9 August (Part 2) - Bexley Council; vindictive as ever
The
strapline of Bonkers used to be Bexley Council; Dishonest, Vindictive, Criminal.
I stole it from The News Shopper in 2009 as it seemed particularly apt at the time.
I occasionally think things have improved but I am probably wrong. Curiosity has got
the better of some motorists who use the nearest unrestricted free bay to Abbey Wood station
and they have ripped off the black plastic (Photo 1) which covers most of them.
As hinted at in the Traffic Order,
commuters won’t be able to use the bay beyond the beginning of September;
another indirect attack on the nation’s economy.
Parking alongside the Abbey grounds does nobody any harm except that it leaves the road too narrow for buses to
safely pass each other, but that was a deliberate decision by the Head of
Highways who spent a lot of money on making Abbey Road narrower than it used to
be - and blatantly lied to me about it, but that is a story you have heard many times before.
Having two different cars parked for four hours each does nothing to improve
traffic flow over one for eight or ten hours. I can only think that Richard
Diment who signed off the order has taken leave of his senses.
Unless the next step is to introduce a charge his changed rules have several
negatives and no obvious positives. There is already a similar long bay for park
visitors. Exactly what was he thinking of?
Photo 2 is of the expected restriction in Carrill Way. That should definitely improve traffic flow.
