[David9694]

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. 

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[Spangly Shiny]

Hidden behind a paywall.

Hidden behind a paywall.

[Spangly Shiny]

HC Rule 129 applies.

HC Rule 129 applies.

[essexian]

Hirsute wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

Genuinely remorseful https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmz74v9z3eo Failed to stop.

From the piece: “One witness said he did not think Rashid would have had any time to react.” At 41mph, perhaps not. At the posted 30mph, then very much likely he would have had time to react.

Wrong sentence: he should have been jailed. 

[David9694]

National Trust makes

National Trust makes ‘devastating’ decision on Devon coast

“We thought they were our friends”

Reading this one between the lines, it’s mainly about “I want to park my car for free”, rather than I dunno nature conservation. It was £55 for a permit for locals under the outgoing arrangement, and seniors can join the NT for £68. 

Of the two accounts given of what has happened, I tend to believe the NT:

[Cllr Cook, parish council chairman] adds: “Unilaterally, and without any prior consultation, the National Trust has decided not to renew a long-standing lease with Mortehoe Parish Council, the body looking after the interest of the two local communities of Woolacombe and Mortehoe.”

The National Trust released a statement saying: “The National Trust opened discussions about the changes in December 2022. Since then, the charity has met with the Parish Council regularly… to discuss various options to work together and…offering solutions to several of their concerns which were refused. The National Trust has repeatedly offered to preserve the employment of the council staff at Marine Drive and this was refused.” (abridged by me for repetition)

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/national-trust-makes-devastating-decision-9672992

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/woolacombe/marine-drive-car-park

EDIT : it does look like from the Parish Council minutes in spring 2023 like the NT did indeed unilaterally decide in late 2022 not to renew the Marine Drive lease. There also appear to have been discussions between the parties through 2023, but no detail is given: no meeting of minds, it would seem. Curious as to why this story now.

[Hirsute]

Genuinely remorseful
Genuinely remorseful
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmz74v9z3eo
Failed to stop.

[David9694]

What cars do to people:
What cars do to people:

Ledbury bus driver punched in the face in parking row

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24679757.ledbury-bus-driver-punched-face-parking-row/

[chrisonabike]

andystow wrote:

A 15 minute driving commute in Chicago or London rush hour is probably under four miles, which a lot more people might consider cycling.

Yup.  Apparently average speeds are around 11 – 13 mph in inner London, about 20mph in outer London.

[andystow]

David9694 wrote:

A “normal” 10-15 drive is an admission of the short distances so many cars are used for. 

Depends where. My driving commute to work is 15 minutes, but not many others would consider cycling the nine miles each way even if there were a nice safe, flat route. There’s no traffic where I live, though.

A 15 minute driving commute in Chicago or London rush hour is probably under four miles, which a lot more people might consider cycling.

[David9694]

Freeman on the Land vibe. 

Freeman on the Land vibe. 

[David9694]

andystow wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Its closure has been leading to major detours, causing one mother to spend up to two hours on the school run – a journey that should take more than 10 or 15 minutes.

It sounds like it still does.

A “normal” 10-15 drive is an admission of the short distances so many cars are used for. 

[Hirsute]

Stolen from mattw of this

Stolen from mattw of this parish

But has he paid the £125 fee for the photo ?

[Hirsute]

Road rage in Enfield

Road rage in Enfield

All on camera including abandoning her car at the lights to smash up the mirrors !

 

[David9694]

hawkinspeter wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

Where logic or “theory” clashes with reality though – the stats apparently show this is a real thing AND when relatively simple measures are applied there is a measurable improvement. https://www.roadpeace.org/working-for-change/graduated-driving-licensing/ https://www.racfoundation.org/media-centre/study-confirms-benefits-of-graduated-driver-licensing Policing – agree that a) needs police and b) a subtle approach to avoid “police stopping us just ‘cos we’re young”.

Well if there’s a need for a graduated driving license (and it does look like there’s a good case for it), then let’s have a graduated driving license with additional tests to let young drivers take passengers or drive after midnight. Instead, we get a half measure that assumes that maturity is purely linked to age and develops at the same rate in people.

As we’ve seen previously, grieving individuals frequently do not make for good legislators. 

All of this can be controlled via driver ID systems that should be built into every car – engaging safe mode if it believes the driver (of any age) is hooleying around. I don’t see much point, as things stand, in giving the police something else to try to look out for. 

[David9694]

Fix the pot-holes! No, not

Fix the pot-holes! No, not like that. Trowbridge residents share anger at ‘traffic nightmare’ in town

https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/24686115.trowbridge-residents-share-anger-traffic-nightmare-town/

Road closures are harming Pamphill pet food business

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24687630.road-closures-harming-pamphill-pet-food-business/

car-dependent business suffering for lack of cars

[David9694]

Cars “delay buses” shock
Cars “delay buses” shock

Bath’s LTNs causing bus delays, major bus operator warns

First Bus has warned that the council’s major plans for Gay Street could cause trouble for Bath’s buses

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/baths-ltns-causing-bus-delays-9676074

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