Re: [NSW] Nepean Station but heading OT

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Danny Mok" <fordghia@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > But at least your mum knows the way, not like some cab drivers I've had.
> >
> > I was in a cab once on the M4 going to Penrith (asleep) from the east
and
> a
> > woke up as we were heading up the St marys exit. When I told him I am
> going
> > to Penrith. he says (rough translation into English) "This way is
> quicker".
> >
> > Can someone explain to me how at 3am going via Mamre Road and the
highway
> at
> > 80kph is quicker than 110 down the freeway?
>
> **The taxi driver you had is a minority "fake" (btw - the majority of taxi
> drivers is excellent) and should be back to taxi school. How many traffic
> lights the taxi driver has to face by the time he reach Penrith from the
> Mamre Road Exit?

Again, it really does depend on where in Penrith you are going. Mamre Road
is quicker than Northern Road, due to the higher standard of the road
(Northern Road is a building site) and at 3am the traffic lights would not
be a problem.

Dave