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Roadworks Rant

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HunterHearstHelmsley · 19/04/2024 16:14

There seems to be roadworks everywhere at the moment. Fair enough, work needs to be done.

However, there is a particular set of temporary three-way lights right near my gym at the moment. There's one way in and out of the gym. One of the lights is literally at the entrance/exit to the gym. All of this week, people waiting at the lights are blocking the entrance to the gym so those waiting to turn right in aren't able to, the lights then change and no one can go anywhere.

I don't understand the logic. It's quite clear that it's one lane traffic, and you need to go onto the wrong side of the road so by not letting people turn in, it's just creating gridlock. It takes ages to sort but if people just waiting 3 foot further back there wouldn't be a problem.

I don't really know what my AIBU is, I just wanted to moan after being sat in traffic for an hour because people didn't seem to want to let people in! Wish me luck getting out of here later.

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CaptainHammer · 19/04/2024 16:34

YANBU! The same is happening near me and it’s so annoying. I think people feel they won’t get through the traffic lights if they aren’t right on top of them!

nannynick · 19/04/2024 16:54

It's the same everywhere. Roads closed. When they do have traffic lights, they get ignored, or don't work/run out of battery. Or worse, they do the work and break other things in the process... and then take another few weeks to fix what they broke, meanwhile there are traffic jams around the area for miles and miles and miles.

Just seen that cameras are going up on my local motorway. Roadworks until March 2025... oh joy! So much for the 'smart' motorway being an improvement, if after only a few years it needs more work to make it 'smart'.

This YouTuber has noticed it too...

Why are all the roads closed… everywhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzYD6JCOVA

Katemax82 · 19/04/2024 18:01

On the school run this week I had to deal with ridiculous roadworks on the only road that leads to the village my kids attend school which was managed really badly for the first 2 days so caused huge traffic delays. Then the main commuter road between where the school is and the town I work in was closed! So I then had to go back on myself to do a diversion thus adding an extra 10 miles to my journey. This week I've just had an absolute gut full of road obstructions and actually screamed to myself upon discovering thr closed road 😱

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