m25 language

[gsxr1100tony]

Can anyone explain to me how you know if you are going clockwise or anti clockwise for eg if im about to get on the m25 at chertsey to get to the m4 and the radio says m25 queue anticlockwise how would i know if it was my direction!!! Sorry but being dim

[almcd007]

A) You need a basic knowledge of geography
B) You need to know where you are going, geographically in relation to where you are at the moment
C) You need to imagine the M25 Ring Road as a Clock with M1/A1 at position 12ish, Dartford at 3O'clock, Gatwick, Croydon at 6pm and Heathrow/M4 area at 9pm. (All ish )

Then if you get on at Chertsey and you go clockwise/North you will get to the M4. However North over at Dartford is anti-clockwise. But Clock wise and anti clock wise don't differ. North & South in relation to where you are going do differ when a circle's involved.

I'd print off or draw up a basic M25 Circle with clockwise, places you often visit and places you often to go on it and keep it at hand in your car. It will all fall into place in no time at all.

[kempie]

If you are unable to visualise your direction of travel along the M25 as it would appear on a map, you can ascertain it by noting the change of junction numbers; they increase in the clockwise direction (except at the start/end of the circular route where you jump from Jct 31 to Jct 1A).

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m25/exitlist.sh tml

[Caladon]

Maybe hire a chauffeur?

[woodchopper]

I thought it would be simple - is the clockwise carriageway not on the outside " circle " of the other carriageway ?
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[kempie]

woodchopper - how do you tell if you are on the "outside" of an undulating, non-perfect circular track?

As an example, view this map of Jct 9 at Leatherhead and describe how you would divine the "outside" carriageway.

[sharkymoran]

Somehow I always know the direction of London City when I'm parked on the M25. If London City is on my right hand side then I know I'm travelling clockwise. If its on my my left then I know I'm travelling anti clockwise.

Only other suggestions I can come up with (which some answers have suggested already) is develop a sense of North, East, South, West then put a compass in your car, buy sat nav and\or go for a weekend cruise around the M25 to familiarise yourself with it.

To answer your question if you are getting on the M25 from Chertsey heading towards the M4 then you are going clockwise.

Hope this is of some help and happy motoring.

[gsxr1100tony]

hi there my name is tony wells aka gsxr1100tony
can i just state thatit is not me that is asking this somewhat obvious question about the way the m25 goes
it is my very loveley other half using my account without me knowing
this message is aimed at all my fellow bikers out there
but by this time they wont even want to talk to me...
i love her very dearley but sometimes i just wonder what is going on in her head.
this is a girl who told me in her on honest believe that the prefix 2000ad meant 2000 years after dinosaurs and bc meant before cavemen....... god give me strengh....

[sharkymoran]

I've got a wife just like that!! Not only does she sign me up for dodgy sex problem related websites she's now trying to turf me bike out of the garage to get her new car in there!!!

[gsxr1100tony]

sparkey boy

well what can i say hoooow very dare she...

what a F................cking..... liberty

ive recentley left home and now living in my garage with the one i really love.... my gizzer 1100 .
i only go into the house to use answerbank

[sharkymoran]

All sorted now Tony. The missus now lives in the garage and the bike is in the kitchen...... happy days!!