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Drivers and their problems
A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don't quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- chrisonabike 5 min 9 sec ago
Well because they're already perfectly safe in cars!
- chrisonabike 9 min 32 sec ago
It's been suggested we're still getting much of the steel we need from fossil-fuel fired furnaces also? And then there's also cement for the...
- S.E. 14 min 49 sec ago
What about David Lappartient, Christian Prudhomme, etc... they pocket the rights for the races. Did they sign exclusive deals with Warner Bros.
- foghorn 55 min 51 sec ago
Problem with Marathons: they're heavy, slippery in the rain, and have quite a "dead feel" to them (I use them, here and there). So looking for a...
- quiff 1 hour 45 min ago
As of yesterday, I have one of each (both humble 105 mechanical spec). Now to decide if they're sufficiently different to keep both...
- eburtthebike 1 hour 59 min ago
https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/councillor-and-officer-development/......
- mdavidford 2 hours 11 min ago
I believe that was a response to widespread* vocal criticism over the original treatment....
- quiff 2 hours 31 min ago
Surely the origin of the road names. EDIT: should have read chrisonabike's reply first...
- chrisonabike 2 hours 47 min ago
It doesn't seem to have enlightened the driver....
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Poole residents to protest against park entrance closure
A public consultation is set to launch on the same day, Wednesday, January 17, but residents argue the closure will be hazardous to the public.
Bob, who has been involved in the park for around 30 years, said he has never known of any accidents or problems between traffic and pedestrians or cyclists.
He argues that the closure will affect elderly and disabled residents, who are unable to access the park on foot.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24051299.poole-residents-protest-...
And as gap between resources available to maintain the road infra and requirements widens, my guess it will be peds that suffer the most and drivers the least.
The dodgy underpass, another delight foisted on people by cars...
Blocked Exeter underpass forces kids to cross busy road
Devon County Council says the flooding has been caused by a blocked drainage pipe
The typical route taken by many pupils who walk to school is via a pedestrian subway but this has been flooded since late December 2023 when Storm Henk battered Devon with strong wind and torrential rain.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/blocked-exeter-underpass-force...
New pictures from scenes of two speed cameras cut down in Cornwall
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/new-pictures-sce...
we've created a monster, haven't we; is the end of the line for the overt camera?
Devon residents annoyed as daily gridlock 'seals off' their town
Businesses in the area have reported a drop in footfall as people steer clear
Her husband Phil said: “It does feel like the town is under siege and someone is trying to seal us off just for the fun of it. The county council said some time ago that the roads were crowded and almost not fit for purpose. You can’t really get in or out now without packing a lunch and taking a flask, because you could be there for days!”
(Tavistock: roadworks)
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-residents-annoyed-daily-...
Man fined for breaking 20mph law says politicians' talk 'makes my blood boil'
Owen Bright was fined for driving at 27mph on a road that has now been increased back up to a 30mph limit
Mr Bright said: "At the time I just had to take it on the chin and endure the speed awareness course and £85 fine but when I hear them talk about warnings and bedding in periods it does make my blood boil. I actually agree with 20 mph for part of St Brides but why was the police motorcycle on the edge of the village instead of by the school or shop. Almost all tickets are issued automatically now so this idea of a roadside chat is just nonsense," he said.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-fined-breaking-20mph-l...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/17/queensland-law-ca...
A motorcycle accident with a cow changed Steven Hadley’s life forever.He hit it at about 100 km/h, the impact throwing him 12 or 13 metres headfirst into the ground.
The animal came out of nowhere, Hadley says, on a rural road near Kingaroy in Queensland.
I call that bullocks. Doing 100km/h where there are free running animals. He is the one who should be paying compo!
Bloody spies on our streets! Targeting ordinary drivers...
Lock-in!!
Where would the cars park if you reduced the pavement?
I enjoyed a little fly-though here but my virtual sea view was spoiled at times by parallel parked motor homes.
From the same guy Prof Ray Wills:
I’m calling it.
All the climate change obfuscaters and deniers and trolls and RWNJs can just permanently fuck off.
With alacrity.
Although the police have spent a few hours just waving drivers away from this rather than fining them, it's still not enough for Mr first commenter who is doubling down on the signage (the sub plate that said "Only" on older installs)
The Correct View wrote:
07/01/2024 19:34
Following my comment below, it does appear that the government's own website has conflicting current documents on whether the 'Only' sign is required or not.
So if the government does not know, how are the public supposed to. That many drivers still going through indicates that the signage is not fit for purpose.
Police stop drivers trying to use a bus gate in Clive Road, Gravesend town centre, to cut through one-way system
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/400-drivers-avoiding-one-way...
He;s clearly not been driving it enough. Fault due to it being underused:
Meh, I sympathise with the driver on this one, and if it goes to court I imagine he would prevail for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the picture is too blurry to read the full details at the bottom of the sign, but the driver does state he paid the £1.30 after he got home. Unless the sign states payment must be made before departure (and the driver claims it doesn't), then he has complied.
Secondly, parking on private land is a contractual issue. As such, customers are required to be given a reasonable time to consider the terms before being deemed to have consented. (The BPA Code of Practice states a "minimum of 5 minutes"; the proposed but since withdrawn mandatory Code of Conduct proposed a minimum of 10 minutes). If you are required to download an app and read additional online terms and conditions, then I would certainly be arguing that 14 minutes between entering and exiting the car park is actually a perfectly reasonable time to spend, including reading through before deciding you do not wish to agree. I know when it comes to apps most of us simple scroll to the "agree" button, but a court would surely agree it is in fact prudent to read what you are agreeing to!
I like his quote of “People just need to learn respect.”
Yeah mate, you need to learn some respect about dumping your private property like an arsehole. It got scratched? Good.
Yes - when there specific regulations in place on adopted roads, such as yellows etc.
Pictures or it didn't happen.
But but pedestrians can just walk round the holes (through the bushes, mud, ditches), or jump them and if they fall into one they can just climb out - but I pay road tax and fuel tax and insurance and my increasingly expensive car gets damaged? How's that fair?
Sadly I think you're correct, with tweaks: "my guess it will be peds especially those who are very young, old or have disabilities that suffer the most (along with anyone still stupid enough to cycle on the roads) and drivers the least (though it will be a considerable advantage to be driving in richer parts of the country)."
"Mr Not So Bright said: "At the time I just had to take it on the chin and endure the speed awareness course...."
Two things come to mind regarding this statement. Firstly, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime and secondly "endure..."? It seems from this wording that Not So Bright simply learnt nothing from the course and thus, will still speed and put other peoples lives at risk. Lets listen out for a ban next time he is caught; as he will be.
Hermes actually out delivering parcels? That IS unusual!
Follow-up: not so ghostly
Calls for crackdown on drivers using closed Ashford road Avocet Way after dog almost hit by car
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/my-dog-was-almost-hit-drivers-...
Ordinary? Ordinary?? Don't you mean hard-working, innocent drivers?
Give me one good reason why I don't sentence you to riding a press-fit bottom bracket bike for 3 months.
That bus gate signage guidance in full
Recommend a browse of the comments.
Hmmmm, I haven't seen one yet. So, for the moment, here's a car stuck on a beach
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/disbelief-mercedes-gets-...
Another example here
Hampshire County Council could cut 26 school crossing patrols
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24052363.hampshire-county-council-cut-2...
need to check on the India deal before cross-posting into the Brexit Britain thread. I guess the good news is we won't need crossing patrols because there won't be any children.
And, I read, a general prohibition in Bristol soon.
Technically, there wasn't a "single" problem with his parking…
Good luck with that
There's a new message appeared on his windscreen written in oil saying
"please, take this crappy set of low profile alloys off of me, this isn't how it was meant to be"
I'm guessing that some of the scratches came from his very annoyed removal of a seemingly justified sticker.
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