intrusions on the pavement

[mustang1]

Walking around in the city of London, I notice the pavement has:
Lampposts, bollards (or whatever you call those metal sticks that stop drivers parking on the pavement), parking meters, traffic lights control boxes, parking posts that allow motorcyclists to chain their motorcycles up to the posts, poles that have signs attached to them to show drivers when they can or can't park.

All these things are on the pavement which are already narrow enough and unable to adequately hold the number of pedestrians.

The roads are all clear, no intrusions. Most of the things on the sidewalk are for the benefit of motorists.

Just sayin.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's the same round here. Barely room for buggies in some places.

 

[Drago]

T'is but one reason why I don't live or work there.

 

[Levo-Lon]

You need to write a letter or better still put a sign up ?

Street furniture is a pain, and dangerouse for the most part.

 

[vickster]

Those knee high, thigh high or worse groin high bollards are an utter terror in the rush hour when the pavements are full of people!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Walking around in the city of London, I notice the pavement has:
Lampposts, bollards (or whatever you call those metal sticks that stop drivers parking on the pavement), parking meters, traffic lights control boxes, parking posts that allow motorcyclists to chain their motorcycles up to the posts, poles that have signs attached to them to show drivers when they can or can't park.

All these things are on the pavement which are already narrow enough and unable to adequately hold the number of pedestrians.

The roads are all clear, no intrusions. Most of the things on the sidewalk are for the benefit of motorists.

Just sayin.

Everything's for the benefit of motorists, and directed towards worship of the Almighty Motor Vehicle:

• bike lanes;
• those stupid 2-part pedestrian crossings mentioned in another recent thread;
• the biased legal system (and I'm not just having a go at the UK, here, because Australia also has this anti-cyclist bias in its legal system).

No doubt more could be added to that list, but I'm getting depressed just thinking about it.

 

[Turbo Rider]

You nearly managed to not say sidewalk ...the naysayers are a coming...I can hear the tap, tap, tapping of finger on plastic from here...run to the hills!

 

[Wobblers]

Don't forget the parked cars. Well, it's entirely unreasonable to expect anyone to be forced to walk an extra 20 metres from their car, isn't it?

 

[Sara_H]

Arrrrghhh! Don't get me started!!!

The road across from my work has been closed for major roadworks that are set to last for 18 months. Th pavement is still open.
The pavement leading up to the turn off for the road closure is littered with signs about the closed road. At one point the signs were placed in such a way that the pavement was completely blocked for wheelchair users.
It improved slightly after "someone" complained, but it irritates me every time I go by!!!

 

[mustang1]

No doubt the non cyclists will complain about bikes parked against (public) lamp posts and other such poles dotted around the pavement.

Other stuff I thought of:
Scaffolding that comes out into the pavement, shop signs (come in and have a coffee, we are open, business as usual), road signs to signify narrow roads etc (the irony of road signs in the pavement!).

@Sara_H : yup there is plenty of building work going in around my area too with blocked off sidewalks etc.

@Turbo Rider : the number of times I wrote sidewalk then delete it.... Im glad you appreciate my "correct" use of the word

 

[Drago]

If we're on a terminology mission it should really be footway, not pavement...

 

[Beebo]

A pavement is part of the public highway, and there are loads of islands, narrow sections and other road furniture in the roads of london too.

 

[Drago]

Where in London are there signs planted in the middle of the road they way they often are on the footway?

 

[Turbo Rider]

@Turbo Rider : the number of times I wrote sidewalk then delete it.... Im glad you appreciate my "correct" use of the word

Ah oui monsieur...one has to appreciate a cunning linguist...or that's what I overheard my mum telling my sister anyway...years of misdirected understanding followed...ho hum.

 

[i hate hills]

Bloody wheely bins .....not a usual gripe but since i started taking the pram out they are a total pain in the rear.