the most POINTLESS thing the council has EVER thought of...

[Elmo]

On returning home from uni today in the car, my mum and i find our street corner and parking space MUTILATED by the council. They've decided to make the street mouth narrower... GREAT! now, not only is it dangerously narrow, THERE'S NOWHERE TO PARK! Now, altho not everyone about here has a car, the streets are still congested with the cars that do park here, and it was competition enough to get a parking space on this block, nevermind this street! Now it'll be near on IMPOSSIBLE to park on this bloke, or even on the next 3 or 4! they've done this to the next street along too, so it's going to have quite a knock on effect.

Also, looking at the size of the opening, it looks like they're going to make the street one way... EVEN BETTER!!!! we will have to drive an extra 2 miles down the road before being able to enter the road from the other end making us basically double back on ourselves.

my GOD who comes up with this poo? seriously??

Also, does anyone know if there's anything we can do about this?

here's a pic of the monstrosity. The car inside the barriers is our next door neighbours. He's not moving it either, but i think they may clamp/remove it for him if he doesnt move it first :/

[shiato storm]

well, if you live at the 'wrong end' of a newly made oneway system...reverse the few meters you need to - its a minor road thus technically legal i believe

[joshwa]

they have that near my parents house, except the roads are still both way, meaning, you get into the small gap at the end, then if a car wants to go up the road, they can't and have to stop on the busier main road. it also makes it pretty difficult to see if anything is coming as well. totally stupid if you ask me, they're making the roads more dangerous, rather than safer!

[TeePee]

It is an offence to park on the road within 12 yards or 14 metres of a junction, as it is considered to be causing an obstruction. I wish they would do this at the end of my road! Pease also note that the white car in the picture, if parked on the road, should I believe be showing sidelights, as it is facing the wrong direction.

[Elmo]

Pease also note that the white car in the picture, if parked on the road, should I believe be showing sidelights, as it is facing the wrong direction.

eh? It's a van, and side lights? it's parked? what u talking about?

[5lab]

just move all the barriers to the next road down and see if they notice

[aeonf242]

Some nice reflective material there for case modding!

[Big RICHARD]

It is an offence to park on the road within 12 yards or 14 metres of a junction, as it is considered to be causing an obstruction. I wish they would do this at the end of my road! Pease also note that the white car in the picture, if parked on the road, should I believe be showing sidelights, as it is facing the wrong direction.

Is it 12 Yards of 14 Metres? A parked car does not need to display sidelights, there will be nobody in it.

[5lab]

from the highway code..

You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space.
Laws CUR reg 101 & RVLR reg 24

All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph.
Law RVLR reg 24

Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 1525kg unladen, invalid carriages and motorcycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph or less if they are
at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
in a recognised parking place or lay-by. Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
Law RVLR reg 24

[MrFlibble]

Right on, I never thought I'd be so anal, but there's a dude who parks a big van right on the corner at the end of our street. I've nearly come a cropper a number of times, yuo literally can't see a damn thing until your nose has edged out and its too late.

[aeonf242]

Right on, I never thought I'd be so anal.........

5lab = very anal??? MrFlibble = Anal


Mind you I'm.......

Can't beat an old arse joke, and I'm an old arse so I should know !

[scottyman]

don't worry - my street has just been re-zoned as a CPZ.
Enforcement of the new regs started yesterday (the 26th) - but the new permits aren't effective until the 1st of Feb. All of the new sign poles are up, but with no signs attached.
Parking wardens are attempting to enforce the new rules - and I've already had to explain to one, that he cannot enforce the CPZ regs without signposting what they actually are!

[Elmo]

oh no........ there's a whole load of new signposts gone up round here too but they dont say anything yet either.... they better not start charging us to park here! t's one of the poorest areas in glasgow, how in gods name do they expect people to afford it?!

[wasabi]

If it goes on my experience there is bugger all you can do. On my commute to work there is a narrow bridge where 2 cars used to be able to pass each other. It was already a slow point in the road and caused maybe a 2 minute tailback when vans had to go past each other etc. So to 'fiox' it someone turned half the bridge into a footpath and made it single lane, and added traffic lights each end. Result - a 10 minute wait each end. I've pestered several people at the council but nobody will admit to giving it the go-ahead or give me an answer to where I should send the bill for the 20 minutes of each day of my life they now waste. Or how to complain about misuse of my taxes.

[3Dfx]

no, the most stupid thing the council has ever done (i work there) is buy a content management system, design a website in it... and then store everything in a different system instead of the content management system server...

wheres the logic? waste of £30,000+ if u ask me... dont need 2 systems!

[TechnoKitty]

Surely if they were doing anything drastic they would have to let the residents know as access may be limited. And they would have had to let them know before they started doing it!

Also if they charge for parking, I think they give the residents permits. Thats what they did in mums street anyway. Maybe its different in Scotland