[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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[ktache]

Much as the concern for the

Much as the concern for the less than able who “have to drive” when objecting to LTNs but then illegally and immorally parking in blue badge bays because…

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

I think building a bike lane brings out the best in people, just as a 20 mph limit does – drivers, instead of being me me me selfish all the time, discover their concern for bus passengers, blond and partially sighted people, and air pollution.

Well everyone is concerned for the blond … ?
… but yes, it’s funny how “cyclists” always promote sudden concerns for others.

Selective concern

As to bus stop bypasses increasing danger – I understand there is legitimate concern but I do wonder if people have ever heard of “side roads” … ?

[David9694]

I think building a bike lane

I think building a bike lane brings out the best in people, just as a 20 mph limit does – drivers, instead of being me me me selfish all the time, discover their concern for bus passengers, blond and partially sighted people, and air pollution.

Fears cyclists could hurt people using Exeter’s new ‘floating bus stops’

A new £1.55m cycle lane is currently under construction

Mr Hill, local resident takes up the story “This design requires a blind person to step, literally blind, into moving traffic to use a bus. Various online videos illustrate the dangers. 

“In effect, unaccompanied blind persons are excluded from using the bus stops. It’s fine to encourage cycling, but not at the expense of others. It’s not acceptable as the council has statutory duties to keep highways accessible to disabled persons and not to discriminate.

“Ironically, as Exeter starts implementing them, experience elsewhere is turning against them.”

DCC has assured the new ‘floating’ bus stops will be safe for all road users.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fears-cyclists-could-hurt-people-9461290

[David9694]

Angry South West residents

Angry South West residents blame council workers for parking nightmare

Businesses say it is affecting trade

In that well-known part of Somerset, Plymouth, there just aren’t enough parking spaces to go around for businesses who rely upon on-street parking to bring much of their trade. 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/angry-south-west-residents-blame-9465275

Exeter parking charges set to rise as raft of changes considered

It could cost almost £5 to stay for two hours in the city centre

One-hour parking will be re-introduced for some car parks away from the very centre of the city, such as those at Belmont Road and Parr Street.

The idea is to encourage ‘pop and shop’ short-term visits. (ECC – please Google “induced demand”)

Some real Little Britain stuff here:

At Belmont Road, where there have been complaints that students and Airb&b customers monopolise spaces, there is a proposal to make it residents-only at night.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-city-centre-parking-charges-9467355

[David9694]

Suprised the “let’s have a go

Suprised the “let’s have a go on your bike, mate” (with menaces) wasn’t employed here.  

This is a picture of something that was very unlikely ever to end well. 

[chrisonabike]

brooksby wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

Apparently this is just a bike or e-bike…

I get that this is the point you’re making, but in what world is that an “e-bike”?  It is an illegal (if ridden on the road, or cycle path, or pavement, or … probably most places) electric motorcycle.  Styled to look like a motorcycle.  Being (illegally) ridden by a 13 years old boy wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Just to emphasise; because there’s a certain strain of adults (near to where I stay also) who are perfectly happy to buy their kids such “toys” (clearly how they think of them).  “How come I could buy it (in the shops) if it’s illegal?”

I think this is somewhat like the early days before the government got prodded into classifying new pharmaceuticals where apparently you could e.g. go into certain pubs and see people openly dealing containers of stuff or even snorting it off the tables because “it’s legal, you can’t touch me!”

Hopefully it doesn’t take too many deaths / injuries to people in this case before the government decides to give a monkeys’?  I believe it’s “don’t care” (because not a car) rather than ignorance.  Or even “it’s all good for the economy, maybe they can even help with congestion?”

[Hirsute]

Here’s a story with a good

Here’s a story with a good ending

Clare’s Care Ltd are trying to raise money for one of their employees who’s car was burnt out during the riots in Middlesbrough on Sunday 4th August 2024
Brendan was at work doing a 12 hour shift at a care home in Middlesbrough when he returned home to see his car like this. Brendan has saved up for the past 12 months for his car.
Brendan has worked so hard for this to be taken away overnight by “peaceful protests”.
As well as our other staff that made the brave decision to walk to work last night as no taxi’s were running to make sure all of the elderly people in our care homes were still looked after.
 

At the time of posting 22588 of 3000 has been raised.

 

Note where there is a riot, car insurance might be voided depending on the policy. I’m hoping there is a government fund though.

edit “If your motor insurance does not provide sufficient cover you may also be able to get compensation under the Riot Compensation Act (RCA). “

[brooksby]

Hirsute wrote:

Apparently this is just a bike or e-bike…

I get that this is the point you’re making, but in what world is that an “e-bike”?  It is an electric motorcycle.  Styled to look like a motorcycle.  Being (illegally) ridden by a 13 years old boy wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Good grief!  It’s things like this that lead to councils panicking about the e-bike menace and putting stupid PSPOs in place… 

[Hirsute]

Apparently this is just a

Apparently this is just a bike or e-bike

A mum has revealed how balaclava-clad yobs left her son “covered in cuts and bruises” after deliberately ramming him off his £3,500 electric bike and stealing it. 

Oscar Jackson, 13, was playing with a friend on his electric bike in Watlington Road, Benfleet, when a group of “older children” crashed into him on their own e-bike before fleeing with his bike, according to his mum, Amy. 

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24502265.benfleet-yobs-ram-boy-off-3-500-bike-stealing/

[David9694]

Dissonance in the northern

Dissonance in the northern part of Wiltshire: in Calne, one more reopened lane will fix it – 

Calne High Street to reopen to tackle traffic in town (picture)

https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24497670.calne-high-street-reopen-tackle-traffic-town/

Call to share thoughts on Bradford on Avon traffic scheme

meanwhile, this is yet another nice little place ruined by through traffic, and maybe they will do something about it:

https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24494171.call-share-thoughts-bradford-avon-traffic-scheme/

[mdavidford]

To be fair, they never said

To be fair, they never said it was a good example…

[chrisonabike]

Perhaps one to file under

Perhaps one to file under “why ‘let’s all share the road’ may have limited mileage”?

Charity worker attacks neighbours with cattle prod while armed with other tools over parking row.

(It’s mentioned that the defendant had previously recovered from a brain aneurysm – not sure if that was advanced in defence / mitigation?)

Nice try pleading by the defence (my emphasis):

BBC wrote:

Clare Wilks, prosecuting, told Cardiff Crown Court on Friday how the situation flared in the evening after Attwood-Rees was convicted of previous criminal damage of a Toyota Yaris belonging to Mrs Teague, in a trial at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Gareth Williams, defending, said his client was of previous “exemplary character” …

[mdavidford]

Ah – reading comprehension

Ah – reading comprehension fail on my part (partly due to confusing quote – the ’24 hours a day’ bit was irrelevant) – I’d thought the restrictions were continuous, but work was only 7am-6pm.

So basically they’re complaining that it’s restricted every day but they’re not working every day? But they may not know ahead of time which days they are going to be working, so it’s simpler all round to say it’s suspended every day, rather than chopping and changing at short notice.

[Hirsute]

But you can park from 1801 to

But you can park from 1801 to 0659 each day, so there could still be cars in the way.

[mdavidford]

Hirsute wrote:

“The thing is, they’re not working seven days a week, 24 hours a day, so why do they need no parking seven days a week?”

Probably because they don’t want to waste the first couple of hours of each working day getting the cars that have been left there ignoring the restrictions removed.

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