Parish Cake Autumn 2017

Stone Street Traffic Hazards
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Phil Mummery shares his thoughts on why unthinking drivers are making Stone Street so dangerous
LIKE THE Grand Canyon in the US of
A it is full of hazards, though ours
are man, and dare I say it, woman
made.
I am amazed by the stupidity of
a minority of drivers. Firstly, those
who don’t know the width of their
own vehicles; two 4X4s can pass in
Stone Street, I’ve checked.
I find it amazing how shortsighted
many (dare I say it, local)
drivers are. They can’t see beyond
the end of their noses. There’s a bus
coming through, so some idiot tries
to beat it. This ends up blocking the
street so everybody is stuck, or even more seriously mounting
the pavement causing problems for all pedestrians with or
without prams.
Your wheels are illegally on the pavement, there’s nothing in
sight but what about the little child who is about to dash out of
the aptly named Morts Alley!
Your wheels have run over it just
because you had no patience (too
late to be sorry now).
Then there is parking: Once
again I keep seeing things. Are
they yellow lines in Stone Street?
They can’t be because I see vehicles
parked there every day. If you
are coming from the High Street,
trying to negotiate the parked cars
because their owners are too lazy
to use the car parks, there is usually
chaos.
Why spend money on enforcing
solutions like traffic lights (costly
and unsightly), wardens and cameras? How much pleasanter
and safer if we all used common sense and consideration for
others.
I’ve stated the obvious I know, but if that minority of drivers
don’t reform there will be a fatality. There are no excuses. Let us
all remember it is our town, we make it what it is.
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