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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953  
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Do an internet search for DMRB & rumble strips/speed humps/traffic calming.
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4th Sep 2018 7:44pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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i did have a quick search before posting.
What I could not find was legal requirements for rumble strips on minor roads in national speed limits. The information I can quickly see involves trunk roads rather then minor rural roads. The aims of traffic calming are
It is difficult to improve on no injuries! Protecting the environment? No integrating transport and improving accessibility? No Assisting economic growth? Difficult to see as grazing/hay fields either side of road. As far as I am concerned a complete waste of money as will not reduce traffic speed and will be badly damaged if we have a half decent bad winter. Brendan |
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4th Sep 2018 8:22pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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Got some budget left, found a tenuous excuse to spend it?
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4th Sep 2018 8:37pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Well last winter the local council overspend £520,000 on the gritting so having surplus money?
My guess is local councillor trying to keep in with local cricket club without regard to council budget and any actual positive benefit to safety, economic growth, environment etc. Brendan |
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4th Sep 2018 8:46pm |
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| Moneypit Member Since: 27 Feb 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 271 
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My local council has removed some when residents have complained about the noise of cars braking for them and accelerating away again. They also cause additional pollution too
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4th Sep 2018 8:49pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3498 
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If it were March, you might be right. Bit early to start blowing budgets in any department. We have a rash of cycle lanes being installed around Norwich. Seems shed loads of money for these although most cyclists don’t seem to use them. There’s always the possibility Brendan, the speed calming was put on the wrong road. It’s not unheard of and no one will admit to it. |
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4th Sep 2018 9:22pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Well the Leeds Bradford super cycle highway is 23km and cost £18,000,000.
Now the disruption whilst it was been installed was tremendous. Use now? Claimed to be 500,000 trips on 2 years or call it 5,000 per week or 700 per day or say 60/hour for a 12 hour day. When we drive alongside a 10-15 km section of it we may see one cyclist. A local tunnel about 2 km long is been targeted as a cycle way under a cost of £3,000,000+ with no indication of ongoing maintained economic cost. Now £3,000,000 would fill in a few potholes in this region. Brendan |
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4th Sep 2018 9:56pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Well have had a read of the DMRB and am asking council how they can justify the rumble strips.
Road is a minor less then 5.5 m wide, unlit national speed limit road with no history of injuries or collisions where the rumble strips are. These sort of devices are supposed to be used on lit roads with low speed limits. They can not argue improve safety as zero accidents is difficult to improve on. They can not argue environmental benefit as these rumble strips will not help and may well have a negative impact as people brake and then accelerate. No nearby residents so their life not improved. To reduce speed limit is costly and will be difficult if not impossible to enforce. To light the road is costly, unnecessary and environmentally damaging. My conclusion waste of taxpayers money! Brendan |
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6th Sep 2018 6:20pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1782  
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Brendan,
How many local councillors or their relations are part of the cricket team? Keith |
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6th Sep 2018 6:40pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Now I wonder if someone has just hit the nail on the head bang on target with a great big hammer!
New councillor has been sponsoring local cricket club for 10 years and company name is on end of club house close to road right by some brand new bright yellow rumble strips. Have been asking for legal justification for these strips. Brendan |
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6th Sep 2018 8:21pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5808 
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Sounds like Brendan is going to move in to one of these:
 Click image to enlarge Start one of these: Click image to enlarge And soon become one of these: Click image to enlarge  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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6th Sep 2018 8:49pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Thank you G for posting up a photograph of my home
Brendan |
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6th Sep 2018 10:08pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298  
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I presume the last photo was taken in Birmingham?
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7th Sep 2018 8:04am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Protesting against the end of the Defender production!
Brendan |
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7th Sep 2018 8:43am |
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