DavidBrown

Some from my area - north Devon, England; And my nearest motorway - the M5.

Pakistan?

Originally posted by: Patricius Maximus I think there was poor planning on this interchange...quote> It appears someone agrees with you . - Patricius Maximusquote> It is also worth pointing out that the junction in question is goingto be completely rebuilt in the next few years, with the planned junction looking like this.

mitsos - may I ask where you get those large concrete buildings on your waterfront from? Thanks in advance.

May I ask where I can download the airport cargo buildings from? I can't find any on the STEX, LEX etc etc. Thanks in advance.

Originally posted by: deathtopumpkins Wow, nice diamond Paul! Or I guess technically that one would be a dogbone since the ramps connect to roundabouts...quote> In the UK, we call it a dumbbell interchange. They are very common, especially on newer motorways and dual carriageways.

bluemoose - here's my atttempt. As I say, not exact by any means - 4 levels is simply not possible. But it's close enough. For some reason, Imageshack is only letting me upload really small pictures, so apologies for that. I should also point out that it's LHD.

Originally posted by: bluemoose this is really only an idea, and i don't even think its possible.quote> There's a challenge! Certaintly won't be exactly what you posted, but probably possible.

Australia? And before anyone guesses it, it's certaintly NOT the UK.

Been playing around with the new RHW for the past few hours (thanks Warrior for the links in the other thread), and whilst very good, there are one or two things: - I'm having major problems with diagonal RHW-6 and 8 - it's causing the game to freeze on and off and no vehicles seem to be able to use it (with traffic generators). - For me the RHW-6 and 8 curves are just too sharp and it seems rather odd that there's no smooth curves for them. Plus there's no curves at all for RHW-6 centred, which kinda renders that network pretty much useless for me, sadly. - The Euro Textures I had for the previous version don't work on the new puzzle pieces (although I understand mrtnrln is starting work on new ones), and there aren't any left hand drive signs available for the new networks at the moment. Of course, I would love to be able to help sort out the issuees myself, but I'm useless at BATing. Downloaded it, tried it, read the tutorials, but I just can't do it! Many thanks for any help.

Just a quick (and probably stupid) question - apparently the new RHW needs to be downloaded seperately, but I can't find a link for the new one anywhere on SC4Devotion - any ideas?

Completely different guess - Australia?

For writing "your" in shorthand.

Serbia?

Japan?

It looks left hand drive, and the road markings scream the UK. But I can't place it anywhere. If we need to be more specific than the UK, then possibly Northern Ireland?

Netherlands?

BBC News CBRD They might be notorious for traffic jams, speed cameras and roadworks - but Britain's motorways have been transporting drivers for 50 years. The first, Lancashire's eight-mile Preston bypass, opened on 5 December 1958 and now forms part of the M6. The latest is the £174m extension of the M6 between Carlisle and Guards Mill, in Cumbria. The new road, which includes a bridge over the River Esk, is a far cry from the original motorway. With just two lanes in each direction, a hedge in the central reservation was the only barrier separating the few Rileys or Morris Oxfords that trundled along the Preston bypass. MOTORWAY FACTS The M6 is Britain's longest motorway, stretching 236 miles (380km) from Rugby to the Scottish border Stretching for just 300m (984ft), the A635(M), in Manchester is Britain's shortest motorway The M62 is the UK's highest motorway, reaching 1,220ft (372m) over the Pennines The Watford Gap service area was the first of its kind, opening with the M1 on 2 November 1959 Source: UK Motorway Archive Trust After two years of work, without modern hydraulic machinery, it was officially opened by then Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. Former bridge engineer Harry Yeadon, 86, remembers the day. "People recognised the significance. It was a guinea pig for all the future motorways and a lot of innovation went into its design and construction," he said. Hard shoulders were not added until later - instead the carriageway was bordered by a strip of soft shale. "If you got a heavy vehicle trying to change a wheel then, instead of the vehicle being jacked up, the jack sank into the ground," said Mr Yeadon. Soon after opening, the bypass had to be closed temporarily for resurfacing, when the road surface was damaged by a sudden frost. But its planners had the foresight to leave room under the bridges for a third lane in each direction, allowing for the motorway's expansion. Since then, more than 2,200 miles of motorway have been constructed across the UK. While bank holiday jams have given them a reputation as "three-lane parking lots" among some frustrated motorists, others believe they have changed our lives for the better. "UK motorways are a great success story. They have transformed the way we travel," said AA president Edmund King. Early motorways were constructed without the help of modern machinery After 1958, he said: "Britain's ever-growing band of motorists increasingly found they were able to stretch the boundaries of work and leisure, when unthinkable journeys of the past gradually became the norm." Those who have spent a fortune on weak tea and a rubbery roast at a service station might recall a few unthinkable journeys of their own. And anyone with points on their licence might hanker for the early days of the motorway, when there were no speed limits. But the AA's first motorway patrolman, Robert Gornall, believes we have come a long way in half a century. "Breakdowns came thick and fast because cars couldn't cope with the higher speed - engines just simply blew," he said. Recalling an early lack of hard shoulders, he added: "When we reached a broken down car we simply pushed it, bumper-to-bumper, out of the way to a place of safety where we could fix it. Congestion was not such a problem when motorways were first opened "Our vehicles were fitted with special rubber bumpers so as not to cause any damage." Since then, growth in car ownership has meant thousands of commuters face daily battles with congestion at bottlenecks and drivers who hog the middle lane. Others bemoan the "white van men" who insist on tailgating and then switching lanes during hold-ups. But the AA believes Britons now face a crucial decision - whether to invest in more motorways or allow traffic to return to those places the roads were intended to bypass. Mr King said motorways are five times safer than single-lane roads, although accident rates increase with congestion. "Will motorways become hi-tech with electronic control of cars to maintain their distance, or USA-style multi-lane freeways?" he asked. But for most of us there is a more immediate question. Why do we spend hours in jams at junctions when there appears to be nothing holding us up on the other side? quote>

There's been a couple of similar (albeit not fatal) incidents in the UK in recent years - a new IKEA opened in north London a couple of years ago which led to crushing and the store closing after 30 minutes. Then last year, another crushing incident occoured in Oxford Street after rumours of a half price sale at Primark went around - this despite the fact that pretty much every town in the UK has a Primark.

Here's a few of mine. This is the junction between the M8 Exton to Stansfield motorway, and the M46 motorway that heads through the Hambleton Hills. Junction 8 of the M6 in Mortehoe, a suburb of the city of Exton. This is quite a busy commuter junction (traffic generators not included!!). The M46 from the first picture is incomplete. The road between Crinnis and Woolacombe Bay, which would bypass the village of Croyde, has had some strong objections from NIMBYs and environmentalists, who claim that 15 species of rare newts could be wiped out if the road is built through their habitat. As it stands, there are currently two small sections of M46 that have been built. Above is junction 3, at the end of the southern section. And this is junction 6, at the northern end. It is hoped that a solution can be drawn up and work on finising the road will get underway by the spring of 2010.