This year’s weather affected TT, MGP and Classic TT is now finished and the countdown begins again, but the legacy of this year’s races is not racing but troubles with the roads.

More specifically, throughout the four weeks in May, June and August, residents have been taking to social media to complain about the amount of time it takes to use the access road.

Some commuters have said it took them up to an hour to travel the section from Quarter Bridge to Tromode, so this week we went to Strand Street to ask what people really think.

Tom Salmon, aged 24, of Douglas, said that while he doesn’t drive on the road, he is aware of the issues facing drivers, but thinks it could be improved with more careful and considerate driving.

He said: ’I don’t think some people realise that besides under the bridge, you can fit two cars most of the way rather than just one side moving and the other sitting waiting for the space to open up.’

Ed Cox, 29, Douglas, said that the disruption is only a minor issue as the events bring in money to the island, which supersedes the inconvenience.

He said: ’I don’t drive, but it is only four weeks a year.

’It isn’t ideal, but for the money it brings into the island by having the road closed, people do just have to get over it.’

However, Darren Marsh, 35, from Ramsey said the access road, ’clearly needs improving’.

He said that he is ’glad’ he lives in Ramsey so that he rarely needs to use the road.

Mr Marsh said he has been reading comments on social media from commuters and added: ’Some people saying it’s taking an hour to get half a mile.

’It really is a national disgrace.’

Auderie Brooke, 65, of Strang, said the state of the road at the moment can leave some people isolated as buses can’t get up and down it.

She explained: ’I live up by the hospital and don’t drive, so I rely on buses, which during the road closures are few and far between.

’I either have to get out before the roads close and stay out until they open, stay out all day, or pay for a taxi.’

Mrs Brooke said she would like to see Bus Vannin’s minibuses being used to provide a better service for residents who live inside the mountain course, such as herself, who may find themselves stuck there during practice and race sessions.

She added: ’It must be a problem for people wanting to get to hospital for appointments.’

The Department of Infrastructure has promised a new wider access road by 2022.

This would, the DoI says, create a dual carriageway on the access road which should allow for the flow of traffic to be uninterrupted.

However, Peter Lumb, 66, of Castletown, doubts that this is possible.

He said: ’The road is absolutely essential, but I don’t think widening the road is very practical, especially with the bridge.’

Instead, Mr Lumb suggested using the traffic lights, which are currently only used to allow emergency service vehicles to get along the road, to control the traffic flow.

However, his wife Susan, also aged 66, said she does think the access road could be widened.

She added: ’It must be hard for people who work to use it to get home.’

Mr Lumb added: ’Since I’ve retired, I plan my journeys to avoid it and either go around it or stay in or out.’