Agreed about the bad drivers out there. I have almost been knocked over myself on several occasions. It also annoys me that people drive on the market square just to go to the cash machine!
By CouncillorIan at 12:12 on 11/02/12
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Agree Ian, that is very lazy.
I too don't like to see the speeders, but I think on measure most drivers are careful and courteous? What does everyone else think?
By SuzannahAtkey at 12:37 on 11/02/12
Reportnot just lazy, but it leaves horrid tyre marks and oil stains on the new square!
By CouncillorIan at 12:42 on 11/02/12
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Difficult one cars etc on the market square. Traditionally, as old photos show, used for cars so what has changed?
I have a personal view, that I know not everyone shares, that the new surface was badly specified.
I would have thought market traders vehicles and council vehicles would be a constant source of tyre and oil marks not just people driving to cash machines (which I have never done).
As to driving in town, my personal gripe is buses that are too big to operate in our town are blocking the roads, especially Grove Street. Often with few passengers on. So why not make the roads in town safer and reduce the operators' costs by having smaller buses?
Yeah you're right!! Dirty cars and oil stains on new Square so what's new then? Just wasted of money hey! Millions of pounds could have gone to help the needy, the homeless and the NHS as well as the joblesses by get a new Supermarket, wouldnt that be nice then?
And i agreed with Adjutator, that money spend on smaller buses called Mini Buses like those in Asia countries, would be good for smaller town like Retford. They can run faster than normal big bus and give more room to roads users, and will suit Retford.