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  • trellis
    trellis Forum Participant Posts: 1,102
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    edited August 2016 #92

    There's been mention of the wardens tractors,am I being naive in thinking these would have limiters fitted so to prevent breaking the club's rules ? . Could someone from site management come on and confirm this.

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  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #94

    I do thnk that all this silly talk about legalities, the need to prove speeding, defamation etc is slightly ridiculous.

    I also think that writing registrations on a blackboard is a somewhat pathetic approach.

    The wardens are supposed to be managing the site. Flag down the culprits, tell them what they are doing wrong and ask them not to do it again. 

    If they are blatently breaking the rules and endangering people (this must apply to a tiny few) then report them to HO for rule breaking.......and tell them you are doing so......don't just write their registration on a board.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #95

    Is there any truth in the rumour that it is happening again this year?  

    Unfortunately there is DD, but the good thing is that it's not compusory watching!!Wink

  • Dickdastardly1
    Dickdastardly1 Forum Participant Posts: 153
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    edited August 2016 #96

    Quick Poll, is it the motorhome driver or the caravaners who are more likely to speed in your opinion?

  • avondriver
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    edited August 2016 #97

    Either. Idiots occur in both.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #98

    That's divisive.

  • briantimber
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    edited August 2016 #99

    It may be, but it's the truth.....Cool

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #100

    It may be, but it's the truth.....Cool

    What is?

    It's divisive asking if cvans or MHs are the worst offenders. You know the way things go on hereSurprised

  • briantimber
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    edited August 2016 #101

    It's still the truth though....Cool

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #103

    It's still the truth though....Cool

    What is the truth? I dont understand you, BT.Sad

  • briantimber
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    edited August 2016 #104

    Either. Idiots occur in both.

    This post ......Cool

  • briantimber
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    edited August 2016 #105

    As I have imtimated before I have just not seen the problem, it is usually people holding me up Wink.>>>  It seems to be a very small problem
    being made out to be a major one.  <<<

    Have to agree with you DD, think you have it right....Cool

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #106

    Either. Idiots occur in both.

    This post ......Cool

    Right, I think the posts got out of order and my quote of Mark's got lost in cyberspace.

    Of course it's true as there are idiots in all walks of life. I've even heard there might be some on CT.Surprised

  • briantimber
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    edited August 2016 #107

    Either. Idiots occur in both.

    This post ......Cool

    Right, I think the posts got out of order and my quote of Mark's got lost in cyberspace.

    Of course it's true as there are idiots in all walks of life. I've even heard there might be some on CT.Surprised

    Glad you can see the light TW....Cool

    Pity some others don't or can't....Yell

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited August 2016 #108

    As I have said before I drive on site at 4mph when anywhere near caravans as the car ticks over in 1st gear at that speed. I don't necessarily believe that in most instances driving at 10mph is genreally unsafe. I do think that driving slowly is far more
    sociable.

  • Dickdastardly1
    Dickdastardly1 Forum Participant Posts: 153
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    edited August 2016 #109

    The biggest risk on site is people verses traffic and as wardens we try to get speed limits reduced for obvious reasons. However, the onus is on the members to help us maintain the speed limits by driving carefully. We do have a quiet word with excessive
    speeders when spotted but like I quoted in a previous post they slow down once the see us. Also, upon arrival at this site, members are asked to stay in 1st gear if a manual or select low gear if an auto while on site. However, after a few days on site the
    speed creeps up again..

  • SteveL
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    edited August 2016 #110

    It seems the issue of keeping to 5mph is just a red rag to a bull in some cases. Unfortunately some just see a rule as something to be criticised at best and not observed at worst. As ET says if nothing else it is far more sociable.

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #111

    The problem seems to be that modern "high speed" life spills over ,with some ,into their leisure time,as our local police safety officer says "i very rarely get caught up in traffic as nobody will pass me when in my duty car arround town"

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #112

    As I have imtimated before I have just not seen the problem, it is usually people holding me up Wink.>>>  It seems to be a very small problem
    being made out to be a major one.  <<<

    Have to agree with you DD, think you have it right....Cool

    I have to say, I've seen a few dashing round, but I don't see it as the major problem that some do.

    All the more reason why the warden staff just need to have a word with the few idiots.

  • volvoman9
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    edited August 2016 #113

    Quick Poll, is it the motorhome driver or the caravaners who are more likely to speed in your opinion?

    In my experience its mainly solo cars comeing and going on site.

    v9

  • trellis
    trellis Forum Participant Posts: 1,102
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    edited August 2016 #114

    The biggest risk on site is people verses traffic and as wardens we try to get speed limits reduced for obvious reasons. However, the onus is on the members to help us maintain the speed limits by driving carefully. We do have a quiet word with excessive
    speeders when spotted but like I quoted in a previous post they slow down once the see us. Also, upon arrival at this site, members are asked to stay in 1st gear if a manual or select low gear if an auto while on site. However, after a few days on site the
    speed creeps up again..

    Write your comments here... Mark,you would know better than anyone here , do you think that the road layout on some sites inadvertently contributes to the problem of speeding?.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited August 2016 #115

     .... again walking in front.  

     

    Bring back the red flag!  Cool

    Now now. No politics. Wink

  • Keithyboy
    Keithyboy Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited August 2016 #116

    Anything that publicises this issue is a good thing, including the said "name and shame board", so well done to the Wardens concered. One thing that always strikes me about this issue is that people always expect the Wardens to do something about it. Should
    we all not be doing something about it as we are all members of the same club rather than just expecting the Wardens to deal with it? If you see someone blatantly breaking this rule on site, mention it to the offender. If everyone did this, surely the perpetrators
    would soon get the message that it is unacceptable? It would be good to hear a Warden's opinion on this though, as I can appreciate that they may not like this approach as it could lead to confrontations all over the site...!! 

  • jennyc
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    edited August 2016 #117

    Anything that publicises this issue is a good thing, including the said "name and shame board", so well done to the Wardens concered. One thing that always strikes me about this issue is that people always expect the Wardens to do something about it. Should we all not be doing something about it as we are all members of the same club rather than just expecting the Wardens to deal with it? If you see someone blatantly breaking this rule on site, mention it to the offender. If everyone did this, surely the perpetrators would soon get the message that it is unacceptable? It would be good to hear a Warden's opinion on this though, as I can appreciate that they may not like this approach as it could lead to confrontations all over the site...!! 

    Write your comments here...

    Unacceptable! More likely the complainant would be told he's a *************. ************ing ******** and to ***************, if such a contortion is actually possible. Does anyone here seriously think that "advising" someone who is driving at 10mph would result in anything other than abuse? "Interfering busybody" would be a mild admonition. BTW our diesel ticks over in 1st at 8mph. We could try reverse I suppose. While the sentiment of a 5mph rule is good, it's a bit too slow to enforce as rigorously as some here would encourage.

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #118

    Our diesel according to Sat nav in first on tickover is doing 4.8mph and most people acknowledge that a" slow down"said when others are in the versinity is normally enough or to persistent abusers "what part of 5mph do you not understand"

  • johndailey
    johndailey Forum Participant Posts: 520
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    edited August 2016 #119

    Unacceptable! More likely the complainant would be told he's a *************. ************ing ******** and to ***************, Pity we cannot have a competition to fill in the blank letters. Bet there would be some interesting answers!

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited August 2016 #120

    Anything that publicises this issue is a good thing, including the said "name and shame board", so well done to the Wardens concered. One thing that always strikes me about this issue is that people always expect the Wardens to do something about it. Should we all not be doing something about it as we are all members of the same club rather than just expecting the Wardens to deal with it? If you see someone blatantly breaking this rule on site, mention it to the offender. If everyone did this, surely the perpetrators would soon get the message that it is unacceptable? It would be good to hear a Warden's opinion on this though, as I can appreciate that they may not like this approach as it could lead to confrontations all over the site...!! 

    Write your comments here...

    Unacceptable! More likely the complainant would be told he's a *************. ************ing ******** and to ***************, if such a contortion is actually possible. Does anyone here seriously think that "advising" someone who is driving at 10mph would result in anything other than abuse? "Interfering busybody" would be a mild admonition. BTW our diesel ticks over in 1st at 8mph. We could try reverse I suppose. While the sentiment of a 5mph rule is good, it's a bit too slow to enforce as rigorously as some here would encourage.

    Min ticks over just about 4mph on satnav so that is the speed I do. Speedo will give a higher reading i many cases. If it ticked over at say 7mph then that would be the speed that I would do also. I wouldn't want to slip the clutch all the way round.

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited August 2016 #121

    The warden at York Rowntree told a driver to slow down while we were there this weekend......seemed to do the trick better than writing his reg number on a blackboard.

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