A couple of years ago attended the funeral of a friend that was held in a borough just outside of Birmingham but the opposite side from me. The path was once a well-trodden one for me as I once had a girlfriend who lived in the same area and the route consisted of relatively easy suburban roads and A roads.
Remembering the duration of the old journey but that there are more vehicles on the roads today and that I might encounter some roadworks or congestion I allowed myself a generous amount of time. Having not traversed the city for some years what I didn’t bargain for were blanket 20mph speed limits which even extended to major A road routes. I only just made the crem in time. I spent most of the journey in second and third gear yet my modest and humble hack will happily cruise sub 30mph in fifth. I returned home by driving out to the motorway and using the midland links. This meant many more miles but was quicker and probably cost me less in petrol, never mnd being less frustrating. I have to confess that I struggle to understand how engines doing more revolutions and thus burning more fuel for the distance travelled is better for air quality.
Remembering the duration of the old journey but that there are more vehicles on the roads today and that I might encounter some roadworks or congestion I allowed myself a generous amount of time. Having not traversed the city for some years what I didn’t bargain for were blanket 20mph speed limits which even extended to major A road routes. I only just made the crem in time. I spent most of the journey in second and third gear yet my modest and humble hack will happily cruise sub 30mph in fifth. I returned home by driving out to the motorway and using the midland links. This meant many more miles but was quicker and probably cost me less in petrol, never mnd being less frustrating. I have to confess that I struggle to understand how engines doing more revolutions and thus burning more fuel for the distance travelled is better for air quality.
Nick
