Being on the main road from Bishops Stortford to Chelmsford, we get more than our fair share of idiots crashing in the village.
Being on the main road from Bishops Stortford to Chelmsford, we get more than our fair share of idiots crashing in the village.
You know, the braindead who think 30 means 80, or more.
One twit who wrote off four cars, plus his mates, who had let him borrow it, knowing he had no licence etc, remarked to the police:
"I was only doing 80"
80 that is, wrong side of bend in 30mph zone, very wise.
Percentage of cars exceeding the speed limit: by time of day.
The story with reference to our photo, well :
Date: 7th July 2006
Young driver, car priced over £90.000, hits another object, the other object drives through Village Hall hedge, across front grass, hits another car parked outside Village Hall (Meeting in Hall - Lots of people about), knocks down wire fence of house next to village hall, knocks down a conifer hedge, speeds across house front garden and comes to rest ontop of brick wall, after knocking it down of course, almost back on the road again.
Almost a complete half circle, had the very strong wall not been there, I think it may well have gone back across the road, hit a few more cars gone up the drive over the road, and ended up, godknows where.
People tell me the driver of car which did all the damage, the large lump ontop of wall, was not to blame as it was an 'automatic' so the driver could not help it ??
Please Note:
30 mph sign. School Sign with flashing lights.
Bend. Double White Lines.
Perfect Evening. Dry Road. Not much Traffic.
The overpriced and rather pointless thingy which hit the above , was overtaking two cars in 30mph speed limit, it went over double lines coming up to a bend whilst a car was turning right in front of it.
But it did stop and not cause any more damage, so are 'automatics' very wise.
Somebody has just emailed me to ask if the 'automatic' was an 'automatic', I cant be sure, but I was told it was, as that was the reason it could not stop !?!
Why do people need large over size cars and cars which do stupid speeds ?
Our Local Paper - OBSERVER ..
Reports:
Nobody was hurt, as nobody was outside hall.
Um' dont know where that came from, several people where outside.
Sue my wife for example, who rushed round here to phone 999, two other members of Little Hallingbury Parish Council had to jump out of the way as the 'thing' came flying through the hedge right at them.
People where going in the hall and parking cars, after coming in the entrance and not via the hedge.
One BIG thing which bugs me, drivers cause the mayhem and mess and then leave others to clear up their doings.
disturbed with the increasf traffic.
Our local MP - Saffron Walden, ( Quiz : Who is the MP? ) was at the meeting, for more 'talking' on the airport, I hope something was said about the roads around here.
The meeting in the village hall was one of the numerous social jolly's about saving the world from doom, ie; STOP STANSTED EXPANSION, often these meetings are made up by people keen to take any handouts from BAA and then smuggly moan about the simply awful airport, as they fly out to enjoy a cheap holiday at stupid low prices - humbug and hippos is my comment.
Its a pity these very nice people hav'nt come round to sort out the mess resulting from one of their meetings, but then I dont suppose the 'local' area matters that much, its the idea of 'doing' something thats wise and good which is important.
Please explain I dont understand - Thanks ..
Answer to Quiz: Alan Haselhurst MP
Carl in New South Wales has emailed me the following:
Drivers
under 21 are likely to be forced off the road between 10pm and
6am, restricted to carrying one teenage passenger and not allowed
to drive cars deemed too powerful.
The NSW Roads Minister, Carl Scully, wants changes in place by
the end of the year to crack down on fatalities involving young
drivers, and he has asked the Roads and Traffic Authority to
prepare a discussion paper.
"These are frightening factors, in terms of the ability of
these youngsters to survive until old age," Mr Scully said.
"The challenge for the RTA on my behalf is to convince those
affected that this is a good thing to do and that it's been well
researched, with objective scientific analysis supporting a
change in regulations on our traffic laws."
The proposals are expected to prompt heated debate about the
merits of depriving young people of freedoms, and the burden that
may put on parents to become their late-night chauffeurs.
Drivers up to the age of 20 represent 7 per cent of all drivers
but are involved in 18 per cent of fatalities, according to Mr
Scully. And there is a "huge spike" in young drivers in
fatal crashes between 10pm and 2am. They are involved in 25 per
cent of all fatal crashes between those hours.
"What I have seen to date is quite alarming," Mr Scully
said. "And in the face of those statistical spikes that
occur with drivers 20 years and younger, I believe I need to
respond."
His announcement comes weeks after the Herald reported claims by
the chief scientist of a US road safety body that the way to cut
the road toll among young people was to ban night-time driving
and their ability to carry young passengers.
The RTA responded to those remarks by saying a curfew would be
hard to police, particularly in country areas, and that such
moves could "significantly impact on the lives of many young
drivers who are working and studying".
Mr Scully said the discussion paper would investigate such
problems. He said young drivers who had to use their cars for
night jobs could be granted restricted licenses allowing them to
drive to and from work, as could young drivers in country areas.
"We need to make sure that this is not an inequitable
outcome in terms of young folks' employment and also access to
things they may wish to pursue as young people," he said.
Also up for discussion are high-performance vehicles. Young
drivers could be restricted to vehicles below a specific
power-to-weight ratio, in the same way motorcyclists are already
prevented from riding bikes above a certain capacity at stages of
the licensing process.
Mr Scully said he wanted to avoid any "unintended
consequences" of implementing such a restriction, such as
forcing young drivers into less-powerful but older cars which
lack the safety features of newer models. "In principal, I
worry about young people having powerful cars in the early hours
of the morning with a car full of mates egging on speeding and
dangerous activity that is shown to be killing them."
The discussion paper will be released by mid-September, followed
by about four to six weeks for community feedback.
"I think this is something mums and dads will welcome,"
Mr Scully said. "I know mums and dads across NSW worry when
their teenagers start getting on the road . . . and are worried
sick that they might not come home."
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