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Whitley Bay’s 20mph Zones

Whitley Bay’s 20mph Zones

Without joined-up thinking we’re never going to get anywhere fast. My personal immediate bugbear on this principal is the hit-and-miss approach to speed limits in Whitley Bay. The council set up some 20mph zones (a Good Thing), but . . . In discussions with the previous cabinet member responsible for transport (Clr Frank Lott), I...
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Invisible Road Danger

Invisible Road Danger

This is National Cycle Network Route 1, approaching Whitley Bay. It’s an on-road section of the route - what do you notice? See the way the pavement is built out into the road? That’s because just after that, there’s a mini-roundabout - the build-out is to break the visual line of the road, and...
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Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

Monday was windy. I mean really, properly windy - the sort of weather where if I were to listen carefully outside my front door, I’d probably hear people speaking Dutch; when a dog takes a pee against a lamp post in Groningen, there’s a strange tang in the air in Whitley Bay. Mountainous seas...
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