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18/01/2013 by hertford born and bred

The White Stuff

Well dont know how your day went but i managed to get about ok, Got to all the broken down boilers and got them going again..Drove through town during this evenings rush hour on way home and it was one of the quickest drives i have ever done it was like a ghost town...Going to do it all again tomorrow....#dontpanic

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Reply ID 92252

18/01/2013 by james

A414 from Hertingfordbury roundabout was chock a block at about 2.30 this afternoon, but being on my bicycle, smugly rode past everyone and got home early to play in the snow. Almost got taken out by a car sliding about on West St though. Using this as a cut through anyway is against the regulations, but using it in this weather is wholly irresponsible.

Reply ID 92253

18/01/2013 by hertford born and bred

Looks like every one "Bolted" early then..Dont blame them

Reply ID 92255

18/01/2013 by James007

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Originally posted by james
A414 from Hertingfordbury roundabout was chock a block at about 2.30 this afternoon, but being on my bicycle, smugly rode past everyone and got home early to play in the snow. Almost got taken out by a car sliding about on West St though. Using this as a cut through anyway is against the regulations, but using it in this weather is wholly irresponsible.

The driver might have been trying to get to his home in West Street which is wholly acceptable. [^]

Reply ID 92256

18/01/2013 by Rachel

Not a single footpath was gritted in town, Maidenhead Street and St Andrew Street were treacherous. Given the advance warning we had of the bad weather, which my employer and indeed most people heeded - rush-hour Friday Hertford was a ghost town - can anyone explain why no action was taken to ensure the footpaths were safe? Whose responsibility is it to grit footpaths and pedestrian areas? [?]

Reply ID 92257

19/01/2013 by dennismoore

I agree Rachael, they tell us not to drive, so we walk instead, but then we have to walk in the road because it's safer!

Reply ID 92259

19/01/2013 by james

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Originally posted by James007 The driver might have been trying to get to his home in West Street which is wholly acceptable. [^]

He wasn't. Followed me from the A414 end. Overtook on the bend by the football club less than a foot from my right arm. and proceeded to fishtail off towards Hornsmill.

Reply ID 92260

19/01/2013 by Leo Densian

Playing Devil's advocate here, but how would you fancy driving a car in those conditions on the alternative 'correct' route involving going up Pegs Lane and coming back down Bullocks Lane?

Reply ID 92262

19/01/2013 by sybil

Rachel / dennismoore..I couldn't agree more with your posts. I to want to know whose responsibility is it to grit footpaths and pedestrian areas? In the town I walked right up against the shops as I guess the warmth from the shops melted the snow/ice. But every where else I was slipping & sliding scaring the life out of me. The council did nothing for people walking. I will certainly be making my thoughts known to them.

Reply ID 92264

19/01/2013 by James007

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Originally posted by sybil
Rachel / dennismoore..I couldn't agree more with your posts. I to want to know whose responsibility is it to grit footpaths and pedestrian areas? In the town I walked right up against the shops as I guess the warmth from the shops melted the snow/ice. But every where else I was slipping & sliding scaring the life out of me. The council did nothing for people walking. I will certainly be making my thoughts known to them.

I am sure this has come up before. The answer is that the responsibility for gritting the highway, footway, pavement, footpath, alleyway etc (call them what you want) is Hertfordshire County Council Highways Department, serviced by an organisation called Ringway. [url="http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/transtreets/highways/winter"]Herts County Council Highways Winter Gritting Page[/url] At 2pm yesterday (and just before Christmas), the bus station pedestrian footpath areas hadn't been touched whilst the bus lanes had been fully gritted. It smacks a bit of Hobsons Choice to me when you think of the people who rely on public transport when these situations arise.