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Yup – then they can get stuck on the bollard instead.
Non-stick bollards
Bloody squirrels holding everyone up by driving slowly they’ve turned everyone right off whatever they were protesting about lock em up I say.If you’re in a rush, just leave earlier, okay?
stonojnr wrote:
How do they know they rank highest when most forces don’t seem to be able to share stats on it anymore ?Maybe they just assign a zero to the forces that don’t provide stats.
Meanwhile, here’s something else that A&S are doing:
Frequently asked questions1. Why are unmarked vans necessary?
Despite regular enforcement efforts, speeding remains a persistent issue in certain areas. Drivers often slow down when they see marked enforcement vehicles, only to resume speeding once they are out of sight. Unmarked vans encourage safe driving consistently, as drivers will be less certain of when and where they are being monitored.
2. Is it legal to use unmarked detection vans?
Yes, it is completely legal. There is no requirement for speed enforcement vehicles to be marked or for advance warnings to be provided to drivers. The goal is to deter dangerous driving and improve road safety for everyone.
3. Shouldn’t police resources be focused on other priorities?
Traffic-related offences pose a significant risk to public safety. In 2023, 63 people lost their lives in 55 collisions across Avon and Somerset. Effective traffic enforcement is vital in reducing these preventable deaths and ensuring the safety of our communities.
4. Are these vans just a way to generate revenue?
No. All cost recovery from speed enforcement is reinvested into road safety initiatives and educational programmes. The primary objective of unmarked vans is to reduce speeding and prevent collisions, not to generate revenue.
5. How are locations for these vans chosen?
The placement of unmarked vans is determined based on evidence from past incidents, community feedback, and data from speed enforcement and Community Speedwatch schemes. We focus on areas where there is a documented problem with persistent speeding and a heightened risk of collisions.
Drivers keep getting stuck on housing estate stairs thinking it’s a shortcut (Metro)Drivers keep getting stuck on housing estate stairs thinking it’s a shortcut
Multiple drivers have become stuck on a set of stairs in the middle of a London housing estate – after apparently mistaking the route for a shortcut.Residents at Maitland Park Estate in Camden say there have been five incidents of cars becoming trapped on the steps in the last month alone.
But while locals can see the funny side when drivers take a wrong turn, they have also voiced concerns over the possibility of someone getting hurt, especially children who happily roam the estate.
Camden Council has now said it will take action to stop cars mistakenly ending up on the stairs.
A bollard or two would fix that
What: again?? Didn’t someone demolish a temple with their car a few years ago…?A few months ago: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/car-blessing-turns-nightmare-vehicle-220000227.html
At a temple in the Cuddalore district of southern India, a ceremonial blessing of a new car took a shocking turn on May 6 when the vehicle unexpectedly drove forward, crashing into a pillar. CCTV footage captured the dramatic moment as the car owner inadvertently accelerated instead of braking, causing panic among worshippers.
Japan heritage worker backs car into oldest toilet at Kyoto templeA man whose job it is to help preserve Japan’s cultural heritage has accidentally smashed his car into the country’s oldest toilet at a centuries-old Buddhist temple.
Well, if it’s not one thing, it’s anattā
Snitchy vigilante…There’d be a lot less crime if the police didn’t go out looking for trouble…
A Patriotic Curriculum in Primary and Secondary SchoolsAny teaching about a period or example of British or European imperialism or slavery must be paired with the teaching of a non-European occurrence of the same to ensure balance. History and social science curriculum to be reviewed and audited regularly to ensure balance. Our children must be taught about their heritage.
I don’t know where to begin to state just how much I disagree with every single point of those policies.
However, the screwing around with education is a classic fascists’ trick. They claim that they want to “ensure balance”, but will then ignore all non-white, non-male contributions to art, science, music, politics, philosophy etc.
Basically, they’re just a bunch of nasty, racist, white supremacists.
Watch car seriously stuck
Watch car seriously stuck after careering off the road and smashing through fence
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/watch-car-seriously-stuck-after-9625134
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-police-cordon-road-bristol-9624724
and
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/four-teens-injured-car-smashes-9626355
Police officers were called
Police officers were called to Fisher Close at around 5.30pm on Monday, October 7, with Cambridgeshire Constabulary stating the car involved was a silver BMW 3 series. A 28-year-old man from Ramsey was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs and possession of cannabis, Cambridgeshire Live reports.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bmw-ploughs-house-man-28-9623633
State of thisDevon car ride horror after wife fetches husband from pub
Susan Rogers was overwhelmed by “irrational panic” after going the wrong way down a country lane
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/wife-blazing-row-drunk-husband-9620212
The policeman … jumped over a garden gate and injured himself on a wheelie bin.Did this incident take place in a 1970s sitcom?
Car crashes into side of Winchester city centre churchhttps://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24642034.car-crashes-side-winchester-city-centre-church/
She was just taking her car in for a service
The complainant claimed because the registration plates and faces had not been pixelated, it was a breach of the code of conduct.If you’ve done nothing wrong etc etc.
I don’t understand the obsession with pixellating number plates – if the car is obviously parked illegally/inconsiderately, or is being driven in a dangerous manner, then they deserve the recognition IMO.
Also, there’s often issues where the owner of a specific car denies knowing who was driving it at the time of an incident, so surely the number plate doesn’t actually identify an individual?
There’s also the fact that number plates are easily visible in public places and so there should be no expectation of privacy from the vehicle owner.
[b]Bristol parking wars: Greens gear up for fight with drivers over pavement ban on cars[/b]There’s a great quote as to why cars have to be parked on the pavement “If cars are parked on the road it becomes inconveniently narrow,”. Yes, people must walk in the road as the pavement is blocked because it would otherwise be inconvenient for drivers!
At least when roads become inconveniently narrow, it tends to reduce the drivers’ speed. However, we do have an issue in Bristol with not very many garages and so drivers have come to expect that they are entitled to park their vehicles somewhere convenient for themselves and that they are owed a parking space.
I think the e-scooter/e-bike scheme should also be amended so that they have to use on-road parking rather than littering up the pavements.
Velo-drone wrote:
On timestamp, I think it is admin – if the timestamp is wrong then a defence lawyer will try to use that as a reason to dismiss the case, arguing that their client was not in the place at that time. I have in the past been asked to submit a formal statement confirming that the date stamp was incorrect, for that reason – and I can see exactly why they want to avoid the burden of this kind of admin I turned my timestamps off immediately after that to avoid a repeat But it does seem particularly pointless given that they happily process reports with no timestamp based on the time advised by the submitter. The default approach should be that the timestamp is ignored, and a standardised response is given to loophole lawyers. However in the meantime, cyclists submitting reports to Met should just definitely turn off any timestamp that doesn’t automatically check and update itself whenever the camera is turned on, just in case.It’s a ridiculous requirement and they should just accept incorrect timestamps as long as the submitter declares the correct time. Surely it is better to include timestamps as it makes it less likely that the footage has been edited or sped up etc.
