RobinXe wrote:
Why intentionally install anything which can clearly mangle vehicles with ease into the road when there are far safer alternatives?!
Indeed.
These people could just as easily be fined via CCTV /bus lane cams which is far cheaper than destroying their cars.
Attended conference in London recently. I do not ever travel by car to London. I do dislike our capital city for a number of reasons.. the main one being that I find those who live there surly, cold, callous, singularly unhelpful and just plain incomprehensible to a straightforward Northern bloke like me
Colleague though chose to use car. We stayed in West End Hotel . a 5 star which is not at all 5 star by Swiss standards of "5 star"
But that as an aside remark..
My colleague drove out of the hotel's car park.. did not see some sign saying that he could not drive along some road despite whathis Sat Nav said
Fortunately for him. a very friendly cop on a motorbike stopped him and offered some discretion.
Had this bus lane been automated by bollards .. then an innocent mistaken turn from a hotel car park by a complete stranger to the area may have written off his car.
I thus think that whilst we seek to ensure no nuisance to those in any town centre.. those in authority must exercise common sense and make sure all signs are in place and that buses and taxis authorised with a duty of care to passengers have a safe passage through. Errors of this nature just cannot be tolerated. This is life and death and the bus company will suffer loss in insurances too.. because even it they sue those responsible .. there is some opportunity cost to admin staff all the same
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