Spartacus

If you ask for a "rubber" in America, it won't let you remove mistakes after you've made them but may stop you making them in the first place 😱

Can I add "Low Traffic Neighbourhood" A travesty and bastardisation of the English language 😱

There was a system near Hamburg airport which acted as a middle lane to relive traffic pressure In the morning it operated in one direction, then for half an hour after lunch it closed and reopened in the opposite direction so it acted as a tidal flow for the peak traffic Abe's concept isn't far wrong with a tidal system for buses so that in the morning a 1am till 2pm bus lane towards central London could operate and cars have to use the central tidal flow lane only, with the evening switching to a 3pm till midnight bus lane operating out from central London and cars going the opposite way in the tidal flow lane. Downside is most British drivers would get confused and complain about bus lane fines but in narrowish roads I could see it working. But then again I'm not a council highways engineer so what do I know !

LIKE As in "I done this like and then we went to there like" WTF

You're right rah x3, but nor is cycling They are both part of a wider solution that also needs massive public transport investment and that's the crux of this problem. No one is willing to commit to massive investment so the cheapest and quickest idea is implemented which just won't tempt people our of cars but does tick the "we're trying" box. Maybe there needs to be some sort of public private push which was how the UK rail networks were built. But not in the same way we privatised the railways where profits are the goal to running a franchise, more of a you build it and run it and the government will clear all red tape to make it happen style of approach. But that's just one possibility out if many.

Mom and Pop Very American, even worse when used to describe a family run business (Mom and Pop business)

People who take a few specific words out of a post and twist them to suit their agenda and fail to recognise the context or wider point they were in.

Billy, the real issue is that people won't give up cars unless there are viable alternative services, as highlighted by heart block. The improvement to public transport needs to be either before or in parallel to reducing car usage. It's not acceptable to give up something that currently works for something that just isn't there, within a short time people will revert. So saying give up your car and buses will run faster isn't the right way. However saying there's more buses so it's easier to give up your car is. As a couple of observations, during school holidays when buses are on emptier roads, they don't run faster or more frequently as "this bus is being held to regulate the service" And Unicorn farts are the worst for pollution, stop using your flying chariot for Grud's sake and be environmentally responsible 😱

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > the local authority need to be on top of things > like this > > How? How would Southwark councillors get Southern > to train more drivers and stop them having to > isolate because of COVID? > > I think you're really overestimating the powers > the council and individual councillors have. Have > a look into how railways are run and regulated in > this country, for a start. > > It's odd how on this forum there is a Southwark > Derangement Syndrome (led by a few "usual > suspects") where everything under the sun is > somehow the fault of the council. England didn't > win the World Cup? Bloody Southwark! Rained on my > morning walk? Stupid councillors! Train drivers > getting COVID? Lazy bleeding Southwark again! Amazing, you are so blinkered that you take a quote and twist it But to put it in hill billy talk for you The local authority need to be on top of all transport issues (be it reduced train services, bus issues ...) and , for example, adjust their policies around road networks to ensure people and goods keep moving. Equally they need to be able to put pressure on other transport providers to ensure an area that already has a low PTAL score isn't impacted. Yet as we've seen when the no 40 was diverted from London bridge, despite local outcry the council did nothing to support their residents and the change occurs. It's not about training drivers, but by representing the area, some changes may not occur when they are proposed.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > >Good public transport is the answer and > waiting > > longer for the miracle of evaporation is like > > wishing for unicorns. > > > > The 37 and P4 will never be good as long as so > > many cars are in their way. Reducing the number > of > > private cars and vans is a precondition for > > improving public transport. There will never be > an > > effortless shift for drivers from their private > > cars to public transport > > > Oh my...... Exactly rockets, DKHB just looks from their ivory tower on the top of the hill overlooking the JS car park and can't see the bigger picture or that every action by the council seems to have a opposite and negative reaction. Perhaps after the consultation, and if the results are similar to Ealing's resounding no to LTNs, then the council may start to work with the wider stakeholder group to design a solution that works for everyone and not just Lycra lovies

oliviabacker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What are cheap ways to get airline tickets to > Europe? Is this going to morph into a Turkish spammers delight post ?

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Huggers Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > What do our councillors have to say about this? > > Southwark doesn't run the trains. What exactly do > you expect a Southwark councillor to do about a > shortage of train drivers aggravated by COVID? Physically to replace staff sickness, nothing, however to put pressure on the train operators to balance out which trains are kept and which are cut to balance the network, then the council and our MPs should be involved. Equally to understand the squeezes on public transport and adjust the local policies including road closures, then I would fully expect the local councillors to be in the loop and make informed decisions rather than sticking their fingers in their ears saying "la la la can't hear you" So in answer to your point, the local authority need to be on top of things like this and be proactive about keeping things moving and ensure that East Dulwich and surrounding areas are accessible for all and not just the fully mobile or able to cycle residents.

Cat , that's a bit of an obsolete question. If it was a hot tub time machine ICIANCHI would have obviously gone back and answered their own question before they even asked it so obviously it's a normal garden or wife swapping variety they are after !

This is amazing, we need more community minded individual's like this and less killjoys https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/47269-2/

Croydon's scheme was mention on Joe Lycett's got your back. Seems to imply it's about raising funds not reducing vehicle usage (but that's my take)

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > And another on Venice that is car free (geography > plays a part too) > So reading between the lines here, we need to all keep on driving and producing pollution so that the planet warms up enough to flood London so we can then ditch our cars in favour of Gondolas Bit extreme 😱

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Open the LTNs...close ED Grove..repair ED Grove > then..keep the LTNs open anyway 😁 sorted. Never a truer word said in jest 😂

I have to wonder if President Biden will regret his statement of "If anything, the developments of the past week reinforce that ending US military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision" should there be a resurgence of terrorism against the US.

Metallic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm calculating if the turnout for this stupid > Festival, continues apace, it will be costing us > tax payers approximately ?25 a "ticket" for a > vanity project started by two people who took a > profit and moved to Sussex as soon as their house > value went up. You can't help but laugh, it is > totally ridiculous. Was it that well attended over the weekend?

If it's wearing a stipey uniform with arrows on it.... This article may help if not https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-check-if-an-iphone-has-been-jailbroken It also talks about how to factory reset of it has been.

Moovart Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been told it means a new shipment of drugs > has arrived!!! Are you sure, I went to the chemist today and my prescription isn't in yet ...

jenny pink Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hiya,could've been me.....lol Are you also the cause of the fireworks at 2am ? 😱😆

DulwichCentral Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just called The Mobility Trust to get their take > on this. The person I spoke to was shocked and > mystified to hear that I had been rudely insulted > and accused of being 'appallingly offensive' for > suggesting that mobility scooters might be an > option for some people. She said for some people a > mobility scooter is the perfect solution. > > Take a look at the testimonials on their website: > https://mobilitytrust.org.uk/ Guess you must be thicker skinned then anyone knew if you can't see how your comments are able bodiedist and insulting to the wider disabled community Do me a favour, next time I go to Bowley Close ( https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/community/southwark/bowley-close-rehabilitation-centre.aspx ) come along and meet some of the severely disabled people there and then come back on here and say why you feel insulted for downplaying the access needs of the disabled over your own needs. Then for fun, try living in a wheelchair for a period of say a month, including using a commode chair to go to the toilet because your toilet isn't big enough to transfer from a wheelchair or having to use a stairlift to go between floors because steps are beyond you or having people bathe you because a shower or bath is a,step to far. Once, and only once you've lived in the wheels of a disabled person,without cheating, will you realise how insulting and arrogant you come across in your posts. You may be called Dulwich Central but the world really doesn't revolve around you sweetie.

RoundTable Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Abe_froeman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Lebanums putting on lots more buses would also > > make it less convenient to drive and courage > modal > > shift from cars to public transport. > > > > But for some reason the council only seem to > care > > about implementing the Tory' s plans to force > > everyone to cycle. > > > To be honest, whilst I agree, already you see the > Walworth road jammed with 17 buses forming an > orderly queue waiting for the first one to move on > from the bus stop. > > Narrow single track lanes with bus stops every 20m > = a traffic jam of buses waiting to open their > doors at the said bus stop. And stationary traffic > is much more polluting than free-flowing traffic. > > How to resolve this? Dunno, I'm not an urban > designer, but simply adding a ton more buses > without doing anything to 10th-century road design > does not seem like a solution to me. Just take a > look at the traffic mess on the 19th century > Blackwall tunnel operating in the 21st century. > What was designed for the width of a cart is still > being used. Ah the joys of a highway engineers design to reduce traffic on the Walworth Road (narrowing the road to make it harder to drive along) has apparently backfired as it causes bus congestion. Guess the real solution here is to return the road back to full width again which gives buses the ability to pass each other. Then focus on bolder public transport projects. But then the highway engineers will argue that it gives access to car drivers ... Why oh why were we so short sighted in years gone by and got rid of electric trams and replaced them with Diesel buses and didn't invest in public transport when we should have rather than pushing the car dream , because if we did this, this whole debate and LTNs wouldn't exist. But then what would we do to amuse ourselves ?

DulwichCentral Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ah thanks Spartacus. I wondered what the response > would be. So to even dare to suggest that some > people could use a mobility scooter is met with > insults and and abuse. > > Very rational. Insults and abuse ? You are so blinkered that you think a rational response about why a mobility scooter isn't the answer is abusive that you then try and turn the tables Maybe I was incorrect in calling you a make chicken, you are far far below that on the evolutionary scale if you are so disability blind. Maybe try watching the paralympics in a few weeks to see how many different disabilities there are out there (including the blind who can't drive themselves) then come crawling back on here and say that they could all use mobility scooters (I can't wait for the rants on here if every street was taken up by mobility scooters by the way) If we are all to use mobility scooters the council will have to spend a fortune on improving the pavements as they are currently not good enough for wheelchairs let alone mobility scooters!