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Why do the aa call regional roads 'secondary'

  • 18-01-2016 10:30am
    #1
    guylikeme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭


    They use clinical terms in most cases but...

    Whenever Conor and Co are on radio they warn of untreated secondary routes, never referring to them as regional? Anyone else notice this?


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  • #2
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    National routes/motorways = Primary (top priority for treatment)
    Regional roads = Secondary

    Would be my guess

    Although if they are salting the national and motorway routes they have to salt the roads around them cos there's no point in treating the motorway if people can't get on it


  • #3
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,761 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    The same reason they regularly call the overtaking lane the fast lane, because they havn't got a clue.


  • #4
    marmurr1916
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭marmurr1916


    Regional roads are a type of secondary road. The primary roads in Ireland are national primary roads and motorways.


  • #5
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,154 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    guylikeme wrote: »
    They use clinical terms in most cases but...

    Whenever Conor and Co are on radio they warn of untreated secondary routes, never referring to them as regional? Anyone else notice this?

    It is what they are called in the UK and the AA is a UK outfit.


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