[David9694]

And there are points, which you can claim for your story. The person with the most points wins a table for four at The Farmer’s Dog (second prize : two tables?).  

The scoring system will probably evolve, in fact suggestions for additional points can be made, but for starters:

Score one point for each of:

Clear picture of car on its roof or side

30 mph limit /residential road 

Audi, BMW or “super-car”

Article doesn’t mention a driver 

 

 

 

Topic

[DNAse]

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26075031.police-search-car-flips-oxford-driver-runs-away/

Residential 20mph zone.
Straight road.
Untaxed vehicle (confirmed by number plate in separate photo.

[Pub bike]

“BMW spins out of control into house”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c5ywljed623o

Not really flipping, more spinning out of control and hitting some houses.

[HLaB]

https://news.stv.tv/north/car
https://news.stv.tv/north/car-flips-onto-roof-on-a96-near-huntly-amid-snowy-conditions-and-weather-warnings?fbclid=Iwb21leAPDndVjbGNrA8Ods2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkVhYkVzeaKNc4DAk3sU9TTsbp_iOMQv5WdfqLH-UIbrA7bm-diBVGKBRpL__aem_onoMXHPIZn71xA_wPhgp_w

[David9694]

Car flipped upside down after

Car flipped upside down after crashing in New Forest

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25731496.car-flipped-upside-crashing-new-forest/

[mdavidford]

chrisonabike wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

The US is leading the Uk in “flag wars” stuff

NI would like a word.

[chrisonabike]

ChrisA wrote:

ChrisA wrote:

I’m guessing that the DfT’s original view was related to single colour surfacing (anti-skid or cycle, etc. route), not looney tunes stripes.

Just wait ’till folks find they’re treated to Merry Melodies when driving too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_road

(Plenty of videos available).

At least one has been binned as locals were unhappy – I can see it would be pretty annoying.

[chrisonabike]

ChrisA wrote:

ChrisA wrote:

Rainbow crossing

Are there any ones other than in Blackpool (and the short-lived Brighton one?

Internet says:

https://londonist.com/london/transport/herne-hill-gets-uk-s-first-permanent-rainbow-crossings

Bristol’s Rainbow Crossing refreshed for Pride 2022

More disability groups aren’t happy…

https://www.transportforall.org.uk/blog/2021/09/28/campaign-colourful-crossings/

Tempting to ascribe this to “CHANGE!?!” … but as you note there are good reasons to keep the public realm as consistent as possible.

OTOH that didn’t in the past (hopefully) stop local authorities coming up with all kinds of woeful or even dangerous improvised active travel infra rather than using well-tried designs. Perhaps a case of “we have to allow *some* appearance of local autonomy so let it be in places where it doesn’t matter / we don’t care”?

Most know very well that such DIY would very quickly lead to bad consequences (and lots of expensive court cases) if done for motor infra. But we don’t care about cycling (and much about active travel) so encourage them to get their crayons out because “obviously local communities know what works best for them”.

Indeed rules exist / are generally understood elsewhere…

https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2018/08/building-legal-rainbow-crossing.html

I think being “woke” at a pedestrian crossing is much better than the alternative 😉

[ChrisA]

Rainbow crossing

Rainbow crossing

Thanks for the links.

So a pedestrian crossing is defined in part by its road markings (TSRGD 2016).  But the DfT have a long standing view that “coloured surfacing is not a road marking”.  So what is it?   I’m guessing that the DfT’s original view was related to single colour surfacing (anti-skid or cycle, etc. route), not looney tunes stripes.

Considering the number of people who admit to have no idea about longstanding road markings, the idea of introducing random variations at the whim of individual LAs seems foolish at best.

I’m going to run away and hide now. <:-)

 

[chrisonabike]

ICBA to go through long

ChrisA wrote:

[follow the rainbow crossing thread…]

]ICBA to go through long threaded threads, especially as they sometimes go wonky.

Anyway on the crossing, I have no idea. (From unrelated articles by eg. The Ranty Highwayman it seems that someone even professionals say it’s not always obvious whether something new is fine, and especially where all the rules and standards are…)

I think different LAs may have their own take.

There was at least one FOI request: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/rainbow_crossings_traffic_sign_r

Some years back RNIB expressed concern: https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/colourful-crossings-not-safe/

… and over in the US predictably they have been the focus of discussion / banned in places. (The US is leading the Uk in “flag wars” stuff, if not the direct inspiration. TBF they’ve long been *very* keen on flags!).

[ChrisA]

If the thread is threaded it

If the thread is threaded it should have followed the rainbow crossing. 🙂

Mind you, if the thread is threaded I can never find the comment, it seems to get stuck, way down, on page 87 or some such.

[hawkinspeter]

wtjs wrote:

wtjs wrote:

No idea because with long threads it’s hard to know what you replied to… Aha! So now the merit of the wtjs (patent pending) italicized message beginning becomes apparent!

I find it easier to just use the “Quote” button, though your italics then gets included which confuses matters. Also, the text within a Quote block doesn’t appear in the “Latest Comments” at the bottom of the page, whereas your italics does, which makes it less clear what you’re actually saying without having to go and read your comment.

[mdavidford]

wtjs wrote:

wtjs wrote:

No idea because with long threads it’s hard to know what you replied to…
Aha! So now the merit of the wtjs (patent pending) italicized message beginning becomes apparent!

Or, y’know, the provided quote functionality…

[wtjs]

No idea because with long
No idea because with long threads it’s hard to know what you replied to…
Aha! So now the merit of the wtjs (patent pending) italicized message beginning becomes apparent!

[chrisonabike]

No idea because with long
No idea because with long threads it’s hard to know what you replied to…

If it’s “signing away driver ‘rights’ ” … maybe? Depends how far by-laws can go.

If it’s “rainbow crossings” also “maybe?”. It’s been done officially in the UK but that doesn’t mean someone couldn’t take on the LA on design details or process…

Brighton had one as an “artwork” which was removed: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-27870093

Blackpool have official ones: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clwe1y1dpxlo

[ChrisA]

Is it even legal?

Is it even legal?

[Author]

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