[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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[mdavidford]

Is the outrage that the

Is the outrage that the council hasn’t done something about this clearly dangerous bog?

[David9694]

Land Rover stuck in ancient

Land Rover stuck in ancient Dartmoor bog sparks outrage

One life. Live it – and other bollocks. Prosecution, DNPA?

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/land-rover-stuck-ancient-dartmoor-9558001

[David9694]

Noisy nighttime roadworks

Noisy nighttime roadworks planned for Folkestone Road, Dover, with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

Cllr Michael Nee, district member for Maxton and Elms Vale, said: “The works are a necessary evil and will inconvenience many people in the ward and there’s no doubt in my mind that there will be serious consequences for some residents.

“The movement of the vehicles, the lights and the milling process will disturb them.

”Unfortunately, it is logical to carry out the works when it disrupts the least amount of traffic, plus the road surface desperately requires repair.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/noisy-nighttime-roadworks-with-pneumatic-tools-and-sirens-ar-312805/

[David9694]

I guess they’ll paint double

I guess they’ll paint double yellows, but that would kind of undermine the logic that you park (only) in a parking bay. 

I do wonder how thick some drivers are, even if this is performative to get out of the ticket. 

[giff77]

What a shoddy excuse. I’ve

What a shoddy excuse. I’ve been driving for 40 years too and have no issues figuring out give way triangles and dashed lines. 

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

Worcester News readers react to proposed blanket 20mph speed limit

…James Toghill, was also sceptical, saying: “No to 20mph, cars brake better than they ever have and are designed to hit pedestrians in a safer manner than old cars.”

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24582729.worcester-news-readers-react-proposed-blanket-20mph-speed-limit/

Can’t we start designing cars to NOT hit pedestrians?

[David9694]

Home Bargains parking signs

Home Bargains parking signs being looked at after fines drama

The parking spaces have no clear instruction saying not to park there and no information in the bay about what they are for.

A spokesman for Sainsbury’s said: “This part of the car park is a traffic aisle to allow passage between the parking bays.

“It is marked with clear ‘give way’ triangles and junction markings – we are reviewing the signage and markings at the site to understand if we can make it even clearer that these are not parking spaces.”

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24585408.home-bargains-customers-fined-parking-outside/

[David9694]

Worcester News readers react

Worcester News readers react to proposed blanket 20mph speed limit

…James Toghill, was also sceptical, saying: “No to 20mph, cars brake better than they ever have and are designed to hit pedestrians in a safer manner than old cars.”

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24582729.worcester-news-readers-react-proposed-blanket-20mph-speed-limit/

[David9694]

Drivers : You can’t have an

Drivers : You can’t have an LTN because it delays emergency services 

also drivers : Motorists parking illegally outside fire station ‘could delay response’

https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/motorists-parking-illegally-fire-delay/

[Spangly Shiny]

Was the use of CCTV cameras

Was the use of CCTV cameras banned for number plate capture a few years ago. If so, how do these robbing bar-stewards keep getting away with it?

[Spangly Shiny]

At least it wasn’t reported

At least it wasn’t reported as an accident.

[Spangly Shiny]

I’ll bet the sergeant had a

I’ll bet the sergeant had a difficult childhood.

[brooksby]

Not exactly compliant with

Not exactly compliant with the journalism guidelines…

Car mounts pavement and hits three schoolgirls before driving off in shocking hit-and-run

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30409181/car-three-school-girls-driving-hit-run/

Initial reports suggest a car, travelling at high speed, swerved onto the pavement to avoid an oncoming vehicle and ploughed into the girls.

The teenagers were rushed to hospital with severe leg injuries that will require surgery.

Sergeant Paul Lunt, from Greater Manchester Police’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “The victims were just walking on the pavement when a car mounted the pavement and collided with them, causing them serious injuries before driving off, leaving the girls injured by the road.”

So, no driver?? 

[David9694]

Plans for Chippenham free

Plans for Chippenham free parking scheme to be debated

Chippenham Town Council will consider a motion on the principle of subsidised free parking in all the town’s Wiltshire Council-owned car parks.

If councillors support the motion, they will decide whether to provide one free hour at an annual cost of £40.28 for an average Band D household, or two hours for £48.94.

https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/24580397.plans-chippenham-free-parking-scheme-debated

[stonojnr]

A 1 lane closure on a dual
A 1 lane closure on a dual carriageway bridge gridlocks town, journeys which took “20mins” now take 1hr+

There are literally people complaining they can’t drive to their local gym in the comments, oh and their solution to the issues is build more roads.

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24577064.lane-closure-orwell-bridge-a14-near-ipswich-extended/#comments-anchor

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