Silentbob Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 As some of you are well aware, I have nothing but contempt for the DoT, and their latest 'half a job' is a cracker. If you cast your minds back to a couple of months ago, the Old Castletown Road had the silliest conveived road markings on the Island. Of course, this lead people to barrel arse down the hill, as they knew oncoming cars would have to stop. It also allowed ignorant motorists exiting the Marine Drive road a reason to pull out in front of southbound traffic. Well, the DoT saw the error of their ways, and decided to put it back the way it was...almost. As you can see, all the barriers, and vertical signage have been removed, yet many weeks after this has happened, the road markings for the give way remain. Sorry for the far away pic, batteries ran out before I could zoom in. But from Oak Hill, it 'looks' as if the give way is still in place, and I have met many irate drivers on the bridge over the past few weeks who were expecting me to give way to them so they could 'straightline' through the bridge at speed. They were sorely mistaken. I complained to the DoT about this a week before TT week, and after yet another near miss this evening, called the police to clarify the situation. "For a road marking to be enforced it must have the appropriate vertical sign, without this, the road marking in itself is meaningless" Try telling this to the Douglas bound motorists. The police, and my local politician have both had their ears bent tonight, and I am sure this will be resolved shortly, but in closing... DoT - Department of Triers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Try and try but can never get it quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THRILLER Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I drove through there last week...didnt even notice they had put markings down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I was up there on Sunday, coming from Douglas direction and couldn't believe the amount of street furniture there. I wish I'd had my camera as I thought it made an excellent photo. Something like 3 or 4 roadsigns in a row plus a speed limit sign iirc. And when you take the road markings into account too, it all looks rather silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Now if only they could get rid of those lego blocks at the quarterbridge. We all seemed to cope well enough over TT week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 the blocks at QB are more a hinderence, you cannot see the indicators on vehicles unless you are in a truck/4x4. I think they are afraid that drivers might recognise each other and crash into each other whilst trying to shake hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Now if only they could get rid of those lego blocks at the quarterbridge. We all seemed to cope well enough over TT week. Exactly my thoughts Terry, what purpose do they serve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooahhdoo Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Gladys, Think of it like a hosepipe. Squeeze the end and it comes out faster. Thats what those stupid things do at the Quarterbridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I'm thinking hosepipes, Dooahhdoo, but I still don't understand. But, there again, I am a girl (very loose use of the word), so these things are probably lost on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Now if only they could get rid of those lego blocks at the quarterbridge. We all seemed to cope well enough over TT week. Exactly my thoughts Terry, what purpose do they serve? I would have thought the purpose was obvious. People who drive Citroen C5 cars can show off by jacking up the suspension so they can see over them. Eurocars put them there for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Told you I was just a mere female, can't even begin to imagine jacking up a C3, let alone a C5! Oh well, back to the knitting and decollage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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