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Come Inside... => Petrol/Diesel/Red Diesel/Aviation Fuel Head Zone => Topic started by: Nick on July 06, 2018, 12:07:20 PM
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The "office" is situated on the corner of a side street and a main road. There is no right turn from the main road to the side street which has a traffic light controlled pedestrian crossing. Almost all drivers completely disregard the No Right Turn signs and come sweeping round the corner and go through the crossing causing pedestrians (including me twice today) to jump out of the way.
I have started shouting at them and they look completely bewildered. Taxis are the worst offenders.
So today, I have contacted Highways, seveveral taxi firms, a crane hire company (see pic), the press, and the Police and Crime Commissioner and the local council member to get them to do something about it.
What makes this worse is that a college which occupies the "office" building is opening a new site soon which will mean that hundreds of kids will be using the crossing daily.
It's only a matter of time.........
Rant over evil:
(https://s33.postimg.cc/wjqdqc2bf/IMG_0982.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/wjqdqc2bf/)
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The "office" is situated on the corner of a side street and a main road. There is no right turn from the main road to the side street which has a traffic light controlled pedestrian crossing. Almost all drivers completely disregard the No Right Turn signs and come sweeping round the corner and go through the crossing causing pedestrians (including me twice today) to jump out of the way.
I have started shouting at them and they look completely bewildered. Taxis are the words offenders.
So today, I have contacted Highways, seveveral taxi firms, a crane hire company (see pic), the press, and the Police and Crime Commissioner and the local council member to get them to do something about it.
What makes this worse is that a college which occupies the "office" building is opening a new site soon which will mean that hundreds of kids will be using the crossing daily.
It's only a matter of time.........
Rant over evil:
(https://s33.postimg.cc/wjqdqc2bf/IMG_0982.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/wjqdqc2bf/)
Sorry but I have to ask, what's a words offender? Are they some kind of apostraphe anarchist? rubschin:
In all honesty if you want to get something done about it you have to appeal to the 'better' nature of the local authority, suggest that as this is being abused rampantly that they could make a decent addition to their budget by having someone on site and then stopping and fining the hell out of anyone who ignores the sign.
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Corrected redface:
I am not the only one who is angry about this. Apparently the Carncil promised to do something about it. In 2011 ::)
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Corrected redface:
I am not the only one who is angry about this. Apparently the Carncil promised to do something about it. In 2011 ::)
So this time they will promise "lessons will be learnt"
Maybe tell them if a kid dies the relevant official will be up for manslaughter by gross negligence.
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
Roll on Monday... whistle:
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
Roll on Monday... whistle:
evil:
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
Roll on Monday... whistle:
evil:
Could be a deodorant name?
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Right, I have many allies and we are planning a big protest including a never-ending recreation of the Abbey Road Cover :thumbsup:
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Right, I have many allies and we are planning a big protest including a never-ending recreation of the Abbey Road Cover :thumbsup:
(https://s22.postimg.cc/u4vwjxdp9/9c578491-63ff-460a-8009-7d376c5b7ba5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/u4vwjxdp9/)
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Hire a costume, you say? rubschin:
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Hire a costume, you say? rubschin:
Nah, just come as you are...
(https://s22.postimg.cc/q9sih6f25/9725724_The_Zimmers-_Abbey.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/q9sih6f25/)
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Right, I have many allies and we are planning a big protest including a never-ending recreation of the Abbey Road Cover :thumbsup:
Perhaps you could lure Sir Paul with offer of some hobnobs. rubschin:
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Hire a costume, you say? rubschin:
Nah, just come as you are...
(https://s22.postimg.cc/q9sih6f25/9725724_The_Zimmers-_Abbey.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/q9sih6f25/)
[serious] The crossing used to have an audible message for blind people saying it was safe to cross. When they realised the problem they turned the audible message OFF so as not to mislead blind people into thinking it was safe to cross. You couldn't make it up!!
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Right, I have many allies and we are planning a big protest including a never-ending recreation of the Abbey Road Cover :thumbsup:
Perhaps you could lure Sir Paul with offer of some hobnobs. rubschin:
lol: lol: lol:
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Right, I have many allies and we are planning a big protest including a never-ending recreation of the Abbey Road Cover :thumbsup:
(https://s22.postimg.cc/u4vwjxdp9/9c578491-63ff-460a-8009-7d376c5b7ba5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/u4vwjxdp9/)
lol: lol: lol:
Why not just stand there and photograph every illegally turning vehicle? Or accidentally tip a bucket of paint over a car when you have to jump to avoid its illegal turn
But volunteering to have a truck leave you as a red stripe amongst the black and white ones? noooo:
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Top tip
Do NOT photograph a number plate if the driver (and his pal) are big, tattooed, hairy-arsed apes.
I had to run away scared2:
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Top tip
Do NOT photograph a number plate if the driver (and his pal) are big, tattooed, hairy-arsed apes.
I had to run away scared2:
So in other words common sense to the rest of us... whistle:
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redface:
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redface:
Why do I have an image of you walking up to them in their car and shouting "Say CHEESE......" noooo:
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cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
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https://www.facebook.com/NottsTV/videos/2179585272271090/?t=158 (https://www.facebook.com/NottsTV/videos/2179585272271090/?t=158)
Got my MP involved now eveilgrin:
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https://www.facebook.com/NottsTV/videos/2179585272271090/?t=158 (https://www.facebook.com/NottsTV/videos/2179585272271090/?t=158)
Got my MP involved now eveilgrin:
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So as I understand it the council won't do anything about it as they say it's a police matter unless the government changes its powers (and the government is a little busy right now and next week, month or decade doesn't look good either) and the police say because the government won't give them enough funds they have an excuse not to do anything that doesn't endanger cops in cars
And they wonder why people take direct action
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Some of us are standing in the road now and stopping cars while kids cross. The drivers are invariably abusive noooo:
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Some of us are standing in the road now and stopping cars while kids cross. The drivers are invariably abusive noooo:
What stops the council putting in some BIG repeater red lights so it's bleeding obvious to the cars?
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Trying to call useless Road Safety now!!! "We will respond within 10 working days" We are at Day 11 evil:
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How about taking photos of the offenders and sending them to the police? A decent camera in burst mode and they have all the evidence they need
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Lee and I are building a Wall of Shame. We have over 600 pics from the last month!
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Lee and I are building a Wall of Shame. We have over 600 pics from the last month!
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But will it be seen by those the offenders care about? Get them points on their licences and if the police won't do anything with cast iron evidence put them on your wall of shame instead - and ask them about their liability insurance, misconduct in public office and other interesting subjects.
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That is part of the plan. The H&S guy on the video got bollocked by his employer for "deterring student enrolment" (Kerching). I suggested that dead kids would be more of a deterrent ::)
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That is part of the plan. The H&S guy on the video got bollocked by his employer for "deterring student enrolment" (Kerching). I suggested that dead kids would be more of a deterrent ::)
You and I might want that to be true but I suspect it's not
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I contacted Road Safety at the council to ask what they were doing about this problem. I was promised a reply within 10 working days, but reply came there none. I contacted them earlier and asked where my reply was. I have just had the following:
"Scott, this guy is being really persistent, what sort of tale can we concoct that would get him off our backs?"
I have replied, pointing out that I am not Scott eveilgrin:
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I contacted Road Safety at the council to ask what they were doing about this problem. I was promised a reply within 10 working days, but reply came there none. I contacted them earlier and asked where my reply was. I have just had the following:
"Scott, this guy is being really persistent, what sort of tale can we concoct that would get him off our backs?"
I have replied, pointing out that I am not Scott eveilgrin:
Was that voice or email?
The latter being admissible in a civil trial for damages
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Have you made a formal complaint - do so and escalate it to the next stage when the response comes back if they have suggested they have responded appropriately.
Also work out how much extra income this could be for the clown school / gubberment - approx illegal right turn daily x 365 x £x fine
that should make them sit up and pay attention sadly noooo:
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It was an e mail and they claim that it is the police's job to enforce the no Right Turn noooo:
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It was an e mail and they claim that it is the police's job to enforce the no Right Turn noooo:
noooo:
silly bunts
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Jut had an apology from the Head of Road Safety. His name is Scott Talbot-Hartshorn!
I have congratulated him on his Dickensian name. angel1
I have also asked him another question which he must answer within 10 working days..... whistle:
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Jut had an apology from the Head of Road Safety. His name is Scott Talbot-Hartshorn!
I have congratulated him on his Dickensian name. angel1
I have also asked him another question which he must answer within 10 working days..... whistle:
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Jut had an apology from the Head of Road Safety. His name is Scott Talbot-Hartshorn!
I have congratulated him on his Dickensian name. angel1
I have also asked him another question which he must answer within 10 working days..... whistle:
:thumbsup:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Jut had an apology from the Head of Road Safety. His name is Scott Talbot-Hartshorn!
I have congratulated him on his Dickensian name. angel1
I have also asked him another question which he must answer within 10 working days..... whistle:
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You are missing a trick, just ask a new, different question every day for 10 days. :thumbsup:
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
Footway! (sorry to have kept you waiting) ;)
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Get on to the medja Nick
Strange how after this appeared in the press the poorly signed junction was altered within 24 hours noooo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-45388249 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-45388249)
However, we had to point out to them that they had put a "No Right Turn" sign up instead of a "No Left Turn" sign making it potentially far more dangerous than it was before Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Get on to the medja Nick
Strange how after this appeared in the press the poorly signed junction was altered within 24 hours noooo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-45388249 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-45388249)
However, we had to point out to them that they had put a "No Right Turn" sign up instead of a "No Left Turn" sign making it potentially far more dangerous than it was before Banghead Banghead Banghead
doublefacepalm
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From the picture it looks more like you are on the... footpath! happy001
I'm here all week! :thumbsup:
Footway! (sorry to have kept you waiting) ;)
lol: lol: lol: