One-way system is a nightmare (From Northwich Guardian)
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New one-way system is turning Northwich into a ghost town
8:20am Wednesday 8th February 2012 in Your Letters
JUST had an encounter on the one way system recently implemented in Northwich.
If Northwich was short of shoppers, and shops, then this crazy new traffic calming scheme certainly will have the desired effect. Shoppers will simply travel elsewhere.
It would seem quite ludicrous that this scheme would seem just to cause chaos, making travel through Northwich virtually impossible, not to mention the confusion and no doubt minor bumps as a result of this confusion.
Northwich is virtually a ghost town.
I realise that times are hard but surely some form of incentive could be initiated to get more shops in Northwich, then once here help and assist them to stay.
Briefly it took me nearly an hour to get from Tesco’s to Moulton at roughly 7pm.
It would have been quicker if I had gone to Winsford.
This surely can’t be the right way forward.
There has to be another way.
Perhaps the planners could take the view that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
N MOORE Moulton
Comments(17)
I Gibbons
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10:23am Wed 8 Feb 12
The petition response this far has been great, however I have just been informed that due to the number of people signing the petition (which is a good thing!), iPetition will prompt for a donation AFTER the signature has been recorded. Do not panic! There is NO requirement for a donation to iPetition and as soon as you receive this message you will have had your valid signature recorded against the petition.
I'm in communication with the Northwich Gyratory - The Truth facebook group who are raising objections to the system and are planning a paper based petition which I'm hoping we can combine with this one with the same petition details.
As always I will keep you posted.
http://www.ipetition
s.com/petition/scrap
-the-new-northwich-o
ne-way-system/
barminbel
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11:19am Wed 8 Feb 12
stardusziggy
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11:58am Wed 8 Feb 12
47thmoon
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2:14pm Wed 8 Feb 12
47thmoon
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2:16pm Wed 8 Feb 12
makem948
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8:25am Thu 9 Feb 12
Ray Pearson
47thmoon
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12:31pm Thu 9 Feb 12
mike54
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4:10pm Thu 9 Feb 12
davefc
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5:28pm Thu 9 Feb 12
If all traffic was to be made to go via Leicester street then you would not be waiting at those traffic lights. Also i believe that at J and S traffic lights that traffic should not be allowed to go straight on.
remoh2
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8:03pm Mon 13 Feb 12
mike54 wrote:I have to agree with most of this, all but the last bit.
Changing lanes is the problem. Compared to a road junction, lights, roundabouts where everyone knows what to do, changing lanes on a busy road is down to the "goodwill" of other drivers letting your vehicle in. This causes indecision and misunderstanding, leading to accidents. For this reason the gyratory brings in additional problems whilst solving nothing.
No-one who comes regularly into town via Winnington Lane could do anything but praise the new system from the word go. There are no longer the queues backing up from town to Winnington village at any time of day. That is just one of the problems that have been solved and this is despite the lane-swapping dodgems drivers on Town Bridge, who, for the most part, could stay in the right-hand lane all the way through the lights and then, if going straight on, have plenty of time to move across before reaching the Seafarer lights
Another common driver's fault which I have noticed is the habit, when coming down the dual-carriageway to go in Castle or Winnington direction, of staying in the left -hand lane, then changing after the bridge. No wonder people lose time!
I have now used the system at all times of day and from all directions and every single time it has been quicker than before, even allowing for the confusion of some users and i would love to see the gyratory stay.
I'm confident that by the end of the trial period, we will all love it.
Patience, folks.
INEEDTOSAYTHIS
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4:31pm Tue 14 Feb 12
AntiNimby
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8:10pm Wed 15 Feb 12
This is really a misunderstanding of what is happening, many want to go to Barons Quay from Castle,while many others from Winnington want to go to Leftwich. This leads to no option but dangerous lane changing. I can also relay that this system is affecting emergency response times to Leighton hospital.
Please sign the petition to get this dangerous mess removed.
WHS
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9:20pm Wed 15 Feb 12
WHS.
AntiNimby
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11:25pm Thu 16 Feb 12
remoh2
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7:15pm Fri 17 Feb 12
AntiNimby wrote:It was always the case that most of the traffic which crossed the bridge towards the Bull Ring lights was going straight on through the lights, leaving a minority to turn left.
"despite the lane-swapping dodgems drivers on Town Bridge, who, for the most part, could stay in the right-hand lane all the way through the lights and then, if going straight on, have plenty of time to move across before reaching the Seafarer lights" This is really a misunderstanding of what is happening, many want to go to Barons Quay from Castle,while many others from Winnington want to go to Leftwich. This leads to no option but dangerous lane changing. I can also relay that this system is affecting emergency response times to Leighton hospital. Please sign the petition to get this dangerous mess removed.
Coming down Winnington Hill into town this afternoon, I saw three cars waiting to move from right to left lane on the approach to the bridge, causing delay to both lanes. Only one of the three went left, the others going straight ahead. Drivers such as those two are the problem, not the gyratory.
I will not be signing the petition.
mike54
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8:46pm Fri 17 Feb 12
remoh2 wrote:remoh2 says...
AntiNimby wrote: "despite the lane-swapping dodgems drivers on Town Bridge, who, for the most part, could stay in the right-hand lane all the way through the lights and then, if going straight on, have plenty of time to move across before reaching the Seafarer lights" This is really a misunderstanding of what is happening, many want to go to Barons Quay from Castle,while many others from Winnington want to go to Leftwich. This leads to no option but dangerous lane changing. I can also relay that this system is affecting emergency response times to Leighton hospital. Please sign the petition to get this dangerous mess removed.It was always the case that most of the traffic which crossed the bridge towards the Bull Ring lights was going straight on through the lights, leaving a minority to turn left. Coming down Winnington Hill into town this afternoon, I saw three cars waiting to move from right to left lane on the approach to the bridge, causing delay to both lanes. Only one of the three went left, the others going straight ahead. Drivers such as those two are the problem, not the gyratory. I will not be signing the petition.
Coming down Winnington Hill into town this afternoon, I saw three cars waiting to move from right to left lane on the approach to the bridge, causing delay to both lanes. Only one of the three went left, the others going straight ahead. Drivers such as those two are the problem, not the gyratory.
I will not be signing the petition.”
Changing lanes, especially in very busy traffic, is never easy, even to experienced drivers. It relies on "goodwill" of other drivers to "let them in". This manouvre goes against most everyday driving encountered by a town driver. Whilst waiting for a space to move to, the lane is blocked. Some drivers move over early, in preparation to take a left turn, rather than being "cheeky" and leaving the turn to the last minute.
All this is unnecessary - the gyratory needs scrapping ASAP
if it aint broken says...
8:53am Wed 8 Feb 12