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Old 21st July 2008, 09:18 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Default Europe Trip-Mid Aug

On Jul 21, 7:21 am, "Mike....." <mikexcloth...@freedomnames.co.uk>
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> Following up to Kamakazee
>
> > Well I'm in Texas, so a typical highway here is 5 or 6 lanes, with
> > SUVs going apprx 70-80 mph!

>
> SUVs at eighty is the norm here, but on country lanes!
>
>                 Manchester, Gt.Man
> 6.2     6.2     A6,
>                 A626    Jct A560/A626/B6104/M63
> 6.8     0.6     A626    Jct A626/B5465
> 7.6     0.8     B5465   Jct A6/A5102/B5465
> 26.3    18.7    A6      Buxton
> 47.1    20.8    A515    Ashbourne
> 62.7    15.6    A52     Jct A52/A6005 (S Spondon)
> 63.4    0.7     A6096   Spondon
>
> these are all A roads, which are sometimes 2 lanes each way, with a central
> barrier but at other times one or two lanes each way on a shared
> carriageway. You shouldnt come across any single track with passing places
> until you get out into the dales, maybe not much then.
> --
> Mike........
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Excellent, I realize I could (and will) pull the route off Google but
I appreciate you listing the above.

I don't think I'll be doing any passing!
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