Topic ID 4257
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61609
quote:Worst in what sense?
Originally posted by GillP
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61611
Well, I would have thought, worst in the sense that it is tne narrowest part of St Andrew Street. The Highways dept just don't seem to hav a clue when it comes to allocating parking spaces. Just don't get me started on this though!!!!
Reply ID 61613
Ample room for two (non LGV) vehicles to pass. I don't see a problem if they are used correctly. The entrance to my office car park is just there and most of what I observe is caused by poor road positioning, not the bays. They are at one of two points in St Andrew St. which are significantly wider than the rest, not the narrowest. The Narrow points are imediately opposite The antique shop and approaching Old Cross, neither of which have bays.
Reply ID 61614
I think reference is being made to the bay right next to the Thai restaurant. If someone parks in that, the road is reduced to essentially a single. I always thought it was a cunningly designed pinch point to slow down traffic,
Reply ID 61616
quote:It is a bit of a chicane, perhaps. I wouldn't have thought it beyond the skills of the average driver though, at the kind of speeds suitable for SA St. True, you can't belt through at 30mph, because you need to give oncoming traffic time to see you coming and keep to their left. They are not always that awake, but does anybody really expect to drive St Andrew St. easily? Before the current restrictions, it used to be parked cars, both sides, all the way to Old Cross and truly single lane, so one could say there has been significant improvement to flow.
Originally posted by Ray_by_the_Beane
I think reference is being made to the bay right next to the Thai restaurant. If someone parks in that, the road is reduced to essentially a single. I always thought it was a cunningly designed pinch point to slow down traffic,
Reply ID 61617
I think you can park opposite these spaces in the evening making it even harder to pass through.
Reply ID 61622
quote:Spot on GillP there is not room for two cars to pass. Ridiculous, but careful or someone will accuse you of Reading the daily mail.
Originally posted by GillP
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61626
quote:Blimey. You must drive a very big car.[:D]
Originally posted by aubendquote:Spot on GillP there is not room for two cars to pass. Ridiculous, but careful or someone will accuse you of Reading the daily mail.
Originally posted by GillP
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61629
quote:Oh no its Shunt on a motor related topic. I'm outta here!
Originally posted by shuntquote:Blimey. You must drive a very big car.[:D]
Originally posted by aubendquote:Spot on GillP there is not room for two cars to pass. Ridiculous, but careful or someone will accuse you of Reading the daily mail.
Originally posted by GillP
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61631
quote:Reading????? I thought this Forum was on Hertford
Originally posted by aubendquote:Spot on GillP there is not room for two cars to pass. Ridiculous, but careful or someone will accuse you of Reading the daily mail.
Originally posted by GillP
Is it just me or are the parking bays outside the thai resturant on St Andrews street the worst in Hertford.
Reply ID 61661
There is room for 2 cars to pass if the parked vehicle is sufficiently close to the kerb - however the road markings create the illusion that there is not enough room for 2 vehicles and this does require one vehicle to cross the centre line. The really stupid thing is that there is ample space for a bay directly behind the 2 marked bays but that has a yellow line - which suggests to me that somebody made mistake somewhere.
Reply ID 61664
quote:Room for the bus to pull in and out of the stop.[;)]
Originally posted by jez_p
There is room for 2 cars to pass if the parked vehicle is sufficiently close to the kerb - however the road markings create the illusion that there is not enough room for 2 vehicles and this does require one vehicle to cross the centre line. The really stupid thing is that there is ample space for a bay directly behind the 2 marked bays but that has a yellow line - which suggests to me that somebody made mistake somewhere.