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Both the Birmingham Mail and
Both the Birmingham Mail and me stretching things a bit here, but this is the time of year that returning travellers’ tales are told, “oh, David we found this darling little place outside Arrezzo, simply adorable, you’d love it” and guess what, it will turn out to be some little town or village that has solved its traffic problems, has a car lite central square and lots of little alleyways with restaurants and tavernas “and the best of it was we seemed to be the only tourists there. Here, I’ve got some photos…”
I might venture that it all looks very nice, and wouldn’t it be great if we did the same?
Anyway, delightful Petworth, Sussex – in reality, yet another quaint old place spoiled by cars, but maybe the seductive appeal of the photo will appeal to Brummies who know they want something nicer in their life, but can’t quite put their finger on what it is.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/most-underrated-town-drive-brum-27577029
What cars do to people –
What cars do to people – Assaults on Herefordshire traffic wardens revealed
There were six physical and 11 verbal assaults on wardens, now officially known as
civil enforcement officers (CEOs), in the financial year up to this April, according to a freedom of information response by Herefordshire Council.https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23743224.extent-assaults-herefordshire-traffic-wardens-revealed/
“Wales’ largest modified and
“Wales’ largest modified and performance car show”
Friends abandon journey four hours in and head home again after seeing complete gridlock on major west Wales route
There have been massive queues near Carmarthen with people said to be facing a two-hour wait to enter a Cruise Culture car show at Carmarthen Showground, and heavy traffic heading to west Wales
Billed as “Wales’ largest modified and performance car show”, there was said to be a two hour wait to get into the showground on Sunday afternoon.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/friends-abandon-journey-four-hours-27604042
I’ve checked with the
I’ve checked with the Comments on the article – breathe easy, it’s a combination of housing developments and closing fire stations.
I did gather that “For the next week or so Dartford is a NO GO AREA” so might go and have a look at that.
Tatler27: typical them Lycra
Tatler27: typical them Lycra’s are all in it for themselves not a scarps of grattitide to hero trucker. What were they even doin out on a busy road like that ?????
maryJane: hope every one is ok. thanks you sir for your brave act
antelopman : must be well d’Issapointing if you booked your track day at Goodwood – will they do refunds ?
thegurner: driver must be in a dark place right now glad his firm are standimg by him, come on bike riders is a small thankyou to this night of the road too much to ask?could habe bein alot worse
Lotis46 : gutted to see all those great cars totalled
Devastated dog owner fined
Devastated dog owner fined £200 by ‘jobsworth cops’ for not wearing seatbelt while desperately searching for missing pet
Sonny Chambers was searching for his missing dog Penny when he was pulled over by police
Sonny, from Portsmouth, said: “I was in Nottingham for the weekend and I left Penny with a friend. As soon as I found out she was missing I drove straight home. I was sick to my stomach. I couldn’t talk. It was a four-hour drive.
“The minute I pulled up, I went out looking for her and shone my torch out of the window. The police pulled me over and asked what I was doing so I explained what happened and they fined me £200.”
https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/devastated-dog-owner-fined-200-8704654
Something, something joy of
Something, something joy of motoring…cyclists want send us back to the Stone Age…accelerate out of trouble.
How’d I do?
It’s a nightmare to drive
It’s a nightmare to drive around the town
ST HELENS Council declared war on motorists a long time ago.
It’s a nightmare to drive around the town.
Lights, pelican crossings, so-called traffic calming temporary lights and roadworks everywhere, no parking everywhere.
Traffic wardens and even a two-hour limit for parking on the retail park… It’s pathetic.
This council have, over the years, turned our town centre into an eyesore concrete mess. It’s nobody’s fault but theirs.
https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/yoursay/letters/23745291.nightmare-drive-around-town/
Another driver writes
Decline of town centre comes from pedestrianisation
THE decline of St Helens town centre runs much deeper than parking – it comes from the pedestrianisation.
This pushes all big businesses to retail parks and the few businesses left in town struggle as the footfall of potential customers declines… Eventually they close.
Once closed, there is no revenue for the council and so there needs to be something in the building that will generate revenue again and the only viable option is a food outlet.
This is because you don’t have to go to them – they will deliver, there is no footfall needed here.
Then there’s the people who work delivering the food. As demand increases, more delivery drivers are needed, which means more vehicles parked outside waiting for food so they can drop it off.
If the council wanted to truly regenerate this town, they would firstly reverse pedestrianisation of the town centre, allow vehicles back in, create more parking and put a limit on food outlets providing takeaways.
Yes, I know it creates jobs for drivers who deliver – but ultimately that’s all town will be in the end.
The last thing the town centre needs is knocking down and building accommodation and wine bars. Apparently, we need a new bigger bus station? Why? I can’t see people flocking here to go shopping; most of the bus services have been reduced or some just discontinued.
Get the conditions right and the town centre will thrive into the bustling place it used to be, pre-retail parks and pre-pedestrianisation.
These are two massive factors in the decline of the town centre.
BMW carrying Gills’ players
BMW carrying Gills’ players crashes in Woodlands Road, Gillingham
“It looks like it’s caused a lot of damage. The neighbours are shocked. The guy who lived there was opening his curtains as it happened so he saw it.
“This road has a school on it. It’s lucky it’s school holiday time or people could have been hurt.”
The owner of the house where the wall was destroyed did not wish to speak at length, only saying the driver “is a nice bloke, it was an accident”.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/gills-players-in-bmw-street-crash-drama-292246/
Who knew?? And there was me
Who knew?? And there was me thinking it was well, I dunno anything but too many cars
Firefighters being slowed down by traffic says Kent Fire and Rescue Service director
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/firefighters-are-being-slowed-down-by-traffic-292379/
“Hero Trucker.” I read the
“Hero Trucker.” I read the Mail, so you don’t have to. He lost control of the car transporter on a downhill – it’s a remarkable framing of him as hero and victim.
‘When you are driving those transporters and there is a cross wind they can sway a bit because of the weight and that’s what happened to him.
It got to a point where he reached the tipping point, and it went over but he went over on the side of the road to avoid the cyclists in front.
‘If he had miscalculated it he would have ended up squashing them instead of scratching a few cars which will now have to be written off.”
The people on the Welsh
Avid cyclist alert
The people on the Welsh border ‘confused’ and ‘frustrated’ over how fast they’re supposed to be driving
‘It’s going to be a nightmare for people to realise and remember’ said one person of the different driving laws
Barry Watson (not the avid cyclist, he comes up later), who owns businesses with bases either side of the bridge including Chepstow Property Services and Wye Emporium, employs drivers who cross the border daily. “We travel it every day and the issue is the speed restrictions going up and down all the time,” he told WalesOnline from his Sedbury base.
“Why in the UK is there not a uniform rule for speed on default roads? It doesn’t make sense to me, and it’s particularly frustrating for people having to cross all the time. It suggests that one lot has got it wrong and the other is right, doesn’t it?
yes, Barry it does
I wonder how much money the authorities in Wales will gain from the amount of people who are going to be fined because they’re so confused by it all, especially if they don’t live in Wales.”
Drivers are raving about this simple trick to avoid speeding fines
“Even as a cyclist I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he said of the new Wales policy. “Generally I think most drivers are very patient and forgiving and drive very appropriately beside me. I worry that all this will do is attempt to force drivers to slow down and some will be annoyed by that. Sometimes I’m cycling faster than the drivers. I would worry about drivers who are angry and frustrated.”
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/people-welsh-border-confused-frustrated-27577381
Front garden wall trashed
Front garden wall trashed after driver ploughs car straight into it
Emergency services swarmed the area
Disappointing that these
Disappointing that these county councils are behaving this way, having lost their legal case – puerile stuff.
Nottingham personal trainer
Nottingham personal trainer appeals ‘ludicrous’ park and ride fine after being clamped for parking overnight
NET said its rules are ‘clearly displayed’
Mr Raeside complained that the signs were not clear enough to motorists. “The signs that I saw were quite big with lots of writing on, it’s effectively small print,” he added.
“I was convinced in the knowledge of being able to do it as I had for such a long time. They need to put better signage up or make people more aware.”
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/hundreds-cars-clamped-forest-park-8234446