{"id":8433,"date":"2024-10-08T01:29:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/stripes-spots-leaves-mini-blog\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T01:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:29:23","slug":"stripes-spots-leaves-mini-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/stripes-spots-leaves-mini-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Stripes, Spots & Leaves (mini blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"

California Crossing Confuses<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whilst no one condones bad behaviour towards construction staff, it is clear that the work on the California road junction did arouse considerable ire!\u00a0\n
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A physical assault took place on Wednesday morning (14 February) when a driver intentionally hit a road worker using their vehicle, before fleeing the scene. The car\u2019s registration number has been submitted to police for investigation.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The workers are equipped with body cameras to capture any incidents and supply to police for prosecution.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Before moving on, the above picture shows yellow railings installed in an attempt to “control” pedestrians at the pre-improved junction.<\/div>\n
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But how has it gone down after the improvements?<\/div>\n\n
But the unveiling was received poorly by many residents \u2013 with hundreds expressing concern over road safety.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Some commented that it \u2018looked like a playground\u2019, while other said it would confuse drivers and was an \u2018accident waiting to happen\u2019.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Addressing these concerns, Wokingham Borough councillor Paul Fishwick, executive member for active travel, transport and highways said: \u201cAll roads can be described as \u2018accidents waiting to happen\u2019, because accidents happen on all roads.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Mr Fishwick’s response seems a tad on the cynical side.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The original junction was two linked mini roundabouts with very faded road painting. The new junction is …\n
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… very strange!\u00a0 The mini roundabouts have been replaced with coloured leaves on a black background and no blob round about which to drive roundabout.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n


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The areas designated for crossing pedestrians, once with yellow railings …\n
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… now have “walkways” with white leaves.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n


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They don’t look much like pedestrian cossings …
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… because they aren’t pedestrian crossings; they have no legal status whatsoever. Combine this with the free-for-all replacement for the mini roundabouts and it is no wonder that the locals are uneasy.<\/p>\n

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However, since residents became aware of the changes many have expressed their extreme outrage saying that the new markings pose a dangerous and confusing threat to drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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The service 125, on its way to Wokingham, approaches from bottom right, turns across the field of small coloured leaves, and exits top right. The service 3 to Reading approaches from top right and leaves via top left having (possibly) negotiated the botttom side of the island in the middle.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It looks like several<\/span> accidents waiting to happen.<\/div>\n
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Snippet<\/span><\/div>\n
Thanks to correspondent Andrew, we can spot a third<\/span> California, this time in Ipswich\n
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The locality is served by Ipswich Buses’ route 5 and associated services.<\/div>\n
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How many more California’s are there?<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Next First Bus (maxi) blog : Weds 9th Oct\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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