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At the chrystal stall: AND
At the crystal stall: AND THIS ONE PROTECTS YOU FROM BEING RUN OVER.
I expect he’ll get a paltry
I expect he’ll get a paltry fine
Road near Louth closed in both directions after lorry containing 20 tonnes of chicken feed overturns
The road is expected to remain closed for some time
Car crashes into fish and
Car crashes into fish and chips shop – a round-up
Driverless car crashes through Upminster fish and chip shop
https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/21516075.driverless-car-crashes-upminster-fish-chip-shop/
Car crashes into Westfield Fisheries, Yeadon – what we know
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/23267868.car-crashes-westfield-fisheries-yeadon—know/
Car crashes through chip shop on Crewe’s Coronation Street
The incident happened overnight on Coronation Street in Crewe, with the driver and a male passenger treated at the scene by paramedics
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/car-crashes-through-chip-shop-24667356
Isle of Wight police told of chippy collision 14 hours later
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/24063834.isle-wight-police-told-chippy-collision-14-hours-later/
Car crashes into fish and chip shop in Four Marks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23405227
Car crashes into front of fish and chip shop in Lowestoft
https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/24512836.car-crashes-front-fish-chip-shop-lowestoft/
Car crashes into Acton fish and chip shop
Dramatic photo shows Frome chip shop after driver crashes into front
Westbury’s Harlees gives update after car smashes through front
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/25378876.westburys-harlees-gives-update-car-smashes-front/
Your problem is you are so
Your problem is you are so anti-car!
(no, it’s one of the best things about me)
So it’s somewhere between
So it’s somewhere between being another driver Straw Man and a “Government told to do x” story.
If only there were alternatives for Richard like E-scooters and e bikes/trikes – but I get that if he doesn’t fall foul of the police he’ll fall foul of his erstwhile friends, drivers.
And so it begins. I haven’t
And so it begins. I haven’t read the article, but he appears to be saying he wouldn’t pass the eye test – if there’s any logic to the headline at all.
There’s longer story behind this that since cars kill off public transport and cycling, the Richards of this world have very little to fall back on. Let’s hear the driver lobby address that one.
We’re a disgrace in the
We’re a disgrace in the developed world for the alcohol limit – equal only to America in that regard – for all the difference it makes to some people whom the system does nothing to stop getting into a car and attempting to drive it, as you say.
Isn’t one of the usual excuses for this the side effects of certain medicines? Why does the pub car park even exist?
The young people / passengers thing is pretty unpoliceable, I’d have thought. The stories of them coming to grief seem to be from hurtling around together late at night. The young driver’s car shuts down at 9 pm is the only serious solution if we have to go on living in a world of access to cars for all, with the consequence that that all other options are much reduced (see also below).
I guess the eye tests would be a start – at least it gets a person into a consultation room and might start a conversation about whether they should carry on driving or not.
Driver to face court after
Driver to face court after flipping car and fleeing in Wiltshire village
The collision involved a Suzuki Ignis and a Vauxhall Astra – with the Suzuki overturning onto its roof on impact.
The driver of the Vauxhall fled the scene, leaving their bumper and number plate in the road. Officers launched a drone to locate the suspect.
They were found a short time later, and subsequently served a Notice of Intended Prosecution for the offences of careless driving, failing to stop and failing to report a collision.
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/driver-court-flipping-car-wiltshire/
It’s a relentless war on
It’s a relentless war on motorists! If only there was a way for drivers to thwart cash crazy CCC’s scheme
Drivers say ban on industrial estate parking is ‘all about the money‘
The Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to restrict on-street parking was proposed due to concerns about parked cars obstructing businesses
Milton123 simply states: “It’s all about the money.”
Skipper says: “Relentless war against the motorist continues. It would be nice if, just occasionally, they did something to support Britain’s favourite/essential mode of transport instead of making its use ever more expensive and difficult.”
chrisonabike wrote:
What seems to be an open and shut case of parking ANPR fail gets more complicated as you read on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9w0e13zkyo
But:A man was wrongly issued with a parking charge after his car was mixed up with another vehicle with a nearly identical number plate.
… and the parking firm haven’t been completely clear this is now sorted. Is the moral that DVLA stuff *is* actually important? Or is it “why pay AND risk the parkcos – just abandon your vehicle where you like on the streets/ roads”?On 25 March 2024, Mr Lynn was sent a letter demanding £85 – £51 if he paid within 14 days. However, he said he only became aware of the matter in July this year – when he received a letter from solicitors acting on behalf of Horizon Parking demanding £165. Mr Lynn said he moved house in December 2022 but said he had, in error, not notified the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), external of his change of address until some time in “early 2024”.He’s mainly “angry” because of his poor admin – a non-story, but it is August.
Oxford road shut by police
Oxford road shut by police after Volkswagen Golf overturns
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25377930.oxford-road-shut-police-volkswagen-golf-overturns/
chrisonabike wrote:
There are lots of differences now between UK and NL beyond just the infra now. Who drives (eg. age profile for different kinds of trips), when/ where etc. differ, I think. The two things we can be confident don’t apply are “but it’s basically car-free / drivers are 2nd class citizens” (they have mass motoring and it’s still very convenient) or “but they’re all brilliant drivers there / terrified of getting caught by police” (mostly still humans driving there, with all their issues – they might be marginally better trained… and they may take road crime a *bit* more seriously, but some police have car-brain there also. It’s no more a police state there than in the UK).Apart from too much speed and a whole bunch of risk-taking, what does that leave us with, difference-wise? Was wondering – is it somewhere in that territory where the police chief claims success because no women have been attacked walking home at night in the past 12 months – because no-one ever dares to?
Topical and I don’t think I
Topical and I don’t think I’ve seen it posted here before. I always enjoy his perspective.
I was reflecting on the Drivers & Their Problems story about the hire bike parking spot. It’s a 1980s housing estate, the roads seem quite narrow and quite bendy. I daresay the whole area would in Europe be a 30 km/h zone. There are no houses placed on the through road – they’re all served by side roads and little courtyards. The road isn’t an obvious rat run. Yet the residents complaining about the proposed bike dock are also complaining about car antics.
I’m coming to think that that the monster we’ve created refuses to be calmed, like it appears to have been in The Netherlands (where, NJB guy makes the point, they have both varieties of road). I don’t think long, wide straight roads per se are very much to blame for our UK diet of CCIB stories.
Van driver pretty sure road
Van driver pretty sure road closure doesn’t apply to him
Van crashes into roadworks ‘trench’ as police, fire crews and paramedics called
Highways officials from the council were also sent to the scene(my version of the headline inspired by this: https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2017/7/28/woman-pretty-sure-local-5ks-ban-on-strollers-doesnt-apply-to-her)
see also: Man who has spent most of his career encouraging folk to trash the place appalled to find placed is trashed
GP issues warning to patients
GP issues warning to patients – after car crashes into surgery
Staffordshire Police were called in