kford

I have used Peckham Rose's route a few times, but Mrs Kford recommends taking the A40 out to the Hanger Lane Gyratory and then getting on the North Circular. I scoffed, but it's actually much quicker. Fewer traffic lights and more lanes.

I do wonder if a decent, well-lit bike park would encourage a few to ride-and-ride. Like this one in Lambeth:

A ram-raid? How 90s retro!

What Bobby P said. If you have the convenience of living near a station or off a high street, expect other people to park there. It's like buying a house next to a railway line or under a flight path and complaining about the noise. And to be 'effective' a CPZ would have to extend all the way to the Plough, or beyond 20 minutes' walk. What's stopping residents from there parking in your street? After all, they'd have the same permit. It happens in Clapham all the time. Residents from Clapham Common park-and-ride from Wandsworth Road and Clapham High Street, using the same permits as those affected by the parking. Meanchile, the council, and their foreign contractors, cream it.

Stop signs aren't used enough in the UK - in the US they're used effectively everywhere. And enforced. Double-yellows would help too though, but more kerb is a good solution.

Are there two different 'tibbys' writing replies on here? The writing style has changed.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > kford Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > any notion of it being a > > cause for safe, considerate parking goes out of > > the window. > > Already the case with all parking enforcement > throughout the country. The exceptions are the old-fashioned civil Traffic Wardens (not Parking Attendants) who patrol places like Parliament Square. Get a ticket from one of those and you know you're in the wrong, although they're more likely to just politely move you on your way.

The problem is that CPZs - and all parking - is contracted out, in Southwark's case to APCOA (Airport Parking Company of America). It then becomes business, so any notion of it being a cause for safe, considerate parking goes out of the window.

...the 15% for it being those who live near the station no doubt. I live off LL. Parking at the weekend can be a nightmare. But I put up with it because the convenience of being on the high street compensates for it. I suspect it's pretty handy being near to the station too.

What Widdy said. My colleague scoffed that I'd been given parking tickets while in SW london. Within six months of a CPZ being introduced in his area he's had three tickets.

pebbles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Honest question - we live on Friern Road and have > a driveway, dropped curb and white line. I always > tell my friends to park in front of our driveway > as it's so difficult to park on our road. Can they > actually be done for this although it's in front > of our driveway - ie private? I'm thinking the > answer is yes but wanted to confirm and see > whether anyone else in this road/area have had > tickets with people parking in front of their > driveway? Here is your answer: http://forums.pepipoo.com/lofiversion/index.php/t37577.html 86 Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc (3) The second exception is where the vehicle is parked outside residential premises by or with the consent (but not consent given for reward) of the occupier of the premises. This exception does not apply in the case of a shared driveway. I would copy and paste this for any appeals!

I agree. It's a bottleneck when two buses pull up, and some drivers/cyclists take it upon themselves to overtake on the pelican crossing.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Everyone enjoys Christmas, it's a significant > time for Christians, and they dont mind anyone > enyoying it with them" > > That's cheeky Tarot. Gift giving at the winter > solstice predates Christianity, winter markets, > the 12 days of "Christmas", yule logs, trees, > holly & ivy, ho ho ho are all non-Christian > traditions. > > There's every evidence that "Christmas" was just > the politically motivated theft of other people's > celebrations in support of a totalitarian > expansionist regime. > > You outght to be pleased that the rest of us don't > mind sharing our festivals with you Christians. Yep, it's your Emperor Constantine, innit? And wasn't this Jesus bloke born in September 'while shepherds watched their flocks by night'? The sheep and shepherds were under cover from the cold in late December.

How sad - the sooner no-win-no-fee lawyers are outlawed, the better.

In Germany and parts of the US and Canada you have to clear the path in front of your house of snow by law.

What would he want with a humble Zafira? I've only heard of this happening (rarely) when there's an Audi TT on the drive or something. What's the reg. and colour? We could keep an eye open for it.

DJKQ is correct. Ignore those impatient drivers behind you. Let them have the heart attack while you cross safely in your own time.

aep, someone's trying to clone your car. I'd have some alibis ready for when the parking fines, congestion charge PCNs and speeding tickets come in.

Distraction is a bigger part of it, distraction from looking at your speedo when you should be looking for cars pulling out on you. I read somewhere that a one-second distraction at 30 mph could add 10mph to an impact. This accident would still have happened with a speed camera in place.

Speed isn't the only issue here though - these recent accidents were caused by stationary vehicles pulling out on moving vehicles. That bus probably wasn't speeding, as there is a stop not far away. Just tackling speeding motorists (of which there aren't that many, according to your speed gun survey) will not make this junction safe. I'm convinced the answer lies in better sightlines - an even cheaper option involving double lines of yellow paint extended 30m up Barry Road.

I think they're called 'tabletops'. You could get the same effect with a raised zebra crossing, like the one on Peckham Rye outside the electrical shop cafe. That would kill two birds with one stone, by also removing the green traffic light, which, in my opinion, makes Barry drivers think it's all clear from all directions.

Interesting stats. I crossed the junction this morning. The were no cars parked for 20-30 metres up Barry Road and the improved sight lines made it much easier to get across.

That's a grey area. Some road design has been proven to be the cause of accidents. This article is has particular relevance: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/264395.stm There seems to be a reason why Barry drivers think it's fine to charge down this section of the road. Maybe it's the green traffic light giving a false sense of priority; maybe it's the white lines in the middle of the road, like the ones you get on fast A-roads. Maybe they're just impatient. Likewise, there seems to be a reason for Underhill drivers to pull out in front of Barry drivers. Maybe it's the tree and car-obscured sightlines; maybe it's the fact it's just a 'give way' and not a 'stop' junction. maybe they're just impatient.

Hawksmoor in Shoreditch is good too. Run by Kiwis, you order by the 100g from a blackboard on the wall. It's a race to beat the other diners to the best cuts. Pricy though.

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