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Speed bumps in Alton village
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Scott
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Partially I think - though wasn't it also primarily for resort road upkeep and monorail upkeep? (Though ironically it appears not to be spent there either 
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The LDTP has thrown out the idea of a bypass now anyway - so there's no chance of that even being thought of before 2020 now.
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)The LDTP has thrown out the idea of a bypass now anyway - so there's no chance of that even being thought of before 2020 now.
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Alastair
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I reckon attendance would up by at least a third if a bypass was ever built. The main thing you hear people complain about in regards to Alton Towers is the difficulty of getting there/the awful roads. A bypass would make visiting more regularly a lot more appealing.
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I have read through the LTDP pdf and there is a rating system on one page which rates from -2 to +2 on some aspects if X amount of admissions is reached. If 3 million is reached it would have a -1 effect on the traffic situation (i.e. making it worse) but anything less would have a 0 effect except if they didn't invest in AT which would have a +1 effect.
However due to the hotels/lodges, the traffic effect is reduced due to more staying over. Hence AT see little need for a VERY expensive bypass.
However due to the hotels/lodges, the traffic effect is reduced due to more staying over. Hence AT see little need for a VERY expensive bypass.
BigDave
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Yes, but I live 6miles away and yet u get put off by the lack of transport links and shockingly bad roads. I mean today the first bus to get me to the park is 10:18 so that's 18mins after it has already opened. Going by car means sitting at traffic lights due to the council deciding to add pointless speed bumps.
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Speed bumps are a dangerous menace on the roads, especially to motorbike riders, you clip the edge of a wet speed hump and your a gonna. Not to mention the damage they do to any cars suspension and the inside of the car tyres. They also increase noise and pollution where they are installed, and usually over time they deteriorate causing more problems to cars. In fact, the vehicles that need slowing down, I.e. buses and lorries are the only vehicles that can get over them without slowing down.
Putting them in Alton village is a crazy idea, traffic going through there by nature of the roads is already slow. Personally used it more as the residents wanting to create an inconvenience to tourists, who will hopefully then try and find another way into the park (something that frequently happens in an area where speed bumps are installed.....cars just try and find a different route) -
Would be interesting to know how many accidents and fatalities there have been along those roads caused by excessive speed and if it would even warrant the speed humps.... My guess is that it would not.
Edit ..... The parking charge was originally introduced to fund the relief road. Its now seen as a money spinner , not sure where the money goes as it sure as hell don't go on the roads in the park which are in a shocking state.
Putting them in Alton village is a crazy idea, traffic going through there by nature of the roads is already slow. Personally used it more as the residents wanting to create an inconvenience to tourists, who will hopefully then try and find another way into the park (something that frequently happens in an area where speed bumps are installed.....cars just try and find a different route) -
Would be interesting to know how many accidents and fatalities there have been along those roads caused by excessive speed and if it would even warrant the speed humps.... My guess is that it would not.
Edit ..... The parking charge was originally introduced to fund the relief road. Its now seen as a money spinner , not sure where the money goes as it sure as hell don't go on the roads in the park which are in a shocking state.
Overwhelming majority will go over the speed bump though.
Top Gear will not put any cars on their fastest lap board if they cannot go over a sleeping policeman (same term). The amount of cars they've done that to, are very few and far between. Most won't be road legal anyway!
Top Gear will not put any cars on their fastest lap board if they cannot go over a sleeping policeman (same term). The amount of cars they've done that to, are very few and far between. Most won't be road legal anyway!
GaryH said:
I ride a bike and do not find speed bumps dangerous as long as you slow down before approaching them... which is not the point of them?
They are only dangerous if you ride at them at a stupid speed and not slow down.
Since they do the job, I see nothing wrong with them. They are a nuisance, but they do their job.
GaryH said:
apologies for using the term road legal. But if a car can't go over a speed bump, there's not much point taking it on the road as the only logical reason for ownership of such a car is for track, You will find speed bumps everywhere all over the country, your choice to mod or buy a car with an impractical height, well that's your fault...
but yeahhhh.... moving on.... as this is borderline off topic.