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and we’re all left squabbling
and we’re all left squabbling over drivers’ leavings as ever
Carterton in Oxfordshire to get new foot and cycleways
Speaking ahead of the decision, a spokesman for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) said: “RNIB strongly opposes the proposals for these footways to be converted into shared-use paths.”
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24304183.carterton-oxfordshire-get-new-foot-cycleways/
Otherwise law-abiding?
Otherwise law-abiding?
How much space has to be
How much space has to be turned over to cars? Here’s an example of where the NT should stop privileging cars. The car parking it does have should be for essential (e.g. blue badge) use only. Anything else should require to be booked and be expensive. Access should be by boat, bike and bus only.
UPDATE: planning permission refused
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-planning-trelissick-car-park-9269312
Uproar over National Trust Trelissick plans as locals fear ‘chaos’
King Harry Ferry and Enterprise Boats are among those concerned about plans to put a new car park on ancient woodland and the effects it will have on the river crossing
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/national-trust-car-park-plan-9260735
Drivers and their problems
Drivers and their problems
Devon couple says £45k Porsche is a ‘lethal weapon’
Porsche says they have offered the couple £10,500 to “allow them to step away from the vehicle”
A few weeks later, Nick says there were two more instances of power failure. He says there was even one occasion where they “drifted across a zebra crossing” with no way of stopping the car.
“About six weeks after we got it back, my wife had two instances of total power failure. On the first occasion, she was on her own and it literally drove straight across the road because she had no way of steering it or braking.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-couple-says-45k-porsche-9255469
New driver left stranded after car stuck in ‘8 inch deep pothole’
She said: “There was a van driving in the middle of Burnetts Lane and the driver would not budge over so I could pass the pothole.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24304031.new-driver-left-stranded-car-stuck-8-inch-deep-pothole/
There’s a 10 minute motion in
There’s a 10 minute motion in Parliament today promoting graduated driving licencing for new drivers which is something championed by Brake. I hope it gets a favourable response.
It has for me a bit of a ring of giving older generations a free pass. I get that the stats support this idea, but that’ll be “it” for road safety, won’t it?
1. MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) (NEW DRIVERS): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
Kim Leadbeater
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about licences issued to new drivers for the period of six months after the issuing of the licence, for the purpose of increasing safety for road users; and for connected purposes.https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/87325/Html?subType=Standard#_idTextAnchor002
Traders fear future at
Traders fear future at Rainham Shopping Centre after car parking charge hike sees drop in footfall
well, guys yes I suppose you could say your fortunes are affected by the fact that people who have gone to the expense of owning and running a car can’t or won’t pay £2.30 to park it in Rainham for a couple or hours.
or…
(Sorry about the Daily Express Link)
Cost-of-living crisis sees desperate Britons ditch summer favourites to save cash
Some traditional favourites were the first to be sacrificed when people were looking to do away with non-essentials.https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1894769/cost-of-living-crisis-save-cash
this FT link is paywalled, but the article opened once for me:
https://www.ft.com/content/e6d36b04-5876-4d12-a843-0987fe01e4d0
more wildlife mayhem
more wildlife mayhem
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24302508.poole-swan-causes-crash-leading-vauxhall-fire/
If you’ve got the significant
If you’ve got the significant wodges of cash needed to pay your VED, take out insurance, pay your garage bills, it’s hard to see any good reason why you haven’t got a bank account.
If the real issue is the unfathomable complexity of apps and card payments then I’m struggling to see how you can safe to drive.
Calls made to bring back cash
Calls made to bring back cash payments to car parks
Green councillor Joe Salmon, who suggested the changes, said: “There are a lot of people who are impacted by this and don’t have access to regular banking services and that’s not just a tiny unimportant minority of people.
“There are a significant number of people in this country who simply don’t have access to a type of banking services that give them the debit cards that lots of us are used to.
“It bothered me when we brought this up at full council before that since then we have not been able to produce a black and white justification of why we have moved to cashless.”
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24291089.calls-made-bring-back-cash-payments-car-parks/
Great that the Greens have had such success in the local elections, but setting yourself up as some kind of micro-socialist isn’t quite what I was expecting.
If anyone is interested, cash handling is a bind and an overhead. If you’ve got parking meters, someone has to visit them daily and take the cash back to the office to be sorted and eventually banked.
Mrs. Krabappel and Principal
Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me
Man who caused A4 Wiltshire crash ‘distracted by wildlife’
Representing himself at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, May 1 he pleaded guilty to the offence.
He said: “I was driving in the road and I was distracted by wildlife so I swerved and then got my bearings together.
“Then when I looked ahead and saw the stationary car I put my brakes on but it was too late.
“I was driving a dodgy van from work and I’ve now lost my job and I’m unemployed. I have a lot of people dependent on me.”
https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/24291530.man-caused-a4-wiltshire-crash-distracted-wildlife/
Moment £35k car is submerged
Moment £35k car is submerged by sea after getting stuck on North West beach
The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace SUV was found abandoned on the beach in Lancashire
A round up
A round up
Police appeal after car crashes into house in Thursford
“Norfolk Police are appealing for witnesses from anyone in the area who may have seen a badly damaged vehicle or trailer in the area, possibly missing a wheel, or anybody with dashcam footage.”
The vehicle left the scene without leaving any details.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24289682.police-appeal-car-crashes-house-thursford/
Owners of Albert Road shop hit by police car say officers “missed” target – as “almighty bang” heard
Car crashes through Knutsford jewellers shop window (picture)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68778596
Mercedes crashes into Nursling house causing ‘severe damage’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24236826.mercedes-crashes-nursling-house-causing-severe-damage/
Car crashes into house on Havelock Street in Thornaby
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24273234.car-crashes-house-havelock-street-thornaby/
Car crashes into a house after rolling down the street in Billinge
https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/24285734.car-crashes-house-rolling-street-billinge/
Teenager arrested after car crashes into house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgy4xdlj17o
Driver flees scene of collision after car crashes into house on Knaresborough street
Man fighting for life after car crashes into house
Two men were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital following the crash.
Cabbies and burger van man –
Cabbies and burger van man – that’s who we should be listening to.
I didn’t quite understand how the speed limit, and for that matter the traffic lights, stopped his would-be customers from eating their food.
The wide road where no-one
The wide road where no-one lives and people say 20mph makes no sense
‘We were worrying on the way down about this 20mph because we don’t know if it is 20, 30, it is all different signs. We are braking, it is nearly causing accidents’
Speaking from his food van called Fryer Tuck in Glynstell Close (which is in place on Google Maps) he said delays for workers getting between the workplace and his business because of the speed limit was the main issue. Kevin said: “The problem we have got around here [is] the boys come out for lunch or a break… and what happens is we lose business because by the time they get here they can’t eat their food.”
He also said the traffic lights at the bottom of Hadfield Road make the issue worse. Traffic builds up so we are losing business in that way. It is about time they changed it back.”
Paul Hughes said: “We were worrying on the way down about this 20mph because we don’t know if it is 20, 30, it is all different signs. We are braking, it is nearly causing accidents… The emissions are high because we are going through the gears and everything and it is confusing.
the good news Paul is that you’re near enough to drop you licence off by hand!
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wide-road-no-one-lives-29102856
Essex campaigners welcome
Essex campaigners welcome Extra Eyes initiative to catch bad drivers