downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
Satnav and Congestion must be destroying small villages
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Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
Why don't the council just put a '3.5 ton, except for access' restriction on the road?
Headgardener
Armchair Cyclist
I wouldn't say Winchester was a small village DF.
wobbler
Active Member
- Location
- Wolverhampton
This has touched a nerve with me ! We live in a narrow country lane. Our county council is obsessed with sending large vehicles and tractors to cut verges and sweep the road. I was going to ask the people in P&L section if they could help me explain to the highways fella that, YOU ARE WASTING MONEY AND DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
The other problem is companies are buying bigger vehicles to make their business more cost effective; oil delivery, loo emptying trucks etc. Now the edges of the road are being worn away, causing the tarmac to crumble, and you have guessed it the council can not get their repair truck down because it is too big.
Does anyone know how you go about setting up as a council contractor using smaller plant? Seriously.
Thanks for listening
Rich
The other problem is companies are buying bigger vehicles to make their business more cost effective; oil delivery, loo emptying trucks etc. Now the edges of the road are being worn away, causing the tarmac to crumble, and you have guessed it the council can not get their repair truck down because it is too big.
Does anyone know how you go about setting up as a council contractor using smaller plant? Seriously.
Thanks for listening
Rich
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
I remember seeing a video about steam rollers and steam tar layers that had been restored. The owners used them as contract road repairs and resurfacing old style as they could do small jobs on narrow roads more cost effectively then delivering a very large tarmac layer for anything more then a barrow and pnumatic compactor.
I'm sure there is a need but would there be the work local enough to be accessible without needing a whole business that is able to tackle all sizes of jobs?
wobbler
Active Member
- Location
- Wolverhampton
I like your suggestion, it would be perfect. The problem would be getting it passed by the council. I was talking to a local farmer he thinks all the plant has to be less than 5 years old to get a contract.
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
Not near me. I was following links on the local papers site and came across the pic. I looked like a fat kid stuck in the door to Thorntons.
Winchester is smaller than Southampton, loverly place too.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Warning signs seem to do absolutely no good. Drivers follow their sat navs no matter how stupid the directions given are.
For instance...
There are now signs at the ends of many local bridleways warning drivers not to drive down them, but they just ignore the signs and carry on regardless.
There was a report on the local TV news a couple of nights ago about a van driver who drove down a bridleway past a big sign saying "THIS IS NOT A ROAD - IGNORE YOUR SAT NAV!" and found his van sliding down the steep icy bridleway, bouncing off trees and narrowly missing careering down a 100 ft drop off the edge. They reckoned it was going to cost £1,000 to get him towed back to the road and there was probably another £1,000 worth of damage to the van.
For instance...
There are now signs at the ends of many local bridleways warning drivers not to drive down them, but they just ignore the signs and carry on regardless.
There was a report on the local TV news a couple of nights ago about a van driver who drove down a bridleway past a big sign saying "THIS IS NOT A ROAD - IGNORE YOUR SAT NAV!" and found his van sliding down the steep icy bridleway, bouncing off trees and narrowly missing careering down a 100 ft drop off the edge. They reckoned it was going to cost £1,000 to get him towed back to the road and there was probably another £1,000 worth of damage to the van.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
The advantage of the sign is that the offending driver can be fined and probably charged for the cost of any damage.
But, yes, it wouldn't stop them. Even limited height and width barriers don't stop some drivers.
But, yes, it wouldn't stop them. Even limited height and width barriers don't stop some drivers.
Signs get ignored. Where I live in Somerset you can park on the beach. There are signs up Warning of the tides. The high tide times are listed, the beach wardens tell you when you go on the beach etc etc. Without fail during the summer a couple of cars a week get caught out. The local recovery firm make a fortune at £800 a time to recover the cars. One lad last summer got his mate to drive his tractor from the Forest of Dean to pull his car out as it was cheaper.
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
The article said that putting in traffic calming was "too expensive" ... what the hell is expensive about a set of speed humps and a width/weight restriction sign?!!! A few hundred squids at the most?
