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Permalink Reply by Hugh on December 23, 2021 at 21:33

How frustrating for you. Sorry to hear about this.

Given the proximate placement of street furniture, I can't see that it would have been caused by a lorry turning in from Wightman. My guess would be that it was caused by a van trying to park on the traffic island on the corner there.

Given that it's happened twice now, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for the council to get involved. Ideally, since it's their road design that caused the problem, they should be paying to fix the problem. Failing that, a request for a concrete or iron bollard on that corner (with perhaps a threat of future legal action which seems to dp the trick in the case of tree root damage).

I know you're not supposed to have security cameras pointed at the public highway. So I couldn't possibly suggest it. But it must be tempting at this point.

Permalink Reply by Gee Sca on December 23, 2021 at 21:35

Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Jim Walsh on December 23, 2021 at 22:28

sorry to hear about your wall getting it for a second time. hope it works out keep us posted.

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on December 24, 2021 at 6:13

I’d echo what Hugh says - twice seems to indicate that physical measures need putting in place (like they have been on the corner of Warham in the pic below) 

Permalink Reply by Hugh on December 24, 2021 at 10:06

That’s a very useful comparison, Michael. 

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on December 24, 2021 at 10:18

I dislike crossing Pemberton at the Wightman junction.  Vehicles often speed around the corner to get through a gap in the southbound traffic flow - wonder if that’s what happened on this occasion.

Permalink Reply by maggie on December 24, 2021 at 10:47

Also going north coming over the brow of the hill. - if you drive more than 20 mph as some do, there is little time to anticipate the crossing or someone on it...