The East Cliff in Ramsgate came to a stand still this morning following a collision between two cars at the junction of Victoria Parade and Victoria Road. I had my small digital camera on me and took these photographs. An officious little man in an NHS hi-vis came up to me and told me it was 'illegal' to take photos, quoting 'patient confidentiality'. I told him I was perfectly within my rights as I was standing on the public footpath, at which point he got onto his mobile saying 'I'm going to have to call my controller'.
Sounds like utter tosh to me, Samantha. So, here are the pictures they tried to ban!
On a serious note, you have to wonder whether our local caff-crushing, car-crushing councillor Dave Green's new safety bollards are working along this stretch of road. Cars still have to edge out of the side roads onto Victoria Parade before they can see what's coming. I'd hesitate to suggest traffic lights at this junction, though, as that would just turn all the side streets into rat runs.
2 comments:
Thats traffic calming for you.
Narrow the roads and things are bound to hit each other.
Ye canna change the laws of physics
Aye, Scottie, aye. In fact Victoria Parade used to feel like a much wider and safer road before these flipping build-outs were put in.
Still no pedestrian crossing either.
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