Recent content by gabrielhj07

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Going against the grain of this thread slightly, I'd like to compliment any forum members who were driving southbound on the A1 yesterday afternoon. Fantastic drive from Doncaster to St Neots, and apart from the occasional average speed zone, I don't think I had to drop below 70 once.

It's not exactly flat at the western end either, would probably need some fairly significant earthworks to make a runway out of it.

Maybe, have to wait & see what the 810s are like. Either way Luton could probably do with better railway connections to the north than Corby & Bedford.

EMR stopping their Intercity services there would be a start.

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Hardly worth it; I could only do 55 myself, otherwise I would’ve done.

I had the pleasure of driving down the A1081 at about 2 o'clock this morning, where I found myself stuck behind a BMW 5 series doing about 45 all the way from Luton to Harpenden. Highlights included braking on straights, not slowing at all for roundabouts, and crawling through the empty town...

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Which in reality would be 22/23mph - a whopping 75% of the limit. I'm sure there'd be a few complaints if an Intercity train dawdled around at 94mph. I make the difference 39 seconds over 1.3 miles, but I don't think the small time saving is the issue here. Somebody doing 40 in a 60, in...

I am always amazed how lane discipline improves when the A23 goes from 3 to 2 lanes southbound. It's as if the lack of another lane to the right focuses the minds of the middle lane hoggers.

Although I only drive that road at night, I often find myself pulling into a lay-by to let traffic past - my Land Rover won't do 60 on that road. But I do know what you mean; whenever I'm driving something quicker, I'm forever catching up with somebody doing about 35, and usually wandering in...