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We visited the chaotic school
We visited the chaotic school run road in Birmingham where residents say ‘this can’t go on’
Scenes of ‘absolute gridlock’ are an everyday occurance in Kings Heath – and locals have had enough
So what can be done to help this situation? For local resident Ruth Follows, ‘it’s time to give a LTN a go.’ She said: “At school drop-off time, we have people travelling in from across the city – an LTN would stop them coming directly through our residential roads. The majority of residents here want to give a LTN a go.”
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/visited-chaotic-school-run-road-29105881
Whenever I see one of those
Whenever I see one of those with its jaunty spare wheel I think, “there goes a ‘fun’ person.”
car crashes into…horse
car crashes into…horse trough
Gravesham council will pursue driver involved in crash which destroyed historic horse trough in Echo Square
HGV lorry lodged underneath
HGV lorry lodged underneath bridge following crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge8zwe4egyo
Romsey: Lorry crashes into
Romsey: Lorry crashes into Greatbridge Road bridge
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24295723.romsey-lorry-crashes-greatbridge-road-bridge/
Where’s Cycling Mikey when
Where’s Cycling Mikey when you need him??
Car left hanging from road
Car left hanging from road after crashing through railing in Looe
There is currently another closure in place along the road while work to remove debris from a landslip takes place
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/car-left-hanging-road-after-9258559
Castle Fields car park
Castle Fields car park extension in Tonbridge abandoned but charges remain on Sundays and Martin Square in Larkfield and Bailey Bridge in Aylesford
A blow-by-blow account of a Council meeting here. The privilege of car ownership results in people saying the strangest things.
Kay Sinclair told the cabinet that 27 businesses had hosted the petition because they were all concerned about the adverse effect the extra charges would have on custom.
She said the charges would “devastate the High Street and be the death of the community.”
Graham Simmonds told the council that by ignoring the strong public opposition to the charges, the council was giving the impression that it didn’t care about its voters and that “democracy was dead.”
I thought it amusing that
I thought it amusing that there was a car parked in the opening when Google passed. Anyway, I refer you to the official list of Driver Free Passes (extract reproduced below for ease of reference).
Parking
I’ve just got to nip in here (hazard flashers) I’ll only be a minute
I’m collecting / delivering someone / something
All vehicles operated by funeral directors and others with the remotest connection to a funeral (esp if the deceased fought at Normandy)
It’s quiet / everyone does it/ no-one will mind
Crashes
The sun was in my eyes / it was dark
He blended into the background
I don’t remember what happened
Medical episode
I or a passenger needed the toilet
[…]
Ashford Borough Council
Ashford Borough Council warden gives funeral car parking ticket during service for war hero at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden
“On appeal of this PCN, we can confirm that it has been cancelled.
“We appreciate that this must have been a very sad and upsetting time for family and friends attending the service and if our actions have caused any further upset then we are sorry for that.”
For real?
For real?
Historic bridge faces month
Historic bridge faces month-long closure after tractor smashes into it
It’s hoped work will be completed and the road re-opened by the end of May
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/historic-bridge-faces-month-long-9254343
Standlake Village Hall closed
Standlake Village Hall closed as car crashes into building
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24288411.standlake-village-hall-closed-car-crashed-building/
Family’s drive in Millstrood
Family’s drive in Millstrood Road, Whitstable ‘looks like a war zone’ after ‘hit-and-run’
Road closure in Watlington
Road closure in Watlington will create 10-mile diversion
People in a Norfolk village will be forced on a 10-mile diversion through three neighbouring villages just to get to the shop, doctor’s office and playground this week.
Edward Travers, 41, who lives in Watlington, is angered by the extent of the disruption. “This will affect more than half of the village’s residents,” he said. “It has not been thought through properly.
“People living on the train station side will have to take a 10-mile diversion to get to the A10 which will add about another 15 minutes just to go what is effectively only two miles away.
“It will also affect the school busses as they start their run from the station but they won’t be able to pick up children from the other side of the closure and get them to school on time.”
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24283865.road-closure-watlington-will-create-10-mile-diversion/
10 miles diversion, you say? Well, challenge accepted. The official diversion into the village comes out as 7.5 miles on my mapping app.
From the farthest flung (westerly) end of Station Road into the centre of the Watlington is 1.2 miles, tops. Not sure the One.Network is accurately showing the extent of the road closure, so I’ve hazarded a guess in red and let’s assume no-one is allowed though by any travel means.
With a little ingenuity, there’s a cycling/ walking route (blue) through the houses to the north of Station Road for what looks to be the village centre, and plenty of options to the south for the medical centre and school.
Or it could it be Edward is whingeing because he’ll have to tackle some wriggley unclassified roads to get to the A10 just to the east of the village?
