Originally posted by aging blitzerdid they have those in 1946?
The things you were looking for are called "Services".
Great big places where you can stop for food*, drink, toilets, fuel, etc.
About every 30-40 miles or so.
All along your route.
With big signs telling you where they are.
Really big signs.
*it's advertised as food
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Originally posted by aging blitzeronly if you want to be ill. the things you are looking for are pubs. you find them by getting off the motorway and finding the nearest small village.
The things you were looking for are called "Services".
Great big places where you can stop for food*, drink, toilets, fuel, etc.
About every 30-40 miles or so.
All along your route.
With big signs telling you where they are.
Really big signs.
*it's advertised as food
Originally posted by aging blitzerYes, I did fail to mention we had one service station stop along the way. It was like an oasis of life for me. It seemed that it took for hours to get to though. Other than that, however, nothing but cow pasture.
The things you were looking for are called "Services".
Great big places where you can stop for food*, drink, toilets, fuel, etc.
About every 30-40 miles or so.
All along your route.
With big signs telling you where they are.
Really big signs.
*it's advertised as food
Originally posted by kirksey957All I can say is DON"T DRIVE!!! When you are in England, you have no need to drive. It is not like it is in the States. In the States, you must drive to get anywhere because everything is so spread out and public transportation is abysmal. Conversely, in the UK you either live in the city or you don't live there. There are a myraid of different forms of public transportation within the city and traveling from city to city is only a train ride away. The cabi's are great there and I have found them to be the fastest and most helpful transportation around. Granted, they cost more, but it is the most effecient form of travel there and you also get valuable travel information as well along the way. The cabi's are also very friendly and courteous which is more than I can say for some other cabi's in other countries we traveled to. We told one of the cabi's in England that we had planned to visit Paris during our trip. He asked us if we spoke French. We answered no and he just flashed an evil grin and said, "There just going to love you." And he could'nt have been more correct.
I pretty much enjoy driving as it is a big part of my job. Fortunately I live in the country so there is no congestion. I'm going to England and Europe in less than 2 weeks and I'm quite nervous about this.
Originally posted by whodeyHe's going to be spending a small fortune getting trains/cabs everywhere.
All I can say is DON"T DRIVE!!! When you are in England, you have no need to drive. It is not like it is in the States. In the States, you must drive to get anywhere because everything is so spread out and public transportation is abysmal. Conversely, in the UK you either live in the city or you don't live there. There are a myraid of different forms of ...[text shortened]... grin and said, "There just going to love you." And he could'nt have been more correct.
Originally posted by slimjimSan Diego, too, is actually a joy to drive in...great interstate system criss-crossing the city from every direction....I'm 10 minutes from downtown, 20 minutes to the border.
You haven't driven in the Boston area. LA drivers are pros compared to those non driving a-holes in the Boston area.
Originally posted by EnigmaticCamYou have just perfectly described an ordinary day on the roads of Sydney Australia.
..completely aggressive if they get half a chance to cut off a few seconds of their driving time to get ahead of other people. No one uses their blinker to change lanes or turn, not even at a stop sign. Everyone waits until the last second before making those two or three lane changes over to the turning lane. People CONSTANTLY cut people off trying to ...[text shortened]... eople on the road tailgate and weave in and out of lanes trying to save themselves 5 seconds..
I will not be hypocritical about it either. BLT is not just beaf/bacon lettuce tommato, it is also brake late and turn. Honestly for Sydneysiders I think it is less about saving 5seconds, its almost a badge of honour to show you can cut it on our roads. Its a oneupmanship to demonstrate to your hapless combatants, that you can read the road better, can get through the next intersection on orange and can elude the pack.
Silly, childish,dangerous,stupid,all of the above, but I suspect for some a bit of fun to brighten a dull day.
Originally posted by zeeblebotno, and no motorways either. But if you're going to do London to Manchester in 3 hours you'll pretty much have to be on the motorway all the way. M1 -> M6 would be simplest, but if the M40 was used, then there haven't been many services on there until recently
did they have those in 1946?
in 1946 the car would have broken down a few times and it would have taken 2 days...
the first section M1 opened in 1959 and there was Watford Gap services
http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/timeline/
Originally posted by ElleEffSeeeYes, but if you drive you will also be spending a small fortune in gas. It is much higher there than in the States. With cabi's you never have to find where you are going. They can take you any where you want to go without even thinking about it, not to mention never having to worry about parking or $$$ for parking. Also if you want to tackle driving on the opposite side of the road and the various differences in driving laws there, then by all means go for it. Personally I don't think it is worth the time and trouble. The only other option is to ride a bus. Granted, it is probably the cheapest form of transportation there, you will nonetheless be spending some time figuring out which bus goes where after finding out exactly where it is you want to go on a map. Then you must wait as the bus makes various stops along the way. For me, the cabi's were worth the extra $$$. You are not going to be there long, and what time I have to be there should be doing what I want to do. All I can say is that it was worth the money in order to make the most of my time there.
He's going to be spending a small fortune getting trains/cabs everywhere.
Edit: As far as trains go are there not rail passes that you can by for various block of alloted time? I think for a certain amount of money you can then ride trains anywhere and any time you want. If you plan on traveling extensivly in Europe, you may save $$$ this way.
The craziest place I've driven is Vietnam. Absolutely chaotic, unless you know their rules of the road... which is pretty simple once you observe them for a while. There is only 1 rule... Smaller gives away to bigger. Everytime.
It didn't help that it was my first time driving a motorbike either. I had two very minor crashes within the first 10 minutes trying to get out of Nha Trang. The second one I hit a guy who just pulled straight out in front of me. They assume that everybody else will avoid them. He didn't think he was going to encounter me. Anyway, he looked around, a little pissed off, I started laughing and signalled 1st time, and we had a great chat. Him in Vietnamese and me in English while we drove along.
Anyway, on the same day, just when I thought I had gotten the hang of the bike, I was coming down a mountain, and this lorry starts passing out another lorry. This was before I had figured out the rule of the road. So, I slow down a little and think, he'll go back, he'll go back. Instead, he starts flashing his lights and hooting his horn. I'm still thinking he'll go back, he'll go back, surely he can see that there isn't enough space for the 3 of us.
Eventually, I realised that he wasn't going to go back, so I remembered where my brakes were, slammed on them, and dived off the road at the last minute. I swear, his wing mirror flicked my hair.
But the funniest thing is that we were driving through the central highlands one day, doing typical vietnamese things like passing out on blind corners, etc, when we approached what looked like an unmanned ox and cart. It was only as we passed it that you could see a Viet guy asleep with the reins wrapped around his foot. 🙄
China is also completely nuts: A 3 lane road is plenty wide enough for 8 cars. As is Bolivia. I got stopped on the Italian island of Sardinia for what I can only guess was deemed to be suspicious behaviour. I was driving within the speed limit.
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Originally posted by chancremechanicMaybe; but the people down there are a bunch of douches. The ones I met anyway.
San Diego, too, is actually a joy to drive in...great interstate system criss-crossing the city from every direction....I'm 10 minutes from downtown, 20 minutes to the border.
EDIT - Except for the military guys. They were pretty cool guys.