Judging from the number of hits my posting "a nice place to have a kip" has had, it's clear you're all intrigued to know what this HGV driver was doing on Wednesday last, parked for such a long time on the "Clearway" at Stonehenge Bottom! If you've not read it....take a look....Of course this kind of parking, whilst not against the law, is downright dangerous, especially when he then had to join back into the flowing traffic which could have resulted in a serious accident!!
It's obvious to me that people with maps are not buying new ones and people with sat. navs are not up dating them either! Both are surprised to find that, when they pitch up at this section of the A303 and expect to cross over onto the A344 to get their "quicky of the monument" through the fence, only to find that this is no longer available to them because the A344 is now closed permanently..... so what do they do now?.....They could do what these drivers are doing here again, not against the law but should just an inch of rubber tyre find itself over that white line, this could result in the driver being presented with a heavy fine or worse......Or they could resort to what other drivers have been doing of late and take "an on the move photo" with camera phone when passing the monument, resulting in a different type of dangerous situation. Why are drivers doing this?....for a free photo of course, because now they should use the preferred and safer route, by staying in the queue on the A303 to Longbarrow, make their way to the New Visitor's Centre and pay the money - £14.90 per person, take the land train to the monument....this in itself, has probably given them a feeling of deja vu .....because they're actually back where they were, only on the other side of the monument. They can now take their photos in a safe manner!
My thanks to Inspector Christian Lange of Wiltshire Police, www.wiltshire.police.uk who has provided this photo of vehicles parked on both sides of the A303 at the same spot just 3 days later....keep a weather eye out for the barriers to be erected very soon at this spot,but until then, if you see vehicles parked here, please phone 101 and report the situation!
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Wonder what barriers Amesbury Area Board are proposing for Stonehenge Bottom; re-cyclable cardboard, or the virtual type?
Stunning response to Inspector Langes' pleas on 'Multi Agency Meeting' 24th March 2014; result- additions to the 2 very battered road cones placed "after the horse (sic) has bolted" removed very expeditiously (to avoid further damage) by Tuesday after Easter.
Wonder if they'll be as dynamic come the May Bank Holiday????
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