Brittania Crossroads

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Firstly I would be the first to admit that something was needed at these dangerous crossroads, however the minature version of whitebirk roundabout that is being built up there seems a bit over the top. How much money as the council spent on this junction when surely a set of traffic lights would of done the same job, and cost us tax payers a fraction of the money?
 
Was looked into and that junction aint suitable for traffic lights, you need to see the lights a certain distance before you get too them and you don't get that there
 
I think Lancashire County Council are spending somewhere between £800,000 and £1,000,000 on it.

I have heard both figures mentioned over the last 3 years or more since they approved the scheme. It has already taken them well over 4 months from starting work and they are still not finished.
 
rubbish, if they put those double decker lights on the approach from Knuzden and put the stop line before the corner on Lottice Lane it would have been fine. Its a 40 mph zone so you shouldn't be coming so quickly that you can't see them plus add a 'traffic lights ahead sign before them and you have no excuse.

As usual they like wasting money and time.
 
entwisi said:
rubbish, if they put those double decker lights on the approach from Knuzden and put the stop line before the corner on Lottice Lane it would have been fine. Its a 40 mph zone so you shouldn't be coming so quickly that you can't see them plus add a 'traffic lights ahead sign before them and you have no excuse.

As usual they like wasting money and time.
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that sums it up very well.:rolleyes:
 
entwisi said:
rubbish, if they put those double decker lights on the approach from Knuzden and put the stop line before the corner on Lottice Lane it would have been fine. Its a 40 mph zone so you shouldn't be coming so quickly that you can't see them plus add a 'traffic lights ahead sign before them and you have no excuse.

As usual they like wasting money and time.
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Depends on whether your approaching in a bog standard family car or a V8 4.2 death mobile, the owners of those things need their wings clipped for everyone else's safety at that junction! :D
 
entwisi said:
Its a 40 mph zone so you shouldn't be coming so quickly that you can't see them
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There you have it.

If people didn't go faster than that then we wouldn't have anywhere near the number of accidents that we do.

The accident that sparked this roundabout off was due to speeding. :(
 
entwisi said:
As usual they like wasting money and time.
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The chap from LCC said it did not meet current DOT requirements for traffic lights so it did not get them. Can't even blame LCC, they have to follow the rules as well.
 
Less said:
Depends on whether your approaching in a bog standard family car or a V8 4.2 death mobile, the owners of those things need their wings clipped for everyone else's safety at that junction! :D
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<fx:ian gets Julie to check his back for any sprouting appendages>

heh, even 4.2 litre V8 monsters can do 30mph and less when the squishy fleshy thing behind the wheel uses its brain. :D

Oh, hang on , wings on my back that would make me an Angel then!!!
 
Lilly said:
There you have it.

If people didn't go faster than that then we wouldn't have anywhere near the number of accidents that we do.

The accident that sparked this roundabout off was due to speeding. :(
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IIRC it wasn't. As I recall it the lad turned in front of a bus that wasn't speeding. It was bad judgment that caused that accident (which is often quoted as the main reason and good on his Parents for pushing so hard for it) but you also have to remember all teh others how have died or been seriously injured there. One accident would not have made LCC do the work, it is teh sheer number of accidents there that make it such a reknown problem. ( I worked at teh Brit for 3 years so know how many minors that wouldn't even get reported and I personally saw 3 or 4 majors in that short time.)


Neil said:
The chap from LCC said it did not meet current DOT requirements for traffic lights so it did not get them. Can't even blame LCC, they have to follow the rules as well.
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Then the rules are wrong and need challenging. Rules are never set in stone. They evolve and are reviewed and changed as necessary.
 
entwisi said:
IIRC it wasn't. As I recall it the lad turned in front of a bus that wasn't speeding. It was bad judgment that caused that accident (which is often quoted as the main reason and good on his Parents for pushing so hard for it) but you also have to remember all teh others how have died or been seriously injured there. One accident would not have made LCC do the work, it is teh sheer number of accidents there that make it such a reknown problem. ( I worked at teh Brit for 3 years so know how many minors that wouldn't even get reported and I personally saw 3 or 4 majors in that short time.)




Then the rules are wrong and need challenging. Rules are never set in stone. They evolve and are reviewed and changed as necessary.
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The rules might need changing entwisi, but are you going to tell the jobsworth down in Westminster, the best of British mate:D
 
A NELSON school bus driver who was involved in a fatal smash at a notorious accident blackspot in Oswaldtwistle has admitted driving without due care and attention.
During the hearing, in Blackburn, accident investigator PC John Sutcliffe said that the school bus turned in front of Mr Jamieson's car as he drove towards Knuzden.

He said Mr Jamieson, a former Rhyddings High School pupil, had been driving at around 53mph 13mph over the 40mph limit on the approach to the junction.
Death smash: Bus driver admits charge
 
THE parents of a man who died in a smash at a notorious junction have hit out after a £650,000 safety scheme was delayed.

Lancashire County Council has already approved the spending of £50,000 to buy three areas of land at the Britannia crossroads in Oswaldtwistle to build the "life-saving" roundabout.

But the scheme has hit delays. Although the money is in place there have been problems with acquiring the land.
 
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wadey said:
THE parents of a man who died in a smash at a notorious junction have hit out after a £650,000 safety scheme was delayed.

Lancashire County Council has already approved the spending of £50,000 to buy three areas of land at the Britannia crossroads in Oswaldtwistle to build the "life-saving" roundabout.

But the scheme has hit delays. Although the money is in place there have been problems with acquiring the land.
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That don't surprise me one little bit:(
 
wadey said:
THE parents of a man who died in a smash at a notorious junction have hit out after a £650,000 safety scheme was delayed.

Lancashire County Council has already approved the spending of £50,000 to buy three areas of land at the Britannia crossroads in Oswaldtwistle to build the "life-saving" roundabout.

But the scheme has hit delays. Although the money is in place there have been problems with acquiring the land.
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So why was it not finished months ago???

They started work in November, could have been October but definitely mentioned at the November Area Council Meeting.

I pass almost daily and there is almost nothing done from one day to the next.
 
They have built a little island on the left on the new lane side, i run past most mornings, thats biggest change in how many months
 
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