http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Kings Theatre Junction - What is to Be Done? en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:39:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316388 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:35:17 +0000 stiltskin 316388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Stolen car perhaps? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316384 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:17:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 316384@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Testify brother! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316382 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:56:57 +0000 ARobComp 316382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>t would be funny if car ECUs had the various RTAs built into them and debited fines automatically from the driver's bank account, drove the driver straight to prison and themselves to Daltons to be crushed under the correct circumstances.</blockquote></p> <p>Contactless driving fines? Just build a big contactless charge point in strategic locations near junctions and when someone breaks the law it automatically blasts them and their car from below with whatever radiation controls NFC and charges every card in their wallet £29.99. </p> <p>Peer pressure from (admittedly rare) passengers would also help reduce the crimes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316381 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:45:55 +0000 I were right about that saddle 316381@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>the use of humans to enforce most traffic infractions is a poor use of funds</em></p> <p>It would be funny if car ECUs had the various RTAs built into them and debited fines automatically from the driver's bank account, drove the driver straight to prison and themselves to Daltons to be crushed under the correct circumstances. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316379 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:41:49 +0000 gembo 316379@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cant saY WHO IS DRIVING THE MOTOR?&gt; though mRS gARTO had 3points put on her licence automatically from late night accidental RLJ at Gillespie's X-road</p> <p>so what am I talking about, Willis? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316377 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:28:54 +0000 the canuck 316377@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Someone once tried to explain a complicated legal reason why Scotland can't have camera enforcement, but I don't recall what it was.</p> <p>I still say the use of humans to enforce most traffic infractions is a poor use of funds, and highly inefficient. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316298 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:04:25 +0000 CycleAlex 316298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wishicouldgofaster Can councils actually put up red light cameras? They only ones I’ve ever seen are from the police’s safety camera unit people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316293 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:49:52 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 316293@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As per everywhere it would be fixed with enforcement.</p> <p>Unfortunately our police force maintain they're over-stretched and councils don't have the will to put in red light cameras on all traffic controlled junctions (I personally think this would soon pay for itself in fines collected).</p> <p>This poor level of enforcement has in my opinion led to a gradual increase in a screw everyone else attitude by drivers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316291 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:17:07 +0000 unhurt 316291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Needs an underpass. For the cars. Maybe with a 90 degree left turn? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316285 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:04:06 +0000 jdanielp 316285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did the driver actually make the tight left-hand corner?</p> <p>I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316262 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:47:58 +0000 I were right about that saddle 316262@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Timor mortis conturbat thee? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19908#post-316261 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:44:13 +0000 gembo 316261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Worst ever today</p> <p>I am ambling along Gilmore Place and hear a car coming at me at high speed. My spidey sense tells me to move out into the right hand lane now. A little bit earlier than I might have done as strangely there was no traffic in the LH lane.</p> <p>Lights change to red the speeding vehicle a Black 4x4 smashes through the red light at high speed. Something like SB08 YL10 but could not swear on that.</p> <p>Pedestrians had green man. I am not sure why no one was killed. </p> <p>The light had been at red a long time before the 4x4 ploughed through it. </p> <p>Confess to be rather shaken by this example of bad driving. I still cant quite figure why I am not at St Leonards giving a witness statement </p>