[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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[wtjs]

I meant the ‘gotten’

I meant the ‘gotten‘

[David9694]

You can’t develop your land/

You can’t develop your land/ have somewhere to live because cars / cars might crash 

Crash fears over plans for ‘family homes’ on farmland in Eastry, near Sandwich

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/crash-fears-over-plans-for-family-homes-on-farmland-327949/

see also 

Moreton Against Overdevelopment: Over 100 residents at event

The River Evenlode is polluted, the sewage works is out of date, Thames Water says it cannot support any more housing until the treatment works are upgraded; toxic emissions from the static traffic are harmful to asthmatics; there is no NHS dentist in the town or in nearby Chipping Norton; the doctors’ surgeries are averaging a three week delay for appointments and five days for prescriptions.

https://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/24194439.petition-set-plans-double-moretons-size/

https://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/24544084.moreton-overdevelopment-100-residents-event/

So the prize is to stop the proposed development, but even so it’s funny with drivers how easily they forget/ conveniently remember the air pollution the make all the flipping time.  What about the asthmatics? 

Naturally the water company are getting their pitch in early for funding for the sewage treatment from developer contributions. The other issues if valid can be addressed comparatively simply by upscaling the provision – e.g. more teachers, dentists, pharmacists and GPs, but one more lane, even if built, won’t fix it.
Has mass car ownership plateaued now?

[David9694]

wtjs wrote:

The shocking thing about this alleged assault of a driver by a cyclist is this part of the police statement- I hope it’s a transcription error at the website!

one of the men grabbed the victim by the throat after he had gotten out of his car

standard stuff for bullies to turn victim, and in this case even convince the authorities of this. Will someone please think of the shaken-up drivers. 

[wtjs]

The shocking thing about this

The shocking thing about this alleged assault of a driver by a cyclist is this part of the police statement- I hope it’s a transcription error at the website!

one of the men grabbed the victim by the throat after he had gotten out of his car

[David9694]

Weavers Wharf shopper hit by

Weavers Wharf shopper hit by fine on Kidderminster car park (Paywall)

Managed to pay twice and enter his registration number wrong both times.  

He added: “I will never park there again. I’m lucky that I am able to walk and have good mobility so I can park elsewhere, but I feel for those who are not as mobile and have no choice but to use the car park.” 

What trumps the above “I’ll never go back” and attempted “what about the disabled?” is that he replied to the text that confirmed payment/ the wrong registration. 

Euro Car Parks offered at one point to reduce the £100 fine to £20, but it’s still not enough for Neil here. 

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25357939.weavers-wharf-shopper-hit-fine-kidderminster-car-park/

https://www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/kidderminster?srsltid=AfmBOoqcOwH5A8RQTsvjZIYF3uPp1LvbltRyEiThXOaX15xR2qZ-H6BU

[David9694]

Second car within a week gets

Second car within a week gets stuck down Cambridgeshire guided busway

Another car has got stuck down a Cambridgeshire guided busway today (Friday, August 1). This is the second car to get stuck down the same busway within a week.

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/second-car-within-week-gets-32182471?int_source=nba

https://www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/stives?srsltid=AfmBOorLMKya-iiXdUENsbg6KZuIndLRU80AJWjs5HKetITDf2QeG24c

[David9694]

We can probably all surmise

We can probably all surmise what took place here last month. 

Cyclists’ row with driver turns nasty in pretty Cotswolds market town

An argument broke out between the driver and two cyclists

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/cyclists-row-driver-turns-nasty-10393490#comments-wrapper

[David9694]

As with that stretch of road

As with that stretch of road in Leicestershire and the barrack-room stuff linked below, there isnt a problem out there that can’t be solved with MORE SIGNS, bigger signs, light-up signs, flashing signs, and even bigger signs. 

Ex-judge says drivers can avoid parking fines by saying 3 words in appeal

The “I knew nothing” defence could help drivers to avoid charges

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ex-judge-says-drivers-can-10370625

[David9694]

With the added bonus that you

With the added bonus that you won’t be held up by groups of (very fit, following breeze, slight downhill) cyclists either because you’ll be going at the same speed. Win-win! 

[David9694]

Further to this week’s

Further to this week’s ‘Motorist urges “anti-car people” to “have a bit of consideration for drivers”’feature, I give you (paywalled, but I think they comp you a few stories if you’re not too frequent a flyer) 

Motoring campaigner (Association of Bad Drivers) criticises plans for 20mph limits on all new residential roads in Canterbury district

But Mr Hudson – who relies on his car to get around and has never been involved in an accident – believes the slower limits can often be more dangerous. “You need a bit of speed just to keep your concentration up. 20mph is just too slow – the mind starts to wander at that kind of speed,” said the 78-year-old.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/new-20mph-plan-is-mission-creep-to-get-us-out-of-our-cars-327898/

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-30-july-2025-315197

[hawkinspeter]

Bungle_52 wrote:

Getting longer by less than 2 minutes in most cases. That’s obviously an horrendous price to pay for a reduction in KSIs.

 

[Bungle_52]

David9694 wrote:

Of course, it’s still too early to state the blindingly obvious that 20 mph limits save lives. I guess drivers are trying to keep the denial going until the May ’26 elections. Whatever else happens with Labour, whatever you may think of them, remember the Wales 20 mph.

Journey times in Wales are getting longer because of 20mph speed limit

But overall speeds are down, according to the latest data from GoSafe

Although it is considered too early to meaningfully assess trends in pedestrian and cyclist casualties, there has been a decrease in overall road casualties, which fell by 11.8% in the four quarters since the law came in

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/journey-times-wales-getting-longer-32164490?int_source=nba

Getting longer by less than 2 minutes in most cases. That’s obviously an horrendous price to pay for a reduction in KSIs.

[David9694]

Of course, it’s still too

Of course, it’s still too early to state the blindingly obvious that 20 mph limits save lives. I guess drivers are trying to keep the denial going until the May ’26 elections. Whatever else happens with Labour, whatever you may think of them, remember the Wales 20 mph.

Journey times in Wales are getting longer because of 20mph speed limit

But overall speeds are down, according to the latest data from GoSafe

Although it is considered too early to meaningfully assess trends in pedestrian and cyclist casualties, there has been a decrease in overall road casualties, which fell by 11.8% in the four quarters since the law came in

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/journey-times-wales-getting-longer-32164490?int_source=nba

[mdavidford]

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[David9694]

Drivers Do it in the school

Drivers: Do it in the school holidays 

Also drivers: don’t do it in the summer 

Chaos as six-week closure of A258 London Road in Deal sparks gridlock

“I understand the works need to be done, and I’m glad they’re doing them outside of term time because it would be even worse otherwise.”

Amityville mayor Cllr Mike Eddy said there was “frustration” over the timing of the works, and feared a massive impact on visitor numbers to events like carnival week, which is currently underway.

Clare Carpenter “It’s been an absolute nightmare. I work in Sandwich and have to plan when I leave because our road is just being used as a rat run and is gridlocked from 6am. It’s been taking more than double the time to get to work.” 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/i-m-trapped-on-my-own-drive-chaos-as-major-road-closure-s-327881/

Interestingly, Clare hasn’t currently got the road works between her and her work, her issue is indeed about the rat running. 

Fears for safety due to dangerous parking in The Street, Hamstreet

I was drawn in by the dramatic headline, but this seems mainly to be about Morrisons deliveries.  By-pass, free car park but still problems. 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/someone-will-be-seriously-hurt-anger-in-village-plagued-327892/

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