03-03-2006, 11:18 | #1 |
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2+1 and the Atlantic Road Corridor
A very off-topic question, but I was looking at Fred Barry of the NRA's presentation to the Chamber of commerce and I was wondering, which bits of the Atlantic Road Corridor will be 2+1?
I have to admit I think 2+1's are great -- was at a wedding in Sweden last year and they're the perfect compromise of safety and footprint, especially with our land acquisition costs |
03-03-2006, 11:22 | #2 |
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He said they hadnt decided yet, it'll be interesting to see how the new stretches get on such as the Clontribet N2.
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03-03-2006, 11:27 | #3 |
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i thought all of the atlantic corridor would be 2+1. Its a great solution if built to the proper standards.
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03-03-2006, 12:31 | #4 |
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Some parts of the ARC (certainly the Charleville bypass) will be full dual-carriageways.
Having driven on 2+1s here I am unconvinced. If you get stuck behind a slow truck or tractor on one of the single-carriageway bits, there is no possibility of passing and I certainly wouldn't like to see a failure on one. On the parts with passing lanes, you see most cars accelerate to 130+ kph because they want to get past all slow moving vehicles when they still can. |
03-03-2006, 12:47 | #5 |
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its still safer that single carriageway. You would be unfortunate to be stuck behind an agricultural vehicle for 2km though
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