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it might sound that way but that car park is only ever really used at weekends, so most of the time there is no need. Also in out local neighbourhood newsletter there is mention of other local people complaining about that junction. So what is selfish? A crossing for those visitors who go shopping at the weekend, or the desires of the locals. Surely it would be more considerate of the shoppers to wait a couple of minutes to cross the road than all the locals every day!
Okay, let's make everyone happy. Let's have lights at the corner of Moscow Mill Street and Union Road, with a pedestrian phase, so everyone can have a turn.jrenshaw said:
However, that still leaves the school further up the road without a safe place to cross, only an island in the middle of the road ......
Oh, and yes, I do drive too.
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Very interesting thread, am assuming the problem is caused by the car park (old petrol station) on Union road.
There is a point, someone quoted "health & safety". The cars are parking on an "old petrol station", what about the underground tanks, have they been made "safe", are they filled with concrete, or what...........if not, and they have just "capped" the tanks then its WOW cars are sat on a time bomb............petrol vapour is worse that the liquid. Just a thought.
Something does need to be done with the union road moscow mill street junction, both from a pedestrian point of view and a drivers point of view, it is a very difficult place to get through at peak times. I think the owners of "Ossy Mills" have done a lot to bring back employment, and interest to the area, possible up to HBC to add a little to help
Very interesting thread, am assuming the problem is caused by the car park (old petrol station) on Union road.
There is a point, someone quoted "health & safety". The cars are parking on an "old petrol station", what about the underground tanks, have they been made "safe", are they filled with concrete, or what...........if not, and they have just "capped" the tanks then its WOW cars are sat on a time bomb............petrol vapour is worse that the liquid. Just a thought.
Something does need to be done with the union road moscow mill street junction, both from a pedestrian point of view and a drivers point of view, it is a very difficult place to get through at peak times. I think the owners of "Ossy Mills" have done a lot to bring back employment, and interest to the area, possible up to HBC to add a little to help
I shall ask again next weekend, when I go to Ossy Mills (I come up with a shopping list for friends in London, who can't believe the prices!). It's not just Ossy Mills, though, I only quoted that as a possible pressure point. There should be a crossing for the local residents - there isn't even one by the station, where people may well need to cross with luggage, and there are two blind bends. All it takes is one idiot who thinks Market Street/Union Road is a racetrack.
park381 said:
including slowly turning ossy into one big car park lol and also its the new cleveleys
i to agree, its only a matter of time till someone gets knocked down there, it was said that about the road outside accy townhall, now it has happened!!!!
lf it's the Rhyddings Park newsletter, the editor has received hate mail. Not about traffic/crossings but from people opposed to the new playground, which incidently was packed with children today, a bright cold early winters day. Which it certainly wasn't when it was in it's old position under the trees behind The Stop.
Lol. l bet you think it was me now! The editor showed it me, without naming names a few people are really angry on Park Lane that they can see the playground, they want it screened with a hedge & trees- just like the old hidden place it was, frightening for children, ideal for vandals. My Mum faces it more than the Park Lane letter writers, & it's harder to get out of her drive now but loves seeing the park used ,more than it has for ages. lt's a public ammenity for the all town.