How do I reduce the speed of cars on my road ?
18 May 2009, 02:07 PM
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Mums on the school run do my head in, why drive around in a massive 2.7 tonne discovery when you can barely see over the steering wheel and you have one child in the car?
Not to mention women generally have no concept of how big there vehicle is, and either refuse to go through gaps big enough for combine harvester, or try to squeeze through gaps my scoob would have trouble getting through.
They should all be in minis, dont they realise it would be easier on every single person on the road if they got school mums out of 4x4's?
Do my ******* head in they do grrrrrrrr!
Not to mention women generally have no concept of how big there vehicle is, and either refuse to go through gaps big enough for combine harvester, or try to squeeze through gaps my scoob would have trouble getting through.
They should all be in minis, dont they realise it would be easier on every single person on the road if they got school mums out of 4x4's?
Do my ******* head in they do grrrrrrrr!
18 May 2009, 02:09 PM
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So because a few people speed on "your" road you get passing speeders with your jetwash?
What if that caused a fatality?
I would have got out and given you the hiding of your life if you did that to me, then cleaned the blood off my jeans with the jet wash!
Just cos a few poeple speed doesnt give you the right to put lives in danger!
What if that caused a fatality?
I would have got out and given you the hiding of your life if you did that to me, then cleaned the blood off my jeans with the jet wash!
Just cos a few poeple speed doesnt give you the right to put lives in danger!
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18 May 2009, 02:21 PM
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As for animals if you live near a busy road then don't let them in it. They could be causing a danger to motorists, as they could swerve to avoid a cat running into the road possibly into oncoming traffic or onto the kerb either way potentially causing further fatalities. Keep your pets within your own boundaries and if taking them outside of that make sure they are controlled (i.e. put the dog on a lead).
Keep your cat indoors if you value it
(And that way you'll also be doing you neighbours a favour as they won't be sh*tting in their garden and also the local songbird population as it will be one less predator for them to deal with )
18 May 2009, 02:24 PM
#34
Talk with the local traffic police, from my conversations with them they are open to suggestions to visit on occassion with a mobile camera set up. They should do this if requested.
Amazing how we all dont like cameras unless we want one in our street, how ever dont go for road narrowing or speed humps, they will both cause problems for locals.
Sadly a cat run over at 20 is just as dead and flat as one run over at 50.
Dont forget 90% of shaved ****** prefer whiskers .....................
Amazing how we all dont like cameras unless we want one in our street, how ever dont go for road narrowing or speed humps, they will both cause problems for locals.
Sadly a cat run over at 20 is just as dead and flat as one run over at 50.
Dont forget 90% of shaved ****** prefer whiskers .....................
I actually dont want a speed camera on our road. I think road narrowing would be far better . The locals (us included) will just have to live with it.
18 May 2009, 02:28 PM
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So because a few people speed on "your" road you get passing speeders with your jetwash?
What if that caused a fatality?
I would have got out and given you the hiding of your life if you did that to me, then cleaned the blood off my jeans with the jet wash!
Just cos a few poeple speed doesnt give you the right to put lives in danger!
What if that caused a fatality?
I would have got out and given you the hiding of your life if you did that to me, then cleaned the blood off my jeans with the jet wash!
Just cos a few poeple speed doesnt give you the right to put lives in danger!
I will do whatever I feel is necessary and if you came along speeding, not only would I get you with the jetwash, but I would lob a rather large sized stone through your window just to get your attention. Feel free to stop your car and have a word with me if you like
18 May 2009, 02:32 PM
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Is two fatalities in however many years (10+?) above average for such a stretch of road? I mean obviously no fatalities would be ideal but sh*t happens, kids run out from behind parked cars etc. and it's going to hurt at 40mph.
As for animals if you live near a busy road then don't let them in it. They could be causing a danger to motorists, as they could swerve to avoid a cat running into the road possibly into oncoming traffic or onto the kerb either way potentially causing further fatalities. Keep your pets within your own boundaries and if taking them outside of that make sure they are controlled (i.e. put the dog on a lead).
Keep your cat indoors if you value it (And that way you'll also be doing you neighbours a favour as they won't be sh*tting in their garden and also the local songbird population as it will be one less predator for them to deal with )
As for animals if you live near a busy road then don't let them in it. They could be causing a danger to motorists, as they could swerve to avoid a cat running into the road possibly into oncoming traffic or onto the kerb either way potentially causing further fatalities. Keep your pets within your own boundaries and if taking them outside of that make sure they are controlled (i.e. put the dog on a lead).
Keep your cat indoors if you value it
(And that way you'll also be doing you neighbours a favour as they won't be sh*tting in their garden and also the local songbird population as it will be one less predator for them to deal with )However I dont know the stats for how many deaths make it a dangerous road, but you are right, 0 is the ideal number.
Difficult to keep our cat indoors, before the accident he never ever went near the road. Something must have spooked him to make him go anywhere near it. I know prevention is half the battle, but you try keeping a cat confined to just the rear garden.
18 May 2009, 02:46 PM
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Prime candidate for a Specs system.
Could try giving them an email: Speed Check Services
I mailed them a couple times a few years ago to confirm some hoax emails/posts and had a human reply answering my questions
Could try giving them an email: Speed Check Services
I mailed them a couple times a few years ago to confirm some hoax emails/posts and had a human reply answering my questions
18 May 2009, 02:52 PM
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I cant imagine you will get anywhere with this. Its taken me about 10 years to just get our road resurfaced. One of the elderly residents tripped over a hole in the road and nearly got decapitated by a passing car. I damaged my car on the same potholes and now the road is to be re surfaced
I think it also depends on who is fighting your corner. And i bet your cat uses loads of roads, some more risky than yours. You never know what cats are up to
Good luck anyway
18 May 2009, 02:58 PM
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I cant imagine you will get anywhere with this. Its taken me about 10 years to just get our road resurfaced. One of the elderly residents tripped over a hole in the road and nearly got decapitated by a passing car. I damaged my car on the same potholes and now the road is to be re surfaced
I think it also depends on who is fighting your corner. And i bet your cat uses loads of roads, some more risky than yours. You never know what cats are up to
Good luck anyway
I think it also depends on who is fighting your corner. And i bet your cat uses loads of roads, some more risky than yours. You never know what cats are up to
Good luck anyway
I know progress can be pedestrian at the best of times, but 10 years !!
I will be just about ready for my mobility scooter by then
18 May 2009, 07:40 PM
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couple of ways the daylight method -
Soak the road with jetwash, tip around 60 litres of red diesel or home heating oil on the damp patch, put up a little warning sign then sit back and observe. Those who obey road signs will be fine - those who dont can be collected from nearby fields.
After dark, drop a couple of breeze blocks at random locations on the road. Those obeying the limit will see them and be able to steer around them, those who dont will still be there in the morning!!!
Tarmac Terror traffic management solutions.
Soak the road with jetwash, tip around 60 litres of red diesel or home heating oil on the damp patch, put up a little warning sign then sit back and observe. Those who obey road signs will be fine - those who dont can be collected from nearby fields.
After dark, drop a couple of breeze blocks at random locations on the road. Those obeying the limit will see them and be able to steer around them, those who dont will still be there in the morning!!!
Tarmac Terror traffic management solutions.
18 May 2009, 08:29 PM
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What a nice place to live...nowt behind you and not much in front, other than the road you dont like.
I suggest you move your house back 400 yards, that should sort out all your problems.
If this sounds like a bit of an upheaval, flashing your boobies from the roadside will definitely slow down the traffic.
I suggest you move your house back 400 yards, that should sort out all your problems.
If this sounds like a bit of an upheaval, flashing your boobies from the roadside will definitely slow down the traffic.
18 May 2009, 08:45 PM
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see if your local plod do this schem
Speed or Safety? Community Speed Watch
basically they hand out speedguns to th community -- you give the details to the plod and the speeders get a letter politely asking them to change their ways
Speed or Safety? Community Speed Watch
basically they hand out speedguns to th community -- you give the details to the plod and the speeders get a letter politely asking them to change their ways
18 May 2009, 08:51 PM
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couple of ways the daylight method -
Soak the road with jetwash, tip around 60 litres of red diesel or home heating oil on the damp patch, put up a little warning sign then sit back and observe. Those who obey road signs will be fine - those who dont can be collected from nearby fields.
After dark, drop a couple of breeze blocks at random locations on the road. Those obeying the limit will see them and be able to steer around them, those who dont will still be there in the morning!!!
Tarmac Terror traffic management solutions.
Soak the road with jetwash, tip around 60 litres of red diesel or home heating oil on the damp patch, put up a little warning sign then sit back and observe. Those who obey road signs will be fine - those who dont can be collected from nearby fields.
After dark, drop a couple of breeze blocks at random locations on the road. Those obeying the limit will see them and be able to steer around them, those who dont will still be there in the morning!!!
Tarmac Terror traffic management solutions.
18 May 2009, 08:55 PM
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Im half scottish and sometimes my temper gets the better of me!
19 May 2009, 07:11 AM
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What a nice place to live...nowt behind you and not much in front, other than the road you dont like.
I suggest you move your house back 400 yards, that should sort out all your problems.
If this sounds like a bit of an upheaval, flashing your boobies from the roadside will definitely slow down the traffic.
I suggest you move your house back 400 yards, that should sort out all your problems.
If this sounds like a bit of an upheaval, flashing your boobies from the roadside will definitely slow down the traffic.
Boobies can be flashed, though they will not be mine
see if your local plod do this schem
Speed or Safety? Community Speed Watch
basically they hand out speedguns to th community -- you give the details to the plod and the speeders get a letter politely asking them to change their ways
Speed or Safety? Community Speed Watch
basically they hand out speedguns to th community -- you give the details to the plod and the speeders get a letter politely asking them to change their ways
Swiss mate it was nothing personal, i just dont like the idea of some neighbourhood watch warrior covering my windscreen so i cant see, to me that causes more problems than it solves, but i still would have stopped dead in the road and had a hulk moment!
Im half scottish and sometimes my temper gets the better of me!
Im half scottish and sometimes my temper gets the better of me!
19 May 2009, 12:22 PM
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The idea of width restrictions is a bad one. The village I live in has had them installed. It has had two effects on traffic. First is the build up of traffic as they come into the restricted area and leads to tail backs waiting for a gap. This leads to the 2nd issue of idiots not wanting to wait, jumping through when there isn't enough gap and causing on coming traffic which has right of way to scream to a halt or get hit which has happened on a regular occurence. The council has had meetings with the residents and are now planning on removing the restrictions for a different solution as width restrictions made the village more dangerous, not safer.
I have seen some cars accelerate to over 60 through the village to try and get through all the restrictions in one go before anything comes the other way
I have seen some cars accelerate to over 60 through the village to try and get through all the restrictions in one go before anything comes the other way
19 May 2009, 12:56 PM
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I agree largely with B2Zero above. We have natural restrictions on the main road which goes past the front of the house where it is necessary for a car to stop to let another pass in the opposite direction.
Exactly what B2Zero says happens, they either speed up to beat the other car or they try to go through at the same time and lose the side mirrors. They then spend several minutes shouting at each other while they block the road! And they never bother to pick up the broken glass!
The "road narrows" sign seem to make no difference either. It is usually holiday makers who cause the trouble, the locals have more sense!
Les
Exactly what B2Zero says happens, they either speed up to beat the other car or they try to go through at the same time and lose the side mirrors. They then spend several minutes shouting at each other while they block the road! And they never bother to pick up the broken glass!
The "road narrows" sign seem to make no difference either. It is usually holiday makers who cause the trouble, the locals have more sense!
Les
19 May 2009, 01:39 PM
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seeing Swiss's Moobs would make me floor it even more