One way streets,a waste of fuel?

[roger504 10]

For example, if you drive down Queens road towards town and want to turn right to go up Grandville road, you need to go around the one way system.At rush hour this can take twenty mins or so,sat in traffic, burning fuel.This is just one example.Can anyone tell me how this saves fuel and cuts greenhouse gasses?

[simondjuk 10]

It cant save fuel.

 

I reckon, one way = more fuel = more revenue for the goverment

[birdsandbees 10]

if you want to go to Granville Road from Queens Road, Turn left at B&Q/roller skating, 1st left up the hill, 1st left again follow the road up to Granville Road at the top.....understand what you mean about going round in circles at the one way system though

[Allen 38]

The same thing happens if you drive to the manor top from City road.

Why can't you turn right to Norton, instead of going round the one way system? There's no logical reason for it being "outlawed".

[Longcol 604]

There are one way streets in every city / town (and even some villages) in this country.

 

There is no "edict" from the government to make people drive further to get from A to B - it's just getting to be a necessity for planners to try to keep traffic moving given the volume of traffic on the roads.

 

It amuses me to see the anti one way streets / traffic lights / roundabouts etc etc lobby suddenly jumping on to the "stuck in traffic causes more pollution" bandwagon.

 

Face the facts - if you want to drive in any city in this day and age you're going to to have to put up with congestion.

 

Even motorways can grind to a halt because of the sheer number of vehicles on the road.

 

Let's all stop pretending it's somebody elses fault.

[Harry O 10]

What's a one-way street?, sorry never heard of them.

 

<----Ex white van man hehehe

[blip 10]

For example, if you drive down Queens road towards town and want to turn right to go up Grandville road, you need to go around the one way system.At rush hour this can take twenty mins or so,sat in traffic, burning fuel.This is just one example.Can anyone tell me how this saves fuel and cuts greenhouse gasses?

 

It's called traffic management. The problem with most urban areas in the UK is that the road network wasn't designed for large volumes of traffic. The Council have to deal with this somehow, and sometimes one-way traffic movement is the most efficient way. Obviously some people are disadvantaged, but the majority receive benefits, and yes, this will save fuel overall.

 

By the way, why do you call it the 'rush hour', when it's actually the time of day when most people aren't rushing anywhere?

[satman2222 10]

Don't forget Charter square to Arundel Gate where you can't go straight on at the top of the Moor :rant: :rant: Traffic is supposed to turn left - Most people then queue round Cambridge st and come back down Pinstone st, the rest do a U turn at the bottom of Cambridge st, scattering pedestians.

All those cars queuing round Cambridge st, are belching out exhaust fumes, whilst pedestrians fight there way through between the cars as they try and turn right back onto Pinstone st in the face of a never ending stream of buses hurtling round the corner. The only time they slow down is when the pelecan crossing is operated and then cars sneak out and get stopped in their tracks by a pedestrian in the middle of the road. I'm suprised there hasn't been an accident yet.

All this just to make that route lest desireable to the motorist - there is no other logical reason for not being able to go straight on at Moorhead. :rant: :loopy:

[Mandem 13]

What about when you come down Duke Street, and you can't go straight down to Park Square Roundabout, you have to turn right, with no filter on the lights, then up the hill, turn left, then down the hill, and down Broad Lane, WHY ?

[FORE 12]

What about when you come down Duke Street, and you can't go straight down to Park Square Roundabout, you have to turn right, with no filter on the lights, then up the hill, turn left, then down the hill, and down Broad Lane, WHY ?

 

And then there's an 'unused' bus lane, and a reluctance to use BOTH offside lanes on the roundabout when heading towards Penistone Rd.

 

Result? About 4 get through and a bad queue up Broad lane.

[Longcol 604]

What about when you come down Duke Street, and you can't go straight down to Park Square Roundabout, you have to turn right, with no filter on the lights, then up the hill, turn left, then down the hill, and down Broad Lane, WHY ?

 

Probably because that would be one too many roads joining Park Square and yet another set of lights would snarl the whole roundabout up (in fact don't think there's enough room between Broad Street and Duke Street for a set). The volume of traffic joining from Park Sq from Broad Street / Duke Street is fairly low - certainly compared to all the other roads on to Park Sq - so doesn't really warrant two entrances on to the roundabout.

[Longcol 604]

And then there's an 'unused' bus lane, and a reluctance to use BOTH offside lanes on the roundabout when heading towards Penistone Rd.

 

Result? About 4 get through and a bad queue up Broad lane.

 

Isn't that only temporary due to Corporation Street being down to one lane while the road works are being completed?