Any Bristol Commuters here?
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I was just wondering, now we are officially the most congested city in the UK. If there is anyone that still commutes in or around Bristol in their car?
I commute from the North of the city (South Glous, Bradley Stoke) to Clifton on my bike, and the 7.2 mile journey is dispatched in a conistant 29-35 mins depending on how many weetabix I've had. If I leave at 7:30am the same journey takes over an hour, leave at 6:30am and its around 15 mins.
I think the solution has to be getting more people on 125cc commuter bikes, or for the more hardy; pushbikes (this takes some grit and is possibly not for all in this weather). I can't say I've got much sympathy when I pass the same cars day after day. Are there any PHers stuck in these jams consistently?
I commute from the North of the city (South Glous, Bradley Stoke) to Clifton on my bike, and the 7.2 mile journey is dispatched in a conistant 29-35 mins depending on how many weetabix I've had. If I leave at 7:30am the same journey takes over an hour, leave at 6:30am and its around 15 mins.
I think the solution has to be getting more people on 125cc commuter bikes, or for the more hardy; pushbikes (this takes some grit and is possibly not for all in this weather). I can't say I've got much sympathy when I pass the same cars day after day. Are there any PHers stuck in these jams consistently?
I do Stoke Gifford to Clifton an back every day. Normally leave at 7.30 and get to work for 8.15. Coming home is around the same but sometimes takes a lot longer. Took me nearly 2 hours last Thursday!
I did cycle it for 6 months but stopped when I joined the gym as I couldn't do both. Fair play for doing it day in day out. I preferred it when it was cold anyway. Traffic is getting more and more ridiculous round here though. I'll have another motorbike soon so will make it easier.
I did cycle it for 6 months but stopped when I joined the gym as I couldn't do both. Fair play for doing it day in day out. I preferred it when it was cold anyway. Traffic is getting more and more ridiculous round here though. I'll have another motorbike soon so will make it easier.
All part of the mayors master plan. Make it difficult by screwing up the traffic flow and eventually people will accept that public transport is better.
It has taken them years to do this but now when he wants to spend zillions on the rapid transport system people will say good idea.
Once they have this in place all the shops will die business will move to Wales job done.
It has taken them years to do this but now when he wants to spend zillions on the rapid transport system people will say good idea.
Once they have this in place all the shops will die business will move to Wales job done.
ThrottleBod said:
I do Stoke Gifford to Clifton an back every day. Normally leave at 7.30 and get to work for 8.15. Coming home is around the same but sometimes takes a lot longer. Took me nearly 2 hours last Thursday!
I did cycle it for 6 months but stopped when I joined the gym as I couldn't do both. Fair play for doing it day in day out. I preferred it when it was cold anyway. Traffic is getting more and more ridiculous round here though. I'll have another motorbike soon so will make it easier.
Jesus I work in Swindon and it takes me door to door 40 minutes, Brislington to J16 via A4174 - Pucklechurch - J18 is the quickest way out and back in.I did cycle it for 6 months but stopped when I joined the gym as I couldn't do both. Fair play for doing it day in day out. I preferred it when it was cold anyway. Traffic is getting more and more ridiculous round here though. I'll have another motorbike soon so will make it easier.
Mind you my wife works in the centre and on the bus it takes longer to do the 3 miles home than it takes me from Swindon.
But I do start at 7am and finish at 3pm to miss the worst of it all.
I live in Portishead and work in Filton, can take anywhere from 25mins to 1.5hrs to to get to work or home.
A company has set up a commuter coach running from WSM, Clevedon and Portishead up to the big companies in Filton but it's stupidly expensive! The route from Portishead to Filton is £5 each way so £50pw! If I drove sensibly £50 of fuel would last around 9 days, so I think I'll stick with my car.
A company has set up a commuter coach running from WSM, Clevedon and Portishead up to the big companies in Filton but it's stupidly expensive! The route from Portishead to Filton is £5 each way so £50pw! If I drove sensibly £50 of fuel would last around 9 days, so I think I'll stick with my car.
MudSkipper said:
I live in Portishead and work in Filton, can take anywhere from 25mins to 1.5hrs to to get to work or home.
A company has set up a commuter coach running from WSM, Clevedon and Portishead up to the big companies in Filton but it's stupidly expensive! The route from Portishead to Filton is £5 each way so £50pw! If I drove sensibly £50 of fuel would last around 9 days, so I think I'll stick with my car.
To do my journey by public transport is £291 per WEEK.A company has set up a commuter coach running from WSM, Clevedon and Portishead up to the big companies in Filton but it's stupidly expensive! The route from Portishead to Filton is £5 each way so £50pw! If I drove sensibly £50 of fuel would last around 9 days, so I think I'll stick with my car.
Bus to temple meads - train to Swindon - taxi to work (No direct bus) - taxi - train - bus for the return.
As I know nothing of Swindon apart from working near J16 I assumed the taxi would be £10 each way but it is probably more.
It costs me £70 in fuel for the 130i per week. And they think it would be good to use public transport.
£40 a week for Bath to Filton/Parkway by train (or sometimes train to Temple Meads and then run to work, but still buy the £8 return). 10 min walk at either end. Sometimes I've cycled it but then it is difficult to fit in the running too.
Going by car would be impossible - no parking at work, heavy traffic on the A4174, waste of time.
Going by car would be impossible - no parking at work, heavy traffic on the A4174, waste of time.
I have been travelling into Central Bristol for over thirty four years 
from the Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne area.
Back in the early eighties, it was fine to leave home at 07:45 to get in by 08:15. If I left at 07:45 nowadays, it would take an hour.
This morning I left at 06:30 and the journey took fifteen minutes. Anything later than 06:45 and the traffic around Hambrook starts to cause long delays.
There is a glimmer of hope that the bypass for Bradley Stoke (Rabbit Roundabout) to the M32 (near the Holiday Inn), due to be completed in 2015, will ease the problem at Hambrook.
What does surprise me is how quiet the roads are once you get into the city. I have dropped my wife off at St Peter's Hospice in Brentry at 09:00 for training courses twice in the last fortnight and have driven down to St Philips through Clifton with no real delays. It's getting into the city that seems to be the problem.
from the Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne area. Back in the early eighties, it was fine to leave home at 07:45 to get in by 08:15. If I left at 07:45 nowadays, it would take an hour.
This morning I left at 06:30 and the journey took fifteen minutes. Anything later than 06:45 and the traffic around Hambrook starts to cause long delays.
There is a glimmer of hope that the bypass for Bradley Stoke (Rabbit Roundabout) to the M32 (near the Holiday Inn), due to be completed in 2015, will ease the problem at Hambrook.
What does surprise me is how quiet the roads are once you get into the city. I have dropped my wife off at St Peter's Hospice in Brentry at 09:00 for training courses twice in the last fortnight and have driven down to St Philips through Clifton with no real delays. It's getting into the city that seems to be the problem.
I use a 125 scooter. takes me 4 minutes from leigh woods to bs1.
otherwise its car at 7.30.
getting a bit chilly mind not though.
Another option i've tried is the sometimes unreliable and overcrowded buses, however they are now much cheaper than before with the new zoning scheme.
Best option overall when the wether is acceptable though is a scooter.
otherwise its car at 7.30.
getting a bit chilly mind not though.
Another option i've tried is the sometimes unreliable and overcrowded buses, however they are now much cheaper than before with the new zoning scheme.
Best option overall when the wether is acceptable though is a scooter.
UWE have just done an exercise on the fastest way to get to the campus on the ring road from the arch on Gloucester Rd. Unsurprisingly, the results were: motor scooter (16 mins), bicycle, runner, bus, car, walker with both the car and the walker taking around an hour.
If they sorted the bloody traffic light phasing out, things would be alot easier. I do think it is a deliberate attempt to f
k up traffic flow.
If they sorted the bloody traffic light phasing out, things would be alot easier. I do think it is a deliberate attempt to f
k up traffic flow.GlenMH said:
UWE have just done an exercise on the fastest way to get to the campus on the ring road from the arch on Gloucester Rd. Unsurprisingly, the results were: motor scooter (16 mins), bicycle, runner, bus, car, walker with both the car and the walker taking around an hour.
If they sorted the bloody traffic light phasing out, things would be alot easier. I do think it is a deliberate attempt to fk up traffic flow.
Would be interesting to see what routes the runner and cyclist took (and what standard of runner/cyclist each was If they sorted the bloody traffic light phasing out, things would be alot easier. I do think it is a deliberate attempt to f
k up traffic flow.
).GlenMH said:
I do think it is a deliberate attempt to fk up traffic flow.
Apparently not:k up traffic flow.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/traffic_lig...
Feels like it though, I agree.
Bristol's piss poor excuse for a public transport system isn't going to get better any time soon - who wants to pay for it? So I agree with the bikists: time to get people onto bikes and scooters, and out of the sodding cars.
I've commuted around Bristol for the past 10 years, the past 5 on a motorbike. I still can't believe people just put up with sitting in their cars in the traffic queues they do day after day without trying to do something about it.
Nightmare... I have really noticed a distinct upturn in traffic this year. The rush hour stretches really late into the evening, and living on Anchor Rd I can see how far back the queue is! Bizarrely, the inbound traffic seems to get really backed up around 7-7.30pm most nights!
Currently cycle to work, I'm lucky it is so close. If I ended up working at a further station I'd definitely consider a 125. Portishead would be great however apart from the fuel cost, for me it's straight out onto the Cumberland Basin and then the fun road through Failand
Currently cycle to work, I'm lucky it is so close. If I ended up working at a further station I'd definitely consider a 125. Portishead would be great however apart from the fuel cost, for me it's straight out onto the Cumberland Basin and then the fun road through Failand
N Dentressangle said:
GlenMH said:
I do think it is a deliberate attempt to fk up traffic flow.
Apparently not:k up traffic flow.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/traffic_lig...
Feels like it though, I agree.
That link is also 4 years old
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