[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]

Exeter ‘human bollards’ live

Exeter ‘human bollards’ live in fear of death threats and poo through letterboxes

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-human-bollards-live-fear-9114736

[David9694]

we can’t bollard our way out

we can’t bollard our way out of trouble on this but

It’s only for a minute 

I’ve just got to nip in here

hazard flashers 

mouthful of abuse

[David9694]

There seldom is. 

There seldom is. 

[David9694]

“Drop off is between 8.30 and

“Drop off is between 8.30 and 8.50am. The first function at the hall begins at 9am.” 

except for Tuesdays when it’s Fitsteps at 8.45 am – but don’t let facts get in the way of a good whinge.

https://v2.hallmaster.co.uk/Scheduler/View/10133?startRoom=0&startView=dayGridMonth

“The hall’s attitude seems to be ‘the school’s parking problem is the school’s problem, not ours’, and ‘if you want to park in the Memorial Hall car park, pay for it’” 

[Hirsute]

No driver involved.

No driver involved.

[David9694]

Wales on line has the

Wales on line has the advantage a 300+ driver comment cry and mental gymnastics fest. 

No such luck in the Bournemouth Echo. 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24129053.council-needs-149k-start-rolling-20mph-limits/

if you pay a visit, you’ll notice Police appeal for dashcam footage after pedestrian injured – like there is most days. 

[Hirsute]

Also
Also
“Also how do the 300-plus local people who made personal donations and loans to build the current hall feel about the Memorial Hall charging for children to attend school”

It’s my human rights to drive and park anywhere for free.

[Hirsute]

Knocked over !
Knocked over !

[brooksby]

Not drivers, explicitly, but

Not drivers, explicitly, but I’m reading between the lines on it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c513zzgd6ddo

The bollards were installed using £400,000 from the government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

Zeina Chapman, from the What a Load of Bollards Group, previously told the council the obstacles had created a “spiritless strip” as well as claiming businesses were reporting “much lower footfall”.

I would read that as “It would be far better if there were no bollards so people could park on the pavement there to just pop into the shops.”  According to the photos, it has double yellow lines, but we all know how effective they are… 

[chrisonabike]

I dug up an old 20mph comment

I dug up an old 20mph comment thread to add the BBC version of that article (I never know who’s copy-pasting who in the media these days) so folks are having at it there also.

[David9694]

First official review of the

First official review of the impact of Wales’ 20mph law published

Millions of journeys in nine areas have been analysed

The mean speed difference in nine areas:

Lampeter: 24.1mph (-5.3mph)

Penrhyn Bay: 24.9mph (-6.1mph)

Llanrug: 26.6mph (-3.8mph)

Allt-yr-yn (Newport): 23.1mph (-3mph)

Pembroke Dock: 24.1mph (-4.2mph)

Newtown: 25.9mph (-4.4mph)

Tylorstown: 25.7mph (-2.8mph)

Torfaen (Cwmbran, Pontypool, Blaenavon): 26.5mph (-2.9mph)

Wrexham: 23.2mph (-4.7mph)

Overall weighted mean: 24.8mph (-4mph)

Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport said: “These findings prove what a monumental waste of time and resources from the LabourGovernment the 20mph limit has been. “o sacrifice billions of pounds from the Welsh economy all for the sake of 4mph may satisfy Labour, but it is not a trade the Welsh Conservatives would be willing to make.

“On day one of a Welsh Conservative Government, this barmy policy would be scrapped, and common sense would prevail.”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/20mph-wales-review-speed-limit-28669156

I would assume that the figures show the real world effect of a drop in speed limits of 10 mph, so in Lampeter it was 34.1 mph before, hence all the driver crying. 

[David9694]

A child wil be killed one day

A child wil be killed one day AND IT WILL ALL BE YOUR FAULT 

[David9694]

On the theme of congestion,

On the theme of congestion, population/ over-population seems to be a noticeable theme for drivers at the moment (with oh so many roadworks a close second). 

When drivers start to latch on to issues like this, it’s always interesting because (i) it’s largely cars, not people, that give you that oppressive feeling in the city/town (ii) there’s usually some anti-immigration / racist schtick lurking behind it (iii) if it’s suburban sprawl you’re worried about, that too is largely created by cars.  Drivers of course assume that more people must equal still more cars. 

Drivers are of course making their contribution to the issue at the rate of 4 or 5 people a day. 

 

[David9694]

Our Co-op gets co-opted as

Our Co-op gets co-opted as another primary school drop off / pick up zone. They’ve done two lots of resurfacing and in recent months and the manager is on Facebook apologising to parents about this.  

On the plus side, there seems to be a pact that drivers do not drive up the no through road the school is in. 

[David9694]

Didn’t he get a Cyber Truck

Didn’t he get a Cyber Truck after the Yukon, or am I mis-remembering?

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