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From: MrBitsy on 28 Apr 2010 10:55 On 28/04/2010 14:53, Brimstone wrote: > > > "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:83qs4lFm8uU21(a)mid.individual.net... >> ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: >> >>> so if he drove in forwards, how does he get out? >> >> He won't be obstructing traffic flow whilst he waits for a gap... > > But he risks a collision. > So, better wait before the zigzags for a gap - satisfies the law and logic. -- MrBitsy
From: loopy livernose on 28 Apr 2010 11:06 "MrBitsy" <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote in message news:05adndBuP_oQ10XWnZ2dnUVZ8tJi4p2d(a)giganews.com... > On 28/04/2010 12:44, Mr. Benn wrote: >> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7640563/Man-fined-for-reversing-into-his-own-driveway.html >> >> Maxwell Cannon was issued with a �60 fixed penalty notice and informed >> that he was committing a traffic offence for waiting on the zigzag >> markings of a pedestrian crossing outside his home in Harrington, near >> Workington in Cumbria. >> >> Mr Cannon, 25, said he was waiting for a break in the heavy traffic to >> reverse onto his property on August 10 last year and appealed the ticket >> at West Allerdale Magistrate's Court. > > Why could he not wait for a break in traffic off the zigzag markings? Is > the danger to pedestrians somehow reduced, because the car would be going > onto a drive? > if he was stationary, he was no risk to pedestrians??
From: Adrian on 28 Apr 2010 11:15 "loopy livernose" <ifyouwanttoemailme(a)askfor.my.address> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Why could he not wait for a break in traffic off the zigzag markings? >> Is the danger to pedestrians somehow reduced, because the car would be >> going onto a drive? > if he was stationary, he was no risk to pedestrians?? See if you can guess why they bother with the zig-zag lines on ped x'ings. Clue: It's not to use up stocks of white paint.
From: Ian Jackson on 28 Apr 2010 11:22 In message <0aYBn.45091$uf6.9190(a)newsfe28.ams2>, loopy livernose <ifyouwanttoemailme(a)askfor.my.address> writes > >"MrBitsy" <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote in message >news:05adndBuP_oQ10XWnZ2dnUVZ8tJi4p2d(a)giganews.com... >> On 28/04/2010 12:44, Mr. Benn wrote: >>> >>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7640563/Man-fi >>>ned-for-reversing-into-his-own-driveway.html >>> >>> Maxwell Cannon was issued with a �60 fixed penalty notice and >>>informed that he was committing a traffic offence for waiting on the >>>zigzag markings of a pedestrian crossing outside his home in >>>Harrington, near Workington in Cumbria. >>> >>> Mr Cannon, 25, said he was waiting for a break in the heavy traffic >>>to reverse onto his property on August 10 last year and appealed the >>>ticket at West Allerdale Magistrate's Court. >> >> Why could he not wait for a break in traffic off the zigzag markings? >>Is the danger to pedestrians somehow reduced, because the car would be >>going onto a drive? >> >if he was stationary, he was no risk to pedestrians?? Unfortunately, he was. Cars stopped beside the zig-zag lines can prevent drivers approaching the crossing from seeing people on the crossing (or about to cross). If you ever do find a vehicle parked immediately before a crossing, you should pass it with extreme caution, and ensure that the crossing is clear. However, rather than fine him, I'm sure that there was a more sensible solution to the problem. -- Ian
From: Adrian on 28 Apr 2010 11:23
Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > However, rather than fine him, I'm sure that there was a more sensible > solution to the problem. Indeed. They could have stopped, advised him of the problem, and requested him to move on. Oh, wait. They did. He didn't. |