QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Sep 13 2017, 11:06 AM)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41227359Why does traffic use this route over M4 / M5 when everyone knows they are going to be held up anyway ?
I should imagine that one of the reasons is that it is about 35 miles shorter.
In these days of major concern about the emissions of cars (ref. the diesel debarcle!) maybe folks think this matters?
Also, if everyone currently using the 303 switched to M4/5 then I would imagine that they would become a car park themselves?
As an aside there was one comment from someone on the Jeremy Vine show yesterday who declared he wanted things to remain as they are as he and his kids enjoyed the slow ride past the monument and that this was of historical value to his children!!