Drivers and their problems

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Organiser David Bailey said it was always billed as a monster truck show (singular) not a monster trucks show.

I would love for him to try that argument in a court! 

David9694 wrote:

Mum and Dad's taxi

how much money and time is spent on transporting children by car?

https://www.zuto.com/blog/the-taxi-of-mum-and-dad/

In our family, Dad's taxi is (normally) a Tern GSD.  Mum's taxi (and dad's if taking both kids) is the car.

David9694 wrote:

You can't have somewhere to live because I want to park my car.  No, Civic Society, you fucked it, you stood by and let your amazing regency town become yet another race track for cars. 

Actually seems a reasonable knee-jerk. I'm not a planner or council worker but presumably while some kind of traffic modelling is mandated little thought seems to go into "how might people get about without cars?"

Actually I know that statement is incorrect here in Edinburgh. Thought is taken but a) seems it's more wishful thinking (if it's possible - just - lots will) as b) the provision is still "shared use" and/or "adventure-grade", and c) doesn't sufficiently consider connections to the network (...that we don't yet have). d) Meanwhile there's a garage or plenty car parking for all and great connections for drivers...

And in fact we're still doing "predict and provide" stuff. I think I can guess how people are going to take their kids to school and do their shopping...

David9694 wrote:

However, some pointed out that disposing of large waste legally and responsibly was “not always possible”.

I'm assuming they meant "not always free."

David9694 wrote:

Van gets sinking feeling on Cornish beach as surfer glides by

Visitors to a popular Cornish beach watched as the sea engulfed the unfortunate vehicle

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/van-gets-sinking-feeling-corni...

Bloody surfers don't even pay their wave tax

brooksby wrote:

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Organiser David Bailey said it was always billed as a monster truck show (singular) not a monster trucks show.

I would love for him to try that argument in a court! 

It makes me think of The Simpsons

Steve K wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Mum and Dad's taxi

how much money and time is spent on transporting children by car?

https://www.zuto.com/blog/the-taxi-of-mum-and-dad/

In our family, Dad's taxi is (normally) a Tern GSD.  Mum's taxi (and dad's if taking both kids) is the car.

The timings and distances of my kids' events means that my wife does the taxiing (in a car).  I'm usually still at work, and she works from home (she is self-employed)

Could've been worse - they could've turned up to find this.

David9694 wrote:

'Common sense not fixed speed limits are needed on our roads'

But as Mark Twain pithily observed (along with many others), "Common sense ain't that common." One could of course argue that common sense would dictate that it is foolish to give virtually every citizen, whatever their level of intelligence or coordination, the right to pilot a tonne of lethal machinery easily capable of exceeding 100 mph in a more or less uncontrolled environment shared with unprotected human beings, with minimal education and testing and no follow-up training, tests or checks…

The way I'm reading it, she went in to the shop, he was still in the car with the child. It's not clear why he was unaware of the ticket - maybe he was asleep as well as the child...

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If we go out and park anywhere, I'm terrified. If we are over a line or anything, we have got to park right in the middle. That's what they've said to us.

It's just a lack of humanity.

Umm - that is generally how parking's supposed to work - did she think the lines were just there for decoration?

If this wasn't in the city centre then I think he'd probably get away with it. There is a residents parking permit scheme on the roads around there but his address isn't in the zone that qualifies for a permit. He's really got two choices, which are to buy a smaller car or find somewhere else to park it. You can park for free about 15 minutes walk away.

Hirsute wrote:

The judge replied: “You not being on the roads for the next three months is better than you being out there driving.”

Though not as good as him being off the road for an actual meaningful length of time.

"unprotected human beings with minimal education . . . ", that is a bit harsh on the pedestrians.

ChrisA wrote:

"unprotected human beings with minimal education . . . ", that is a bit harsh on the pedestrians.

Point taken, comma inserted!

I see there is a reply to the piece by someone calling themselves a lawyer. If this person is a lawyer then Heaven help anyone who takes legal advice from them. 

The one I posted about

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24490015.parking-ticket-handed-parent-combs-...

ChrisA wrote:

"unprotected human beings with minimal education . . . ", that is a bit harsh on the pedestrians.

most drivers would have assumed he was talking about cyclists

I read the para that said they both had visited the co-op. Then skipped over the next one.
Parent and child spots are clearly for those who take the child into the store not visit the car park.

Fake news!  Everyone knows that infra is a waste of money and actually makes things more dangerous!  Those pavements were just an attempt to get pedestrians out of the road by the chariot-lobby.  How are they going to protect you from a runaway horse? What about when you need to cross the street - then what?  They don't even keep you clean - while you're worrying about not getting your sandals in the muck someone empties their chamber pot over you!  Not everyone has a bathroom!

As for deliberately slowing or restricting people's movement - what kind of Dictator came up with that idea?  It's bad for business and just increases pollution (horse poo) and congestion on the main vias!  You try getting to the theatre down the Cardo Maximus in a sensible time!

Jogle wrote:

Bristol parking wars: Greens gear up for fight with drivers over pavement ban on cars

There's a great quote as to why cars have to be parked on the pavement “If cars are parked on the road it becomes inconveniently narrow,”. Yes, people must walk in the road as the pavement is blocked because it would otherwise be inconvenient for drivers!

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/05/bristol-parking-wars-gre...

At least when roads become inconveniently narrow, it tends to reduce the drivers' speed. However, we do have an issue in Bristol with not very many garages and so drivers have come to expect that they are entitled to park their vehicles somewhere convenient for themselves and that they are owed a parking space.

I think the e-scooter/e-bike scheme should also be amended so that they have to use on-road parking rather than littering up the pavements.

Wow! If he only got a joke penalty for totalling 3 'motahs', imagine the commendation he'd have received if had only been cycles or cyclists he'd hit!

Devon Live wrote:

Councillor Kevin Lake, who represents Kenn Valley on Teignbridge District Council, says this has been a longstanding issue. "It's not all motorists' fault but a good percentage of them are so fixated with looking left and right that they forget that it's a cycle path as well," he said.

"The garage has always been there. The problem has occurred since they incorporated the cycle path along with the footpath. The path crosses the designated entrance and exit.

"Because it's such a fast piece of road, cars have got to come out onto the edge of the road to get a good view of the traffic left and right. Probably quite a few accidents have happened previously and probably a considerable number of near misses."

So the footpath has always been there too?  Doesn't Cllr Lake think its a problem that motorists are apparently pulling out of the garage forecourt and not checking whether anyone is on the footpath - eg. the hypothetical person with pushchair - or does he just presume that pedestrians will automatically give way and cede priority to their motorised Betters?

chrisonabike wrote:

Fake news!  Everyone knows that infra is a waste of money and actually makes things more dangerous!

Well obviously - why do you think they gave up on building this stuff well over a millennium ago?

Hirsute wrote:

Look at these beauties: Image 1 - classical (sic) LTN. Image 2 - raised table which doubles as speed reduction device plus high pavements to stop chariot parking.

https://x.com/adrianberendt1/status/1805886155889553859

I think that just shows that even in Roman time, it was a war on cars and their hard working drivers