[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]

London drivers caught

London drivers caught sleeping at the wheel or watching TikTok named and shamed

Motorists have been caught snoozing, counting cash or using TikTok while at the wheel

WOOF JUSTICE

Estate agent Oliver Kent, 42, was caught breaking the road rules by a passing cyclist as he was stuck in traffic in Maida Vale last October.

“Driver is stopped in traffic using their mobile phone whilst a small dog is sitting on their lap”, reported Javier Silvarrey.

“If the airbag goes off in an accident, I fear the dog may be crushed.”

Mr Silvarrey, who submitted a report to the police together with video evidence, added: “Driver is stopped in traffic tapping away on their phone. They start to drive off whilst still holding/using the phone.”

GUILTY PLEA: £143 FINE, £57 VICTIM SURCHARGE. SIX MONTH BAN.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tiktok-youtube-drivers-court-prosecuted-tesco-doughnuts-asleep-motorists-dog-london-b1091607.html

 

[OnYerBike]

Cars crash into garden
Cars crash into garden because road was too dark. Nothing to do with driving too fast for the visibility…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66089314

[David9694]

Supermarkets forced to

Supermarkets forced to publish live fuel prices to cut costs

in case you hadn’t heard – drivers and their problems – wheel to be re-invented https://www.confused.com/petrol-prices

Will this be an end to all the village FB griping about the prices at our garage?  

Look out for the CMA investigation into 10s chain and 700c inner tube prices. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66085232

[chrisonabike]

After the initial delay

After the initial delay drivers will be cheesed off.

[ktache]

I have seen motorway

I have seen motorway programmes and milk is not good environmentally, can’t have it just going into ditches and drains. More disruption for the clean up.

[ktache]

Obviously not that notorious.

Obviously not that notorious…

[Jogle]

The Birmingham bus lanes
[b]The Birmingham bus lanes catching 20,000 drivers in just five months[/b]

This would explain why I quite often cycle through the Moor Street bus gate with a car by my side. It’s a lot of people who either aren’t reading the signs or who are ignoring them.

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-07-03/the-notorious-bus-lanes-that-caught-20000-drivers-in-just-five-months

[Simon E]

A woman had to be cut free

A woman had to be cut free from a car by fire crews after the crash on the A41 near Newport, Shropshire at 1.15pm on Thursday. [report]

A car ended up on its roof on 30mph road after a collision on Belle Vue Road in Shrewsbury on Friday morning [report]. A local resident I know was not at all surprised – far too much fast, dangerous, and inconsiderate driving on that road, he said.

A driverless car went rogue in a “one-vehicle collision” in Parkway, Madeley, Telford shortly after 7am on Sunday morning when a car “left the roadway and came to rest on a concrete bollard and fence. Nobody was trapped inside”. Isn’t technology great! [report]

 

[chrisonabike]

Good job too – cream leads to

Good job too – cream leads to more serious arterial congestion.

[David9694]

I just skimmed that one.

I just skimmed that one.

[hawkinspeter]

chrisonatrike wrote:

Pointless crying as the M6 is blocked:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66080113

Legendairy

[chrisonabike]

Pointless crying as the M6 is

Pointless crying as the M6 is blocked:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66080113

[David9694]

Sussex Police on scene of

Sussex Police on scene of Broadwater, Worthing incident

A man has reportedly been arrested after a “road rage” incident which blocked a busy road.

Police officers were called to deal with the alleged scuffle involving a man on Ardsheal Road in Broadwater, Worthing.

A bus was seen stopped in the middle of the road at around 11.30am while officers questioned a man by the side of street. He was then later seen being put in the back of a police car in handcuffs.

It is currently unclear what the man has been arrested on suspicion of or whether the bus is involved in the incident.

[David9694]

Cars and on-line – the

Cars and on-line – the antidote to foresight, courtesy and patience!!

[Sriracha]

But I did like the comment
But I did like the comment that read, “if you don’t like the speed cameras please raise your right foot”!

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