"Coventry's nightmare traffic jams worst in country behind London"

[dutchman]

The city is among the worst in UK for motorists being stuck in traffic jams

Drivers in Coventry wasted more than an entire day sat in traffic last year - making it the second worst congestion blackspot in the country behind London.

Figures show that motorists spent 28 hours stuck in tailbacks in the city in 2015 - up 34 per cent from 21 hours in 2012.

The roadworks at Tollbar Island and regular heavy traffic on arterial routes like London Road and Foleshill Road were among the problem areas that contributed to the huge number of wasted hours.

In an analysis for The Sunday Times, traffic information company Inrix examined congestion over a four-year period in 18 urban areas, which include more than 50 per cent of the UK population.

The company uses real-time traffic data to establish average speeds and congestion levels and compares this with typical trips taken by motorists, and how often they drive, to calculate how many hours are “wasted in congestion”.

The average number of hours lost by drivers in traffic jams across the 18 areas since 2012 increased by 27 per cent - from 45.6 hours to 58 hours.

London came out on top as the worst city for congestion with drivers spending 101 hours a year - more than 12 working days - stuck in rush-hour traffic, up 40 per cent from 2012.

[rebbonk]

Can I blame the Ginger Gnome?

[Melisandre]

Yes and the rest who want to build even more housing which will create more traffic.
Every time there s an acciedent on the M6 Longford Rd comes to a stand still like the other week even the ambulanes stationed just up the road further up had difficulty getting through. Which makes Coventry s carbon foot print a joke with all the polution caused by the frequent traffic jams here.

[rebbonk]

Yes, Melisandre, the M6 accidents have caused problems haven't they? As you rightly say adding more homes isn't going to help either.

But the one thing that really riles me, is that the Council in their 'wisdom' removed the 'cut-in' bus-stops from the Foleshill Rd. Now every time a bus stops, it holds up the traffic. - At places like the Wolfe, that can be quite a long time as there are traffic lights quite close to the stops.

[Melisandre]

Yes I can under stand that riles you Rebbonk hence why I seldom ever drove down the Foleshill Rd way when I had my car I found other routes around it to get to my destinations as I did nt use as much petrol for one being in low gear bumper to bumper even from where it starts at the Longford Rd before the blue ribnon roundabout and in the long run the routes was quicker. I know plenty of drivers will not touch the Foleshill Rd because of the dodgy drivers down there causing acciedents.

[rebbonk]

I know plenty of drivers will not touch the Foleshill Rd because of the dodgy drivers down there causing acciedents.

Ah, you mean the 'optional' no right turn signs.

[Melisandre]

Yes also the ones who do not believing giving way when pulling out of the side streets just past the General Wolfe also not stopping for people on the crossing by Greggs.