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Why are pavements not gritted?
Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote:
Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. Probably people that have just bought winter tyres and they believe they allow them to drive normally. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote:
On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote: Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. Probably people that have just bought winter tyres and they believe they allow them to drive normally. That does not make any sense. I was asking why councils do not grit footways. Pedestrians are the most important road users. And why motorists get so outraged when they see a pedestrian in the carriageway they feel entitled to use their vehicle as a weapon. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 4:02:10 PM UTC, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote: On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote: Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. Probably people that have just bought winter tyres and they believe they allow them to drive normally. That does not make any sense. I was asking why councils do not grit footways. Pedestrians are the most important road users. And why motorists get so outraged when they see a pedestrian in the carriageway they feel entitled to use their vehicle as a weapon. We have bins of salt/grit that NLCC keep full and we can treat our own footways. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019 10:15:08 -0800 (PST)
Simon Jester wrote: Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? Because pedestrians don't lose control, slide across the road and kill people? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. As we all know there is a general feeling among motorists that the road is just for cars and everyone else should get out of the way, be they cyclist, pedestrian or equestrian. I'm not sure if they don't understand the law or simply prefer to ignore it, but when it comes to people generally I'm inclined to suspect stupidity and ignorance, with only a sprinkling of malice. On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On 03/02/2019 16:02, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote: On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote: Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable behaviour. Probably people that have just bought winter tyres and they believe they allow them to drive normally. That does not make any sense. I was asking why councils do not grit footways. Pedestrians are the most important road users. And why motorists get so outraged when they see a pedestrian in the carriageway they feel entitled to use their vehicle as a weapon. I wasn't trying to answer your question about gritting. The bit about winter tyres was following up to your observation about some drivers. What I was trying to say about winter tyres is that the tyre industry is currently busy trying to flog them. They do appear to offer better traction in snow and are probably an insurance for people in essential services (once the jack-knifed lorries have been cleared and everybody else has decided to stay at home). But there are likely to be a lot of "enthusiasts", that only have 2 days a year to go out to play to justify the outlay. If you are in the way it will annoy them. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote:
On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote: On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail. Two metres is fine. QUOTE: According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road. So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave ‘plenty of room’ when overtaking someone on a bike. ENDS. https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/ |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote:
Serious question. Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are not gritted. Why? Er . They are , well around here anyway https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...ng-Gritter.jpg This is in Stirling but a very similar system is utilised here |
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