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Lorry gets stuck on High
Lorry gets stuck on High Street in Bewdley
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23936392.lorry-gets-stuck-high-street-bewdley/
Sorry, kiddies and birdies –
Sorry, kiddies and birdies – where am I supposed to park, you tell me.
Future of Warndon’s Cotswold Way public open space
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23936361.future-warndons-cotswold-way-public-open-space/
Claims Cheltenham to
Claims Cheltenham to Gloucester cycle route is too wide and needs to be redug refuted by highways bosses
There have been unfounded comments online saying part of the Churchdown stretch of the planned cycle spine between Bishop’s Cleeve and Stroud had made the road too narrow for motorists ?
Anyone got access to this?
Anyone got access to this?
Why three quarters of young people aren’t learning to drive
You are a 1960s town planner
You are a 1960s town planner and ICMFP
Drink-driver who lives 10
Drink-driver who lives 10 minutes’ walk away from her local crashes into wall
Lisa Shaw had been drinking in The Butcher’s Arms, in Forsbrook, before the 1am crash
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/drink-driver-who-lives-10-8913901
cameras are a money making
cameras are a money making scam latest (transcribed from Private Eye)
HOTA TOPIC
WHILE the government’s new “Plan for Drivers” promises to “curb over-zealous enforcement” of traffic offences to win over moaning motorists, a long and growing backlog in approvals for road-monitoring technology is likely to do the job for them.
Equipment used to record evidence for enforcement, such as speed cameras, needs to complete testing and certification for Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) in order for images and speed readings to be admissible and treated as accurate in court.
Evidence from non-HOTA equipment can be shown but would need to be backed by an expert witness.
Testing is carried out by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, with the admin handled by the Home Office.
In 2015, the Greater London Authority, Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police told a parliamentary select committee inquiry that the ludicrous slowness of HOTA meant police and enforcement bodies were left with only “outdated, ineffective and costly” technology, when better and cheaper options were available. At the time their complaint was that the approval process for HOTA took around two years.
According to industry body Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS-UK), manufacturers are reporting that HOTA now takes between three and five years. And thanks to the “long and unpredictable timescales”, suppliers are avoiding the UK market altogether, meaning clever systems that would improve road safety and traffic flow are not available.
As upgraded or replacement parts for approved devices also need to go through HOTA, ITS-UK warns that even expensive existing equipment will become unnecessarily obsolete while waiting five years for a new part to be signed off. It is pressing for a fast-track approval process for modifications.
What’s driving Howard Cox? We
What’s driving Howard Cox? We meet the anti-ULEZ campaigner from Kent running to be Mayor of London
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/i-ll-scrap-ulez-20mph-zones-even-speed-bumps-297089/
“In 2010,” he recalls, “I was doing some work for this haulage logistics company. It had about 50 articulated trucks.
“Almost half of all of his costs were taken up by fuel costs alone. Of which 70% was, at the time, going to the government in tax.
“That’s when I gave birth to Fair Fuel UK.”
Fire service hits out at
Fire service hits out at illegally parked cars delaying response
This reminds me of the “LTN delays emergency vehicles” stories – it’s never the official spokesman, if anyone is named, it’s an anonymous fire fighter/ambulance person.
IMO car wash in Hereford
IMO car wash in Hereford closed after car loses wing mirrors
“This morning, everything was fine, but then a car smashed both of its mirrors,” said Hawbashi Mustafi, who works at the car wash.
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23931581.imo-car-wash-hereford-closed-car-loses-wing-mirrors/
Bite me.
round up
round up
Ye Horns Inn in Goosnargh to open as normal after Land Rover crash
Ye Horns Inn in Goosnargh to open as normal after Land Rover crash
(Lancashire, so who even cares?)
Dementia-hit drink-driver in pub car park crash had five pints after mate’s funeral
Now Anthony Butters, 64, from Burslem, has been slapped with a driving ban
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/dementia-hit-drink-driver-pub-8629771
Driver arrested and two injured after car crashes into Kingswood pub
https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/bristol/news/car-crashes-into-kingswood-pub/
Car crashes into outside dining area at Bognor restaurant
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23658000.car-crashes-outside-dining-area-bognor-restaurant/
Drink driving Cambridge woman crashes car into picnic bench at pub
She was four times over the drink drive limit
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/drink-driving-woman-leaves-pub-28111824
Uber crashes into railings outside pub (picture)
A traffic light was damaged
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/uber-crashes-railings-outside-pub-28095720
actual vandalism (for
actual vandalism (for comparison)
Live: Fourth speed camera cut down overnight in Cornwall at Longdowns
It happened overnight and followed cameras cut down in a similar way near Helston and at Perranarworthal
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-fourth-speed-camera-cut-8913173
hoping the horses didn’t
hoping the horses didn’t colic at 3 am
Motorists captured on CCTV
Motorists captured on CCTV removing SGN barriers in Church Road, Murston
For real?
For real?
Looks pretty on-road to me.