Wisbech

The "improvements" were only finished last year, my original post was dated May 14, 2018 I posted that after seeing two "near misses" and debris (from an earlier accident) at the side of the road The crossing had only just been installed at that time.

I posted this over a year ago. It would seem that someone at the planning office agreed with my observations as they altered the plain green lenses to green filter arrow lenses pointing west. I know it is ultimately the fault of the drivers misunderstanding the signals but surely one of the objectives of road safety is to remove, as far as possible, the chance of human error. The crossing is in the wrong place,it needs to be away from the junction to remove doubt

I was queuing in traffic caused by yet another collision at this"safer" junction , Thursday July 25th @ 7:55 am This time between a van and a motor scooter . Thankfully the scooter rider was walking and talking How many more do I have to see ?

Hi Bassett one I posted this back in May after seeing a number of near misses, it looks like the powers that be, may have agreed with me as they altered the plain green lenses to green filter arrows all pointing ahead (west) https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1542330

Another accident at this "safer" junction Friday 21st September @ 7:50am.

The new pedestrian crossing just placed yards west of the top of Greenhill Avenue is just plain dangerous, cars approaching it from the newly "improved" roundabout see three green lights and appear to think the lights are controlling traffic at the junction and that the furthest right of the green lights, gives them the OK to turn right on to Greenhill Avenue. This is not the case. These Lights are just for the crossing. As a result the traffic traveling east also see green lights (assuming no one is crossing). The debris around the junction suggest this warning has come too late for some but please be aware. Do the goons who plan these "safety improvements" actually hang around to see the near miss incidents they cause ?

Chalk up one more rear end shunt at this "safer" junction, this one occurred Tuesday 13th Mar 7:55 am

I have always thought the solution to the car/cycle cohabitation is blindingly obvious without the need to spend ever increasing amounts of money on ironically named "road improvements". Use the pavements as cycle lanes, I used this "revolutionary" solution all throughout my youth without harm to myself or other users and if anything the pavements are now less populated as more people tend to drive these days. a few tweaks to legislation and away we go. Cyclists use them all the time now mainly because they are SAFER and they go where they need to go,unlike most cycle lanes. I can see the risk assessment crew will most likely think I'm bonkers but think about it, where lies the bigger risk ?, many heavy fast moving objects mixing with lightly protected slower vehicles on busy roads against much fewer lightly protected vehicles mixing with pedestrians on sparsely populated footpaths. Check your route to work tomorrow see how many miles of pavement you can see that are not being used. The only difference is the onus of care moves more heavily onto the cyclists and may require them to have third party insurance.

Chalk up one more rear end shunt at this "safer" junction, this one occurred Thursday 8th Nov 7:55 am. Bear in mind I am one man passing through this junction perhaps once or twice a day and I have seen multiple accidents so over the other 23hrs 50 min a day I am not there, how many accidents have there been in total ? Perhaps Its time for SCC to admit, once again, they have wasted a shed load of money and have got it wrong. Heaven help us if the crash for cash mob get wind of this lunacy

Another two drivers exchanging details this morning. Chalk one more up.

Are you suggesting it could be the milking of well intended schemes by folk with no scruples and that it is nothing to do with Brexit and has been going on for years ?

I Think your memory may be playing tricks with you. I believe "Mine Hosts" when it closed, were Vern & Wyn Hookway . Last I heard, the Robert Neil building was owned by Edmundson Electrical.

Went past another rear end shunt accident on this new "safer" junction on Saturday afternoon (20th). Watching Buses exit Lowedges Road is a farce. It really is a step backwards regarding regarding road safety. I never had/saw any problem under the old system and I have lived on the estate a good number of years ( Even before Chesterfield Rd was a dual carriageway). I am aware of more than one fatal incident that has happened near the gap to enter Lowedges Rd from Chesterfield Road South but those who know best never saw fit to close that gap for some reason. I would be interested to know the vehicle/bicycle ratio using Chesterfield Road South Northbound

Hi All, Just a quick update, after close on 5 weeks, my practice have finally held a meeting addressing the will they , wont they, sign issue and have informed me of their decision NOT to sign the required form, reason given. They don't have to !!! On the plus side I was given the name of a private GP willing to examine and certify me. 24 hrs later, after being given a refreshing choice of appointment slots, I am now examined and certified fit for one so elderly although £80 (Sadly not lbs) lighter, I finally have the thumbs up to make the jump on the 28th July. I am now 5 weeks behind in a quest to recruit sponsors so if anyone out there would like to help me make up for lost time, please take a minute to visit the link in post # 1 and help me to help a very worthy cause. Thank you for listening to my gripe.

Hi Thanks for the suggestions, it looks like I will have to contact the BPA to see if they can point me in the right direction. This is the form Form F115 (Top One) It doesn't look like a buck pass to my untrained eye. I would think its like an MOT its only a valid document on the day issued. Barefooter, I think the under 40s sign a self certify form on the day (If I have read it correctly) I am happy to state on a public forum, that if I die, I won't ring injurylawyers4u , Seriously I'm from that era where when you have tripped over something, you should have looked where you were going. Maccapacca At the ripe old age of 56 I have been hospitalised overnight just once (Tonsils out aged 10) Come August, I will have been working & paying NI contributions for 41 years. I have been told part of the problem is that I haven't visited the surgery much so they don't have recent data. I am happy to work with an 89% risk of success. Its the 1 in 175 main chute malfunctions statistic that I heard on Calender recently, that has raised my eybrows the most.