Drivers and their problems

It's a trap though, isn't it?  I mean we grow up and even as children we understand that roads are "for" driving down.  You almost never experience anything different.  Then what do you know - you get your freedom wheels, then (after a while, if you were lucky to start with) you suddenly realise this costs chunks of money.  But OK, you can still go everywhere, in your own space, carrying your stuff.

But now you've driven down a road just like you always do and someone wants more money off you?!  What for?

You'd think there would be private spaces available at a lower cost. I mean £338 a night is a rip off !

A van does the same at Emstrey roundabout on the A5.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2022/11/25/van...

but you could easily tear the reg part off, and still dump the bag or its contents so it doesnt solve the problem, equally alot of the road detritus we see, and Im not denying people do still chuck stuff and dont care, but actually comes out the back of rubbish trucks, as they just chuck the rubbish in the back and rarely if ever secure/close the hatch part, it might compact it a bit, but most of its still left loose right, and when the truck gets up to a certain speed there is a negative pressure effect that actually then sucks some of the trash back out.

I only know this because I happened to be following one once that was merrily dumping McDs type stuff and other loose items roadside as it hacked along a road.

Twitter is feeding me a continuous stream of police stops where they do the stop because there is an issue with the car, it turns out the driver hasn't had a licence for years and normally unroadworthy, untaxed and uninsured.

That's just the rogues, I was contemplating posting about granny yesterday who stopped to give way on a slip-road onto a 50mph dual carriageway with no passing traffic. Then it got worse!

David9694 wrote:

Cars spray painted with 'MOVE' and windows smashed in overnight rampage

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car...

I'm intrigued by the thought process of the commentators who say this isn't the way to tackle selfish parking. In so much as 'what is the right way?'. The law doesn't help (as PBU accounts in here are clear, in desperate and flailing assumptions maybe someone else drove the car on the pavement), asking nicely doesn't work, knowing that it blocks the pavement for more vulnerable road users doesn't work, shaming doesn't work.... what else is there?

Residents committee welcome new low-car* street with...

* Not car or bus free, buses and taxis and presumably "loading" will still be happening apparently!

David9694 wrote:

Residents slam 'selfish' Falmouth neighbours causing major parking problems

Motorists say they can't fit ordinary cars through the busy town street - let alone emergency vehicles

"This is my street and I have had so much damage done to my cars it’s unbelievable. The ‘wall’ side of the road seriously needs double yellow lines. We struggled to pass this morning in a Golf. In the last six months it's got so much worse."

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/residents-slam-selfish-f...

Its funny how its always their neighbours who are causing problems, and never them...

Quote:

We would ask parents/guardians to remind their children that use this route home to use the pavements where possible please so that we can hopefully prevent someone getting hurt.”

I wonder what bets to lay on them not being able to walk on the pavements due to parked cars...?

If he didn't park in a car park, how did he get a parking charge?
Who parks in the pavement "because some random said it was ok" ?

Wow!

I wonder how many people would drive to a pub for the evening?

Firstly: because Clevedon really isn't huge; and secondly: because none of them would drive home again after spending an evening in the pub, surely...?

I can't see the point of covering the number plate on cars which have been parked so badly...

This morning a fuckwit crashed into the back of a parked van and the car flipped onto its roof
Fortunately, the police will have rapidly concluded that this was an accident, so no driver was to blame