Europe Trip-Mid Aug

On Jul 21, 7:21 am, "Mike....." <mikexcloth...@freedomnames.co.uk>
wrote:
> 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........
> remove clothing to email

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!

"Mike....." <mikexclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1izwyn59en6x9$.1vfnevn4pipou.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> Following up to Kamakazee
>
>> are these roads "highways"
>> in the sense we have them in the states?
>
> what is the US sense of "highway"?
> --
> Mike........
> remove clothing to email

Highway in the US usually means the Interstate system, which can have 12+
lanes in urban areas and just two per direction in rural areas. Limited
on/off ability.

To Kamakazee: Western Europe has plenty of roads that qualify -- not sure
what you'll be up against in Hungary.

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:22:33 +0100, Mike..... wrote:

> Following up to Tim C.
>
>> 2-3 lanes of Fiat 500s doing 90-100mph.
>
> faster still when you get out of Napoli town centre.

lol!

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Tim C.

On Jul 21, 9:19 am, "Sarah Banick" <sban...@> wrote:
> "Mike....." <mikexcloth...@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:1izwyn59en6x9$.1vfnevn4pipou.dlg@40tude.net.. .
>
> > Following up to Kamakazee
>
> >> are these roads "highways"
> >> in the sense we have them in the states?
>
> > what is the US sense of "highway"?
> > --
> > Mike........
> > remove clothing to email
>
> Highway in the US usually means the Interstate system, which can have 12+
> lanes in urban areas and just two per direction in rural areas. Limited
> on/off ability.
>
> To Kamakazee: Western Europe has plenty of roads that qualify -- not sure
> what you'll be up against in Hungary.

Thanks. Driving won't be an issue in Budapest since I fly directly in
and directly out. On the other legs of my trip I'll be driving to
certain sites (Spondon, Perstorp and Lanaken to Frankfurt). The only
driving I plan to do in Budapest is on a moped. Originally I had
thought about driving to Vienna but now most likely won't.

Thks

On Jul 21, 9:45 am, "Mike....." <mikexcloth...@freedomnames.co.uk>
wrote:
> Following up to Sarah Banick
>
> > Highway in the US usually means the Interstate system, which can have 12+
> > lanes in urban areas and just two per direction in rural areas. Limited
> > on/off ability.
>
> Kamakazee:
> "Motorway" is the closest UK term to that (never more than 4+4 lanes). No
> learners or some slow types of vehicle, pull off hard shoulder, long
> entrance/exit slips roads. Denoted by blue signage and M prefix. Major A
> roads, (which often come fairly close in standard) have green signage.
> So its "M" "A" "B" and unclassified. On OS maps its blue, red, yellow,
> white.
>
> Yellow boxes on sticks are speed cameras, small yellow boxes on gantries
> are average speed cameras in sets. There is no filtering through red lights
> for any turn unless a green arrow is displayed. You may not shoot other
> drivers. All BMWs will overtake you. Much motorway traffic moves at up to
> 100mph, this does not mean that there are never speed cameras in vans on
> bridges etc, the drivers are just paying attention. Do not park on double
> red or yellow kerbside lines. If a pedestrian crossing light flashes yellow
> you go if no one is crossing. If another driver touches thumb to first
> finger to make a circle and shakes his wrist, you probably did something he
> didn't like. All motorway roadworks have speed cameras. Only overtake on
> right except in filtering heavy traffic.
> There is no concept of jaywalking. 10% + 2mph above speed limit is
> tolerated, 30+ mph above a limit and see you in court. Mobile phone while
> driving only allowed if hands free. Drink drive limit is about 1 and 1/2
> pints of beer.
> --
> Mike........
> remove clothing to email

Very good, very helpful.

What's the parking like? In my travels so far in Europe it's been
basically park whereever you can. A touch with the front bumper, then
a subsequent brush with the back bumper means you're parked. Does the
same principle apply?

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:02:13 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis
<erick.use-net@ardane.c-o-m> wrote:

>Martin:
>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:19:07 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>> >Visiting the Taj Mahal is well worth it- but you don't have to 'visit'
>> >or stay in Agra for that.
>>
>> Princess Diana visited Taj Mahal and look what happened to her.
>
>Well, she died.
>But didn't Mr. Tahal die long before that? Shouldn't that be a sign, that
>everyone who visits Taj Mahal will eventually die?
>

I got food poisoning from a visit to a Taj Mahal in UK, but I survived it.
--

Martin

On Jul 21, 10:39 am, "Mike....." <mikexcloth...@freedomnames.co.uk>
wrote:
> Following up to Kamakazee
>
> > What's the parking like?  In my travels so far in Europe it's been
> > basically park whereever you can.  A touch with the front bumper, then
> > a subsequent brush with the back bumper means you're parked.  Does the
> > same principle apply?
>
> not where I live. UK is pretty polite about parking, i'm not saying that
> doesnt happen though. In cities its in measured bays, in the country theres
> usually space.
> --
> Mike........
> remove clothing to email

My main travels have been through Northeastern and Central Spain.
From what I've seen a slight bump with the front and back bumpers
isn't a big deal, but I'll be more careful as I travel on this trip.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:34:21 +1000, Alan S <nothere@there.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:02:13 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis
><erick.use-net@ardane.c-o-m> wrote:
>
>>Martin:
>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:19:07 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
>>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>>> >Visiting the Taj Mahal is well worth it- but you don't have to 'visit'
>>> >or stay in Agra for that.
>>>
>>> Princess Diana visited Taj Mahal and look what happened to her.
>>
>>Well, she died.
>>But didn't Mr. Tahal die long before that? Shouldn't that be a sign, that
>>everyone who visits Taj Mahal will eventually die?
>
>You're suggesting that I should take out funeral insurance?

or drive your own bullet proof Mercedes?
--

Martin

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:15 +0200, Keith Anderson wrote:

> Indo-German food seems nowhere near as good as Anglo-Indian food, at
> least in my experience so far in Berlin.

I'll vouch for that.

--
Tim C.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:20 +0200, "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:15 +0200, Keith Anderson wrote:
>
>> Indo-German food seems nowhere near as good as Anglo-Indian food, at
>> least in my experience so far in Berlin.
>
>I'll vouch for that.

Chinese food in Germany is poor too.

German food in Holland is .
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Martin