Monday Morning Bristol Traffic

[Pip in a Poke]

1.5 hours to get round the ring road to BPW

Can we get rid of the ludicrous 2+ lanes please? Otherwise I'm going to buy a mannequin and dress it in a borqa

[administrator]

Gricer - is that you?

The traffic is the only reason I am happy to not still be living in Bristol.

[malvolio]

1.5 hours to get round the ring road to BPW

Can we get rid of the ludicrous 2+ lanes please? Otherwise I'm going to buy a mannequin and dress it in a borqa

It's been tried, several times. Doesn't work...

Use Bath Spa instead via the A420.

[Pip in a Poke]

It's been tried, several times. Doesn't work...

Use Bath Spa instead via the A420.

I'm heading the other way.

The rationale behind using BPW is that I can get a 125 express service rather than the overcrowded cattle trucks that ply the route between BTM & South Wales.

It is also normally empty in both directions.

[VectraMan]

I had 6 months of driving cross country to get to Bristol Parkway every morning and then getting the train into the centre. Fun times.

[malvolio]

I'm heading the other way.

The rationale behind using BPW is that I can get a 125 express service rather than the overcrowded cattle trucks that ply the route between BTM & South Wales.

It is also normally empty in both directions.

OK, take the Virgin train for Brum and points north from BTM to BPW and change there.

[LondonManc]

Sounds heavenly compared to this morning's run to the smoke.

[Pip in a Poke]

OK, take the Virgin train for Brum and points north from BTM to BPW and change there.

Oooh! Good thinking.

Unfortunately my train departs BPW at 8:08.

The Virgin service gets in at 8:09

[Pip in a Poke]

Has anyone ever braved doing a cross Bristol cycle?

It appears there's a route that is cycle friendly in places - at least from the yurts of St Werberghs up to Stoke Gifford. I could park the car in Whitchurch and cycle in from there.

I don't fancy the bit along the St Philips Causeway though

[SueEllen]

Has anyone ever braved doing a cross Bristol cycle?

It appears there's a route that is cycle friendly in places - at least from the yurts of St Werberghs up to Stoke Gifford. I could park the car in Whitchurch and cycle in from there.

I don't fancy the bit along the St Philips Causeway though

Wear a bright pink jacket, have a pink bag/panniers and a blonde long haired wig under your cycle helmet. Alternatively have see through black cycling shorts/tights and keep your bum of the saddle.

That way you will be given plenty of room.