倫敦奧運通道很混亂:到底是通道還是擋道？大綱
Located in central London, this road is one of the key routes for competitors and officials looking to get to the Olympic Stadium.
奧運通道坐落於倫敦市中心，是專爲運動員和相關官員設計的通向奧運主場館的主幹道之一。
But just when motorists thought the designated Olympic lanes couldn't get any more confusing, they face an even harder time working out how to drive along here.
然而，這條名爲奧運通道的路線卻給行車人帶來了不小的麻煩。司機們得費勁腦筋，思考在這條道上怎麼才能開好車。
As this picture shows, motorists travelling along Southampton Row face three options - and all are illegal.
如圖所示，想要開往南安普頓的司機們有三條道可供選擇：可是開哪條都得吃罰單。
They can either travel in the bus lane, the Olympic lane or on the wrong side of the road.
公交車道，奧運通道或者是反方向車道，他們都能開。
Obviously no driver would want to travel on the wrong side of the road. But motorists caught travelling in either a bus lane or Olympic lane during operational hours face a £130 fine.
不過顯然沒有司機會開到反向車道去，只是要是沒注意上規定的時間就上了公交車道或者奧運通道，他們就不得不面臨130英鎊的罰單了。
The Olympic lanes are part of the Olympic Route Network which is a series of roads linking all competition venues and other key is hoped they will ensure that all athletes and officials get to events on time.
奧運通道並不止這一條，他們是連接不同競技場館和重要地標的交通樞紐幹道。這一切都是爲了保證運動員和相關官員在比賽期間能按時到達賽場而特別建造的。
But the new regulations led to confusion on the A4 and the A40, where Olympic driving restrictions are yet to come into force.
可是隨着奧運期間限行條例的出臺生效，針對A4和A40的新規定給廣大司機帶來了的無限煩惱。
Pictures showed motorists battling to get out of the lanes as traffic queued to enter the capital.
從圖中我們可以看到衆多車輛擠作一團，等候進入倫敦市。
Charging began on the M4 today because the first athletes were arriving in London to prepare for the Games, which start on July 27.
鑑於首批運動員已經抵達倫敦爲奧運會進行準備，M4道路的處罰措施今天起已經實行。
The traffic problems were first reported by Sky News to be on the M4, but further enquiries established that the tailback images it broadcast were from the A4.
M4的道路問題是由天空新聞首先報道的，不過在A4公路的車輛堵塞照片曝光後倫敦奧運通道引起更多的社會爭議。
Ironically, the Highways Agency said few problems were reported on the M4 itself.
可笑的是，高速公路司方面稱A4本身沒有任何問題反饋。
As we get closer to the Games roads will become exceptionally busy and our advice to motorists is clear – avoid driving in central London, around the ORN and Games venues but if a journey is absolutely essential be sure to plan ahead by visiting get ahead of the and allow extra time.
高速公路司方面表示：“奧運通道會越來越繁忙，我們對司機朋友們的建議是，儘量不要選擇倫敦中心、奧運主場及其他競技場館作爲路線。如果您的路線非經過這裏不可，請提前查詢好線路，並預留出堵車時間。”
Motorists are heeding that advice and we have already seen a 10 per cent reduction in traffic levels in central London.'
“司機逐漸接受了我們的意見，我們也看到倫敦中心的車流壓力已經減少了10%”。
