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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 12:33:50 GMT
Pretty much everyone calls the A500 The D Road.
I always thought this was because it looks like the arc of the letter D when you look at it between jcn 15 and 16, but some people say it's because the Roman Numeral for 500 is in fact D.
Why do you call it the D Road.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Dec 30, 2017 12:58:01 GMT
Because other people call it the D road?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 14:07:05 GMT
I bet deesside calls it the Dee road!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 14:08:30 GMT
As dutchie says.
I also remember, in the early 80’s it being an eerie quiet road most of the time.
How time changes......fucking horrible road now
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Post by lordb on Dec 30, 2017 14:41:10 GMT
Pretty much everyone calls the A500 The D Road. I always thought this was because it looks like the arc of the letter D when you look at it between jcn 15 and 16, but some people say it's because the Roman Numeral for 500 is in fact D. Why do you call it the D Road. 100% sure everyone in Stoke calls it the D road because it's 500 in Roman numerals. That's definitely the reason. |
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Post by Pedropotter on Dec 30, 2017 16:05:27 GMT
Because it looks like a D on the map.
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Post by hoffgreen on Dec 30, 2017 19:25:51 GMT
Its called the D road because..... Imagine a proper stoke accent... Cuz yer can only go on it during the dee and not at neet!
Driving round the one-way in stoke just opposite the temperature display garage theres a terraced house with a house number/name that just says 'WOM'..... always tickles me that when ever I drive round there.....
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Post by felonious on Dec 30, 2017 19:45:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 19:58:41 GMT
Because it's busier during the 'D' than eet is at nate.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Dec 30, 2017 20:07:35 GMT
I’ve grown up knowing it as the D Road, it’s just one of those local pieces of knowledge that everyone knows.
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 30, 2017 20:57:27 GMT
Pretty much everyone calls the A500 The D Road. I always thought this was because it looks like the arc of the letter D when you look at it between jcn 15 and 16, but some people say it's because the Roman Numeral for 500 is in fact D. Why do you call it the D Road. Why wouldn't they call it the C road, you clever cnutXx |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 21:02:17 GMT
Because it looks like a D on the map. That was always my take...Bollox to this roman numerals... We are Stoke. Take yr Roman numerals and shove em up ya ass... |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Dec 30, 2017 21:20:01 GMT
I'm amazed that anyone thought it's because it looks like a D.
D=500
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Post by auntiegeorge on Dec 31, 2017 1:51:55 GMT
I'm pretty sure D stands for Distributor. A road which collects traffic from local roads and moves it onto arterial routes - M6, A34, A50, A52, A53 etc.
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Post by Pedropotter on Dec 31, 2017 7:48:45 GMT
Pretty much everyone calls the A500 The D Road. I always thought this was because it looks like the arc of the letter D when you look at it between jcn 15 and 16, but some people say it's because the Roman Numeral for 500 is in fact D. Why do you call it the D Road. 100% sure everyone in Stoke calls it the D road because it's 500 in Roman numerals. That's definitely the reason. If thats the case why isn't the A50 the L road? |
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Post by NassauDave on Dec 31, 2017 9:17:38 GMT
100% sure everyone in Stoke calls it the D road because it's 500 in Roman numerals. That's definitely the reason. If thats the case why isn't the A50 the L road? To be honest it is L on it on match dees. |
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Post by yeokel on Dec 31, 2017 10:23:46 GMT
According to its Wikipedia page (the A500 has a Wikipedia page!) it's called the D-Road because of the Roman number, but I'm pretty confident that most of us didn't realise that when the name was adopted. As said earlier, most called it the D-road because everyone else called it that too, and then when they saw it on a map it looked like a D. Some nice pictures here, but no answer. The D-roadWikipedia Wiki |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Dec 31, 2017 11:29:31 GMT
According to its Wikipedia page (the A500 has a Wikipedia page!) it's called the D-Road because of the Roman number, but I'm pretty confident that most of us didn't realise that when the name was adopted. As said earlier, most called it the D-road because everyone else called it that too, and then when they saw it on a map it looked like a D. Some nice pictures here, but no answer. The D-roadWikipedia WikiSome interesting pictures on the link of old Stoke. I’m too young to remember before the D road, but it’s clear looking at the old photos that the character of Stoke town was changed for the worse. |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 31, 2017 20:51:02 GMT
Always presumed it was D for dual carriageway.
The first dual carriageway in the City?
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Post by Northy on Dec 31, 2017 23:47:48 GMT
I'm amazed that anyone thought it's because it looks like a D. D=500 first time ive ever heard it being mentioned about a roman numeral is on this thread, so im amazed anybody thinks that. Always known it as it's shaped like a D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 4:34:06 GMT
I'm amazed that anyone thought it's because it looks like a D. D=500 first time ive ever heard it being mentioned about a roman numeral is on this thread, so im amazed anybody thinks that. Always known it as it's shaped like a D I agree, I always thought it was due to looking like a letter D. |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jan 3, 2018 18:55:52 GMT
Passed this particular poser around prestigious Potters in the pub.
Unprompted the most popular answer was:
D for Dual Carriageway.
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Post by overthehills on Jan 3, 2018 22:44:35 GMT
D is for Dunce. Gotta be a Dunce to use the D road in rush hour.
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Post by neworleanstokie on Jan 3, 2018 23:58:14 GMT
Always presumed it was D for dual carriageway. The first dual carriageway in the City? the A34 was dual long before. |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jan 4, 2018 0:04:47 GMT
Always presumed it was D for dual carriageway. The first dual carriageway in the City? the A34 was dual long before. Ahhh the old XXXIV.  |
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