| Topic: | Glebe Estate & Large Vehicles | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | John Hannon | |
| Date/Time: | 30/03/22 15:51:00 |
There's been a distinct upturn in the number of large vehicles that have managed to squeeze their way in to the Glebe Estate - usually coming off the Hogarth Roundabout, on to Devonshire Road, then attempting to get into one of the even tinier side roads. In the last few weeks, there's been numerous articulated lorries, a double decker bus, a coach and other HGVs. These vehicles are clearly too big for the area, but the drivers are directed by Satnav to come down Devonshire Road and are getting stuck in the smaller side roads. I've tried to persuade an artic lorry that turning into Fraser Street was a bad idea - he deferred to his sat nav (he might still be there...) These large vehicles have caused significant damage to residents' cars as they try and negotiate out of the estate. It's often only because of the vigilance of Glebe estate residents that the source of the damage has been reported to the vehicles' owners. I feel like there should be signage at the top of Devonshire Road (and probably Ashbourne Grove) to warn larger vehicles of the unsuitableness of the roads in the estate. A vehicle gate could be put in place at the A4 end of Devonshire, but this could potentially restrict legitimate vehicles from entering (fire engines, Council works vehicles, smaller school/disabled transport services, etc). |