20mph Zones come to Brislington

It seems the Speed Fairy visited the area in the last few days and attached 20mph signs to the lamp posts. Not sure when all this comes into effect, but no doubt it'll be difficult to police?

 

 

 

How long before the Residents Parking Zones arrive too?

 

 

Arlington Road in St. Anne's has been a morning rat-run for many years, but the first picture was taken at 6:00pm. Further investigation was required as to the cause of this traffic mayhem.

 

It appears there are men working in St. Anne's Road, presumably renewing the pavement tarmac, as has been the case recently in nearby Newbridge Road?

 

The interesting thing is that between St. Anne's Road and Newbridge Road is a large green space, just right for the contractors to set up camp, keeping the road clear.

 

Don't be silly, park the welfare unit on the road!

Shopping Trolley Hazards

It seems the Shopping Trolley menace is spreading across the city. Only this week, this one was spotted off St. Matthias Park in St. Judes awaiting a parking ticket. With it's green & white livery, it's obviously a long way from home in Bedminster?

 

There are other uses for Shopping Trollies...

Some people live in them!

Spot the mistake in Arlington Road

To the untrained eye, Arlington Road is just another side street in the grand metropolis of Bristol lined with parked cars and company vans. Thankfully, the disabled bay on the right has been left empty for the elderly residents that live there.

But looking at the cars parked on the left, it shows another, alternative way of parking.

It did not take long for the passers-by to spot the excellent gaps to the front and rear of the car in question and the fact that it's parked against the flow of traffic in a one-way street!

Shopping Trolley Heads Homeward

In just a few months, the shopping trolley has made it's way up Bloomfield Road and along Langton Court Road. Has it lost it's way, as the blue & orange livery suggests it should be heading to Castle Court?

Where did I put that Trolley

As reported in the previous post, the Carbon-Neutral approach to shopping is preferred nowadays. Our green shopper, as predicted, managed to get home and the Trolley was indeed left for recycling. Just in case it rains, someone found a safe place to keep it dry!

We'll return to actual traffic issues next post...

Zero Emission Shopping Deliveries

It's easy to work out from the orange and blue livery on the shopping trolley where it belongs, but is it roadworthy? Where are the lights, brakes and steering? One good point is that it's a Zero Emission way to get the shopping home. Once it's used, simply leave it out on the pavement and someone will take it away for recycling!

I want to get to my Garage!

I was riding my pushbike up Sandy Park Road and noticed someone had tried the same on their Exercise Machine and had given up. It appears they were unable to negotiate the wheelie bins and builders sand that had been placed in their back lane!

Summer Sunshine in Sandy Park Road

 

Although this was taken from the pavement heading up Sandy Park Road, this clearly shows the dangers of driving into the sunlight, especially on a hump-back bridge. As the summer progresses and we head into autumn, the problem starts earlier in the day. All the makings of a head-on smash!

A4 Bath Road Changes

The Bath Road has seen some changes since the new bus route work was completed some months ago. The new cycle lane is useful, but as you will see, it gets lost once the road narrows and the bus lane takes over.

This section at Arnos Vale shows the start of the outgoing bus lane. Trouble is the businesses along this stretch of road have lost customer parking, especially the two motorcycle shops. The side roads are already clogged, so there's no chance there either!

The Sandy Park Road junction has confused a few people since it was changed... Left turn only if you are in the left-hand lane!