Weymouth have been busy recently, much of which is justified by the 2 weeks of the water sports part of the Olympics in 2012 (this much investment for 2 weeks?) but I think it is actually a case of Weymouth getting money from central government and deciding to spend it on what they have wanted for ages. Control!
Lights are about control, not about efficient traffic management. You only have to look at the layouts that have taken months to complete and there are lanes all over the place, the usual traffic light chaos and the expense.
What I find really difficult is the realisation that most County Halls live in traffic light land as the ultimate in traffic management when in reality, it hides the real issues.
The reason why the Kings roundabout didn't work was because there is no capacity up Kings Street onto the Esplanade, ironically partly because of the new traffic lights they installed on Kings Street and Queen Street. Replacing the roundabout with traffic lights will make precisely zero difference (except it will cost loads of money) and if anything will make it worse.
IDIOTS
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