Good to know that there is a camera there. I'll bear that in mind in future. Interesting to think that such an inconsequential stretch of road is constantly monitored.
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Good to know that there is a camera there. I'll bear that in mind in future. Interesting to think that such an inconsequential stretch of road is constantly monitored.
T & P
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A great proportion of bus lanes are monitored by CCTV nowadays. That’s how they police them and issue fines. They even use cameras to enforce loading bays. I once got fined for parking in the loading bay opposite Argos for slightly longer than the permitted time. The infraction was noted and issued by a CCTV operative, rather than a traffic warden.
Cat Fan
Cats and stats
I think we would need to see the footage. If it was an emergency maneuver to avoid a collision then fair enough.
If it was just a case of not wanting to slow down and give the other car space to do a turn, then that's not what the bus lanes are for.
I'm sure there are plenty of more serious traffic violations all the time, but can't complain if you break the rules and get caught. If you think it's the wrong decision then you can appeal. Not sure what the point of tweeting about it is.
If it was just a case of not wanting to slow down and give the other car space to do a turn, then that's not what the bus lanes are for.
I'm sure there are plenty of more serious traffic violations all the time, but can't complain if you break the rules and get caught. If you think it's the wrong decision then you can appeal. Not sure what the point of tweeting about it is.
My point was that, in my opinion, these cameras aren’t automated, rather someone sits at a bank of monitors looking for transgressions.
I once got a ticket for turning left into a box junction by the Sports Direct at Streatham.
I can understand someone looking at that camera, given how busy the A23 is, but can there be someone watching the top of Tulse Hill constantly? Or was it bad luck just to be there when an operator had flicked onto that camera?
GarveyLives
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It would be good if the street light by the crossing adjacent to 387 Norwood Road was repaired before, rather than after, someone has been knocked down by the traffic.
Is 387 the alleyway up to the train station? I looked up google streetview to see where you are talking about and can see Ibrahim's cafe is 385 and 389 is Cosy hairdressers.
Was someone knocked down at the pedestrian crossing?
GarveyLives
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It is interesting to note this recent business development.
Is Brazilian butchery likely to be a sustainable long-term business in Tulse Hill / West Norwood? I am curious.
GarveyLives
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With apologies for the slightly misleading earlier description, it would be more accurate to say that the street light is outside 393 Norwood Road.
It would be good if it was repaired before, rather than after, someone has been knocked down by the traffic there.
oldandjaded
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No in a nutshell. Surely if you are advertised as a Brazilian butcher then sell Brazilian beef not Scottish. Also knowing the types of cut are quite important and dont pass off one cut as another. I really want them to do well along with the rest of the parade but unfortunately 4/10 must try harder. In the meantime I'll stick with Costco.
oldandjaded
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Anyone else likes eggs?
editor
hiraethified
That's also on the railway bridge by the Dogstar.
oldandjaded
Well-Known Member
Someone is coming out of their shell.......
Round on Hardel Rise there’s I Love Eggs, I Love Trees and an extinction rebellion logo.
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hiraethified
A bit of Tulse Hill in the rain!
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In photos: a wet October Saturday night in Tulse Hill and Brixton
With punters now hoofed into the streets at 10pm because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brixton swiftly turns into a ghost town, and last night’s heavy rain gave people even more reasons to sta…
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jimbarkanoodle
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Its a prolific grafitti artist, he's written this and fried egg throw ups all over South London. The BTP are probably quite keen to catch him.
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So as most of us would agree, traffic in London and in our local area is horrific at the moment. I was therefore flabbergasted to see yesterday that someone thought it would be a good idea to block a lane in the gyratory simply to plant an electronic display board there to display roadworks and traffic information further down the A205.
Don’t be fooled by the rare empty-road moment in which I took this picture. It’s been chockablock for most of the working day since yesterday.
And for the crowning glory of this tale, in the last 24 hours or so a section of the kerbside lane on the other side of the street, best KC News supermarket, is also blocked off due to a utility work. Because blocking a lane of a very busy junction for a completely unnecessary and avoidable reason is in itself not good enough. We might as well put it up at the same time as another obstruction taking out another lane across the road had appeared.
I mean, what the actual flying FUCK? I’m not one to subscribe to any conspiracy theories but it is becoming increasingly difficult not to tempted to wonder whether there is at the moment a deliberate policy to make traffic conditions as hellish as possible. Either that, or TFL or someone in the Lambeth’s traffic management department is literally the most clueless and incompetent person ever to hold a job.
Don’t be fooled by the rare empty-road moment in which I took this picture. It’s been chockablock for most of the working day since yesterday.
And for the crowning glory of this tale, in the last 24 hours or so a section of the kerbside lane on the other side of the street, best KC News supermarket, is also blocked off due to a utility work. Because blocking a lane of a very busy junction for a completely unnecessary and avoidable reason is in itself not good enough. We might as well put it up at the same time as another obstruction taking out another lane across the road had appeared.
I mean, what the actual flying FUCK? I’m not one to subscribe to any conspiracy theories but it is becoming increasingly difficult not to tempted to wonder whether there is at the moment a deliberate policy to make traffic conditions as hellish as possible. Either that, or TFL or someone in the Lambeth’s traffic management department is literally the most clueless and incompetent person ever to hold a job.
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gaijingirl
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The traffic has been insane. There was a water main burst on the South Circular which closed it - which obviously caused mayhem. Even on my bike it's been very unpleasant. I find that drivers get very frustrated and start doing things like randomly performing U-Turns without checking their mirrors first. It's very unnerving.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
I seems wrong to constrain a subject It's a shame to constrain something as fun as LTNs to just one thread.Here is the ETO notice for hillside.
Can’t see a camera there yet. Although there are strips across the road to count vehicles.
Constant stream of cars going through it as I walked past - I suspect current thinking is that if you get through the gap at over 40mph, then it doesn't count. Which is nice at school closing time
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Cat Fan
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The most common thing I see is motorists spotting the sign on Hillside, but don't spot the one on the Downton Avenue mini roundabout so they drive through the "barrier" there instead.
The "barrier" is pretty tiny on the mini roundabout, maybe so the P13 bus can still fit through comfortably. It doesn't really seem to be big enough to discourage or slow down traffic.
To be fair to drivers, unless you're driving quite slowly you probably won't see the second set of signs until you are already driving through them. If they are serious about stopping cars then maybe signage needs to start earlier, at the Palace road/hillside road roundabout.
gaijingirl
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I was watching the Downton Avenue roundabout the other day whilst pausing with the dog on a park-crawl. Loads were going through. I think it's not at all clear that you can't. I agree that signage should start at Palace Road/Hillside roundabout.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Not sure that these are barrier breach cameras, or just random security / big brother CCTV. If the former then the number of penalty notices hitting doormats should help reduce contravention over the next month or so.
FWIW google maps now seems to know about all / many of the Lambeth LTNs, so that should help reduce the number of Uber type Priuses going through
sparkybird
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interestingly our taxi driver was using waze yesterday and it didn't pick up that the barriers on Amesbury Avenue...
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
I don't think it shows up on any yet. I got caught in that one using google maps the other day. It seems to recognise most others though.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Strange. I use google maps and it has been aware of the blockages for a number of weeks now (for me)
Obviously this is only when I tell it I am driving.
Last night it sent me along sth circular and down brixton hill to get to upper Tulse hill and even spoke out en-route to say that it was still the quickest way to avoid a closure
Obviously this is only when I tell it I am driving.
Last night it sent me along sth circular and down brixton hill to get to upper Tulse hill and even spoke out en-route to say that it was still the quickest way to avoid a closure
