| Topic: | Re:Guy Lambert Should Stand Again | |
| Posted by: | Alison Robins | |
| Date/Time: | 25/09/25 23:27:00 |
| As the original poster I suppose I'd better add something. I've contacted Guy more than once about local traffic matters and found him willing to listen and helpful and not anti-car. From his input on this forum and his newsletters it seems that he is trying to serve the community and keep people informed, whether you agree with his views or not. I am not saying that I would necessarily vote for him - and from a comment he has made on this thread, unfortunately, I think he has pretty much shot himself in the foot on that front. I do not agree with LTNs - I do not think they work. They do not deter people from driving, all they do is displace traffic onto other roads as people negotiate their way around them. What would deter drivers is a mutt's nuts public transport system, but we don't have that. I do a lot of walking - if I want to go up into Ealing or into the centre of Brentford I will walk (as I always have done). If I'm going to visit friends in other parts of London or to work then I will drive (as I always have done) and work my way around any LTNs. This is because the places to which I am going are not well-served by public transport and certainly not at the times I have to travel. And I reserve my right to drive my car whenever and wherever I want provided it's in accordance with the law. And - shock,horror - I do execute three point turns if I need to and it's safe to do so. Please don't judge people who drive and suggest that their journeys must be "unnecessary" - you don't know their personal circumstances, where they are going or why. There may well be circumstances where traffic-calming measures or restrictions need to be introduced because of speeding or rat-running but surely those can be implemented on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with local wishes rather than in pursuit of some blanket policy. I have never seen anyone drive on the wrong side of the traffic island on the South Ealing Road - there's generally too much of a jam for anyone to be able to do it. But I've seen it dome by plenty of cyclists and motorcyclists. I'll stop - because this wasn't meant to be a rant about driving. |