Friday 1 June 2007

Brixham Gridlock


Once again Brixham Town Square was gridlocked. The main problem is the lights just in front of the red bus. That is both the way in and the way out and the junction is controlled by three way lights. The lights coming into the square were working OK, ten or more cars entering the square form Bolton Street and the same from New Rd. But the lights for us poor sods trying to get out only stayed on green just long enough to allow 3 vehicles out. So each time the lights went through a complete cycle 20 vehicles got in but only 3 out. A net gain of 17 in a space only capable of holding 30 vehicles at most. You don't need a degree in rocket science to work out the result. The fact that there are 3 double decker bus buses trying to enter and leave within 3 minutes of each other can't help much either. But I blame it on the erratic behavior of the traffic lights.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is that a Blue Oxford "BrookesBus" Decker I spot there in your photo?

David said...

Hi James, yes it is, we need a few extra buses for the summer and we borrow them from Oxford. Nice of Oxford to lend us them, thanks.