点评:In my opinion Largs is a 'no-go' area for cars & pedestrians.
The main sea front car park, approached from the direction of Greenock, can only be accessed by driving through the centre & doubling back at the round-about above the railway station & bus terminals. This forces drivers into making an extra journey in the most congested areas of the town.
Once driver's complete this extra manouver they are then forced to use a lane at the entrance to the car park, that has insufficient space under a normal vehicle's turning circle.
Pedestrian crossings are absent for long stretches and are non-existent in the buisiest main street section. This causes pedestrians to attempt to weave in between slower moving cars. Disabled & less mobile pedestrians, those using busses, ferries and exiting the railway station can be forced to walk longer distances to find pdestrian crossings.
The whole driving & walking experience is similar to
'running a gauntlet' in every direction & is ultimately unsafe most of the time.
The scaffolding & pavement closure at the sea front, resulting in bus stop closures, has obviously compounded the whole problem, but things were very difficult long prior to this in my opinion.
翻译:在我看来,拉格斯对于汽车和行人来说都是一个“禁入区”。
从格林诺克方向进入的主要海滨停车场,只能通过驾车穿镇中心,然后在火车站和巴士总站上方的环岛处掉头才能到达。这迫使司机们在镇上最为拥堵的区域多绕一圈。
完成这一额外操作后,司机们还不得不使用停车场入口处的一条专用车道。在普通车辆的转弯半径范围内,空间显得不足。
很长一段路段上都没有人行横道,在最繁华的主街道区域则根本没有。这导致行人不得不试图从行驶缓慢的车辆之间穿行。残障人士及行动不便的行人,以及需要乘坐巴士、渡轮或从火车站出来的人,都不得不行走更长的距离才能找到人行横道。整个驾车和步行的体验就像是“四面受敌”一般,绝大多数时候都极不安全。
海滨地区的脚手架搭建以及人行道封闭导致多个公交站无法使用,这显然加剧了整个问题;不过在我看来,早在那之前情况就已经非常糟糕了。