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Feb 3 2010, 01:54 PM
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Bored with attempting to ram raid the town centre when the bollards are up, it seems some motorists have now resorted to water-sports to get their jollies and write-off their motors...... Ooopss... that's deeper than I thought.....Presumably the same arguments will be used by this errant motorist? "Lack of signs....unfamiliar with the area... following my SatNav which said it would be ok." Perhaps a compensation claim will be submitted against the council too to cover the cost of a written off vehicle? I would assume warning signs were up (?), but as we know from the bollards, signs are just background noise for some drivers. What idiot goes through a ford at this time of year and at night....(unless you're driving a tractor, or are Jeremy Clarkson road testing some sports car for the BBC ) And to be stuck to an extent that it requires two fire tenders, a rescue support vehicle, a water rescue unit from Reading AND the police??! It's scary that they are out there ........and they're using the same roads you and I are using.......
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Feb 18 2010, 12:03 PM
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Newbury's Infamous Bollards Srike Again."I had no intention of going down Northbrook Street" Que?? "but the next thing I knew this bollard came right up through the car.” No they didn't YOU impaled your car with them. Is this an example of a *wat?
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Feb 18 2010, 03:38 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 18 2010, 12:03 PM) Newbury's Infamous Bollards Srike Again."I had no intention of going down Northbrook Street" Que?? "but the next thing I knew this bollard came right up through the car.” No they didn't YOU impaled your car with them. Is this an example of a *wat? Yep, a first class one especially as ''he and his wife both suffered with whiplash'' What speed was he doing then !! Hoping for Compensation are we, d***head.
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Feb 19 2010, 08:38 AM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 18 2010, 06:23 PM) It's interesting that he claims there are no signs about the bollards. I don't know, I just assume there is. If there isn't then the council should be sued by anyone who has had an altercation with them. The guy does seem to be over egging it a bit, with the implication that the baby nearly dies as a result. I do sympathise more with out of town drivers as well, especially as it is not a pedestrian area, and there are vehicles going up and down all day. Yes plenty big red ones! Unless due to the building works they had been taken down that day! Unlikely though.
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Feb 19 2010, 11:30 AM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 19 2010, 08:11 AM) Is it still 20mph down there? Can you get whiplash doing 20mph? If you have a big thick head on a spineless body you can.
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Feb 19 2010, 12:55 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 18 2010, 06:23 PM) The guy does seem to be over egging it a bit, with the implication that the baby nearly dies as a result. I don't think so. This was a pregnant woman and the seat belt would have tightened over the 'bump', possibly causing some damage to the baby. This is because the majority of people don't wear a seatbelt properly. The lap part of the belt should sit across the hips and not the stomach.
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Feb 19 2010, 02:34 PM
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QUOTE (lordtup @ Feb 19 2010, 02:13 PM) Forgive me if I have missed the answer in this continuing saga of bollard destruction , but does the council reclaim the damage costs from the perpetrators insurance company , or is it the hapless council tax payer that foots the bill ? I would love to be privy to the claim form. It would be perverse if the tax payer picks up the tab and not the car insurance company. I don't think anyone has clarified this.
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Feb 19 2010, 02:41 PM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 19 2010, 02:34 PM) It would be perverse if the tax payer picks up the tab and not the car insurance company.I don't think anyone has clarified this. There was a NWN article that stated that the bollards are a net liability. The council are not able to recover all costs.
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Feb 19 2010, 09:58 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 19 2010, 06:24 PM) I don't think the council would have any right to claim as the bollards are connecting with the car, not the other way around. Valid point , though I'm no solicitor , it does seem perverse that I can attempt an illegal maneuver , ie attempting to enter a traffic restricted area causing £ hundreds of damage including writing my car off and all I get is two column inches in the NWN .
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Feb 20 2010, 10:05 AM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 19 2010, 06:24 PM) I don't think the council would have any right to claim as the bollards are connecting with the car, not the other way around. I don't see it that way. Surely it is the car that is driven into the bollards?
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