(15 Aug 2013, 6:04 pm)fozzovmurton wrote I mostly, agree mate, I only speak for myself with my ideas, it is not the opinion of a cross section of Murtoners in General.
As for Dalton Park, one thing that needs to be done is sort out the bus lane, the amount of near misses coming off that bus lane is staggering because cars coming in don't seem to realise they have to give way to the left, and it may better that once Phase 2 goes up will be to have bus stops either side of the road and maybe think about opening a new bus only entrance/exit at the top of Dalton Park. The road layout is not a GNE/Arriva problem, that would surely be Dalton Park management who deal with that...
Here's hoping Phase 2 breaks ground soon, we have only waited 10 since the Shopping Outlet opened
Im from Peterlee and the bus service is crap down here, which is all Arriva Northeast fault as there streamlined there bus services leaving estates cut off totally and GNE can only do so much otherwise there be on Arrivas turf.
usually sometimes I use the car to get about as you cant trust the bus service to run down here, I only use the bus service if its justified to do so, ive used the car going into Dalton park and if theres a bus turning round then I do stop, im sure theres a giveway sign on the road telling drivers to give way, so if there is an accident then it will be the car drivers fault as there not paying attention to the road signs.
Hopefully once the cinema and supermarket gets built at Dalton Park then it would justify of having a evening service and a proper Sunday service if theres a proper demand.