004, 12:34 am
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Re: uk route advice please :)
"Broons Bane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
An hour is more like it.
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
Check the traffic conditions on line before setting off
if possible. An RTA on the M-1 can stuff you completely.
An alternate route if that happens is the A-5
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and claim it
> will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
An hour is more like it.
> Is there anybody out there who would use a different route in rush hour?
Check the traffic conditions on line before setting off
if possible. An RTA on the M-1 can stuff you completely.
An alternate route if that happens is the A-5
Keith
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Sep 1st 2004, 12:42 am
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Re: uk route advice please :)
Broons Bane expressed the following:
> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and
> claim it will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
As someone has already mentioned the M45 is where you do top speed runs
whatever the time of day. I've done Kenilworth to Upminster in Essex
(A46, A45, M45, M1 and round to junct 29 of the M25) on a weekday
morning in about 90 minutes. The only time I haven't got past MK in 40
minutes was because the M1 was shut at Junct 15 due to an accident and
the resulting traffic laden diversion took me past the outskirts of MK
in about 50-60 minutes.....and I'm a complete wuss.
In my experience the traffic on the M1 only gets really bad once you get
past MK.
HTH
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> I hope this isn't too of topic!
> I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and
> claim it will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
As someone has already mentioned the M45 is where you do top speed runs
whatever the time of day. I've done Kenilworth to Upminster in Essex
(A46, A45, M45, M1 and round to junct 29 of the M25) on a weekday
morning in about 90 minutes. The only time I haven't got past MK in 40
minutes was because the M1 was shut at Junct 15 due to an accident and
the resulting traffic laden diversion took me past the outskirts of MK
in about 50-60 minutes.....and I'm a complete wuss.
In my experience the traffic on the M1 only gets really bad once you get
past MK.
HTH
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Please remove veg to reply
Sep 1st 2004, 2:32 am
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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Broons Bane"
<[email protected]> saying something like:
>Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
What's the point of posting in ukrm, then? Any bike-related replies will
not be relevant to you.
Otoh,,, you could get a bike on the road and reap the benefits.
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drugs began to take hold. I remember "Broons Bane"
<[email protected]> saying something like:
>Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
What's the point of posting in ukrm, then? Any bike-related replies will
not be relevant to you.
Otoh,,, you could get a bike on the road and reap the benefits.
--
Dave
GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Sep 1st 2004, 2:36 am
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"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
> > Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
> Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
> --
> Tim C.
Because this was one of only two newsgroups in the uk that I could find that
seemed to remotely be able to help with my questions.
news:5%[email protected]...
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
> > Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
> Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
> --
> Tim C.
Because this was one of only two newsgroups in the uk that I could find that
seemed to remotely be able to help with my questions.
Sep 1st 2004, 2:46 am
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:36:23 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:5%[email protected]...
>> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
>>> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
>> Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
>> --
>> Tim C.
>
> Because this was one of only two newsgroups in the uk that I could find that
> seemed to remotely be able to help with my questions.
Fair enough.
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> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:5%[email protected]...
>> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:49:48 +0100, Broons Bane wrote:
>>> Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
>> Just out of curiosity, why did you cross-post to uk.rec.motorcycles?
>> --
>> Tim C.
>
> Because this was one of only two newsgroups in the uk that I could find that
> seemed to remotely be able to help with my questions.
Fair enough.
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Sep 1st 2004, 3:40 am
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"Grimly Curmudgeon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Broons Bane"
> <[email protected]> saying something like:
> >Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
> What's the point of posting in ukrm, then? Any bike-related replies will
> not be relevant to you.
> Otoh,,, you could get a bike on the road and reap the benefits.
> --
> Dave
> GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
> SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
> FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
It's very tempting, but I'm too safety conscious. I've never met a biker who
hasn't come off it.
news:[email protected]...
> It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Broons Bane"
> <[email protected]> saying something like:
> >Sacrilege I know, but I am not a biker :(
> What's the point of posting in ukrm, then? Any bike-related replies will
> not be relevant to you.
> Otoh,,, you could get a bike on the road and reap the benefits.
> --
> Dave
> GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
> SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
> FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
It's very tempting, but I'm too safety conscious. I've never met a biker who
hasn't come off it.
Sep 1st 2004, 3:42 am
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"Chris H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Broons Bane expressed the following:
> > I hope this isn't too of topic!
> >
> > I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> >
> > I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> >
> > online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and
> > claim it will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> As someone has already mentioned the M45 is where you do top speed runs
> whatever the time of day. I've done Kenilworth to Upminster in Essex
> (A46, A45, M45, M1 and round to junct 29 of the M25) on a weekday
> morning in about 90 minutes. The only time I haven't got past MK in 40
> minutes was because the M1 was shut at Junct 15 due to an accident and
> the resulting traffic laden diversion took me past the outskirts of MK
> in about 50-60 minutes.....and I'm a complete wuss.
> In my experience the traffic on the M1 only gets really bad once you get
> past MK.
> HTH
> --
> Chris H,
> CBR600F, two#55
> Please remove veg to reply
Interesting. thanks.
news:[email protected]...
> Broons Bane expressed the following:
> > I hope this isn't too of topic!
> >
> > I live near Coventry UK and have easy access to the a45 and a46.
> >
> > I'm going to be commuting to Milton Keynes every day.
> >
> > online route planners suggest my best route is a46,a45,m45,m1 and
> > claim it will take 45 minutes. I doubt this in rush hour!
> As someone has already mentioned the M45 is where you do top speed runs
> whatever the time of day. I've done Kenilworth to Upminster in Essex
> (A46, A45, M45, M1 and round to junct 29 of the M25) on a weekday
> morning in about 90 minutes. The only time I haven't got past MK in 40
> minutes was because the M1 was shut at Junct 15 due to an accident and
> the resulting traffic laden diversion took me past the outskirts of MK
> in about 50-60 minutes.....and I'm a complete wuss.
> In my experience the traffic on the M1 only gets really bad once you get
> past MK.
> HTH
> --
> Chris H,
> CBR600F, two#55
> Please remove veg to reply
Interesting. thanks.
