Northampton - Worst place to drive
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i think the only reason northampton is so bad is because it is so badly organised. they think they can solve everything by putting in traffic lights and they are more interested in making the town look good than having good road management. (for example the work they are doing by the train station so it makes the town look good when you get of the train) i think they should stop wasting money on stupid things and use it to make the roads half decent because you can't go anywhere in northampton without avoiding pot- holes and it makes me really
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p.s sorry for the rant but just had to get it of my chest
tom

p.s sorry for the rant but just had to get it of my chest
tom
central said:
Kettering one-way system?
The same one that conveniently routes lost souls past the Earl, and past, and past, and past....?
There is the urban myth of the ex-krettin couple who returned to the town after some years' absence, only to fail to get off the one-way at all after several hours of laps. It's not THAT bad TBH

central said:
Kettering one-way system?
Does exactly what it says on the can though. There is only one way, North to South, unless you know the rat run there really is no obvious way back.Even now after 10 years i still occasionally forget and end up at the wrong end.
Defiantely far worse than Northampton, how such a tiny town centre could have been so f@cked up!
Not sure if it's true, but it was said at the time the chap who designed it had never even been to Kettering!
tom617 said:
i think the only reason northampton is so bad is because it is so badly organised. they think they can solve everything by putting in traffic lights and they are more interested in making the town look good than having good road management. (for example the work they are doing by the train station so it makes the town look good when you get of the train) i think they should stop wasting money on stupid things and use it to make the roads half decent because you can't go anywhere in northampton without avoiding pot- holes and it makes me really
.
p.s sorry for the rant but just had to get it of my chest
tom

p.s sorry for the rant but just had to get it of my chest
tom



Living near the town centre means any journey takes 10mins longer than any route planner suggests, lights, lights, and more lights...if only they'd move the PictureDrome I could move out of town....

I always thought Northampton was pretty good for driving, although I'm rarely out in the car at the busy times so maybe I've just not seen all these jams. Can't say I've ever had trouble finding a parking space etc and the speed cameras seem to be in reasonably sensible places in general.
Maybe I'm just too easily pleased
Maybe I'm just too easily pleased

Agree with what has been said. Since relocating from Southampton last year I have found Northants roads to be far less congested, better quality and more plentiful B roads (with better scenery) and in particular the rush hour is hilariously lacking in congestion. I rarely spend more than 10 mins getting from the A45 into central Northampton, whereas a similar distance of a commute into Southampton would take me 30 mins for certain, and on some days an hour. Not too sure on vehicle crime, not been a victim - touch wood. As for parking, seems enough to go around most of the time and never myself had an problems.
Oh, and petrol is cheaper here than down south. Overall, the driving experience is massively better than where I am from. There may be better out there, but to make it into the top 5 worse driving experiences seems incredible.
Oh, and petrol is cheaper here than down south. Overall, the driving experience is massively better than where I am from. There may be better out there, but to make it into the top 5 worse driving experiences seems incredible.
Shnozz said:
Agree with what has been said. Since relocating from Southampton last year I have found Northants roads to be far less congested, better quality and more plentiful B roads (with better scenery) and in particular the rush hour is hilariously lacking in congestion. I rarely spend more than 10 mins getting from the A45 into central Northampton, whereas a similar distance of a commute into Southampton would take me 30 mins for certain, and on some days an hour. Not too sure on vehicle crime, not been a victim - touch wood. As for parking, seems enough to go around most of the time and never myself had an problems.
Oh, and petrol is cheaper here than down south. Overall, the driving experience is massively better than where I am from. There may be better out there, but to make it into the top 5 worse driving experiences seems incredible.
I think they were talking about Northampton town centre rather than Northants as a whole. I think the roads in the town are pretty crap, as is the town itself, but not the worst ever. But out in the Northants countryside, the roads are pretty good for drivers and largely deserted.Oh, and petrol is cheaper here than down south. Overall, the driving experience is massively better than where I am from. There may be better out there, but to make it into the top 5 worse driving experiences seems incredible.
Usually Northampton is not too bad, but the past few months has been crap all of a sudden loads of road works have appeared, our routes to work have been congested, I hope they get their asses into gear and finish it, not only that we have to contend with MK J14 roadworks and until recently the Ridgemont J13 roadworks too.
So thats where our £60 goes, no wonder they need so many cameras
So thats where our £60 goes, no wonder they need so many cameras

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