[Forum] Pear Tree Road raised crossing “utter waste of money”
Posted on Monday 20th February 2012 at 8:43 am by Moe (Forum)
The raised zebra crossing is now finished, and what an utter waste of money.
I stood and watched for a few minutes on Friday 17th February and not one driver even slightly slowed down.
I’m sure we all knew it wouldn’t work (except the Council).
The real answer is a light controlled crossing, however, it is only normally used by pedestrians for about an hour in the mornings and the same in the afternoons, five days a week during school terms.
Photo: Construction of the (now completed) raised crossing in Pear Tree Road, Bradley Stoke.
Monday 20th February 2012 at 1:23 pm
Totally agree. Just like the one on Brook Way which doesn’t even have a zebra painted on it. They don’t slow anyone down except people who were driving slowly anyway. And surely a raised zebra is a speed bump to late? A speed bump before it would surely be a better warning of an upcoming crossing?
A light controlled crossing is the only effective solution.
Monday 20th February 2012 at 11:36 pm
But these additional speed ramps are essential, all part of the “travel plans” according to a certain BS ex-Councillor.
There already is a light-controlled crossing, what’s needed is for Plod to enforce the laws of the road.
Lions led by donkeys…..(Especially when it comes to wasting money)
Friday 24th February 2012 at 8:47 pm
There’s no light controlled crossing on either Pear tree road or Brook way, the site of both these stupid humps. Where do you mean anon-e-mouse?
Friday 24th February 2012 at 9:55 pm
Andy, the lights I refereed to on Pear Tree were the ones attached to the zebra crossing which convey a legal duty on the part of motorists to obey as part of the RTA/HC.
I agre the bumps are stupid and I note the Pear Tree version has more shallow entry/exit ramps than Brook Way. So much for standardisation by SGC and their team of highway consultants and labourers.