Police warn motorists to stop using illegal short-cut (From Dorset Echo)

What a load of .....

Cars have been doing this for decades and has there ever been an accident?

Also the words used by the PSCO is "Constantly receiving". If that is the case then why hasn't something been done sooner, only now it has become a problem!

Very regular and a nuisance. It also adds extra traffic to what you can see is a very narrow road. Only a fear of getting caught will stop it so a bit of police presence will help.

The fact it has been happening for years isn't an excuse.

Yes this has been going on for years and yes it could have been dealt with a long time ago. There was a scheme to lift and extend the kerb on the left at this junction to stop people turning left but the powers that be couldn't be bothered to carry it out.

Don't know if anybody thought of this before but a link road from Verne Common to East Street would be a bonus!

So then that is 2 posters who advocate driving the wrong way down a one way street on the grounds of custom and practice !! What other parts of the Road Traffic Act do you regard yourselves as exempt from ?

Ah yes, I do this all the time. I also stop purposely back from the junction to allow people to actually perform the maneuver.

So shoot me.. providing the driver checks that there are no children/pedestrians coming, I see no problem.

I also do it myself regularly - admittedly, usually at 11 o clock at night when nobody is about.

Oh and before anyone dives in there.. this does not automatically I also like to partake in driving the wrong way down a motorway, breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously. Wind yer neck in y'all :o)

What I do have an issue with is cyclists that come hairing down ventnor road in the middle of the road while I'm coming the other way.. No doubt it I wallop one of them in my car, I'll end up being liable - What a brilliant world we live in.

In fact, come to think of it - if it bothered them that much - Why didn't they put a camera up to catch people doing it!

PortlandYoof wrote:
Ah yes, I do this all the time. I also stop purposely back from the junction to allow people to actually perform the maneuver. So shoot me.. providing the driver checks that there are no children/pedestrians coming, I see no problem. I also do it myself regularly - admittedly, usually at 11 o clock at night when nobody is about. Oh and before anyone dives in there.. this does not automatically I also like to partake in driving the wrong way down a motorway, breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously. Wind yer neck in y'all :o) What I do have an issue with is cyclists that come hairing down ventnor road in the middle of the road while I'm coming the other way.. No doubt it I wallop one of them in my car, I'll end up being liable - What a brilliant world we live in.

Just to ensure I have this correct :-
When you break the law you consider it to be no problem (your words). Yet should a cyclist do the same you then have an issue with it. Correct ?
Fact is you are both wrong but like so many road users it is only wrong when someone else does it.
What a brilliant world we live in indeed.

17th Earl of Fortuneswell wrote:

PortlandYoof wrote: Ah yes, I do this all the time. I also stop purposely back from the junction to allow people to actually perform the maneuver. So shoot me.. providing the driver checks that there are no children/pedestrians coming, I see no problem. I also do it myself regularly - admittedly, usually at 11 o clock at night when nobody is about. Oh and before anyone dives in there.. this does not automatically I also like to partake in driving the wrong way down a motorway, breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously. Wind yer neck in y'all :o) What I do have an issue with is cyclists that come hairing down ventnor road in the middle of the road while I'm coming the other way.. No doubt it I wallop one of them in my car, I'll end up being liable - What a brilliant world we live in.

Just to ensure I have this correct :- When you break the law you consider it to be no problem (your words). Yet should a cyclist do the same you then have an issue with it. Correct ? Fact is you are both wrong but like so many road users it is only wrong when someone else does it. What a brilliant world we live in indeed.

Ha ha brilliant! very well said!

No wonder they say "keep Portland weird"

If the police want to actually do something useful rather than just being officious...
The pelican crossing opposite the old hospital, traffic headed up Dorchester road. Nobody actually bothers to stop for pedestrians, and I've seen lots of near misses where drivers come haring round the corner, chatting on a phone, putting on makeup etc.
Stand a cooper on the island for. Day and round up fifty or so motorists for dangerous driving. Then we might be impressed.

This has been happening ever since Fortuneswell was made one way and as far as I know it has never caused an accident. I wonder why it has suddenly hit the headlines?

PrincessR wrote:

17th Earl of Fortuneswell wrote:

PortlandYoof wrote: Ah yes, I do this all the time. I also stop purposely back from the junction to allow people to actually perform the maneuver. So shoot me.. providing the driver checks that there are no children/pedestrians coming, I see no problem. I also do it myself regularly - admittedly, usually at 11 o clock at night when nobody is about. Oh and before anyone dives in there.. this does not automatically I also like to partake in driving the wrong way down a motorway, breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously. Wind yer neck in y'all :o) What I do have an issue with is cyclists that come hairing down ventnor road in the middle of the road while I'm coming the other way.. No doubt it I wallop one of them in my car, I'll end up being liable - What a brilliant world we live in.

Just to ensure I have this correct :- When you break the law you consider it to be no problem (your words). Yet should a cyclist do the same you then have an issue with it. Correct ? Fact is you are both wrong but like so many road users it is only wrong when someone else does it. What a brilliant world we live in indeed.

Ha ha brilliant! very well said!

PortlandYoof... next time you're out and about. Pop into a police station and let them know. I see no problem. They can define driving dangerously for you. ;o)