Dear Sir,
I write to you to make our residents aware of the ridiculous and dangerous driving in Newton Aycliffe, also parking dangerously at junctions. Pease Way is the perfect place to have an accident, at the junction of Pease Way and Barrington Road there is a bus stop, between the mini roundabout and Barrington Road and Emerson Way there are some houses, the bus stop is right in between this junction, drivers living near to this junction are parking on the bus stop and at the end of the bus stop which I will inform you is an open-ended stop, which means it has to be clear of all vehicles to allow the buses to enter and exit from the stop. Recently I witnessed a blue VW Beetle actually on the roundabout, the driver also parks on the junction – it is a three way roundabout junction, the driver lives on Barrington Road. There are others who park on the other junction, which is at the very end of the junction with Barrington Road too. They park facing on-coming traffic which is also a traffic offence, as it is so dangerous. The law states to park with your rear vehicle lights toward the oncoming traffic, this situation is an accident waiting to happen. The law also states that you have to park at least 15 metres from any junction for observation purposes – it is flaunted every day on this town.
My heart is in my mouth when I go out in my car as I have to drive defensively most times on our roads to avoid the inconsiderate and sometimes idiot drivers. There are scores of similar places where drivers flaunt the laws to go speeding, Pease Way is the worst.
If you are reading this please take note of this junction as it is a nightmare.
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