I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos of this part of London.Cyclingmikey puts up his videos of takling motorists who cut this corner.Got to say I support him.How hard is it understand they are driving on the wrong side of the road in to oncoming traffic which includes cyclists,plus pedestrians who are not really expecting motorists to be driving the wrong way even for a short distamce,and approaching a busy junction on the wrong side of the road.CM is getting a lot of stick,it would be better if the local council laid out direction on the road surface with yellow paint ie a box junction and a very large no entry sign on the road.Any London CC members any thoughts on CM and his campaign.
Gandalf corner Larndon.
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HMS_Dave
Grand Old Lady
I have seen some of his "gandalf corner" vids too. He's doing what the law should be. They don't have to put plod there these days, but a camera with ANPR should be enough. I do worry he is going to stop the wrong person one day and he is just going to be chopped up and stuffed in a suitcase with cyrillic writing on it...
Cyclingmikey used to be a member of this forum back in the early days and used to ride with with us Sunday London Riders. He's a thoroughly all round good guy though can be a little sanctimonious at times.
In regards to him bring attacked he has been a few times and yes he stands his ground. He has no worries about being able to handle himself in any physical confrontation and is under no illusion that he won't be on future altercations.
Yes the police should be doing the job at Gandalf corner and sometimes they do, but not enough.
The pure self entitlement of some of the drivers he stops is staggering.
More power to his elbow.
In regards to him bring attacked he has been a few times and yes he stands his ground. He has no worries about being able to handle himself in any physical confrontation and is under no illusion that he won't be on future altercations.
Yes the police should be doing the job at Gandalf corner and sometimes they do, but not enough.
The pure self entitlement of some of the drivers he stops is staggering.
More power to his elbow.
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steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I think someone needs to look at the signs if it is causing that many problems at that junction.
winjim
Smash the cistern
In case anyone hasn't seen it, it's this keep left sign that drivers are ignoring to shortcut the wrong way past the island and turn right. It's very obvious and they know they shouldn't be doing it. Most probably think they're just being a bit cheeky. The best way to solve it would be to reduce overall traffic on the Outer Circle so there's no queue to jump.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Indeed it’s points on the licence time for them for disobeying a traffic order.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Some sort of barrier which is soft/harmless/non-existent when driven over/through in the correct direction (and which can be remote-controlled to be safe in any direction by emergency vehicles responding to a call out) but which has damaging hooks, spikes or solid bollards which appear when driven over or through in the wrong direction would be perfect ...
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
The signs aren’t the problem, it’s impatient dicks in cars.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
They should put those metal rocker ramps down where you can drive over them one way, but not the other .
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Problem with that is it could hamper emergency vehicles. Yesterday an ambulance with blues and twos
came from behind but due to a lorry unloading scaffolding on the left causing cars to stop for oncoming vehicles plus a traffic island forced it to the oncoming carriageway where traffic stopped to let it through. Perhaps we are more tolerant here.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I find the reactions of the miscreants on CM's clips to be fascinating and amusing. Lord knows why they don't just put their hands up and admit they were fairly rumbled instead of digging themselves into a bigger and bigger hole.
