[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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[mark1a]

David9694 wrote:

The 2021 article is worth a look. B1NSF comes up as a white Mercedes 2008 on DVLA. 

While you’re doing DVLA checks, don’t forget to check date of last V5C issue, on this reg it’s 20/02/23, so nothing automatically dodgy with it being on a blue C Class in 2021. 

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

The scene of the crime (2 years ago) 

I can’t get the arrows to work

[David9694]

It’s not the roll of the

It’s not the roll of the police to chase innocent motorists. 

[David9694]

The scene of the crime 

The scene of the crime (2 years ago) 

[David9694]

The 2021 article is worth a

The 2021 article is worth a look. B1NSF comes up as a white Mercedes 2008 on DVLA. 

“I’m not paying the ticket. There is no way on earth. It’s a joke. I’ve lived here all this time and parked there for 25 years.

“It’s my parking and you can’t get a ticket for parking in your own drive.”

 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/newquay-tattooist-claims-i-ticket-5618221

[wtjs]

How is that not blocking the

How is that not blocking the pavement when there’s not even enough space for him and his dog?

Because they can walk on the road, as long as they wait so as not to inconvenience respectable motorists

[hawkinspeter]

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

How is that not blocking the pavement when there’s not even enough space for him and his dog?

[Rendel Harris]

David9694 wrote:

Locals have already bagged the available puns on this story…or have they?. 

“I suspect there’s going to be a floor in your explanation somewhere sir…”

[David9694]

that is expecting drivers to

that is expecting drivers to know what a blue sign means, you know to have and be able to apply some rudimentary HC knowledge.

Joking apart, would a “flying motorcycles” (Except buses) sign be better? 

[David9694]

Anxieties swirl after latest

Anxieties swirl after latest accident on ‘terrifying’ Leighton Buzzard road where there have been 50 accidents in 5 years

e-petition
“Local people are very concerned. I’ve travelled on this road daily for more than five years. It’s terrifying. Can someone please do something about this.”

response so far
It’s been acknowledged there have been about 50 personal injury accidents along this route from April 2016 to March 2022. Some of these incidents are because of common types of error, such as:

46 per cent or 23 of them involved failure to look properly; 
24 per cent or 12 of these failure to judge another person’s speed or direction; 
18 per cent or nine were caused by careless or reckless driving by someone in a hurry; 
and 12 per cent or six were the result of a driver exceeding the speed limit.

EDIT – just added this up and realised its a full house. Drivers and their problems. WDIW? 

https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/anxieties-swirl-after-latest-accident-8590355

[David9694]

Mr “It’s not in anyone’s way”

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

[David9694]

Letter: Bath bus cuts having

Letter: Bath bus cuts having massive impact on locals, concerned resident says

The elderly resident believes a newly launched on-demand service doesn’t work and some people might even be forced to leave their job

The seldom heard voice of (former) bus users. Cars killed your bus service, Mrs Cox.  (Pic: 2013 timetable) 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/letter-bath-bus-cuts-having-8594047

[chrisonabike]

Nimby. However he’s right…
Nimby. However he’s right… barely wide enough for pedestrians AND cycling. There is the (one-way) church Street in the other side, albeit everyone would be held up eg for funerals (those entitled mourners, slowing traffic…)

Basically the fault of the entitled Church of England / historic builders (probably all Masons) for not putting in decent car parking / wider roads. Good luck with getting a faculty (is that right?) for adding some in the graveyard though. Not in keeping!

[chrisonabike]

But it can’t be too big else
But it can’t be too big else how will they drive there? And “our town centres are too crowded” for all the parking needed.

No, malls and ever more online shopping is the inevitable result.

Utrecht Pedestrian Zone (Netherlands)

Shopping by bike

[chrisonabike]

But but why have they put a
But but why have they put a road there if you’re not meant to drive on it? How am I supposed to take in all these signs, watch out for cars, pedestrians, motorbikers and cyclists AND keep to the speed limit (while balancing my coffee, checking the sat-nav, telling the kids in the back to stop fighting and worrying about what we’re going to eat this evening?

Actually – in one sense in the UK with the cultural norms we have those are valid complaints. We could bridge the gap between legal expectation and daily reality by applying something like “sustainable safety” principles. Reduce the cognitive workload for drivers, prevent some foreseeable mistakes and also improve training for better understanding of the level of attention required for this task…

Then after that nick and ban anyone still incapable.

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