Drivers and their problems

Families call for new crossing at accident hotspot where boy racers 'bomb down'

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has 'identified a need for intervention' on Turnhurst Road

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/families-call-n...

A story that could be told and retold a thousand times over.

One for the wait 'til he hears about cars folder

Exeter man fears 'silent assassin' e-bikes in city centre

Mark Tyler, a former ITV Westcountry presenter, says he has narrowly missed being hit by an e-bike in Exeter on at least two occasions

"It's down to us to ensure that we don't step out unless we're absolutely convinced that everything's ok but sometimes you see a bike in the distance and before you know it, it's on top of you."

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-man-fears-silent-assass...
 

Gosh, Mike nearly hit on two occasions you say - let's you and me go for a bike ride, and see how long it takes us to notch up two "nearly hits"

Victory for our great city' as clean air zones to be binned

More than 1,100 people signed the petition, which also opposed the introduction of the "15-minute-city"

yet here you are Council leader Jane Ashworth 5-6 years on doing nothing to protect your residents from pollution. 

"The situation is fairly clear. Since 2018, when the Conservative Government told the city to clean up its pollution problems, there has been agreement that yes things need to change, and yes the decisions that are made and plans that are put forward need to come forward from within our city.

"Time after time, you will see a situation where something may be imposed by central Government that doesn't quite get it in terms of the way life works and traffic flows in our city. It's our intention to make sure that Government does not impose upon us a solution that doesn't meet our needs.

"We are working frequently with external contractors, with people who understand better than we do, the issues around polution in our city and we're trying to come up with something which says we do not need a CAZ (Clean Air Zone). What we need instead is some traffic changes around a specific area in Fenton.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/mp-jonathan-gul...

How bullshit travels 

Oxfordshire 20mph speed limits introduced in four new areas

New 20mph speed limits are to be introduced in four areas of Oxfordshire despite concerns the county will "soon become like North Korea".

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24075925.oxfordshire-20mph-speed-limit...

"I'm not against cycling-"

"that's great, let's get this built-"

"but-"

"there's a but?"

Cycle route branded 'absolutely ridiculous' ahead of work starting on crucial section

There's anger but also positivity as the Longlevens section will see work along the B4063

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/cycle-route-b...

oh, nothing just the headlines page of the Southern Echo earlier this week 

Not-so Smart car gets stuck trying to pass bin lorry in Ruins Barn Road, Sittingbourne

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/car-gets-stuck-after-try...

Drivers fined over new temporary speed limit changes on A20 Sidcup Road, near Swanley Interchange

She added: “There must be so many people who are stressed, who have not been able to sleep or eat over the NIPs.

“People are going to lose their jobs and homes. Most people have a clean licence and now they are at risk of losing it over this.

“However, as highlighted to you again by a local journalist this week, there is still at least one sign stating 50mph and many Satellite Navigation systems are still showing 50mph and 70mph for this section of road.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/bexley-and-bromley/news/thousands-slapped-w...

Motorist fined £100 for parking on pavement outside his own house

 “The council wardens in their wisdom are now issuing tickets for this sort of parking.” He added: “Absolutely scandalous. Something that needs to be highlighted to everyone. Not even a leaflet drop to warn anyone. Immediate £100 fine. Heartless money grabbers.”

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/motorist-fined-...

Poor little me. Excellent - whole of the UK, please.  See also:

Cherry Wood Primary School: Police warn on parking

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24095158.cherry-wood-primary-school...

Outrage over 'atrocious' parking situation in Leominster

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24082004.outrage-atrocious-parking-si...

Fleggburgh parking row prompts double yellow lines call

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24083756.fleggburgh-parking-row-prompts-dou...

Family’s fight for safer crossing on Maidstone Road, Matfield, after son hit by car outside The Poet

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/it-s-the-call-every-parent-f...

One more crossing will fix it. 

The driver is not thought to have been speeding and told police she did not see Oliver in time. It was dark and raining when the accident happened. (No mention of any police action.) His mum Ruth Hoy said: “I got the call every parent dreads."

Calls for talks to stop £100 car park fines for 'crossing road to use toilet'

Many drivers have fallen foul of the new strict parking regulations which were introduced at the St Ann Way retail park last year

Councillor Pam Tracey (C, Westgate) says her inbox is being filled with emails from people who have been given a parking charge notice. She says the problems with the charge notices there and other parking woes are the talk of Gloucester.

“It’s diabolical,” she said. “It’s one email after another. There’s loads of people being hit.

“They are fining people who park there in the evenings now too. As far as I’m concerned the Peel Centre never did their homework before they introduced these rules."

I rather think they did, Cllr Tracey and it doesn't sound like they want it be told their business by you. If it's the talk of Gloucester, then presumably it's only out of towners now being hit? How many of them are writing to you?

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/calls-talks-s...

Allez, allez! 
 

https://news.sky.com/story/paris-votes-to-triple-parking-charges-for-som...

subsidised freeloaders want to go on freeloading. - it's a family thing 

Co-op, Barker Street - anger at overnight parking ban

"There are families who have lived there years. Children have got older and have their own cars and park in the street.

"The car park has always been a godsend."

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24094041.co-op-barker-street---ange...

Staffordshire motorsport show 'evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide'

One disgruntled attendee wrote on Motorsport With Attitude's Facebook page: "Three-and-a-half hours drive to stay the weekend for events. I don't understand why you ran the arena shows inside with so little ventilation, the extractors were not enough and need big powerful fans to push the fumes out.

Another said: "We left after 1.5 hrs. Went to the show at 11.30 and car monoxide fumes were unbearable!!"

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/staffordshire-m...