alchresearch Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Originally posted by Dadda 2 miles! crikey no wonder your kids need a lift. It is a well known fact that walking any distance over 8 feet can actually cause children's legs to fall off. I wonder if anyone has solved the problem of how to get from the front door to the car without having to walk all the way? Obviously don't care about having fat and idle kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearetherobots Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Walking around where I live is extremely dangerous due to the inconsiderate people from other areas using my road as a shortcut to work. I think that's every reason to use my car to transport my children to their school. Why should mothers have to walk so you can drive to work? Are you saying your job is more important than my kids education? You try crossing several major roads with two kids on foot in the rush hour! We all pay our road tax and can use our cars as we bloody well like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by wearetherobots You try crossing several major roads with two kids on foot in the rush hour! We all pay our road tax and can use our cars as we bloody well like. Unfortunately you cant continue to use your car how you like. The school run seems to be generally acknowlaged as the major cause of congestion, so you can bet your life that a government will see it as an easy target to make a tangible difference. Also, why dont you teach your kids how to use roads so that you know they are safe when you're not there. Then they can WALK TO SCHOOL ON THIER OWN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by wearetherobots We all pay our road tax and can use our cars as we bloody well like. including: people from other areas using my road as a shortcut to work presumably? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by wearetherobots Walking around where I live is extremely dangerous due to the inconsiderate people from other areas using my road as a shortcut to work. I think that's every reason to use my car to transport my children to their school. Why should mothers have to walk so you can drive to work? Are you saying your job is more important than my kids education? You try crossing several major roads with two kids on foot in the rush hour! We all pay our road tax and can use our cars as we bloody well like. Perhaps if the council spent money installing pedestrian crossings rather than paving residential streets with speed bumps this might not be a problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by Andy C Perhaps if the council spent money installing pedestrian crossings rather than paving residential streets with speed bumps this might not be a problem! Pedestrian crossings aren't going to persuade people to abandon their cars but speed bumps will make them think twice about using a rat-run. Since Stradbroke Road got the treatment i'd rather use an alternative route to get from Woodhouse to Richmond than suffer that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Originally posted by alchresearch Pedestrian crossings aren't going to persuade people to abandon their cars but speed bumps will make them think twice about using a rat-run. Since Stradbroke Road got the treatment i'd rather use an alternative route to get from Woodhouse to Richmond than suffer that. I agree. I used to use Carterknowle Road to get across to the Woodseats side of the city but since they put the speed bumps in I prefer using Abbeydale Road and cutting up thru' Nether Edge to/from Hunters Bar. Ever noticed how few residents where there are speedbumps complain about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Originally posted by alchresearch Since Stradbroke Road got the treatment i'd rather use an alternative route to get from Woodhouse to Richmond than suffer that. Perfectly true. Travelling down that road is now an uncomfortable nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.