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It’s all about risk, and who
It’s all about risk, and who suffers when the risk is realised. A driver has to plot a clear course, and (be able to) stick to that course; things go wrong when the course turns out not to be as clear as it seemed, or they couldn’t actually see whether it was clear.
The more they trim down the margin for error, the more likely they are to crash eventually. But they can be lucky hundreds of times before the crash happens – the unseen road around the blind corner or summit was clear, for example – but next time it won’t be.
And that’s before you even start on all the driver impairments, distractions and the mechanical defects. That’s without the goading effect of car culture, a whole canon of victim blaming and the isolating, desensitising and tunnel vision effect cars have on many people, which all get stronger with speed.
If they’re going to fast for the conditions, and this can be without the involvement of other road users, they may find themselves following a different course, possibly leaving the road, possibly hitting something or someone into the bargain.
Batman – you’ve arrested
Batman – you’ve arrested Batman – of course he needs to protect his identity (as millionaire Bruce Wayne)
Don’t you have to submit 2
Don’t you have to submit 2 minutes of unedited dashcam footage before the police will even look at a complaint about another road user? So Kent Police, you’re absolutely sure this driver didn’t so something to provoke this?
Driver given parking fines
Driver given parking fines after disabled bay painted around his parked Audi
sorry if this has been
sorry if this has been covered before – Colin and his magnetic suspension bike
Ah yes, the much-vaunted
Ah yes, the much-vaunted candidate vetting process, “judge us on our present not our past” and now in a development that will suprise no-one, “the discovery of past social media posts which had not been declared by Mr Cooper. The row erupted after anti-racism group Hope Not Hate had published an article claiming Cllr Cooper had posted dozens of ‘racist and bigoted’ comments on YouTube and X , including offensive remarks aimed at Black and Asian public figures.”
Reform UK kick Staffordshire council leader out of party
Reform UK has ‘revoked’ the membership of Ian Cooper
The thing is guys, background and in particular, social media vetting isn’t rocket science – it’s a readily available service in the recruitment sector. I was on a selection panel earlier this year and – first time for me – the role fell into the criteria for this – one candidate was amber flagged for some sarcastic post he’d done criticising his local water company, as an example.
Here’s one example of this- https://www.experian.co.uk/business/regulation-and-fraud/background-checks/employment-checks
I thought this story
I thought this story interesting because there is a pedestrian crossing, but despite this a scooter user has still been knocked down and killed by a driver. So we have to throw money at upgrading it and/or maybe reduce the speed limit. (“They want to.control us, I’ve never heard of any accidents down there, it’s all about the money” etc)
Is it the crossing that is “inadequate”, though? It looks a pretty typical example to me, like one of thousands.
As always, and why is this narrative confined to obscure corners like this, we’re down to (I) decades of designing a pro car world (ii) the mitigations thereto being ineffective (iii) driver behaviour, competency (iv) little fear of conviction or meaningful (custodial) punishment https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/woman-killed-pensioner-crash-avoids/. (He had a green light, the sun was in his eyes, there was a mechanical defect, he was rushing to hospital / he needs to drive for his job and / or elderly relative who lives up a cart track, what will happen to his 2.4 children?”.)
Calls for improvements to crossing on Royal Engineer’s Way, Maidstone after death of man hit by car
On November 21, an 82-year-old on a mobility scooter had been crossing Royal Engineers Way, on the way into Maidstone near the roundabout by the town’s library.
Research was also underway by the Police and Speed Camera Partnership (PSCP) to reduce the speed limit between the Invicta Barracks roundabout and the Royal Engineers roundabout from 40mph to 30mph.
Cllr Samme added: “Whilst control lines have recently been introduced around the roundabout, a welcome development, the issue of speeding on the approach to the roundabout remains.”
A rare lucid moment where the
A rare lucid moment where the lights have briefly flickered to “on” at the New Forest Verderer’s Court, that is usually going on about cyclists on or off trail.
Fears National Trust commons will be swamped if Forestry England introduce parking charges
Another New Forest commoner, who asked not to be named, added: “There is very little in the way of dragons teeth and ditching in this part of the Forest – so displacement parking will become a huge problem.”
“It will also lead to parking across gateways and on narrow lanes which will create problems for farmers and commoners with access,” he added. “It feels like Forestry England have not listened to the concerns that commoners have – they have just pushed ahead with their own agenda.”
Pub staff in miracle escape
Pub staff in miracle escape as car hits wall
By the time the kitchen staff went outside to see what had happened, the car had driven off, leaving only plastic car parts in the road.
Thames Valley Police launched an investigation but the offender has not been located and no arrests have been made.
The case has now been filed pending any new information coming to light. From what was left behind the car is believed to be a black Land Rover?.
But I’m assured by Facebook
But I’m assured by Facebook that it’s not speed that kills, it’s bad drivers.
Despite everything, the speeding apologists still pop up.
Roadworks halted for massive
Roadworks halted for massive event to swerve traffic chaos
The works have been called an ‘absolute nightmare’
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/roadworks-halted-massive-event-swerve-10684311
so if I have this right, you’re worried about traffic congestion associated with this event and you want people to use park and ride, but also all the municipal car parks are going to be free of charge?
Communities blighted by
Communities blighted by nuisance drivers
Communities in Fareham are being “blighted” by dangerous driving and speeding, which is leaving “elderly residents frightened” to go out after dark.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25669769.communities-blighted-nuisance-drivers/
Forced off the road, I tells
Forced off the road, I tells ya
Like the traffic wardens were
Like the traffic wardens were born yesterday
THE PERFECT PEDESTRIAN;
THE PERFECT PEDESTRIAN;
OR MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR MOTOCRACY
