17 December - Let there be as little light as possible
The plans and reports to councillors concerning roads that were available
on the council’s website have been removed, or possibly simply moved. The links
from this site have had to be amended. It is no longer as easy to check on the
full extent of Bexley council’s failures, dishonesty and willingness to put the population
in greater danger. Fortunately I kept copies.
On 9 December I asked the council if they were going to
reinstate the speed indicators in Abbey Road to see if their prediction of
reduced speeds would come true. Early this morning in icy conditions I saw a
small car go by at at least twice the legal limit. Fortunately that sort of
speed isn’t all that common but it would be interesting to see how the speeds
compare to the average 28·9 m.p.h. recorded before the work commenced. Today
the contact centre told me that my enquiry would be forwarded to
Rupert Cheeseman. Not exactly speedy in transferring
enquiries to the man in charge are they? What happened to the
promise to reply within two working days heralded in the
latest issue of the Bexley Magazine?
P.S. On 18 December Mr. Cheeseman told me that the speed
indicators weren’t his responsibility and my enquiry has been sent back to the
Contact Centre to try their luck again.