[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]

‘Just Eat delivery driver’

‘Just Eat delivery driver’ [rider] pictured in Clyde Tunnel cycling ‘dangerously’ close to car

A witness was concerned when he spotted the delivery driver riding his bike through the Clyde Tunnel with a Just Eat box strapped to his back last Friday night.

One concerned witness told Glasgow Live: “When I saw the delivery cyclist, I was surprised at first, almost couldn’t believe what I was seeing, then I thought what an idiot he’s going to hurt himself or a driver.

“And it didn’t look like a pleasant cycle. Poor guy.

“The cycle tunnel is right next door”

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/just-eat-delivery-driver-pictured-27343997

 

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

Western governments can’t get enough of this crazy life hack – ban all men from driving!

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/one-change-driving-rules-would-27345458?int_source=nba

I’m sure that could be made shorter and much more general, reducing a more general class of offenses…

[David9694]

“We have been in discussions

“We have been in discussions with the resident for several months and have explored the possibility of moving the crossing point but this has not been possible due to on street parking, bus stops and nearby road junctions.

“The resident told us they would be extending their fence to close the gap but this has not happened so reluctantly we have had to install bollards to prevent cars driving over the footpath.”

Drivers and their problems.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/resident-cant-access-new-driveway-27342301?_ga=2.86186842.333592584.1689712098-1845245840.1689712095

One change in driving rules would cut motoring offences by 81.8%

Western governments can’t get enough of this crazy life hack – ban all men from driving!

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/one-change-driving-rules-would-27345458?int_source=nba

[HoldingOn]

Sometimes the council can do

Sometimes the council can do things just right.

[Hirsute]

‘We can’t use new drive

‘We can’t use new drive because council put bollards in front of it – we’re trapped’

TRAPPED I TELL YOU !

Then you read that they use a pedestrian crossing to go over the pavement to the house, failed to ask permission for anything and thought driving over a ped crossing was normal.

World Bollards – “Your house has just quadrupled in value, stop moaning.”

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/we-cant-use-new-drive-30493444

 

[Hirsute]

Lorry driver 100% at fault
Lorry driver 100% at fault for not having the right lighting.

You know how it works in lancs !

[brooksby]

https://metro.co.uk/2023/07

Mercedes smashes into back of lorry at high speed in horror crash

A spokesperson from Lancashire Police said: ‘As a responder, when you hear ‘car trapped under a lorry’, you prepare yourself for the worst.

‘This lorry was parked up in Rawtenstall with the driver soundly asleep in his cab when the Mercedes collided with the rear of it, becoming trapped underneath the tail mounted forklift.

‘Incredibly, the Mercedes driver suffered relatively minor injuries despite travelling at around 60mph (in a 40mph limit) when the collision occurred. He also passed all impairment tests.

‘The Mercedes driver has been reported to court for driving without due care and attention, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance.’

All of the comments about it are saying how lucky the driver was etc etc.  Nothing about how f-ing stupid he was driving that fast and clearly not paying attention – on the whole, parked lorries are not difficult to spot… 

[David9694]

‘Ignored’ Bath street left

‘Ignored’ Bath street left with confusing road markings and curved parking spaces

The road has left people unhappy and confused

Currently, people on the south side of the street park with two wheels on the pavement, but the new parking bays denote spaces fully on the roads. Mr Fouracre said: “If they all park up to the lines we wouldn’t get anything down here.”

 

No BaNES, it really isn’t about how many parked cars you can shoehorn in

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/ignored-bath-street-left-confusing-8605833

[David9694]

Driver caught speeding at

Driver caught speeding at 100mph in Wiltshire claims electric car was ‘running out of charge’

A Specialist Operations unit at Wiltshire Police tweeted a picture of a device recording 101mph.

The caption said “the driver of the electric vehicle stated they were in a rush to plug in for more charge they didn’t understand the faster you go the more juice the car uses!”

The force said: “A trip to court awaits where hopefully more common sense prevails. #Fatal5”.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-07-17/driver-caught-speeding-at-100mph-claims-electric-car-was-running-out-of-charge

 

[David9694]

…Dog (elderly, blind),

…Dog (elderly, blind), archery equipment, fridge 

[David9694]

Do you think if I asked him

Do you think if I asked him nicely, he’d do me a Super Record crank on my ankle?

[David9694]

Richmc12 JULY 2021

Richmc12 JULY 2021

He will be in much deeper bother when he gets to court, according to the DVLA B1 NSF is the registration of a silver Vauxhall !!! And has been since 2013. EDITED

[David9694]

Try turning it on its side. 

Try turning it on its side. 

[andystow]

David9694 wrote:

The scene of the crime (2 years ago) 

It causes him (a tattoo artist who lives alone) a problem because now he only has two parking spaces instead of three.

I guess he needs a couple of work vans to carry his heavy tattoing tools and ladders, or something.

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Mr “It’s not in anyone’s way” here is a new one on me, but this is a chance to revisit several “I’m prepared to go to court (prison in one case) over this” stories, many of which we’ve had on here. What cars do to people. 

I get that it’s a crappy operating model, but drivers and their constant bullshit, try-ons and whingeing have brought this on themselves. 

 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/holidaymakers-put-cornwall-after-parking-8601373

But the dropped kerb he’s parked on forms part of the footway, not part of his driveway.  It doesn’t grant right of way, even, only grants him a right of access to cross the footway to access his tarmac garden…

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