[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]

OK this article and the post

OK this article and the post it’s based on is probably nonsense, although I have occasionally seen it happen in my locality.

Drivers failing tests for stopping at red light due to little-known law

A quirk of the Highway Code is to blame for the failure, which has gone viral on YouTube and social media apps.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/drivers-failing-tests-stopping-red-29176778

[David9694]

The mystery continues 

The mystery continues 

Driver, 55, arrested as Iceland van left balanced on top of car after Edgbaston crash

West Midlands Police say the driver of a car has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the smash in Edgbaston

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/driver-55-arrested-iceland-van-29172424

[David9694]

Cranham Drive motorhome: dad

Cranham Drive motorhome: dad clears drive of all vans

AN exasperated dad stands in his empty drive after removing all ‘dilapidated’ vehicles on council orders but vows to fight on for the right to park on his own driveway.

Mike Perkins’ driveway in Cranham Drive, Warndon, Worcester, now stands vacant as he ponders whether he will ever be able to park his beloved vintage campervan there again.

Meanwhile, his ‘David and Goliath’ battle with Worcester City Council rumbles on with an appeal hearing due to take place on May 14.

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24295447.cranham-drive-motorhome-dad-clears-drive-vans/

Oh good grief, I guess we’ve all met them, the ones that are causing a problem, don’t get the hint and then it’s “poor little me” when it eventually gets into court proceedings.

11 year old Google view of his ” pride and joy” “working on it every dry day” little collection.  
 

EDIT : follow-up 

Cranham Drive motorhome back on drive after ‘hollow victory’
 

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24317418.cranham-drive-motorhome-back-drive-hollow-victory/

[David9694]

Couple with toddler in back

Couple with toddler in back end up with car on top of them after crash on country road
A young family were going about their Saturday afternoon when they were in collision with another car. After a number of ‘near misses’, there are now calls for the speed limit to be cut

The exact circumstances of the collision are unknown, including the speeds of the vehicles involved, but the mum said there needed to be better signs to warn drivers of some of the potential hazards. and a lower speed limithttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/couple-toddler-back-end-up-29158394

And there was me thinking that every inch of Wales was covered in 20 mph limits. 

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

…but isn’t using buses a life skill like brushing your teeth or tying your shoe laces??

Exactly like it, in that you have to be taught; if “everyone” uses electric toothbrushes or slip-on shoes you probably won’t!

Presumably “I have to drive the kids everywhere” at least in part because that’s simply what everyone else does (and your kids will be the butt of jokes / abuse / social isolation if you don’t.  Assuming they still spend some time not online?

[David9694]

Driver flips car on busy dual

Driver flips car on busy dual-carriageway after being ‘frightened by spider’

Thankfully, there were no reports of injury

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/driver-flips-car-busy-dual-29172480

[David9694]

Oxford householders share

Oxford householders share experiences of living in LTN area

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24321675.magdalen-road-oxford-residents-share-views-ltn/

[andystow]

David9694 wrote:

How to catch the bus. There’s also one about getting off it. If I was going to France or Gernany I guess there’d be no shame in reading up on how to use the RER and the U-Bahn. I guess this is a great way of removing obstacles to public transport use – one of the better things the internet has done –  but isn’t using buses a life skill like brushing your teeth or tying your shoe laces??

I’ve never found a bus system that didn’t have a learning curve. I’ve ridden buses in at least:

• London (probably the easiest)
• Glasgow
• Chicago
• Washington, DC
• Seattle, WA
• Portland, OR
• Peoria, IL
• Denver, CO

I gave up in Dublin and walked everywhere, but I did find the train there easy to figure out.

It’s (usually) easy to find a schedule and routes, but with an unfamiliar system it’s often not obvious to figure out:

• Do I need to buy a ticket in advance? Day pass?
• Where do I buy it?
• Can I buy it as I board?
• Can I pay cash on board? How much do I need?
• Do I have to pay again if I transfer?

And yes, my expectation used to be that if I was waiting at a bus stop, the bus would stop. That doesn’t always work.

[David9694]

How to catch the bus. There’s

How to catch the bus. There’s also one about getting off it. If I was going to France or Gernany I guess there’d be no shame in reading up on how to use the RER and the U-Bahn. I guess this is a great way of removing obstacles to public transport use – one of the better things the internet has done –  but isn’t using buses a life skill like brushing your teeth or tying your shoe laces??

[David9694]

Totally this. Go back 100-120

Totally this. Go back 100-120 years and say “you know old chap the time will come when everyone has got one of these infernal cars” and perhaps have some pictures of what the world now looks like. 

(And no I don’t dote on the past as being when everything was wonderful.)

[David9694]

I’m sure if you presented him

I’m sure if you presented him with directions to a garage selling petrol at £1.39 a litre he (and all other drivers claiming to not see/ be confused by signs) would have no trouble understanding it.  

[David9694]

Hirsute wrote:

cyber truck owners are complaining of vandalism due to the Tesla brand now being intrinsically tied to Elon’s negativity & bullshit.

Is that a message to or from the owner?

[Hirsute]

(No subject)

cyber truck owners are complaining of vandalism due to the Tesla brand now being intrinsically tied to Elon’s negativity & bullshit.

[Hirsute]

How ?

How ?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/emergency-services-called-after-land-29158125.amp

[wycombewheeler]

ChrisA wrote:

“unprotected human beings with minimal education . . . “, that is a bit harsh on the pedestrians.

most drivers would have assumed he was talking about cyclists

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