Drivers and their problems

David9694 wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

Because of course we have no choice - we have to drive.  How else can you reach destinations within say 3 miles or so in a timely manner, or carry more than a couple of kilos around without working up a sweat?

Don't forget that it's always uphill, raining, dark and 1 am. 

And you have to taxi your child to a cello lesson

David9694 wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

Have addicts been reduced to baartering for drugs?

they got fleeced 🐑

Very baaaad driving.

The world's biggest violin, meanwhile I'm playing the world's smallest 

It asked for a ram-raiding offence to be taken into account.

That's a weird looking carpark they have themselves there...

One for wtjs. Not Lancashire and the reporter was an off duty police officer

Offender should have offended in Lancashire where the police show proper respect for people in large expensive fast cars.

https://upride.cc/incident/a15tjv_bmwm4_redlightpass/

Offence occurred at 16:19 on 14.9.24- driver of BMW M4 A15 TJV accelerated hard when the lights turned red. Reported to OpSnap Lancs at 17:30 the same day and given the code APL149463 (if LancsFilth could block me from using the site they would have done long ago, but they can't because it's national for all OpSnaps). This was the scene at the moment the lights changed to red, presumably the red wasn't established enough

"Cranham Drive motorhome: dad clears drive of all vans":
Let's not be too hard on the fellow, maybe he was using it as bike shed.

David9694 wrote:

Pensioner's fury after being stung with £100 parking charge at West Country holiday spot

I feel the comment by the parking company is most telling: ""Our evidence confirms that the vehicle overstayed the period paid for, and the Grace Period was exceeded; therefore, the Parking Charge was issued correctly."

So, he stayed longer than he paid for...got a few minutes additional free and then still wants more free. Twat. Pay for what you need and don't be expecting freebies. 

I dislike people like him quite a lot!

Is the outrage that the council hasn't done something about this clearly dangerous bog?

Far too many in that article unable to reverse onto the driveway. Does no one know the highway code ?

David9694 wrote:

Land Rover stuck in ancient Dartmoor bog sparks outrage

One life. Live it - and other bollocks. Prosecution, DNPA?

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/land-rover-stuck-ancient-dartm...

"Let's off road!"

Yep, many are just parking on their front lawn, no dropped kerb, probably no planning permission to park there. I particularly liked this comment: "At least before you could reverse out with some more haste". I'm not sure anyone should be hastily reversing out onto a main road whilst crossing a footway!

Land Rover stuck in ancient Dartmoor bog sparks outrage

When dimwits commit offences that the authorities don't take seriously (KSI-ing cyclists, driving across fragile environments) the authorities 'have a word with them'. Having a word, words of advice, advice letters, community resolution etc. are all worthless non-penalties which encourage the offender to do it again. Unfortunately, the idea of prosecuting their fellow motor-enthusiasts fills such minds as the non-police can muster with horror, so they do anything they can to avoid such an activity.

The Bournemouth echo has an article on this too, if anybody wants to read about it without getting dirty daily mail cookies on their device.

None of the 'driveways' have dropped kerbs.

bensynnock wrote:

The Bournemouth echo has an article on this too, if anybody wants to read about it without getting dirty daily mail cookies on their device. None of the 'driveways' have dropped kerbs.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24697990.driveways-blocked-counci...

brooksby wrote:

BLOCKED: Cycle wands have made life difficult...

100%

This image (and subtitle) should be filed away by road.cc and used on every story touching on why we can't afford active travel infra / normal working people can't afford bikes / there just isn't space for cycling / but the bike lobby is "taking over government" / can't have bike sheds in gardens because not in keeping / but cyclists don't follow rules (note no dropped kerb here) / there's no bias against cycling in the media etc.

Much of motornormativity in a single image.

chrisonabike wrote:

brooksby wrote:

BLOCKED: Cycle wands have made life difficult...

100%

This image (and subtitle) should be filed away by road.cc and used on every story touching on why we can't afford active travel infra / normal working people can't afford bikes / there just isn't space for cycling / but the bike lobby is "taking over government" / can't have bike sheds in gardens because not in keeping / but cyclists don't follow rules (note no dropped kerb here) / there's no bias against cycling in the media etc.

Much of motornormativity in a single image.

Note as well how the council has felt that they need to put double yellow lines between the cycle lane and the main carriageway…

Furious residents claim they have been blocked in their driveways

Surely, the founder member of the hyper-junk press hasn't let its readers down by failing to include 'trapped in their homes'?! Naturally, I'm not intending to find out directly

wtjs wrote:

Furious residents claim they have been blocked in their driveways

Surely, the founder member of the hyper-junk press hasn't let its readers down by failing to include 'trapped in their homes'?!

Something something cost of living crisis inflation hard-working families needing to take the kids to school and do the shopping heating or eating or affording the finance on an Audi and a Tesla...

I can't work out this comment - genuine or sarcasm ?

"Demolish the lot and build a car park as the King Street one is regularly too full these days. . All those old buildings are never up to modern code. Death traps waiting to happen"