Roads in the area

[Hugo]

ME you are spot on with that and when I checked again with the DVLA  the MOT  is still out of date and expired on the 17th June 2017.
I don't know what I must have checked last night but thanks very much for pointing that out.
Because of the new system with road tax not being transferred to the new owner of the vehicle this type of thing can happen quite often but it is not an excuse for driving illegally.
I hope that the owner realises this before they are reported to the Police.

[Dave]

No excuse for having an illegal car on the road but the original photo was more about inconsiderate parking. To be fair there appeared to be plenty of spare spaces and few cars at the time the photo was taken but of course it depends on how long the owner intended staying.

[Hugo]

I was there for quite a while and other cars came and went but the lines are there for a purpose for all users,     The length of time anyone intends to be in the parking area is irrelevant, it's lazy, selfish and at it's worst suggests that the driver's ability to park properly  is limited

[Ian]

There's some major work taking place on the A470 just before you reach Plas Maenan.  There's single line escorted traffic for about a quarter of a mile. They've been working overnight so it might be finished soon, and seems to be a water issue.

[Hugo]

More problems on the A470 between Betws Y Coed and Llanrwst


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[TELL]

An enjoyable moment this morning. It really annoys me when self-important selfish drivers come charging down the outside - right turn lane - of Conway Road then either try to cut in on the Links roundabout and carry straight on, or go right round it. This morning a hatchback tried to cut across me on the roundabout but forgot the white van in front of him and ploughed into the back of it. The van driver was a big chap and didnt look full of bonhomie when he got out. Made my day!

[Ian]

The problem is that it's not obvious to visitors that it is a right turn lane until you're rather close to the roundabout.

[Ian]

Good to hear that accepting dash-cam footage from the public by the police is now being extended Wales-wide.

[Hugo]

I saw that on the news Ian and it's a good thing, recently two cars have come out of a road junction and I've had to break sharply to avoid a collision.
Only last night I was talking to my wife about having one in our second car and I'd have no hesitation of passing the footage on.

[Quiggs]

I have a Dashcam and found it also has the added advantage of making you conscious of your own driving, knowing that it is being recorded 

[Dave]

There's a bit of a yes and no in this one for me. Last Saturday I drove to Liverpool for the match. On the way and while driving up Rhuallt Hill, a notorious accident blackspot, a Volvo Estate swung from the outside lane across to the inside lane of three, undertaking a row of around half a dozen cars which had correctly moved in to the middle lane pre emptying a very slow lorry up ahead. At great speed the Volvo just managed to squeeze through the gap between two cars but went right across in to the fast lane causing mayhem in it's wake. A case worth sending to the police for sure.
On the way back, I irritated a driver by edging in front of him in a queue for the toll booth at the Mersey Tunnel. It was something everybody has to do in the chaos at peak times but this guy took exception and hurled abuse at me. I ignored him but on leaving the pay booth I noticed him coming up fast behind me in the 50mph zone and I wondered if he would deliberately try to cut in front of me.  I deliberately moved in to the outside lane of two to prevent that possibility and continued alongside another car going at the legal limit of 50mph. He started giving me the usual signs to which I now responded with a shrug of "What's the problem?"
Yes, I know, igniting the flames. He however got out his mobile phone and started to film me. Why I don't know as if he sent it to the police it's an endorsable offence using a phone whilst driving.
I hope he does!!

[Ian]

Trouble with cities is you can never be sure exactly who you've upset, until they stop you and approach with a baseball bat.

[TheMedz]

Following on from yesterday's afternoon Trams and cars gridlock at Black Gate on the Orme it will be worth avoiding the junction today if at all possible.
The traffic light sequence seems to have changed giving priority to going across the junction rather than the usual priority given to those going up and down the Orme. The result is cars always having to wait on red coming up Ty Gwyn Road. Oh the sweet aroma of burning clutches.

I rang it in to the emergency roads number yesterday evening and they said they would try and get someone out this morning.

[Ian]

A milk tanker overturned yesterday on a roundabout near Bangor. A number of local residents helped with the clean up in a couple of shakes. 

[Fester]

Following on from yesterday's afternoon Trams and cars gridlock at Black Gate on the Orme it will be worth avoiding the junction today if at all possible.
The traffic light sequence seems to have changed giving priority to going across the junction rather than the usual priority given to those going up and down the Orme. The result is cars always having to wait on red coming up Ty Gwyn Road. Oh the sweet aroma of burning clutches.

I rang it in to the emergency roads number yesterday evening and they said they would try and get someone out this morning.

Medz, I had to travel into town to meet customers about 4 times on Sunday, it was utter chaos at Black Gate every time.  Some idiotic drivers made it even worse.
I reckon the cost of my petrol, plus the crazy amount of time it took to get up and down yesterday left me out of pocket.  It was madness.