[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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[BikingBud]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Council’s £195k spend on 20mph signs slammed as ‘a total waste of time and money’

The 20mph signage was introduced after speed limits were approved last year in a Cambridgeshire town

The issues drivers raise about 20 mph limits seem to get more unhinged with time – may need a next edition of the Bullshit Bingo cards.  

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/news-opinion/councils-195k-spend-20mph-signs-31898399%5B/quote%5D

Perhaps responses like this:

[quote]Commenter Desperatedanno thinks: “The 20mph debacle has never been about safety, it is pure politics – as part of the grand plan to make driving intolerable. The problem? When laws are made for politics rather than the greater good, those who disagree with the politics might feel they have every right to ignore them. That then erodes the good will of the people to go along with more sensible laws. The thinking on this is so short-sighted.”

Should be used to deminstrate that the commenters are unfit to be granted the privilege of holding a driving license.

[BikingBud]

Is this a start?

Is this a start?

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/opinion/367114/our-roads-would-be-safer-if-everybody-tried-improve-their-driving

Maybe the roads would be a little bit safer, a little bit less stressful and a little better for everyone, if we all considered our mindset when driving. Our streets could be a nicer place if we took stock of our own driving skills and made an effort to improve on areas where we know, but perhaps wouldn’t admit, we sometimes fall a bit short.

[David9694]

£1.5m Staffordshire roadworks

£1.5m Staffordshire roadworks stopped as workers ‘threatened’

They have been resurfacing sections of road

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/15m-staffordshire-roadworks-stopped-workers-10280219

[David9694]

Council’s £195k spend on

Council’s £195k spend on 20mph signs slammed as ‘a total waste of time and money’

The 20mph signage was introduced after speed limits were approved last year in a Cambridgeshire town

The issues drivers raise about 20 mph limits seem to get more unhinged with time – may need a next edition of the Bullshit Bingo cards.  

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/news-opinion/councils-195k-spend-20mph-signs-31898399

[David9694]

Hirsute wrote:

Video now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c70rw09z6z2o

has it got Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in it?

[Hirsute]

Video now

Video now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c70rw09z6z2o

[David9694]

Interesting that for no other

Interesting that for no other reason than too many cars, parking area at top of narrow track for village nature reserve is going to be closed for the weekend. 

Test Valley village car park to close for period of good weather

https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/25248362.test-valley-village-car-park-close-period-good-weather/?ref=cprfa

I guess lots of people will be getting in their cars this weekend to escape their hot, car-ey home locations….

[David9694]

cautionary tale here

cautionary tale here

Driver banned from road after chasing hit-and-run driver

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25251436.driver-banned-road-chasing-hit-and-run-driver/

[David9694]

(Un) suprsingly car-ey at the

(Un) suprsingly car-ey at the top of the steps. 

Not us Guv, says Google. 

[David9694]

A Reform spokesman said “we

A Reform spokesman said “we are determined to stamp out these unregulated tides, loose sand, rough seas and winds that affect people’s simple pleasure of using a jet ski, bringing it down by trailer to a beach”  

[mdavidford]

Also

Also

Stoke Senilitel wrote:

To object to any of the proposals email the council here

Because of course there’s no way anybody would want to support them, or even suggest modifications.

[wtjs]

The tide should be banned

The tide should be banned from affecting access / egress of high value vehicles ; especially if the owner is very wealthy and / or important

See Cnut v. The Tides circa 1049- not auspicious, but the driver of a really big Audi might do the trick, so it’s his duty to try

[Mr Blackbird]

The behaviour of the sea is
The behaviour of the sea is unacceptable in this case. The tide should be banned from affecting access / egress of high value vehicles ; especially if the owner is very wealthy and / or important.

[David9694]

Motorists are being consulted

Motorists are being consulted over plans to change traffic regulations in seven Stoke-on-Trent streets. The proposed changes include the introduction of more red routes and new permit parking zones as well as extra parking, disabled spaces and loading bays.

Motorists are being consulted are they, Stoke Sentinel? 

Council wants new rules on these seven Stoke-on-Trent streets – full list

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/council-wants-new-rules-seven-10260403?int_source=nba

[David9694]

Thou had cars that stopped

Thou had cars that stopped for you?  I were run over 5 or 6 times a day – and I was grateful. 

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