Promenade - Megathread

[ellanvannin2010]

3 minutes ago, 2112 said:

Minister Baker of the DOI on the Nations Propaganda Mouthpiece this morning saying there is nothing wrong with the concept of the black and red crossing. FFS if there is nothing why change? Dohhhhh there is an election and I need every vote. No courage of his convictions or able to stand firm. It was madness to use different colours, and it’s just burdening the taxpayers with more expense. It was never broke why fix it? Did the beloved ACU demand? Perhaps the ACU are running the island? 

It is hard ti imagine why he would defend such an idiotic idea. 

If the voters in Ayre re elect him we should build a wall around the whole constituency 

[Amadeus]

I'm wondering why they couldn't try out the idea on a smaller scale in their yard before ripping up a main road? 

[NoTailT]

12 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

I'm wondering why they couldn't try out the idea on a smaller scale in their yard before ripping up a main road? 

That doesn't keep Watling Streetworks in business...

[2112]

14 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

I'm wondering why they couldn't try out the idea on a smaller scale in their yard before ripping up a main road? 

Woulda, coulda, shudder!

Common sense, use of intelligence and logic has long gone out of the window.
 

Why paint it different colours? I think they aim to be different, and to gain publicity from the UKs press. 

[Banker]

1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said:

It is hard ti imagine why he would defend such an idiotic idea. 

If the voters in Ayre re elect him we should build a wall around the whole constituency 

I would have thought more of him if he just admitted for once DOI have cocked up , sorry and were rectifying the mistake 

[Non-Believer]

Poster @kevster recently suggested the eminently sensible idea of using Shellgrip for the contrasting panels, if white paint was such an adhesion/grip issue in the first instance (for those unfamiliar, it's the lighter coloured, high grip surfacing, such as found at the bottom of Bray Hill).

Why can't highly paid DOI highway engineers come up with solutions like that?

[TheTeapot]

5 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:

Poster @kevster recently suggested the eminently sensible idea of using Shellgrip for the contrasting panels, if white paint was such an adhesion/grip issue in the first instance (for those unfamiliar, it's the lighter coloured, high grip surfacing, such as found at the bottom of Bray Hill).

Why can't highly paid DOI highway engineers come up with solutions like that?

Don't they have to bring a uk crew over to put that stuff down? Pretty sure the guys who put the nonsense at Ballabeg down were from across, cos there wasn't anyone here who could do it.

Edit - the corner with the red stripe not the silly speed bump.

Edited September 6, 2021 by TheTeapot

[ellanvannin2010]

3 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:

Poster @kevster recently suggested the eminently sensible idea of using Shellgrip for the contrasting panels, if white paint was such an adhesion/grip issue in the first instance (for those unfamiliar, it's the lighter coloured, high grip surfacing, such as found at the bottom of Bray Hill).

Why can't highly paid DOI highway engineers come up with solutions like that?

Potential problem with that is you would have alternate bands of very grippy (shellgrip) and not quite as grippy (tarmac). 

Now whether the racing considerations should have priority in the road design is another matter. To me its a road race and the throttle goes both ways and you race to the conditions. 

[Zarley]

18 hours ago, Gladys said:

Would a sign saying it was an unmarked crossing and drivers should proceed with caution cause it to no longer be an unmarked crossing? 

Think that ship already sailed when they slathered paint all over the middle of the road. 

It's a roundabout Jim, but not as we know it.

 

Love the imagery of cartoon expletives coming out of the driver's window. Oh to be a fly on that car's rear-view mirror! Thanks for my first chuckle of the day. 😂

[Zarley]

11 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:

Poster @kevster recently suggested the eminently sensible idea of using Shellgrip for the contrasting panels, if white paint was such an adhesion/grip issue in the first instance (for those unfamiliar, it's the lighter coloured, high grip surfacing, such as found at the bottom of Bray Hill).

Why can't highly paid DOI highway engineers come up with solutions like that?

I'm just surprised they didn't opt for a £1,000,000 pedestrian bridge over the road. Maybe we should be thankful for small mercies. 

[Barlow]

17 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

Don't they have to bring a uk crew over to put that stuff down? Pretty sure the guys who put the nonsense at Ballabeg down were from across, cos there wasn't anyone here who could do it.

"nonsense at Ballabeg", good phrase. Why does that ridiculous structure have to be shell gripped when by definition it is for slow moving traffic.

That stretch of road is controlled by cars parked alongside of the highway anyway.

It's outside Noel Cringle's gaff, did he want it there or something?

[TheTeapot]

3 minutes ago, Barlow said:

"nonsense at Ballabeg", good phrase. Why does that ridiculous structure have to be shell gripped when by definition it is for slow moving traffic.

That stretch of road is controlled by cars parked alongside of the highway anyway.

It's outside Noel Cringle's gaff, did he want it there or something?

Ah I meant the corner.

But the ramp is theoretically a good idea. It doesn't just slow traffic but by raising the road so much it does definitely improve your sightlines leaving friary park. You're right about it being coated, that's just weird but they wanted it all multi coloured too don't forget, and had to rebuild it at least once. And the drop off it if you're heading south is way too high. So theoretically a good idea, but like everything they do it was and continues to be a mess.

Edited September 6, 2021 by TheTeapot

[The Old Git]

1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said:

Potential problem with that is you would have alternate bands of very grippy (shellgrip) and not quite as grippy (tarmac). 

Could be fun in a sort of "Mario Kart power up" way

[kevster]

2 hours ago, ellanvannin2010 said:

Potential problem with that is you would have alternate bands of very grippy (shellgrip) and not quite as grippy (tarmac). 

Would that be noticeable for the fraction of a second they’re on the crossing?

[ellanvannin2010]

29 minutes ago, kevster said:

Would that be noticeable for the fraction of a second they’re on the crossing?

I honestly have no idea but the same logic would apply to just painting a conventional zebra crossing on the road surely in that case.