Red lights

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:11 pm

Is it just me or is there a sudden increase in the number of drivers who are going through red lights in this town??

I seem to see at least one impatient tvvat doing it every day. banghead

Today at the junction just up from asda at least 3 cars drove accross me on red. I literally had to brake and wait 5 seconds or so after my light changed to green.

Oh and is it just me or has Hartlepool got the worst drivers in the whole of the UK? It is never as bad when I drive out of town.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:17 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

gravedisorder wrote:

Is it just me or is there a sudden increase in the number of drivers who are going through red lights in this town??

I seem to see at least one impatient tvvat doing it every day. banghead

Today at the junction just up from asda at least 3 cars drove accross me on red. I literally had to brake and wait 5 seconds or so after my light changed to green.

Oh and is it just me or has Hartlepool got the worst drivers in the whole of the UK? It is never as bad when I drive out of town.

Are those the ones near pools Grave? My Dad, who is a Driving Instructor, reckons they are set wrongly. Like you, he was sick of people doing this (he probably sits at those lights 30 times a day bear in mind) and he wrote to the Council last month about it.

I have often thought that the lights were set wrong there but the incident today was ridiculous. The other lights had definitely changed to red coming up from Church St and yet 3 cars felt the need to rush through.

ps, your dad tought me to drive. Pity he didnt teach every other tom, dick and harry in this town otherwise the drivers may all be as good as me! :laugh:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

the ones at the junction posting.php?mode=reply&f=2&t=16100#
rage

at the top of church street are atrocious like your dad i sit at them lights on a regular basis and the worst offenders are the cars coming from church street who drive through the red light meaning the cars heading towards asda and the town cant go anywhere the other places are park road/ york road and raby road/middleton/hart lane
the drivers get away with it though as the police never seem to stop them
my other pet hate is drivers who turn right from victoria road into swainson street and block victoria road to do so rage

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:35 pm

no6bus wrote:

the ones at the junction http://pooliebunker.co.uk/newbunker/pos ... 2&t=16100#
rage

at the top of church street are atrocious like your dad i sit at them lights on a regular basis and the worst offenders are the cars coming from church street who drive through the red light meaning the cars heading towards asda and the town cant go anywhere the other places are park road/ york road and raby road/middleton/hart lane
the drivers get away with it though as the police never seem to stop them
my other pet hate is drivers who turn right from victoria road into swainson street and block victoria road to do so rage

it was three cars coming up from Church st today who made me stop on a green light as I headed towards asda. refred

bounders the lot of them

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

ElvisAintDead wrote:

no6bus wrote:

the ones at the junction posting.php?mode=reply&f=2&t=16100#
rage

at the top of church street are atrocious like your dad i sit at them lights on a regular basis and the worst offenders are the cars coming from church street who drive through the red light meaning the cars heading towards asda and the town cant go anywhere the other places are park road/ york road and raby road/middleton/hart lane
the drivers get away with it though as the police never seem to stop them
my other pet hate is drivers who turn right from victoria road into swainson street and block victoria road to do so rage

Theres a "No Right Turn" sign there! It's been up over 5 years!!!

i know that but half the taxi drivers and delivery men who want to be near the engineers etc dont seem to banghead

as well as private cars and the police horse box driver :shock:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37245

Another junction I use daily is the the lights at the top of Park Road where the cars coming into town try to pull out from Elwick road into the one space left for them and just block Wooler Road...I also want to strangle thoseame drivers at the junction who just love to wave every car out because they get some sort of perverted arousal when the other drivers acknowledge them..... it's not a f*****g popularity contest for fooks sake :evil:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

there were none of the barstewards got out this morning mind looking at the state of the double decker i was driving i wouldnt have risked it either :laugh:

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:44 pm

going to morrisons today there was a lorry went down museum road the wrong way everyone waiting to cross just looked at each other and said it's a one way street

katcha · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:47 pm

I use my discretion with red lights these days

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:59 pm

I think the topic of Red Lights came up on here about 6 months ago....I've definetly seen a helluva' lot more drivers going through Amber/Red lights in the past couple of years!!!! :evil:

Park Road/York Road is pretty bad!!!! :evil:

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:03 pm

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:04 pm

pah - beat me to it!!

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:37 pm

Snowy wrote:

Another junction I use daily is the the lights at the top of Park Road where the cars coming into town try to pull out from Elwick road into the one space left for them and just block Wooler Road...I also want to strangle thoseame drivers at the junction who just love to wave every car out because they get some sort of perverted arousal when the other drivers acknowledge them..... it's not a f*****g popularity contest for fooks sake :evil:

Well said Pea.., Snowy, I hate the fkers who do that shit.

Spender · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:49 pm

I always find that the best response to people who block the traffic to let people override the give way junctions is to get out of the car, open their door, pull them into the road and kick the living shit out of them, urinate on their prostrate bodies and then throw the moistened bloodied corpse on the bonnet of the car they allowed out of the junction.

It's rare that you'll see a repeat performance. :grin:

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:33 pm

Spender wrote:

I always find that the best response to people who block the traffic to let people override the give way junctions is to get out of the car, open their door, pull them into the road and kick the living shiit out of them, urinate on their prostrate bodies and then throw the moistened bloodied corpse on the bonnet of the car they allowed out of the junction.

It's rare that you'll see a repeat performance. :grin:

I will try that next time.

ps, another thing i hate is when at a crossroads someone flashes an oncoming car which is wanting to turn right thus allowing them to cross in advance of the driver but holding the rest of the cars behind the driver up. I have no problems with this if the car waiting to turn right is blocking all the cars behind him but usually the car turning right will be in its own 'turn right' lane so wont be holding up those cars wanting to go straight on. (hope that makes sense but it probably doesnt!!)

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37245

The ones I really despise are the tvvats at the Tesco roundabout on both the Stranton and Burn Road side who shoot up the outside of the traffic queue then arrogantly go straight across cutting you up .... bastards. :evil:

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Snowy wrote:

The ones I really despise are the tvvats at the Tesco roundabout on both the Stranton and Burn Road side who shoot up the outside of the traffic queue then arrogantly go straight across cutting you up .... bastards. :evil:

Indeed, but is it not better for both lanes to be used at the roundabout to help traffic flow. 1 line of six cars is surely not as good as 2 lines of 3? There's no need to cut up as it's two lanes on the other side too.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37245

er...no it isn't...it is on the dual carriagewy obviously, but the markings on the stranton side of Burn Road are for one car only, both Burn road east and west are only one lane wide....it's a result of ignorance or arrogance.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Snowy wrote:

er...no it isn't...it is on the dual carriagewy obviously, but the markings on the stranton side of Burn Road are for one car only, both Burn road east and west are only one lane wide....it's a result of ignorance or arrogance.

Sorry, I thought you meant going the other way. North to south and vice versa.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37245

I've got the scars to prove it... :laugh:

well the car has...even if I'm not going to Tescos' and one of these queue jumpers pulls up alongside me..I AM...if you follow my twisted logic. If you time it right, they have to go round the roundabout again.. :wink:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

you can also do this at the roundabout with the balls on it at powlett road / marina way the amounts of cars who blast down the outside then decide to go left apparently it is a nice roundabout to go round :grin:

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