[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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[pockstone]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68606383

‘Another person commented: “No wonder people crash I would be all over here trying to work out where I was.”‘

[brooksby]

The Larger Cyclist wrote:

Solution 

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/car-clears-st-ives-bus-28816837

Cambridge News wrote:

Cllr Kevin Reynolds from Cambridgeshire County Council, admitted he has little sympathy for the drivers who get stuck. He said: “If people driving along that road cannot see a big hole in the ground in front of them then I would argue they wouldn’t be able to see a small child. I would question whether they should be behind the wheel at all.”

[The Larger Cyclist]

David9694 wrote:

The Welsh roundabout exit which has cost thousands of drivers half a million pounds in just one year

The simply staggering figure is substantially more than all the other parking offence fines for an entire county put together

Another motorist agreed, writing: “This happened to me! Couldn’t believe it! It’s easy to see the signage once you realise, but there are so many signs around there.”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-roundabout-exit-cost-thousands-28824957

Solution 

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/car-clears-st-ives-bus-28816837

 

[David9694]

What is this slowing down of

What is this slowing down of which you speak?

Maidstone driver ‘frustrated’ after A249 pothole near Stockbury Roundabout causes £700 damage to her Nissan Qashqai

We were only travelling 50mph, as that was the speed limit through the roadworks

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/who-is-responsible-for-pothole-that-caused-700-damage-to-m-303681/

[ktache]

Don’t drive through floods
Don’t drive through floods and if you slow down a bit the damage to wheels and tyres by potholes are minimised.

[Hirsute]

Found this on twitter
Found this on twitter

“I am the biker in this video. Whilst I am glad that the fucking idiot is in prison I was disgusted that he only got 58 months!!!!! “

[David9694]

I like to sit high up…oh

I like to sit high up…oh

[BalladOfStruth]

David9694 wrote:

Drive to the conditions, not the NSL – but drivers couldn’t manage that, so on we go til we get to the “blanket” restriction stage. 

Oh yeah, I 100% agree – I’m one of the guys on here who bangs on about NSL usually meaning “remote” rather than “safe to drive at 60”.

But these are fairly straight, fairly wide roads with decent daylight visibility. The 40mph limit (which is new and came with the 20mph rollout) is, I think, more due to the likelihood of people walking in the road due to the accumulation of houses (“village” is probably a strong word). Of course, you wouldn’t know that unless you were a local – so the current experience is driving at an appropriate speed for an NSL road with good sightlines, only notice a 40 repeater (with no transitional signs before it) and wonder how long you’ve been speeding.

[brooksby]

Bungle_52 wrote:

The answer to more flooding is to buy a bigger car, which has more emssions, which makes climate change worse, which means more flooding, which means buying an even bigger car ……..

One of these, perhaps?

[Bungle_52]

The answer to more flooding

The answer to more flooding is to buy a bigger car, which has more emssions, which makes climate change worse, which means more flooding, which means buying an even bigger car ……..

[David9694]

On the day the first set of

On the day the first set of yellow lines were painted on a kerb, it was (arguably) implied that everywhere else was fine to park on.  And so it goes with when they started doing 50 and 40 mph restrictions on long sections of open (uninhabited) road.  

Drive to the conditions, not the NSL – but drivers couldn’t manage that, so on we go til we get to the “blanket” restriction stage. 

[BalladOfStruth]

I live in Carmarthenshire

I live in Carmarthenshire (though not in Llangadog) and we’ve got the same issue – ever since the 20mph thing came in, a bunch of petuant children – upset that they’re no longer allowed to do 60mph through residential areas – sneak out at night to cut down all the speed signs. As some of the signs in the above story were 20mph signs, I’d imagine it’s the same motivation (if not the same people).

It makes driving a bit stressful really, because they’re cutting down speed signs and signs warning of things like tight corners, so you’ll be driving through a posted 60mph limit and all of a sudden you’ll drive past a 40mph repeater and then you’re wondering how long you’ve been doing 20 over because they’ve cut down the large transitional signs. They’re essentially tricking people into driving too quick for the conditions.

This is the case in Blaenwaun – it used to be that the whole Heol Shon was NSL, but now they’ve made Blaenwaun, and a stretch either side 40mph – except you can only tell this because they’ve missed one repeater on the SanClar side that lets you know you’ve been speeding through the whole village. 

[Jogle]

Shocking moment motorcyclist
[b]Shocking moment motorcyclist catapults into air and off bridge – as BMW driver jailed for nearly five years[/b]

Well that driver certainly had a problem!

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/frightening-moment-motorcyclist-catapulted-into-air-and-off-bridge-by-bmw-driver/

[David9694]

Fed-up residents call for

Fed-up residents call for road repairs in West Hougham, near Dover, after cars damaged

Another villager, Gerald Viljoen, was upset when his Mercedes E220, which he had only owned for 18 months, was written off in January after getting stuck in a flooded road.

The 59-year-old’s son stalled while trying to get out of deep water in Satmar Lane. The liquid had got into the luxury car’s engine, leaving it irreparably damaged.

Mr Viljoen’s insurance subsequently paid out the car’s value so he could buy another one – a second hand BMW X1.

He said: “I was pretty gutted. The BMW is a higher car so I thought it would be more suitable for the roads but you shouldn’t have to think about this when getting a car.

“My wife owns a Porsche which I’m too scared to take out because you can’t avoid some of the potholes and it’s such a low car.”

Resident Nick Abel forked out for new tyres after hitting two potholes.

His wife had to get a new exhaust after her Fiat 500 hit flint which had built up in the middle of Gravel Lane.

Resident of 12 years Sally Herzog ordered a takeaway in February which never arrived after the delivery driver’s car got stuck in water in Satmar Lane. She says flooding is the worst it’s ever been.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/the-roads-are-so-bad-here-my-mum-won-t-even-visit-me-303503/

[David9694]

You can’t have fresh water

You can’t have fresh water because I want to drive my car:

Deansway closure angers Worcestershire County Council

Councillor Mike Rouse, cabinet member for highways and transport for Worcestershire County Council, said Severn Trent was putting Worcestershire people through misery.

“I was very disappointed to hear about the unauthorised closure of Deansway by Severn Trent this morning, one of the city’s busiest roads, at one of the busiest times of the day,” he said.

“Severn Trent Water appears to constantly abuse the emergency permit system for street works to suit them and their project management needs, but they are putting the public of Worcestershire through absolute misery, and it’s got to stop.

“I will be demanding a meeting with the chief executive of Severn Trent Water to understand how she will ensure that Severn Trent Water plans their works better, engage with the residents and businesses that will be affected, and put a stop to riding roughshod over the permitting system.

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24188175.deansway-closure-angers-worcestershire-county-council/

PS be sure to let us know how your meeting with the Severn Trent CEO goes 

[Author]

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