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Topic ID 4527
06/07/2009 by Pez
New traffic islands
Anybody know why those traffic islands have been built in the entrance to Cedar Close (the road next to the pub that's opposite Hertford North station)?
Bet they weren't cheap.
They're also doing some at the mini-roundabout outside Hertford East.
Is the council awash with money, or something? If so, I'd rather see it spent on resurfacing some of the area's roads and pavements, to be honest.
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Reply ID 64636
06/07/2009 by Deveraux
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Originally posted by Pez
The pub that's opposite Hertford North station
Officially The Bridge House - but still refered to as "The Sele" by most of the people I know who use it.
Reply ID 64638
06/07/2009 by Drama Queen
I used to live off Cedar Close and the only thing I can think of is that the "islands" stop people who pick up commuters from turning their car around there or even detering those people from parking down there.. I thought the same, big expensive and quite frankly the potholes just in and around the town are more serious than this... Somewill will crunch them soon enough and not sure a big Fire Engine can safely rush past them without taking them out either... [:(!]
Reply ID 64640
06/07/2009 by dutch knight
These are part of a project to make a safe pedestrian route between Hertford North and Hertford East stations
Reply ID 64644
06/07/2009 by shunt
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Originally posted by dutch knight
These are part of a project to make a safe pedestrian route between Hertford North and Hertford East stations
For North Londoners who fancy taking the scenic route from Enfield to Edmonton, perhaps?
Reply ID 64646
06/07/2009 by carlos fandango
How ridiculous.
Reply ID 64648
06/07/2009 by Drama Queen
Pity they don't put bollards up at the bottom of Port Hill for the road leading to Millmead School, thats a huge acreage of road to cross to the Chinese Takeaway and you have two roads converging on the sharp bend of cowbridge opposite the Church.. If they wanted us to be safe why not there? !!! Its ridiculous.. there was nothing wrong with Cedar Close road.. Just use you head and look left and right and use the Green Cross Code!!!![:(!]
Reply ID 64653
06/07/2009 by Pez
Ah. Thanks for the link, Steve.
Can't help thinking that their time and money might be better spent elsewhere.
Reply ID 64654
06/07/2009 by DCI monkfish
I totally disagree. I think the traffic islands were long overdue! The entrance to Cedar Close is unusually wide for a cul-de-sac and North Road is very busy. It was all to easy to get half way across before a car unexpectedly turned in. Not all drivers indicate or are paying enough attention when turning in there.
Reply ID 64656
06/07/2009 by Pez
Has anything bad ever happened there then?
Cars can unexpectedly turn into *any* junction when a pedestrian is half-way across. At least when it's as wide as Cedar Close is, such a car could miss the pedestrian quite easily.
Reply ID 64786
07/07/2009 by jez_p
Yes it is really difficult to cross Cedar Close
There must be all of 4 cars per hour using that junction.
Reply ID 64789
08/07/2009 by shunt
It seems to me indicative of an attitute to road safety which has gradually increased over the years. The response to driver error being to change the road, the car design, make people wear helmets, add more signs........anything but address car driving standards. Consequently, Britain looks cluttered and untidy, hidden by a forest of excessive street furniture, signs and lit up like a prison perimeter.
Reply ID 64790
08/07/2009 by Brockman
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Originally posted by jez_p
Yes it is really difficult to cross Cedar Close
There must be all of 4 cars per hour using that junction.
Maybe at most times, but I remember it being a pain to get across when between 4 and 8 cars regularly used it as a makeshift pickup zone.
Reply ID 64840
08/07/2009 by jez_p
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Originally posted by shunt
It seems to me indicative of an attitute to road safety which has gradually increased over the years. The response to driver error being to change the road, the car design, make people wear helmets, add more signs........anything but address car driving standards. Consequently, Britain looks cluttered and untidy, hidden by a forest of excessive street furniture, signs and lit up like a prison perimeter.
And the more you make the roads safer the less the road user has to take responsibility for their actions and so driving standards deteriorate further.
Reply ID 64845
08/07/2009 by carlos fandango
If my 9 yr old couldn't cross Cedar Close at any time of the day I would look to myself for blame.
Anybody here old enough to remember when WE were responsible for our actions. The lack of common sense shown here beggars belief.
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