It's bad enough that about 85% of the people who drive through Spooner Row don't feel 30mph applies to them, but unbelieveably their selfishness goes further...whilst trying our hardest to help our elderly neighbour clear floodwater along Bunwell Rd, the majority of drivers refused to slow down to avoid covering her in filthy water, even when asked to. Absolutely disgusting. Only one driver in over 2 hours offered any form of assistance.
This is sadly typical and of course the speed limit does not apply to anywhere other than outside their own door.
On this note I am equally sad to report that as result of a recent theft of batteries and in one case the entire speed array, Spooner row will no longer be part of the mobile speed monitoring team as the rules for watching this unit are now such that we cannot leave it to its own devices
We could resurrect I suspect but we need someone to watch the unit the entire time it is deployed. Any volunteers ?
So the pond life and probably speeding crooks have won.
We remain in the Speedwatch porgramme and will continue to get the mobile fixed Wymondham speed unit once every 8 weeks as now
It is very sad to think that unless everything is nailed down in Spooner Row it gets stolen and even if its nailed down it will be pulled up and taken away. Having lived outside the village for over 40 years this is the first time I can remember this area suffering a sustained crime wave.
Many years ago in the village, everyone knew everyone else and there was a true community spirit. As time has passed this has been eroded to the point where I doubt if most people know even a fraction of their neighbours. This isolationist attitude makes people selfish, they do not really care for anyone else - as they have no interest in them or their welfare - hence why car drivers drive through puddles regardless of the consequences (would you do that if it was your friend standing there, about to get soaked by your thoughtless actions?).
I do not expect people's attitude to change anytime soon.
I also think it is sad that there is little true community spirit in Spooner Row, but I think lots of neighbourhoods throughout the country are experiencing this - people don't engage with their neighbours like they used too. I was also drenched by a passing van driving fast through a large puddle close to the pavement. It was on a cold day, earlier this year, in Station Road. I felt cold right through and ill by the time I had walked home, but I expect the van driver thought it was funny.
I think society in this country has lost something. Its 'dog eat dog' with integrity and kindness in short supply.
Thank you to those people who took the time to reply! I was beginning to feel alone in finding that day disheartening! It still surprises me that residents are far more concerned about the signal box than the speeding. I agree that it is a lovely piece of history that should stay within the village...but I wonder how many people would offer to volunteer their time to maintain it (if this was a requirement)? Probably about the same as those trying to make the roads safer...not many.
Driving deliberately through a puddle and soaking someone by the roadside could be deemed an offence under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act as happened in Essex in January of this year.= 'driving without reasonable care'
Of course you must not drive dangerously to avoid the puddle but of course slowing down and going through the puddle would probably be equally effective in preventling an issue
So, if you can take the number of the car concerned and if you get the time take a picture. In any event you will need the time, Reg No. and direction of travel and a give a brief decription of the circumstances and then you will have to convince the Police to take action, which is far more likely if there are at least two of you, but do not hold your breath.
I genuinely wish you good luck as there are far too many occassions when drivers sitting in their steel cage think they can do what they like, including speeding and get away with it.
