State of the roads

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Gio · #1 Post by **Gio** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:53 am

After being spoiled with 4 days in France on wonderful smooth roads, arrived back home to our lumpy and potholed ones.

How the feck do they keep theirs so nice with more space per vehicle, than ours.

I think our government should be prosecuted for the state of them.

Paulh · #2 Post by **Paulh** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:55 pm

Less people on them.

Plus they drive on the other side, so use more of the surface.

Gio · #3 Post by **Gio** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:31 pm

Paulh wrote:Less people on them.

Plus they drive on the other side, so use more of the surface.

So less people on them plus a hell of a lot more roads and less taxation makes roads better does it?

Fausto · #4 Post by **Fausto** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:37 pm

I suspect they just spend more money on them.

Unfortunately the French economy is on a bit of a slippery slope at the moment. It all seemed a bit too good to be true a few years ago when we were always looking to them as shining examples in healthcare, infrastructure etc.

Shame coz I love France

Paulh · #5 Post by **Paulh** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:24 pm

Gio wrote:
So less people on them plus a hell of a lot more roads ....... makes roads better does it?

Yes - less use so less wear.

Gio · #6 Post by **Gio** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:38 pm

I also noticed that when they resurface a road, they get 20 miles a day done, not like here where 20 miles takes 2 years.

#7 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:05 pm

It's because of the supplying agencies. They cant produce the tarmac in big enough quantities!

Just ask Jez Clarkeson! He'll tell ya!

BikerGran · #8 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:11 am

Rubbish, it's because in britain they don't get on with the job! Got various Bridge works going on locally on our bypass which is choc a bloc with traffic from easter all thru the summer - the sign says the works will be going on for 15 weeks!!! Why? Well most of the time there's no-one there doing anything!

Gio · #9 Post by **Gio** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:32 am

BikerGran wrote:Rubbish, it's because in britain they don't get on with the job! Got various Bridge works going on locally on our bypass which is choc a bloc with traffic from easter all thru the summer - the sign says the works will be going on for 15 weeks!!! Why? Well most of the time there's no-one there doing anything!

Couldn't agree more, when they were adding the extra lanes on the M25 (Junction 16 to 12) they even gave the road workers portable lounges, no wonder it took 2 years to complete they spent three quarters of their time on their arses

Myrkk · #10 Post by **Myrkk** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:33 pm

I reckon this will become a hot topic with the new insurance classes coming out. The insurance classes are going up to around 50 different classes with your vehicle weight being factored in now because you cause more road damage ......... ermmmmm... isn't that what your road tax is for???

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:16 am

Myrkk wrote:I reckon this will become a hot topic with the new insurance classes coming out. The insurance classes are going up to around 50 different classes with your vehicle weight being factored in now because you cause more road damage ......... ermmmmm... isn't that what your road tax is for???

On that understanding bikes will be free then

seeing as we don't wreck roads.