Bus Lane Camera Fiasco
Road signs are supposed to provide sensible and clear information. They are not supposed to cause confusion and chaos or lure drivers into a trap. This is precisely what Camden Council in London are doing every time someone turns left from Bloomsbury Street in to Great Russell Street.
On Sunday 7th August 2005 my car was photographed in a bus lane at this exact location at 10.29am. Through the post they send you a photograph and a web access code so you can "see images of the alleged contravention". I have still not been able to access these images, the website says the code is "not recognised". When the letter came though, I was very confused.
Confirming SignsI've always been very careful to observe bus lane and I pay careful attention to what the signs say. As I entered Bloomsbury Street, I noticed the bus lane signs said very clearly "Mon - Fri, 11am - 8pm". Great, I thought, and proceeded down the road at around 25-30mph. I kept checking the signs to make sure I was in the clear and eventually saw my left turning into Great Russell Street. I carried on through the bus lane, confident that all the signs were in my favor...Confusing SignsNotice on the pictures here they say, "New Bus Lane Times," then, "End of Bus Lane". THEN it has a new "24 hour no entry into bus lane" sign. Drivers are using the lane to turn left at Gt Russell Street thinking it is a filter lane. Even if they did notice this sign at the last minuet (bearing in mind it is concealed by a confusing multiplex of signage) how could it be safe to suddenly stop or swerve in the correct lane?Can it really be acceptable to change the times and days a bus lane operates halfway down a street, especially after a driver has passed 6 or more reassuring signs telling him that the bus lane operated from Monday to Friday, 11am to 8pm. This is nothing more than a trap to make money. We, the democratic public, need to stand up against these unfair and unjust enforcements. Don't just moan, let's stand up TOGETHER and be counted.
posted by Unknown at 9:45 pm
6 Comments:
i can clearly see what you are sayin peter pickle. I too have been put into a simular situation while on my way down broad street. my car was photographed many a time by waiting passer bys. i think it is a situation that is in need of support. i will support you and so will my mate.
PS. i am the first person to put a clearly rubbish comment. i think my car was photographed because i was driving a porshe.
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Where's the "Too many signs do your head in" sign?
I have since complained, awaing reply.
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