She added that she had repeatedly asked the council to install a speed camera outside the restaurant in the hope it would encourage drivers to slow down.
What you need, lady, is bollards.
this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2024
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And what that community needs is a buffer zone where cars aren't allowed to be within 100m of any building. Keep those areas safe for pedestrians and patrons of those businesses without worrying about CARS FLYING THROUGH WINDOWS!
Bollards with deep foundations that do not bend
The council being cheap lazy bastards have said 'ooh... More temporary signs. That should work!'.
Restaurant owner: speed camera to dish out fines. Make them pay!
Road design should be that it's impossible to approach that roundabout at speed. All good road design dictates driver behaviour, not allow them to make rash or irrational choices that endanger others.
I would have installed a concrete planter box in front of the store that goes deep into the ground after the first collision.
Genuinely. If the council is operating laissez-faire, then they shouldn't blink when people take matters into their own hands by climbing onto roofs garbed in kevlar spandex and fighting drunk drivers on said rooftops using spinning kicks and batons whilst proclaiming that they are the night even though it's still daylight and they have to keep holding on to the chimney to stop themselves from slipping on the wet roof tile whilst the fire brigade has to hoist a ladder up there to gently ease them down due to complaints of pants-wetting pleas to be let down.
Did they back out and get a better run up the first two times? That's one tough car!
(I hope they do something about the obvious traffic safety issue here).
Why when I see a Volkswagen scirocco is always driven 2-3 times over the speed limit? It's 3 am where the fuck you're so hurry to go? "Oh I'm late for sleep, better drive 100 in a 40 risking killing someone"
This is why I'm convinced we need to start mechanically speed-limiting cars. We do it for ebikes, but god forbid we do it for vehicles 100x heavier. No, your 4000lb vehicle does not need to go 0-60 in 5 seconds just to get you to work everyday.
I'm all for this but there are too many car nuts and they all would just get around it somehow.
That's fine. Impound the car, scrap it.
@Landsharkgun @Moonrise2473 With solid PT there shouldn't be a reason for a private passenger vehicle to travel faster than 40kmph
Why are they trying to kill me? For eating a meal, a succulent Chinese meal?
RIP Charlie Dozer
In the US, anytime there is a crash, near miss, or other safety-related issue, the NTSB launches an investigation to determine the cause and ways to mitigate the issue from happening again. They also do this for certain highway accidents. These investigation leads to new rules and procedures that have saved countless lives and is integral to why air travel is as safe as it is today.
I would love to see the NTSB do more investigations into local traffic collisions, or at least delegate to state or local government bodies. I would love for those findings to dictate rules and regulations for safer road design. At this point, the prevalence of terrible road safety is a systemic issue that can and should be addressed by improved road design.
I have no idea how that keeps happening. But eitherway, bollards are the solution (also closing down the road). https://www.google.com/maps/place/Royal+Phoenix+Chinese+Restaurant/@53.7490938,-2.3905702,126a,35y,210.48h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x487b98d2cee0c6c3:0x6781aa673871b8cf!8m2!3d53.748291!4d-2.3917403!16s%2Fg%2F1td64vyh?entry=ttu
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FgXRXA23FEfUgqG47
Looking at the Street View, it's a mini roundabout, with barely any space. A mini roundabout has no stop signs. There's building in the corner that might be blocking the view of other cars. And I'm pretty sure no one follows the speed limit.
Extremely poor road design. That is a simple T-intersection and it should be a 3-way stop, nothing more. A roundabout is completely inappropriate there.
A 3-way stop would be a solid and cost effective drop in replacement. Just paint and new signs.
I get it, you gotta go back for seconds... sometimes even thirds!