Access to Whiteley Questionnaire

[DigitalShadow]

Perhaps the answer is one of direction... between 7am and 10am the road is opened for traffic leaving whiteley, between 4.30pm and 7pm the road is opened for inbound traffic. Then closed all other times?

[Dragon Fire]

Perhaps the answer is one of direction... between 7am and 10am the road is opened for traffic leaving whiteley, between 4.30pm and 7pm the road is opened for inbound traffic. Then closed all other times?

That is of course an option and there are plenty of others. The problem with Councils and Government in this country (if not the world over) is that they are unable to think outside the box and reluctant, despite their high salaries and gold plated tax payer funded pensions, to make decisions so employ yet more Consultants, engage another survey or commission a report or enquiry. Anything, in fact, to pass the buck and get out of making the decisions they are paid to make.

If businesses operated this way they would soon be out of business. In fact many soon will be with the bloated red tape the State imposes on them because they cannot conceive of doing things any other way.

I fact my advice to anyone wanting to run a business is to ignore all the red tape and just do things the way you know is right and if you get caught and fined treat it as you would a parking ticket. If you end up being closed down by some quango don't worry, you'd have failed anyway if you'd followed their rules and you can always start up another business doing the same thing with a new company. Of course, this is another subject altogether and has nothing to do with whiteley and even less to do with the road access to Whiteley.

[Peter101]

If mothers walked their brats to school surely this would help things. Doesn't Whiteley school only take kids that live within 1/2 a mile or thereabouts? If that is the case it's not much of a walk. Good exercise for the kids, and mothers. perhaps then, amongst other things, others may be able to gain access to the local shops, which at the moment is impossible from about 1500 onwards. I know some mothers work, so what about those mothers that don't work pick up other kids on route.

[Dragon Fire]

If mothers walked their brats to school surely this would help things. Doesn't Whiteley school only take kids that live within 1/2 a mile or thereabouts? If that is the case it's not much of a walk. Good exercise for the kids, and mothers. perhaps then, amongst other things, others may be able to gain access to the local shops, which at the moment is impossible from about 1500 onwards. I know some mothers work, so what about those mothers that don't work pick up other kids on route.

Might actually get to the Post Office and be able to post a letter at 3.30.

What a novel idea!

[Woody]

For reference here is a copy of the Questionaire:

http://www.whiteleyforum.net/AccesstoWhiteley-1.png
http://www.whiteleyforum.net/AccesstoWhiteley-2.png

[Mrs Meldrew]

Hi does anyone know when we will find out the outcome of this? I've scanned through the posts but cannot see any dates, does anyone know please?

[Woody]

The last I heard was that the survey had gone out to everyone but for some reason about 600 houses were missed off and didnt get the survey. So about 2 - 3 weeks after the survey went out for everyone else the other people got the survey and they were given the same time to respond as the rest of us. This has obviously slipped the analysis of the data by a few weeks.

[Woody]

Here are the results of the Saturn Survey.

http://www.conservativesintouch.com/upl ... 202010.pdf

[happy_days]

Interesting article; the mix of views seems reflective of the mixed arguements seen on here and other places.

From a personal point of view, I'm glad that the decision has been made to keep YTD closed.

[Mrs Meldrew]

Hear hear, complete lunacy (in my opinion)to open it based on how many people already speed down YTD and they must be residents who know there is a school, 2 x pre-schools and a nursery. Thanks for the update Woody

[Dragon Fire]

Hear hear, complete lunacy (in my opinion)to open it based on how many people already speed down YTD and they must be residents who know there is a school, 2 x pre-schools and a nursery. Thanks for the update Woody

If people speed down Yew Tree drive its a simple matter to enforce the speed limit. If they travel at 29mph it is not speeding and if what you want is a lower speed limit (rigorously enforced) then state this but to keep Yew Tree Drive closed because you don't like people who do 29mph and because access is needed to a school for a few hours daily only 5 days a week is insanity!

There are other solutions and a bit more lateral thinking from those paid to make sensible decisions (LOL!) is what is required.

I can come up with a few easy implemented and cheap ideas
(1) reduce the speed limit in the school area to, say 20mph, and in Gull Copice to say 10mph;
(2) open YTD but don't allow heavy goods vehicles to use it;
(3) between 8am and 10am open it for outgoing traffic only.

... etc, etc. These are all simple, cheap and easily implemented ideas but it seems ideas are lacking from our overpaid, underworked Government and Council officials. Lets commission another useless survey!

[normalbloke]

I'm quite pleased it is staying shut.

[bigt]

I have to say I am confused?
It is staying shut until Whiteley North arrives, then when there are thousands of extra cars try to get out of Whiteley it can open.

[Woody]

I have to say I am confused?
It is staying shut until Whiteley North arrives, then when there are thousands of extra cars try to get out of Whiteley it can open.

Its simple.

They order Whiteley and slap a road tax on to fund a road.
They then realise they cant afford a road so they do nothing.
Then they spend the money for the road on a roundabout.
Then it gets busy.
They build more houses and make a developer build a road.
They build more houses and industrial units.
They keep the road shut in case it gets busy.
They plan for another big road and hope to get the developer to pay. When the big road is open they can open the other road.
Then they decide to make the big road a little road.
The little road wont be open until many houses can fund it.
So the little road and the other road will both stay shut until they are opened.
That will be after it has got very busy because in the meantime they will build more industrial units, houses, schools (if we are lucky and by 2020) and shops.