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Drivers and their problems
A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don't quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- brooksby 2 min 33 sec ago
And, BTL in the comments: "This is a problem and so are cyclist's headlights. Why do they not have them dipped??"
- brooksby 5 min 31 sec ago
Don't worry, I'm sure another company will be along in a minute to beat it
- muhasib 9 min 28 sec ago
What an odd article, just an advert for the law firm: is this the same 'Martin' who then campaigned for cyclists to wear helmets?
- PeteZahad 25 min 39 sec ago
I understand that it's difficult to fully appreciate the quality of a product from online images. If you'd like a more thorough evaluation, I'd be...
- OldRidgeback 1 hour 1 min ago
I agree - I bet the guard doesn't get paid hugely so a gesture to show appreciation would probably go a long way....
- leedorney 1 hour 2 min ago
I can't see what the big deal is, it's a well burnt bike - ashes of, and ?
- momove 1 hour 6 min ago
Disappointing to hear that....
- cyclisto 2 hours 21 min ago
I would dream of my non-assisted bicycle to have such low weight. It is a bicycle to drool over but this Urtopia bicycle must utopic price.
- David9694 3 hours 36 min ago
This must be one of the many "I insist on using cash in the parking meter" articles, usually based on the person being old and infirm and unable to...
- Slartibartfast 4 hours 9 min ago
Might have to expand on this one a bit fella as it's hard to unpick exactly what your point is.
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Cyclists urge Cllr Paul Hilliard to at least wear it properly.
IMO that argument is weak.
Doctors already have a legal duty to report notifciable diseases.
Since such potential killer drivers are a hazard to public safety, I don't see much difference.
One further issue is that there is currently no serious enforcement on drivers who do *not* report certain conditions etc, as per their legal responsibility.
I guess only drivers trying to wriggle out of a fine will ever pick up the Traffic Signs Manual and only the most determined will make through to the 2006 regulations.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c419a1240f0b61704aec4d7/...
The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 - extract below, which I think is Chris's 20cm Eureka! moment, if he's arguing about there being an entrance sign to a permits only locality.
You mean to say one more lane might not fix it??
While somewhat sympathetic currently I'd agree with HP. Here I think the cases are not quite the same. For one I don't think there are (currently...) any notifiable conditions where if you show up at the doctors they put you down. (You can get yourself sectioned of course which is disagreeable to most. But by that point you probably aren't thinking it all through).
I'm aware that this sometimes gets brought up as somewhere legislation *might* soften the principle of confidentiality (e.g. in the much more salient cases like plane crashes). I don't know if this has changed (following a fairly recent review?) but guidance does seem to say a doctor *should* notify in the case of medical conditions of interest and UK firearms licence holders*.
Although the law is also very clear having a firearms licence "is a priveledge not a right" (which is very much not how we currently view driving).
In the driving case I imagine for some conditions people may a) have some idea they have a problem and b) be aware that this could affect their driving competently and safely. I would definitely not favour anything that gets in the way of them getting their condition assessed and hopefully addressed. I strongly suspect that there would be an impact on people's willingness to consult health services if they knew there was feedback - which on balance might lead to worse issues (for the individual and - via their driving - on everyone else).
* See fairly recent legislation and guidance for medical professionals) - in the latter it says:
Where there is a reasonable belief that an individual holding a firearms licence may represent a danger to themselves or others, doctors should ask them to give up their licence. ... If the applicant refuses, a doctor should inform the police authorities firearms licensing department as a matter of urgency." and "...If there is a public safety concern, or if the GP believes that the patient has not or will not inform the police, then the GP should contact the local police firearms branch themselves (or telephone 101) to report the new diagnosis. They should inform the patient that they (the GP) will be doing this.
Of course one more lane will fix it.... that has worked countless times previously hasn't it......
He hasn't, as I believe the Irish say, got a pot to piss in.
Not a requirement.
Based on the numbers in the article, that's at least £20 for every time a driver saves ten minutes of the next couple of decades. And I'm being very generous (lowballing the estimate.) It's probably more like £100, so £600/hr.
Or, it costs close to £40,000 per road user. Would any of them pay that to save ten minutes off their work commute for the next 20 years?
He has a good point on this one.
They can, the government guidance says:
and the GMC backs this with the advice:
I drove through the Surrey town cut off by roadworks and now understand why everyone's furious
It is almost impossible to travel in the area during rush hour
Those who have braved driving through between Byfleet and Chertsey at the moment have found themselves crawling along in their car, with what is usually a 15 minute trip taking 45 minutes. Some have likened the town of Byfleet to being a “slow-moving car park” while others feel like a prisoner in their own home.
Another echoed: “On the occasions, I have taken the bus but have experienced cancellations due to late running of schedules. I’m retired and have cycled all my life, but now find it too dangerous due to the increased traffic. This is at a time when the government is encouraging active travel. Living in Weybridge, once a pleasant area, has become a nightmare.”
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/drove-through-surrey-town-c...
Warning on 20mph Cornwall limits from local who says he will never return to Wales because of theirs
I spent so much time checking my speedo I am sure I was a danger to pedestrians and errant drivers
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/news-opinion/warning-20mph-cornwall-li...
drivers and their problems
Why is car insurance rising so fast? Mine just rocketed 118% in the space of one year
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/opinion/how-do-they-justify-a-118-rise...
Welcome to cyclists' world, gamblin' man
£30,000 Range Rover stolen from Genting Casino car park
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23947252.30-000-range-rover-stolen-gent...
I do like a good "drivers warned...this common mistake could land you in court" - winter clothing, and in this case, overloading your car with Christmas presents - presumably bought with the £££ you save by using one of the Christmas free parking driver handouts.
Christmas present mistake could cost you £2,500 and three points
In serious cases you could even be banned from driving
https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/christmas-present-mistake-c...
Doesnt seem very likely does it, but here's a map of where it might happen (pink) and where (red) it really won't.
Nissan drink driver caught in Wyre Road, Pershore, after tip off
The solicitor said that the defendant guessed someone at the pub must have made the report to the police and he would have preferred if they had spoke to him which would have stopped him driving. (Yeah right.)
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23945793.nissan-drink-driver-caught...
which is it, guys?
Free parking and travel plans in Sutton Coldfield for Christmas ‘torpedoed’ angering local leaders
A proposal to provide free car parking, bus travel and bike use in Sutton Coldfield with a £35,000 town council subsidy has been rejected by Birmingham City Council
Cllr Ward continued: “This is the third year in a row that the City Council have torpedoed a scheme like this – yet again letting our Royal Town down. The reasons given are all around not wanting to be seen to promote the use of the car.
“Such dogmatic and short-sighted logic ignores both the bus and bike elements of our scheme but also the real needs of our town centre businesses today. It was a small intervention that would have made a difference.”
He said: “To me its absolute lunacy. We are trying to regenerate the town centre and trying to keep the local economy vibrant. Not everyone is going to walk to the town centre or get on their bike.
Cllr David Pears: “A lot of people have mobility issues, need a car and use the car parks. They are being disadvantaged. If you’re going a main shop for Christmas you won’t want to carry it home on a bike.
“In other areas like Tamworth you can park for free. But in Sutton motorists have to pay ridiculous car parking prices. The sooner this Labour council goes the better.”
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/free-parking-travel-...
The Birmingham neighbourhood where the air is so dirty it's like 'smoking a cigarette every day'
Small Heath is one of a number of areas in Birmingham where air pollution is destroying people's health
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-neighbour...
Why look, it's cars wrecking people's health.
get rid of traffice lights and solve congestion
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23941177.turn-off-herefords-traffic-l...
As ever, decent methodology to the claim.
cars are fast, cars are freedom latest:
Anger erupts among Devon hospital staff over car park 'chaos'
The hospital says they're trying to encourage staff to walk or cycle to work
Staff at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) in Barnstaple are reportedly having to arrive up to an hour early to get a parking space
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/anger-erupts-among-devon-hospi...
They will literally drive anything instead of cycling
(yes, i know it was being transported, but the headline piqued my interest)
Every bloody year, the same old, same old. The fact that you can limp a car home, get repairs done where it's obviously hit an animal only confirms to me what a weird place the new forest is.
New Forest hit-and-runs: Garages urged to report drivers whose cars have suspected animal damage
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/forest-hit-and-runs-garages-ur...
It's a tough life when 20mph zones stop you visiting https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2023-11-27/tourist-says-never-again-to-vi...
this removing signage and driving on through is becoming a thing now
And despite Hampshire County Council closing the road, motorists removed barriers to gain access and drive through, creating waves of water which lap at her front door.
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/flooding-victim-s-fears-for-de...
Dover traders fuming as new £1.5m contraflow Fastrack bus route in Pencester Road would slash on-street parking
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/traders-fuming-as-new-1-5m-bus-r...
It's got a bit of tape on it !
Driver crashes into a woman's car then gives police incriminating footage
Charles Hambley, 28, collided his Mitsubishi with a woman driving a Citroen on the A4051 in Cwmbran
In mitigation, Tabitha MacFarlane described her client as having an "autistic nature". She added: "He called the police himself and volunteered his dashcam. That tells you all you need to know about him." She said the defendant lives with his grandparents and effectively acts as their carers.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/driver-crashes-womans-car-... (sound on)
In terms of the BTL comments, the racism seems so far to have trumped any anti-cycling
Cyclist injured in toy gun shooting at Southampton junction
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23957062.cyclist-injured-toy-gun-shooti...
This train should have been wearing hiviz
https://twitter.com/CycleNott/status/1729900567420412385
Still for sensible non twitter folk.
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