Too Fast!

@Ronrybs (21504)

London, England

November 24, 2024 6:49am CST

Came across this scene a couple of Sundays ago, next to Heathrow airport. Someone travelling a bit too fast has managed to mangle two sets of railings and doubtless didn’t do their vehicle any good either! The lower photo shows it is a gentle curve as you approach a set of traffic lights, behind me, so it probably encourages people to keep their speed up. There is a sign warning of the traffic lights, but I guess once you’ve seen one sign you seen them all! It does make me feel that these railings are all about corralling pedestrians.

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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

24 Nov 24

Hopefully they fix the railings soon.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

24 Nov 24

That had me wondering if they have a stock of rails ready to go. This isn't the only railing hit around here

@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

24 Nov 24

Exactly you are right happy mylotting.

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

26 Nov 24

I hope the railings will be fixed soon

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Nov 24

I am sure they will... eventually!

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

26 Nov 24

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Nov 24

There is a lot of new development around us and the corner houses are being built really close to roads. We regularly read about cars ploughing into a house even if there's a brick wall to be knocked over first.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 24

@Ronrybs Our roads are wider than some of yours but that encourages too much speed too.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

28 Nov 24

@JudyEv I saw a YouTube short documentary about how wider roads encourage speeding

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Nov 24

Same here, but a lot of older houses were built before cars and are particularly vulnerable to cars driven recklessly

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@anya12adwi (10292)

• India

24 Nov 24

It is meant for vehicles??

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

24 Nov 24

I think it is meant to stop people walking across the road before the lights and cutting off the corner

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

25 Nov 24

@anya12adwi Despite being laid out as required, it is confusing. I guess we have just gotten used to it

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@anya12adwi (10292)

• India

25 Nov 24

@Ronrybs It is confusing!

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@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

24 Nov 24

I wonder how long after they get fixed, they will get mangled again.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Nov 24

Get rid of the boy racers and they may last longer!

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

28 Nov 24

@thislittlepennyearns Can't say I've heard the term girl racers, but they are likely out there!

@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

27 Nov 24

@Ronrybs Ha. By boy racers do you mean anything with male appendages?

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

26 Nov 24

Speeders..no good. What a mess they made. Lucky they didn't hit anyone.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Nov 24

Only a few people seem to use it. It is a couple of miles walk to the nearest houses

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@aureategloom (11025)

• Bosnia And Herzegovina

25 Nov 24

i hope there weren't any pedestrians walking there and also that the person driving is fine. maybe he/she learns something from that mistake.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Nov 24

Some people use it to get to and from the airport, but it a couple of miles walking, so there aren't too many

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

24 Nov 24

Hope they will fix it soon.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

24 Nov 24

I am sure they will get around to it eventually!