[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]

Paywall article.
Paywall article.
But you’d think after the first incident he might attempt to avoid the potholes or at least maybe slow down a bit.

[David9694]

any subscribers? 

any subscribers? 

Driver slams council after potholed road takes out three tyres in as many days

A Shropshire motorist has slammed the county council for failing in its “statutory duty” to inspect the roads after he punctured three tyres in three days on the same stretch of tarmac.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/2024/02/14/driver-slams-council-after-pot-holed-road-takes-out-three-tyres-in-as-many-days/

[Benthic]

Bob Wilson could choose to

Bob Wilson could choose to free up police time by not speeding.

[David9694]

Gridlock as car lands in tree

Gridlock as car lands in tree after Birchington (tee-hee) crash

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/car-lands-in-tree-after-crash-prompting-gridlock-301730/

[David9694]

well, what could that be on

well, Wayne here we are in unfamiliar Cannock – what could that be on the wall, just over your left shoulder? Unfortunately, there’s meant to be another one on that post over your right shoulder, but that disappeared some time after November 2020. It’s been a loading bay at least since 2009.

[Hirsute]

“parents say that without a

“parents say that without a designated car park they are forced to park illegally down side streets”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nvwv397p9o

“I’ve got to get my kids, so I either risk it or my kids get cold and wet.”

“If they gave me another option, I wouldn’t have to worry about the risks would I?”

 

How the hell did you become an adult and parent without encountering and surviving a bit of rain ?

 

[Jogle]

Driver calls 999 to report
[b]Driver calls 999 to report himself for drink-driving in Knaresborough[/b]

You can’t even drink drive now without someone dobbing you in….oh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68281661

[David9694]

Driver stops to appreciate

Driver stops for a couple of minutes to appreciate the quiet beauty of Exmoor…

[Jogle]

Tesco delivery drivers
[b]Tesco delivery drivers involved in ‘cash for crash’ fraud[/b]

Tesco delivery drivers involved in ‘cash for crash’ fraud

[David9694]

It was a difficult one to

It was a difficult one to decide to post on but I decided in the longer term all the excusing and downplaying isn’t going to help anyone. 

[David9694]

I’m glad you did, it looked

I’m glad you did, it looked to me as though it could have been cut and pasted from almost anywhere in the past 20 years. 

The highlighted “top” comment is such a cliche that I wondered if it was a cyclist in disguise. 

[wycombewheeler]

David9694 wrote:

People get into a mindset that the way to address issues of GP appointments and school places is to oppose all development; the same with “our roads won’t cope” gridlock. 

as if building houses will bring more people into existence, the people are here already, they are just crowded into inadequate accomodation.

[Jogle]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Another day and the algorithm serves me up the Dorset Speed Cameras group. 

Imagine leading your life like this. 

Oh dear, I got sucked in and looked up that group. My favourite comments on that photo were from ‘Dave” who starts off by saying that that road is already dangerous enough (I think he means that enforcing that speed limit in an attempt to make it safer will make it more dangerous, maybe that’s because people will have to concentrate on their speed as well as their phone) but then follows it up by saying that roads aren’t dangerous in themselves and it’s the drivers that are the problem and we need more police…

Or am I missing a huge amount of sarcasm?

[brooksby]

The police seem to be of the

The police seem to be of the opinion that the damaged road signs and worn road markings were more to blame for the driver failing to see the crossroads rather than him perhaps not paying attention because he was checking his map.  The police in the article claimed they “believed” that the driver was accessing a mapping app “as he was new to the area” (so that’s alright then). 

[NotNigel]

There’s always the chance

There’s always the chance that the passenger was checking the app.

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