(01 May 2015, 5:29 pm)Malarkey wrote You know what is quite funny and rather ironic, when you go on google maps and type in "Chester Road" and click "Earth" it actually shows a massive queue of traffic leading down to the Roundabout coming out of Sunderland City Centre.
Sure if a few of us made complaint to our Local Councilors regarding this issue along with the Bus Operators then something would be done.
Again, it's been done time and time again over the years.
I used to live just off Chester Road by The Wavendon, and whenever I passed a neighbour at 16:00 coming back from school, it would always end up being the topic of discussion. I was told so many times that local residents were just palmed off when they complained about the traffic congestion from 16:00 onwards.
Not only is the traffic congestion bad, but it also leads to some drivers going round the 'crescent' (the road next to The Wavendon pub) at high speeds to get past some of the traffic. The issue being that there are some shops there that locals use, and they were crossing the road and on many occasion nearly got knocked over by speeding cars.
With regards to the traffic being shown on Google Maps - you can also see the alternative routes via the housing estates that some drivers opt to take. As they've had to sit in traffic beforehand, many go round at great speeds (as above) to make up lost time, which isn't particularly safe for pedestrians walking through the estate.
There's just so much built up in that little area: who would think to locate a school on the main road out of Sunderland towards the A19? The Shell station on Chester Road makes sense, but right next to a roundabout?
