BBC News : Congestion charges face legal challenge

[David Hansen]

On 16 Jul 2002 at 16:33, Ian Jackson wrote:

> These roads have perhaps
> a dozen enormous bright orange warning signs, flashing lights, no
> entry signs, etc. etc. on the approach.

A "professional" driver drove a bus into a railway bridge on the 
outskirts of Edinburgh a month or so ago, which did at least wake him 
up (belatedly).

Before crashing into the bridge he had passed a standard height 
warning sign (the height of double decker buses is marked in the cab 
for easy reference), then he passed an illuminated sign with flashing 
lights telling him to turn back (this is activated by height 
detectors), then he crashed into the bridge itself (which is brightly 
painted and has another standard height warning sign mounted on it).

Some people are such poor drivers that they should be banned for 
life. If a few of them get fined for driving into the toll area in 
London then that's good.

> A small number even try to follow
> the previous - authorised - vehicle through, and get a bollard in the
> sump (and complain bitterly afterwards, often).

Will they do it again though?

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