| Topic: | Re:More ANPR cameras to be installed LTN 30 is a problem | |
| Posted by: | Arthur Breens | |
| Date/Time: | 14/01/21 16:04:00 |
| 3)After taking a number of photos approaching this barrier from the south 1200mm (drivers eye level) above the road surface, at a distance you are presented with a clear road. The road is obviously not closed. OK there are planters but we've all seen pocket parks. Hey and the gap is wide. For some time and distance the driver impression is of a clear road with a wide gap to pass through. Parked cars and a road hump sign obliterate a clear view of a motorists no-entry sign and camera sign. Quite suddenly you are on top of all these signs. Then you have to read and interpret them because they are not the standard signs imbedded in your brain. That is the moment of hesitation. One sign in green (invented by the council) tells you Road Open. Another says enforcement starts 7 Jan 2020. At this stage you may have other information from your husband or satnav. You may even be wondering where you should go now. You can observe drivers doing just this. 4) This lack of proper warning, conflicting messages and resultant dilemma makes this major crossing place for pedestrians a dangerous place. The role of the Council is to remove danger by design. They removed the clear motorists view and reduced driver concentration and removed the middle reservation putting in danger all those crossing from Walpole Park to Lammas Park. The official council response from D. Patel is that drivers should not cross the barrier. Icebergs shouldn't have chosen to drift into the path of the Titanic. 5) Given the current signage, the offence of a driver passing through the gap is due in part to the LBE transport department incompetence and confusing messages. It is not due solely to the stupidity or the wilfulness of the motorist. Please tell me what you think. |