tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5936050501345264622..comments2024-03-28T16:59:30.099+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: In Darwen, ‘Temporary’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does….JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54577834895565609452012-06-24T05:46:25.224+01:002012-06-24T05:46:25.224+01:00"I popped out for a smoke and picked up a har...<i>"I popped out for a smoke and picked up a hard copy of the Telegraph. <br /><br />She's back in again and she's had the ticket cancelled."</i> <br /><br />I wish they wouldn't do that, it just encourages them...<br /><br /><i>"The road there is 2 lanes wide, one in either direction, so if you park in the bus stop it necessarily means people will have to jink round you, inconveniencing what looks like a busy route."</i> <br /><br />In my area, the buses used to pull in. Now, they've reworked the road to the buses stop and all the traffic stops behind them, because they <i>can't</i> jink round.<br /><br />You can imagine what that does to traffic flow in rush hour.<br /><br /><i>"Perhaps before ridiculing the people of a town, you should think about how much knowledge you actually have of the area (none)."</i> <br /><br />I don't really need an encyclopaedic knowledge of an area. Just of people, and what makes them tick.<br /><br />And 'honest people' don't park illegally, get caught and whinge they shouldn't have got a ticket because 'everyone does it'.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-6854521415129664942012-06-22T13:51:53.286+01:002012-06-22T13:51:53.286+01:00"Why not take a virtual journey along Railway..."Why not take a virtual journey along Railway Road and see the bus stop? "<br /><br />I live a few minutes walk away so can take a real journey down there.<br /><br />Google may be a bit decieving but there is space there to park. It's only after you get to the co-op where parking would be an issue. From there back up to the railway bridge there is ample space for parking.<br />According to Mrs Bucko the yellow lines are no longer there. I can't say for sure as I don't take much notice of such stuff.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-59429438717730908422012-06-22T10:23:21.517+01:002012-06-22T10:23:21.517+01:00Funnily enough, on the back of this story, the bus...Funnily enough, on the back of this story, the bus stop is to be decommissioned and the roadside to be made available as parking spaces.Dan Cloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80967580242604230622012-06-22T09:05:41.563+01:002012-06-22T09:05:41.563+01:00It is outrageous this bus stop still exists
Why n...<i>It is outrageous this bus stop still exists</i><br /><br />Why not take a virtual journey along Railway Road and see the bus stop? <br /><br />True, they should have removed the stop, the road markings and restriction plate, but there is a very good case for making that a double-yellow line.<br /><br />My guess is they left the bus stop in place to do exactly that job without the expense of re-painting the road.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-38282935940082483762012-06-22T08:32:09.598+01:002012-06-22T08:32:09.598+01:00As 'Bucko' says, the parking ticket was in...As 'Bucko' says, the parking ticket was indeed cancelled by the council when they realised how ridiculous the ticket was. <br />Perhaps before ridiculing the people of a town, you should think about how much knowledge you actually have of the area (none).<br />It is outrageous this bus stop still exists and can be used by the council to take money from honest, working people in the town, when it is indeed no longer in use.<br /><br />http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/darwen/9774781.Darwen_driver_wins____bus_stop____fine_appeal/Dan Cloughhttp://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/darwen/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89880843630843132772012-06-22T04:35:48.596+01:002012-06-22T04:35:48.596+01:00The north. It’s like England, but….not.
Perhaps w...The north. It’s like England, but….not.<br /><br />Perhaps we're the real England up here? ;-)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-38970556638598561382012-06-21T23:00:32.155+01:002012-06-21T23:00:32.155+01:00If you look on googlemaps you can see he bus stop ...If you look on googlemaps you can see he bus stop where she parked, about 50 yards up the road in Railway Road.<br /><br />I wouldn't have described it as a good place to stop, even if you are a bus. The road there is 2 lanes wide, one in either direction, so if you park in the bus stop it necessarily means people will have to jink round you, inconveniencing what looks like a busy route.<br /><br />On the opposite side of the road there is slanted parking, but you can only easily drive in to that if you are traveling in the opposite direction. <br /><br />The bus stop is covered by a no-stopping sign. I don't much like bossy councils but in this case they have a point; it is an extremely inconsiderate and inconvenient place to stop.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36938050444877585012012-06-21T16:43:38.186+01:002012-06-21T16:43:38.186+01:00Don't they have to have council agreement/plan...Don't they have to have council agreement/planning to place a bus stop where they do? In which case being 'temporary' it may no longer have it, perhaps it is only a make believe bus stop?Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-52311181525664893642012-06-21T15:17:20.195+01:002012-06-21T15:17:20.195+01:00One rule for all? Or does local knowledge get prec...One rule for all? Or does local knowledge get precedence over visitors?<br /><br />Highway code says: "DO NOT stop or park ... at or near a bus or tram stop." I can't find the bit that says "... except where you know the bus stop isn't used. Or there isn't a bus due for a while."John Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590146005407792706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-76725605017281546502012-06-21T14:37:55.311+01:002012-06-21T14:37:55.311+01:00I just had a wierd experience. After reading this ...I just had a wierd experience. After reading this and then commenting, I popped out for a smoke and picked up a hard copy of the Telegraph. <br />She's back in again and she's had the ticket cancelled.<br />And she didn't park outside Lloyds pharmacy, she parked up the road.<br />WoahBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-52178659441995169512012-06-21T14:10:00.328+01:002012-06-21T14:10:00.328+01:00Try as I might, I can't think of any parking a...Try as I might, I can't think of any parking areas around Lloyds Pharmacy. You would have to bung the car up the street and walk down.<br />The Pharmacy faces the bus stop and has a huge box junction directly outside.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com