Drivers and their problems

Nissan ploughs through Remembrance Day service in Halvergate...

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24714852.nissan-ploughs-remembrance-day-ser...

I agree, very little improvement indeed. From the first paragraph:

BBC wrote:

A man is being questioned over the death of one child and injuries to another who were hit by a car which crashed through a fence and on to a sports pitch.

The man could just be a witness for all the indication of his responsibility, or his handbrake could've failed while he was not in the car and it ran away down the slope. At a minimum it should read "A man is being questioned over the death of one child and injuries to another who were hit by a car which he was driving when he crashed through a fence and onto a sports pitch."

Sydney Road in Bath

Bristol Post wrote:

Mr Cooper said: “The problem is … that it’s a terrible scheme, based on the lie that Sydney Road is a rat run (it isn’t, it’s a perfectly serviceable and much needed city thoroughfare)…

So, you mean it's a rat run?

David9694 wrote:

Letter: A little lesson in  politeness for a town traffic warden would be appropriate?'

https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/from-our-files-clifftop-f...

I don't subscribe, so can anyone reproduce whatever whingeing bollocks this is please?

I witnessed something that I would consider extremely rude from a traffic warden patrolling New Milton high street.

An elderly couple double parked outside Oxfam bookshop to drop off some thing, and before the gentleman had got to the boot of his car, a traffic warden ran over and started writing a ticket. The lady pointed out to the traffic warden that her husband was dropping some charity bags into the charity shop. The traffic warden’s response to this was: “I don’t care, you’re getting a ticket.”

Surely a better response would’ve been ‘I’m very sorry madam but you’re not allowed to park here, you will need to find a parking space somewhere else and carry your bags to the charity shop’. I went and helped the gentleman unload his bags and politely told the warden I thought his response wasn’t very nice, and that he could have asked them to move on rather than just issue a ticket, his response was: “I don’t care.”

I finished my shopping on the high street and when I got back to the car, the warden was still hanging around. I told him was still disappointed with his response, and the warden switched on his body cam and aggressively came over to me and started questioning me.

Don’t get me wrong, I know traffic wardens have a vital part to play in keeping the flow of traffic on our high street and they do a very valuable job.

But I do feel that sometimes they can be overzealous, and perhaps some public-facing retraining would be appropriate.

Name and address supplied

mdavidford wrote:

BBC arranging crashes for TV:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lkylk3e0go

Reminds me of this old one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qir4EEpawE

The boy has been issued a court summons and if he is found guilty of the offences, he could face a fine and points on his licence

He could, but he won't

hawkinspeter wrote:

Winifred's Lane bollards

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/watch-24-hours-chaos-after-9700693

They really should put up a sign like the sign that they put up.

David9694 wrote:

Tensions escalate over violations in Devon no-car zone

Swift action is being urged

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/tensions-escalate-over-violati...

I don't know if it was just on my computer but I got a virus warning when opening the comments on this piece. My machine is tied down harder then a very hard thing who has had additional hardness training but I would advise care.

However, please keep up the extremely good work.

wtjs can rest easy that normal service will be resumed soon

Fear not! Normal Service at Lancashire Constabulary, which is an absolute determination to do nothing about road traffic offences if they can get away with it, has been maintained throughout. For those who think that they are actually taking action but simply aren't telling me about it: here is NC09 AUV a couple of days ago with more conventionally attached ladders and no MOT for 4 months - first reported 30th September. That's nothing for Lancs! ND52 USU, no MOT since 26.10.24 which doesn't sound too bad, failed MOT 13.12.24 for numerous 'repair immediately' major defects which many people including the police feel still isn't too bad, is seen most nights parked all evening outside a notorious pub 150 yards from Garstang Police Station. Many people, including the police, also think that the police are too busy to deal with such matters and that the real problem is the villains wasting police time by reporting them. That's not going to change in the New Year, and the PCC describes all these as 'operational decisions of the police which we can't interfere with'

Quote:

Along with the bollards, a new traffic island was installed on Sion Hill (East). There is now no right turn from Cavendish Road onto Sion Hill (East). But on Wednesday, one council bin lorry had to drive across the wrong side of the traffic island to make this right turn.

I'm sure that somethings wrong here, but I don't think that it's the new traffic island...

Does nobody sport a sense of humour any more? You can tell this is a jokey festive spoof from:  I did suggest that you take note of the number plate details, maybe use mobile phones, and then upload that to Op Snap," he advised, referring to a police tool for reporting binning reports of traffic offences

brooksby wrote:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-vehicles-bill-2023/...

Pretty sure the distinction between the "user in charge" and the person sitting in the driver's seat already exists in the Scottish legal system! Even if you're seen there before and after a crash a solid "I have no recollection of that" can be enough for the court to conclude that while you were the driver, you weren't actually *driving* in those moments, so it is not moral to hold you responsible.

The notion of "happened in your watch, the buck stops with you" continues to become less generally applicable. (No doubt we'll find out this also doesn't apply to the politicians who ushered in these changes...)

I love the comments in the daily echo, they're such a bunch of miseries.

brooksby wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-u...

I created a forum post about that this morning, but it takes ages to show up.

David9694 wrote:

Protesters march to Cornwall castle but are barred from entering

'If we hear nothing within ten days we’ll be back,' say the self-proclaimed 'peasant' residents who are up in arms at move to install a cameras and charges in free car park

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/protesters-march-cornwal...

What do this lot not understand about private land ownership?   If they were walkers wanting access to a beach I might have some sympathy. 

Is that the ongoing "how very dare the person who privately owns that land we've all parked on for years even though it's not a car park, turn it into a formal car park and make us pay to use it!" story?

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-u...

I created a forum post about that this morning, but it takes ages to show up.

Sorry,  Peter: I must have missed that one 

brooksby wrote:

Sorry,  Peter: I must have missed that one 

Oh, it's not your fault at all. I know it's there, but can't even find it when clicking on the Forum links. It'll likely appear after an hour or so.

I've tried twice in last couple of days to create a lighthearted festive forum topic, and both times it claimed success, but neither (they were the same one) has appeared

wtjs wrote:

I've tried twice in last couple of days to create a lighthearted festive forum topic, and both times it claimed success, but neither (they were the same one) but neither has appeared

I've noticed previously that it can take a couple of hours for the post to show up in the forum posts section, but if it's not appearing at all, then it suggests you've done something wrong.

David9694 wrote:

What do this lot not understand about private land ownership?   If they were walkers wanting access to a beach I might have some sympathy.

Ah - but they are!  They are dog walkers just wanting the right to walk (their dog).  Of course they have to drive there.

But this land is your land * ... until, apparently, it's "my parking space" (perhaps on a public street, but I've used it before so I have first dibs now and if it's "taken away" I will be down the council with a pitchfork).

* Living in Scotland, I would generally agree with this idea.