QUOTE: “I know it’s meant to be for cyclists and pedestrians, but it’s mostly used by cars, and it’s just been made difficult, constantly loud with traffic, and an eyesore for residents.” ENDS
WHY DON'T YOU BLAME THESE IDIOT DRIVERS THEN?
On 23/08/2023 01:50 pm, Spike wrote:
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
QUOTE: “I know it’s meant to be for cyclists and pedestrians, but it’s
mostly used by cars, and it’s just been made difficult, constantly loud >>> with traffic, and an eyesore for residents.” ENDS
"...meant for cyclists and pedestrians..."?
Eh?
This is the intersection of the A569, the B5419 (ie, the former A570),
the B5204 and B5204. It is the main southerly approach to St Helens (and especially to the town's main hospital and A&E department as well as to
local industrial and trading areas).
How could it possibly NOT be used by the drivers of cars, vans, lorries, motorcycles, buses and coaches?
WHY DON'T YOU BLAME THESE IDIOT DRIVERS THEN?
Drivers are not being blamed because they are not the cause of this
expensive exercise in virtue signalling.
I used to live about a mile from the Marshall's Cross roundabout (the
actual name of the junction) and used it for every journey in and out of
the town centre. I confirm that there was absolutely nothing wrong with
it beforehand.
That, I suppose, was the problem. Junctions that work well are anathema
to the loonies and to the chavs on chav-bikes.
On 23/08/2023 04:21 pm, [email protected] wrote:
mrchrispy | 525 posts | 2 hours ago
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"I've had to wash my car"
ffs. cry me a freaking river.
Can the same idiot who wrote that unsympathetic attempt at a riposte
really be the same May Sun loony who otherwise rails against "pollution"?
Perhaps he "thinks" [I know, I know...] that pollution of people's homes
and property isn't important.
...it destroyed the view from our house, but with all the greenery of
the former roundabout now being gone, ...
I mean, a roundabout - where I go to rest my eyes?
(g)
eburtthebike replied to brooksby | 4558 posts | 16 hours ago
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I was going to say the same thing, you rarely read about the complaints
of other road works, just the ones for cyclists.
It's possibly not even that, "here's something that does not directly
benefit me, therefore it's bad and I will complain about it"
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Peowpeowpeowlasers | 715 posts | 3 hours ago
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"There was nothing wrong with the roundabout" is the usual cry of
motorists whose only interaction is to drive around it.
Try walking across this as a pedestrian. Try being blind and walking across it.
SEE: https://goo.gl/maps/B4ebSrk3mtwHXhWY8
mrchrispy | 525 posts | 2 hours ago
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"I've had to wash my car"
ffs. cry me a freaking river.
QUOTE: Look at the size of that roundabout! Could it be - as it was
"before" - it was build for maximising motor vehicle speed and capacity
and took no note of the impact on local properties, businesses or the
safety and convenience of pedestrians and cyclists? ENDS
IT WOULD SEEM SO - JUST LOOK AT THE STATE OF IT.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/st-helens-cyclops-junction-roadworks-mike-fishwick.jpg
On 24/08/2023 07:42 pm, Spike wrote:
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
QUOTE: Look at the size of that roundabout! Could it be - as it was
"before" - it was build for maximising motor vehicle speed and capacity
and took no note of the impact on local properties, businesses or the
safety and convenience of pedestrians and cyclists? ENDS
IT WOULD SEEM SO - JUST LOOK AT THE STATE OF IT.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/st-helens-cyclops-junction-roadworks-mike-fishwick.jpg
What are we supposed to be disgusted about?
Don't ask difficult questions!
QUOTE: “The noise is ridiculous, so that and the dirt mean I can’t open Sean’s window at night, which isn’t fair to him. ENDS
That's like me moaning about the sound of cattle, donkeys, tractors,
roosters and pigs and the smell of farming.
In November last year, work began on the installation of a new Cycle Optimised Protected Signals (CYCLOPS) junction in St Helens, Merseyside.
The junction, the first of its kind in the Liverpool City Region, has
become increasingly popular in several parts of the UK since it was first introduced in Manchester in 2020, and aims to protect pedestrians and cyclists by separating them from motor traffic and reducing crossing distances, while also cutting journey times for motorists.
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-junction-works-leaving-homes-covered-dirt-303411
QUOTE: However, the ten months of work on the project have angered some locals, who are fiercely critical of the disruption caused by the construction and its accompanying road closures, which they claim have
left their homes and businesses “inaccessible” and covered in dirt. ENDS
Good job you didn't live through the Hull floods in 2007 where ten
thousand people were living in caravans in their gardens for 18 months -
get a grip, you lemons.
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-2007-floods-how-city-7238878
OneAdultSwim
@OneAdultSwim1
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Aug 16
One of these at every junction please. And it's about time we modernised
our streets and actually dedicated some space to the quickest, most
efficient and least harmful mode of transport we have. The Bike. Though
we should introduce a motoring tax to pay for this modernisation!
QUOTE: /...they claim have left their homes “inaccessible". ENDS
So where have you been sleeping at night then?
Or are you lying?
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