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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Central London. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Our estate, ever since they put all the speed bumps in, pot holes having been appearing everywhere, some roads look like they've been testing missiles on them    |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"London, by far the worst place to drive. Unless you come from London and do as Londoners do. "
I find London awkward but for pure frustration levels Birmingham is on another level. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"London, by far the worst place to drive. Unless you come from London and do as Londoners do.
I find London awkward but for pure frustration levels Birmingham is on another level. "
I have driven in London and yes it's busy but I hate driving in Brum |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London, by far the worst place to drive. Unless you come from London and do as Londoners do.
I find London awkward but for pure frustration levels Birmingham is on another level. "
Having lived in both I would agree. Driving in centtal london is frustratingly slow. Driving in Brum is just horrid. |
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By *he_tykiesCouple
over a year ago
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Got to be Bradford, not only is the City diabolical to get through or round during the day but at other times some drivers totally ignore traffic lights, stop signs and the traffic islands are used for dodging either side. Its like the wacky races. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Alexa is shit hot at navigation,she bought her car from brum recently and was all over the place,didnt get lost once either
Might ad I just let her get on with it and pretend I knew |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Got to be Bradford, not only is the City diabolical to get through or round during the day but at other times some drivers totally ignore traffic lights, stop signs and the traffic islands are used for dodging either side. Its like the wacky races."
I don't disagree but am up there on business a lot and it never seems as bad. I mean it frustrates me but Birmingham leaves me screaming profanities very loudly as I drive |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bristol. Both the ever changing city centre and the ring road which swallows you in like an unsuspecting duck on the rapids and spits you out nowhere near where you need to be.
The motorway network around Manchester. Smart my arse.
The entirety of the M6.
Actually, on reflection, any roads where there are other people. Can I have the M Heels that only I (and a select few following a vigorous application process) can use please? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout ."
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout .
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout "
No need to swear lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout .
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout
No need to swear lol"
There really is |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Whatever the area was that I drove around in Leicester the other day. It was awful, I was questioning how they 'd passed their test and really thought I wouldn't get out alive! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout .
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout
No need to swear lol
There really is"
Fucking right there is |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Got to be Bradford, not only is the City diabolical to get through or round during the day but at other times some drivers totally ignore traffic lights, stop signs and the traffic islands are used for dodging either side. Its like the wacky races."
Have to agree with you there, by far the worst place I have ever driven, including Sri Lanka and Paris |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anyone tried that silly 5 (at least) lane roundabout in the centre of Reading? How the fook do you negotiate that? Always found myself at traffic lights in the wrong lane. |
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Bangalore is amusing,providing you have a perverse sense of humour! Multiple speed limits depending on type of vehicle,from bullock cart to HGV but nobody takes a blind bit of notice and scooters autorickshaws and cows coming at you from all directions |
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Birmingham is pretty simple to get round, although it is a bit of a hassle at present due to the works at paradise circus and the pump island. Now for fucked up, I give you Coventry ring road! I always seem to end up missing the exit I need at least once, despite working there for a while |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
NW London |
"London by far it's like whacky races"
You need to do as we locals do and adopt the London approach to traffic: fuck the Highway Code it's always your own right of way! I couriered around central for a few years and it isn't that bad once you know your way around.
I've driven on Greek Islands and that's a bit manic, forget which side of the road you're meant to be on just drive in the centre like the locals do. |
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout .
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout "
Like Swindon's Magic Roundabout? That's an experience.
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London is simple if you drive an old, dented car and drive with confidence - everyone else just steers clear.
I'd go with riding motorbike in North Wales. By the time I'd managed to translate "Araf - Dro Peryglus" I was already in the hedge 
Mr ddc |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Guatemala City; scared the shit out of me oh and Tegucigalpa... in fact anywhere in Central America; oh and Kabul wasn't much fun; although there are a distinct lack of traffic lights so that makes it better.....
oh and Bristol; wtf have they done to Bristol? |
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"Guatemala City; scared the shit out of me oh and Tegucigalpa... in fact anywhere in Central America; oh and Kabul wasn't much fun; although there are a distinct lack of traffic lights so that makes it better.....
oh and Bristol; wtf have they done to Bristol?"
I had a terrifying moment on a bus in Honduras where the driver decided to overtake on a corner on the side of a mountain...
Tegucigalpa was ok tho'? |
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"Los Angeles "
LA was fine, although my driver was an excitable gay guy who was forever holding coffee in one hand and his phone in the other while he bounced the car around driving with his knees.
It's very difficult without a car. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Try Cairo.
Roads permanently jammed, nobody pays any attention to traffic lights, road signs or the road police. I reckon 90% of the cars there have got dents and scrapes from shoving their way round the city..... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milton Keynes : roundabout upon roundabout .
Any new town is bad for this...i fucking hate all those mini roundabouts and double mini roundabouts seriously....just have one big roundabout
Like Swindon's Magic Roundabout? That's an experience.
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London is simple if you drive an old, dented car and drive with confidence - everyone else just steers clear.
I'd go with riding motorbike in North Wales. By the time I'd managed to translate "Araf - Dro Peryglus" I was already in the hedge
Mr ddc "
I know Araf is slow. Guessing rest is sharp corner if you ended up in a hedge |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hardwick roundabout kingslynn take life in your own hands guess we're everyone else is going as they ain't got a clue until last minute most got holiday head on lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Driven through London and Birmingham and would say London was worst... Good thing about London is I can just leave the car at my dad's and use public transport |
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Northern Ireland. Where cars aren't parked, they've just stopped. |
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By *inzi LTV/TS
over a year ago
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Under water!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Guatemala City; scared the shit out of me oh and Tegucigalpa... in fact anywhere in Central America; oh and Kabul wasn't much fun; although there are a distinct lack of traffic lights so that makes it better.....
oh and Bristol; wtf have they done to Bristol?
I had a terrifying moment on a bus in Honduras where the driver decided to overtake on a corner on the side of a mountain...
Tegucigalpa was ok tho'?"
I was there in the aftermath of hurricane Mitch "working"; it wasn't okay.... |
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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago
Newcastle upon Tyne |
"Rome, arggghhhh was scared shittless... Nutters!
Rome is also fine, just pretend you can't see anyone else on the roads "
You only need to understand two rules for driving in Italy and they are:
1. If it is going faster than you get out of its way.
2. If it gets there first it has right of way
Simple really |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I refuse to drive on Motorways i hate them with a passion,if i go to London its the A4 all the way,i went to Newcastle on the old roads and it took me 10 hours  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Your probably right at the moment with the reconstruction to paradise forum and stuff absolute nightmare it is london I'd say is the worst though |
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London is easy to drive in,just remember the rules
1 taxis will stop without warning an pull u turns no matter what
2 expect motor bike to come up either side of when no real gaps to pass
3 push bike riders who don't think the Highway Code is meant for an will go through red lights mount an dismount pavements without warning an when you hit them blame you
4cars don't worry to much they are just as scared as you an will give way every time
5 lorries to big to get up to a decent speed so you get in front all the time
6 the biggest problem is tourist,if your near a major sightseeing site they will just step out into road with out looking an wonder why you didn't stop for them so they can take photos
Best thing to drive around London is the magic white van,unwritten rule is who ever gets to the front gets the right of way . |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have arrived in my Birmingham hotel and once again reaffirmed my belief that Birmingham is the worst place in the UK to drive around.
Anyone care to nominate somewhere else?"
Glastonbury is pretty rough...lots of off road, rattly trackway, lots of waiting about for wagons and plant machinery to get out the way,stuck behind toilet trucks and tractors constantly, various one way systems and vehicle pass systems allowing you into certain areas at certain times so you have to alter your route accordingly, often plenty of mud and thick crowds to drive through in places.
BUT....for half an hour in the early hours of the morning, one day a year, just before it opens, i get to use it as my own personal racetrack  |
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LA was fine, although my driver was an excitable gay guy who was forever holding coffee in one hand and his phone in the other while he bounced the car around driving with his knees.
It's very difficult without a car."
It depends which suburbs and districts you may be driving between - I've had great travel there but longer distance and rush hours can be hell. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I actually find Birmingham normally ok, although nightmare at the minute with all the work.
Someone above says Bradford, drove there no problem too.
Have not attempted to drive in London but always looks a mare.
Hate driving in Leeds the one way system always gets me confused.
You take your life in your hands for Coventry ring road.
Great Barr (a suburb of Birmingham) has a nightmare motorway roundabout where everyone has to chop and change lanes, don't know how there isn't more accidents |
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"Whatever the area was that I drove around in Leicester the other day. It was awful, I was questioning how they 'd passed their test and really thought I wouldn't get out alive!"
i know who your talking about and they havnt passed there tests |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I drove in brum for the first time the other week..I did find it stressful..but coming out was easier.
For me the worst place I've driven is Dartmoor national park. I live in very rural Wales and our roads are straighter and wider than theirs I couldn't wait to get home!!! |
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