User talk:Frozen/MRT Road Standards

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This page is for those who want to contribute to the discussions of the standards. Do note that the standards are already mostly set down in the stone at a previous GSM, and your suggestion may not be added. Thank you.


C-Roads and their Designation

While I'm perfectly aware that, as stated just above, most rulings were laid down at the last GSM, I must admit that I find the designation of C-class roads to be a little strange. One idea I had had concerning C-roads is that they be designated as major routes within cities (e.g. US-1 and 401 become Capital Boulevard within Raleigh (NC) city limits, and break highway standards.

Just a thought- sorry if this concept has been discussed previously (I was not present set the GSM).

Tarheelscouse (talk) 01:28, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

The problem with that is that even though that is absoultely the correct approach we took for that, why does they have to be called C-Roads when it could be M-Roads in their own towns? or Z-Roads? Hence the personal belief of mine it might not be continued, but I may have to add somethign to clarify what exactly is an C-Road as seeing I was told it was more of a country route or county route. Frozen (talk) 01:00, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
I would like to have a say I this here as I do have some points regarding C roads and such. I agree with tar here in that C roads should be inner city avenues. In the British road naming system, which our naming system is based off, there aren't event c class roads at all as far as I can recall. B roads are also very rare to find. Most roads are A roads, including the 1 country lane A road which runs outside my village irl. I think either C class roads should be Inner city or we should remove them altogether CLICK FOR FREE ICE CREAM 03:26, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
From what I was under the impression, our A is the UK's M system, and the B is the UK's A system. Frozen (talk) 04:30, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
Wanted to give my 2 cents. I believe A class roads should be large highways with 2+ lanes either way, with a separator in between the directions and gravel/barriers on the edges on the side of the highway itself. A class roads should have ramps and smooth turns and diamond block underneah. B class roads should be large roads 1-2 lanes either way, with barriers on the side. B class roads can go from city to city, but it can highway surrounding the city as well (eg. main ring road). The distinguishing feature between B and C class roads is that B class roads have NO traffic light intersections (ie. the road has to continuously flow- similar to Munich's Mittlerer Ring Road). C class roads can be major roads inside a city, but intersections are allowed.--Aliksong (talk) 05:44, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
Well since the UK system is M, A, B, shouldn't this just be A, B, C and be equivalent? Which would mean A roads are highways, B roads are either dual carriageway or single but major roads, and C roads be minor, short roads not used often, e.g. Ex-B roads or roads serving minor villages. Bensismith (talk) 11:56, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
I have another idea... maybe instead of calling them "C Roads" we could call them "City Routes" whose standards and numbering are unique to each city they're built in. The only standard I would want to impose would be that the city must be named in the CR number. For example, if I wanted to designate a CR in Laclede, I would call it either "Laclede CR 1" or "LCR 1" jphgolf4321 (talk) 09:58, 8 October 2015 (EDT)
I like this idea, however maybe we can keep C roads and city routes could be a new road group? Cardinalland (talk) 16:02, 8 October 2015 (EDT)