Baron99 771 #1 Posted September 2, 2019 Just a heads up on possible traffic disruption next Monday, 9th September. https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/climate-campaigners-reveal-which-sheffield-road-they-will-target-at-fresh-protest-next-month-492956?amp#aoh=15674359879609&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From %1%24s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rayggb 13 #2 Posted September 2, 2019 Sheffield city council make Their own disruption they don't need a few middle class yuppies helping them!,haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jonnythefox 26 #3 Posted September 3, 2019 why are they allowed to do this? why dont the police move em on or arrest em? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kaytie 11 #4 Posted September 3, 2019 Is that woman too dense to figure out that traffic moving more quickly to its destination causes less pollution than stationary and slow moving traffic? Hence road widening good. Not rocket science. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Resident 1,127 #5 Posted September 3, 2019 53 minutes ago, jonnythefox said: why are they allowed to do this? why dont the police move em on or arrest em? Short answer is they're not. Long answer is they will be in contravention of Sec 173 of the Highways Act. The right to protest does not trump this however due to the fact that our police are a farce not a force these days they'll just stand and choose which laws to uphold as normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
onewheeldave 22 #6 Posted September 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, kaytie said: Is that woman too dense to figure out that traffic moving more quickly to its destination causes less pollution than stationary and slow moving traffic? Hence road widening good. Not rocket science. She may have an understanding of 'Induced demand' and realise that adding roads, or widening roads, after a brief short term improvement, leads to more traffic and more congestion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ads36 205 #7 Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) on a normal day, my drive to/past the station is a pain, I average something like 7mph. (about 5 miles, in about 45 minutes) it's not the protest(ers) that'll cause the problem, it's 70 years of car-first (car only) transport planning. why is the bus so expensive? why are we allowed to park on bus routes? why are there no safe cycle routes? why doesn't the tram go anywhere useful? why does the tram have to share road space with so many cars? we need to invest in not-car transport options, this will even free up road space for those few 'necessary' car journeys. Edited September 3, 2019 by ads36 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LumoColor 10 #8 Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Resident said: Short answer is they're not. Long answer is they will be in contravention of Sec 173 of the Highways Act. Sorry for having my cryton head on, 173 is Hoardings to be securely erected think you mean 137 Penalty for wilful obstruction. Either way I think its not very smart to cause more pollution by obstructing the highway and creating huge traffic jams, shame there is no law with power of arrest for stupidity. Edited September 3, 2019 by LumoColor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Resident 1,127 #9 Posted September 4, 2019 On 03/09/2019 at 16:15, LumoColor said: Sorry for having my cryton head on, 173 is Hoardings to be securely erected think you mean 137 Penalty for wilful obstruction. Either way I think its not very smart to cause more pollution by obstructing the highway and creating huge traffic jams, shame there is no law with power of arrest for stupidity. You're right of course. Why I wrote 173 is a mystery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pyrotequila 362 #10 Posted September 7, 2019 Hopefully they only do this for a few hours and have buggered off by the evening rush hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Penistone999 10 #11 Posted September 7, 2019 Obstruction of the public Highway is a criminal offence. So why are these scruffy herbert`s allowed to get away with it ? Why arnt they all arrested as soon as they block the road and prosecuted ? Obstruction of the Highway Section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 says that “if a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister Gee 797 #12 Posted September 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Penistone999 said: Obstruction of the public Highway is a criminal offence. So why are these scruffy herbert`s allowed to get away with it ? Why arnt they all arrested as soon as they block the road and prosecuted ? Obstruction of the Highway Section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 says that “if a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence”. Can’t you pop down and have a dickiebird or are you busy with your buy to let property empire? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...