Dawlish News
@Mrs C - my point is: - Am very pro cycling and cyclists in general for all the good health and environmental advantages it profers one and all, and am very well aware that ultimately (whoever may be at fault) it is motorists who kill cyclists not the other way around. - However, if cyclists wish to be supported by capital investment in dedicated routes then they ALL need to pay heed to the ...
@Mrs C - well said, the only thing that really matters is the seriously injured lady. The other dispicable act in this sad story is the 'waiting to turn right driver' who made off and is being looked for by the police. A few years ago, I got rammed from behind by a pick-up truck while stationary, boot caved in and fuel tank ruptured. Luckily only got very minor whip-lash (which no I ...
If you haven't seen this yet, it's a 'must watch' of cyclists behaving badly - scroll down to the clip - in the last sequence on it the guy learns the hard way by going completely head over heels that jacket sleeves and cycle wheels don't mix well. Sound on is best. ...
Am all for green policies but let's take a closer look at the maths for a moment. Taking the Town Quay - Newton example which I understand is 2.5km (1.5miles) and cost £3million - please correct if wrong? 1. To keep the maths simple, let us suppose that for each trip a toll of £1 was levied on the user. At reportedly 43000 trips in the first year then £43000 would have been raised. To ...
Lorry driver on mobile, other gismo or 'planet zog' seems more likely given that the lorry appears to have rammed her stationary car from behind with such great force.
Beggars belief how that could have happened on a straight road in broad daylight, given the impacting vehicle had an elevated sightline as well.
Maybe this wasn't someone 'arson around' either? Has there been a definitive statement from the fire brigade yet?
Fear not, today's engineers are very clever and creative in producing appropriate and robust solutions. (Possibly one reason why HR Wallingford need 18months for their analyses as coastal engineering can have unforseen hydrology outcomes if not thoroughly assessed.) Also Dawlish seems to have a very good relationship with NR. The real trick is to give design engineers a very clear remit of what ...
Have looked again at the 'seawall lecture' and the best I could find on 'stakeholders' is as follows: Ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement: There are amenity implications here. There is a management plan for the frontage. In the UK we have a structured plan which is usually lead by the Local Authority and the Environment Agency. “The stakeholders here have very different ...
@Mrs C - absolutely do realise that, which is why 'stakeholder' involvement is so crucial. i.e. the 'wall redesign' schemes (basically shed loads of concrete) could mean that the pathway may have restricted views if such a wave reflection reprofiling scheme makes the wall higher than the pathway and it may be somewhat more continuous, hence blocking some access points. alternatively, a two tier ...
