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Dec 26, 2004 20:38:51 GMT 1
Post by R6ix on Dec 26, 2004 20:38:51 GMT 1
i drove from telford alomg M6, arrived at junction 16 at about 12.05pm slightly busy, so i detoured and went through stoke and still go to bury at 2.30 with an hour delay at stoke? how were town delayed 4 miles from junction 16 an hour earlier than me yet i was able to get off the M6 at junction 15 with out any real probs?  |
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M6
Dec 26, 2004 20:58:41 GMT 1
Post by MartinB on Dec 26, 2004 20:58:41 GMT 1
Depend on how far the queue from the accident has got. Sometimes being there earlier means you get delayed longer.
A couple of years ago I was catching a train home from London (Usual journey time 40 minutes)
Missed the 16.30, If I had caught that train I would have been home 17.10
Caught the 16.40, train failed at first stop 16.45 got home 20.05 (Journey time 3 hours 25 mins)
If I had missed the 16.40 I would have got home at 18.00 by taking a different route due to the train line being closed. (Journey time 1 hour 20 minutes)
I think it shows how a few minutes can make a lot of difference.
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M6
Dec 26, 2004 22:10:25 GMT 1
Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2004 22:10:25 GMT 1
Heres my journey:
-Left Tenbury (N.Worcestershire) at 10:30
-Arrived Condover 11:20-picked up mate
-Arrived Telford Estate, Shrewsbury 11:35-picked up mate
-Arrived Gigg Lane 2:00!
Comin up on the A49 I hardly went above 55mph in less than great road conditions and still arrived in time. Thats because I planned ahead and did'nt go out of my way to pick up my passengers-tho I did get us lost on the way home ;D.
However, the delay was caused by an serious accident in which several people may well have died-when u think of it that way it kinda puts our releativly minor gripes into focus.
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M6
Dec 26, 2004 22:15:55 GMT 1
Post by Pilch on Dec 26, 2004 22:15:55 GMT 1
Heres my journey: -Left Tenbury (N.Worcestershire) at 10:30 -Arrived Condover 11:20-picked up mate -Arrived Telford Estate, Shrewsbury 11:35-picked up mate -Arrived Gigg Lane 2:00! Comin up on the A49 I hardly went above 55mph in less than great road conditions and still arrived in time. Thats because I planned ahead and did'nt go out of my way to pick up my passengers-tho I did get us lost on the way home ;D. However, the delay was caused by an serious accident in which several people may well have died-when u think of it that way it kinda puts our releativly minor gripes into focus. on the same lines if you had encountered a serious accident at condover and been stuck there all day it would obviously have been your fault  or maybe your mates fault for not driving to bury on his own |
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