[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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[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

A pushed-back wing mirror – what cars do to people:

I guess it’s not just cyclists then…

David9694 wrote:

Magistrates heard that despite being given an interim ban when she pleaded guilty, being disqualified from driving would have a massive impact on Keelan as she often ferried family members to hospital appointments. Her daughter would also have to sell her horse as she would no longer be able to take her to look after it.

* Bans are “cruel and unusual” punishments and would “ruin lives” (despite occasional evidence to the contrary like here).
* Driver’s burden – I only drive for others.
* Unfair impact on innocent children etc. – they shouldn’t be punished, not their fault! (Followed to the logical conclusion almost none of our normal punishments could be applied under this principle).
* Impact on animals – won’t you think of the horses / sick cats and dogs / ferrets…

[David9694]

A pushed-back wing mirror –

A pushed-back wing mirror – what cars do to people: Irate motorist from Strood who was clipped by another car followed the other driver around Wainscott and got her daughter to film it

“She admits in interview she confronted the man and then got back in her vehicle to follow him, not wearing her seatbelt.”

However, the court was also told that Keelan, who had no relevant previous convictions, thought the other driver was also responsible for stealing a car from her on a previous occasion.

She claimed she was angry, not only because he’d hit her wing mirror and caught her daughter’s hair, but because she had reported the earlier theft to police and nothing had happened, and that was why she had followed him.

Magistrates heard that despite being given an interim ban when she pleaded guilty, being disqualified from driving would have a massive impact on Keelan as she often ferried family members to hospital appointments. Her daughter would also have to sell her horse as she would no longer be able to take her to look after it.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/irate-motorist-ends-up-in-court-thanks-to-her-own-video-foot-329414/

[David9694]

ktache wrote:

Bashing water companies for polluting waterways is easy…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/04/englands-road-runoff-pollution-problem-being-ignored-mps-told

this is yet another another driver Wild West issue frequently overlooked 

[David9694]

Confused pensioner at Bristol

Confused pensioner at Bristol Airport fined £100 because he asked for directions

The new pick-up and drop-off area at the airport had only just opened, but 84-year-old Bryan Sealey fell foul of the rules

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/confused-pensioner-bristol-airport-fined-32415727?int_source=nba

[ktache]

Bashing water companies for

Bashing water companies for polluting waterways is easy…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/04/englands-road-runoff-pollution-problem-being-ignored-mps-told

[ktache]

The bike shelter obviously

The bike shelter obviously needed better bollard protection.

[David9694]

Drink-driving pensioner

Drink-driving pensioner crashes off ferry terminal in Auckland

CCTV captured the moment a drunk driver hurtled off the road, through a bike shelter and into the sea at a ferry terminal in New Zealand.

https://news.sky.com/video/share-13424165

[David9694]

Outrage as new parking

Outrage as new parking charges kick in at Exeter beauty spot

It’s always been free but from Friday visitors will be charged

This article has a figure (£12k) maintenance costs (including the dog poo bins, 99% of dogs will have arrived by car at a guess).

The decision has not gone down well with regular visitors, many saying they will simply stop visiting.

She added: “I’ve always loved it and have been coming here for years but it’s not a countryside feel anymore. It’s more a park feeling and less a sense of being in the countryside or a natural environment.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/outrage-new-parking-charges-kick-10473126

[David9694]

Former teacher from St Anselm

Former teacher from St Anselm’s in Canterbury caught drink-driving in Broadstairs while ‘fearing for his life’ avoids ban from profession

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/teacher-caught-drink-driving-while-fearing-for-his-life-av-329325/

I don’t think he’ll be teaching in the UK for some time, though. What a weird story. 

[David9694]

‘I’m staying at home’:

Induced demand doing its thing 

‘I’m staying at home’: Motorists brace for traffic chaos and huge diversion as A-road bridge to shut 24/7 for 12 days

The Netheridge Swing Bridge is closing from Monday for repairs

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/im-staying-home-motorists-brace-10463359?int_source=nba

[David9694]

Don’t forget all the cyclists

Don’t forget all the cyclists also trying to get back to the Stone Age. 

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

We who live near Stonehenge still have queues of traffic’

TBF their ancestors have been trying to get their point across since the late Neolithic – “a local can’t get across The Avenue for people driving cattle from Scotland for midwinter feasts, or hauling bluestone and sarsens for some blooming public art project. Don’t get me started on all the foreigners from the continent bringing pots and ore…”

[chrisonabike]

Quite right – as noted by eg.
Quite right – as noted by eg. the Dutch Cycling Embassy:

[ktache]

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[David9694]

Couple livid after bus stop

Couple livid after bus stop put right at the end of their drive

Christopher Harris said he was left in disbelief when he returned home from work last week to find the bus stop right outside his house in Beddau

“I have threatened that if buses continue to block my drive then I will block the bus stop. I’ll have no choice.”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/couple-livid-after-bus-stop-32357796?int_source=nba

EDIT – was thinking,  the driver response to things like this would presumably be “don’t live on a main road/ bus route then” 

FURTHER EDIT – a couple of commenters here didn’t disappoint 

We who live near Stonehenge still have queues of traffic’

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/comments/25421159/

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