[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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[David9694]

New parking charges in

New parking charges in Somerset towns a ‘tax on the poor’

Plans to end free parking have been slammed

But, speaking at a full meeting of Bath and North East Somerset Council on Thursday July 18, Shaun Hughes (Midsomer Norton North, Independent) warned councillors: “Emissions based charges are a tax on the poor, people who can’t afford the latest electric vehicle or the latest fuel efficient vehicles.”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/new-parking-charges-somerset-towns-9433922

[David9694]

Beautiful stallion left in

Beautiful stallion left in absolute agony after Dartmoor crash

The poor animal had to be put down

Posting a distressing image of a horse laying on its side, he wrote: “I had to wait with this beautiful stallion last night until somebody came and shot him. He was hit by local driver whose first line of defence was ‘I wasn’t driving fast.’

“Yes, you were. You were driving too fast – that’s why you couldn’t brake in time. If you were driving slower, you would’ve had enough time to brake. Either that or you just weren’t paying attention. You were probably rushing home because of the massive traffic jams everywhere yesterday. Either way, this beautiful boy had to be shot. Everybody, drive slower and pay more attention so this horrendous waste of life doesn’t happen.”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/beautiful-stallion-left-absolute-agony-9433899

(punchy stuff compared to the usual, I thought)

[David9694]

Safety fears as drivers

Safety fears as drivers travel wrong way down one-way Milton Street in Maidstone to escape a road closure caused by sinkhole at Hackney Road

Fant resident Emma Archer-Simms said: “People are driving the wrong way down Milton Street, Dover Street and Pope Street, and with people mounting the kerb to get around.

“With school holidays approaching, it could be a child who is seriously injured or killed.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/drivers-avoiding-10ft-sinkhole-road-closure-could-kill-chil-310286/

[andystow]

From a local (to me) article

From a local (to me) article on a man named Dominick Clark being sentenced for a street racing crash, we have, I believe, the undisputed champion of manipulating words to remove the agency from drivers.

“According to preliminary information from officers, two cars were allegedly drag racing during the incident and one of the cars then tried to flee the scene with Clark behind the wheel.”

I’m sure poor Dominick was holding onto the wheel for dear life as his car fled the scene!

[wtjs]

One for wtjs

One for wtjs

Thanks for the advance warning. The only proper such episode I have experienced in Lancashire, apart from the nutters shouting out the window, was from the close passing driver of BMW PK14 HLW in August 21 who claimed to have ‘given me 1.5 metres’ and threatened to ‘fucking flatten’ me and to knock me off my bike, when I caught him up at some road works. It was all on video, but it took over 6 weeks to receive a reply from the police. The officer claimed to have been temporarily transferred to another station! The result was: ‘he shouldn’t have spoken to you like that’.

[brooksby]

One for wtjs:

One for wtjs:

Driver’s road rage backfires after taking on white van man who’s twice his size

Driver’s road rage backfires after taking on white van man who’s twice his size

In 2022, there were 3,208 incidents of road rage reported to the police, up by 40% from the year before.

Lancashire saw the biggest spike in aggressive driving, shooting up by 198%, according to researchers. West Mercia followed with an increase of 56%.

[David9694]

Van gets stuck on South Devon

Van gets stuck on South Devon beach near Burgh Island Hotel

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/van-gets-stuck-south-devon-9432152

Devon residents ‘trapped’ by roadwork traffic hell

A quarter mile journey is taking motorists an hour to complete

One Ogwell resident has written to Devon Highways to vent his “disgust and frustration” at the three-week closure. He says: “The current road closures have been implemented with absolutely no consideration for the residents of Ogwell, Denbury, and Ipplepen, who now face being effectively trapped or enduring an hour-long trip to travel just 0.25 miles. 

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-residents-trapped-roadwork-traffic-9431560

[Rendel Harris]

chrisonabike wrote:

 “Would passengers taking the 17.35 to Newcastle please bring it back.”

Peter Cook’s Scotland Yard detective on the Great Train Robbery: “I think I should make one thing clear from the outset, when you speak of train robbery, this involved no loss of train. It was merely the contents of the train which were pilfered, we haven’t lost an actual train since 1943, I think it was, the year of the great snows, when we mislaid a small one.”

[Hirsute]

(No subject)

[Rendel Harris]

I like the response from

I like the response from herefordman99:

even if the scooter is road legal, then why use the road when the footpath is more than adequate? Surely it should only be used on the road where there is no available footpath to use? […] Before anyone says anything, my wife uses one (not class 3 though), so i know the regulations surrounding them.

Doesn’t appear to know the regulations that a C3 scooter rider cannot use its legally permitted 8 mph top speed on the pavement (must stay at or below 4 mph), so there is a perfectly good reason for them to be on the road even if there is an available footpath.

[David9694]

Herefordshire mobility

Herefordshire mobility scooter riders do not deserve abuse

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24457627.herefordshire-mobility-scooter-riders-not-deserve-abuse/

Funny when using the pavement is OK and when it isn’t:

Eonit21st July 8:45 AM
User ID: 864955
I can understand your annoyance but I have seen mobility scooter rider’s using the road when there is a perfectly good pavement they can use. Recently one coming down Ross Road holding up traffic and a empty pavement.

Droitwich speeding and car cruising increases patrols

A spokesperson for Droitwich SNT said: “Over the last two months, PC Cook 22320 has been proactively patrolling the area doing high visibility patrols around Worcester and Droitwich.

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24464184.droitwich-speeding-car-cruising-increases-patrols/

Great to hear that PC Cook is on the case!!

[Hirsute]

” Richmond Park drive-thru

” Richmond Park drive-thru safari experience “

‘ Live and let live ‘

https://x.com/ohbee07/status/1815068996338675768

[Hirsute]

I have just discovered this
I have just discovered this is a fake promo from a few years ago !

[chrisonabike]

mdavidford wrote:

mdavidford wrote:

What about the tortoise though?

“Would passengers taking the 17.35 to Newcastle please bring it back.”

[mdavidford]

What about the tortoise

What about the tortoise though?

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