(29 Aug 2020, 2:04 pm)BusLoverMum wrote At least Durham haven't bothered with the one way malarkey. They've infilled some bus stop lay bys which has caused enough confusion and painted some new cycle lanes, which people just park on. Maybe they'll now get around to hacking back some of the weeds that cover the pavements, since the birds have finished nesting.
And I think some of the one way systems in shops were designed to prank us. At best, they have dozens of people walking along aisles they don't need just to travel 2m from the bread to the veg (the thankfully abandoned one in Durham tesco metro).
At worst they lead to nowhere or all converge in one spot, eg second floor in Fenwick where all the arrows lead to one up escalator. I gave up and walked on the carpet, in there.
I've said from the start one way systems cause more harm, as soon as someone stops to look for their brand of Corn Flakes, the whole aisle comes to a standstill, you can't overtake anyone because the aisles are too narrow, and you can't turn around because the sales assistants who think they're god's gift shout at you for walking the wrong way.
I was in ASDA Bishop and wanted to get to literally the last freezer in the aisle, but I had to do a lap around, waiting for the aisle back up to clear because I wasn't allowed to walk the wrong way up an empty aisle! If I hadn't been with my mother I would have told them where to go!
At this point, I've given up following the one way systems, I'll walk where I want, thank you very much!
The sooner the media stop scaremongering for views the better
(29 Aug 2020, 1:23 pm)Rob44 wrote disagree, I certainly would move onto the road. IN fact that exactly where i walk in Newcastle city centre when people are heading towards me!
It give more room for people who walk along to the high street and as a person who used to live in that area on a school day it is busy, so good on the council for creating more space so people can observe the 2 metre rule or even the 1 metre + rule.
I always walk on the road anyway, it's safer than walking on the pavement, especially with all the dodgy paving slabs! Plus, the tarmac is softer so it's nicer on the feet.