Too Fast! / myLot

@Ronrybs (19403)

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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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50292)

• United States

24 Nov

Hopefully they fix the railings soon.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

24 Nov

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

amnabas

@amnabas (14217)

• Karachi, Pakistan

24 Nov

Exactly you are right happy mylotting.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (89873)

• Arvada, Colorado

14h

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

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

32m

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

rakski

@rakski (123621)

• Philippines

13h

I hope the railings will be fixed soon

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rakski

@rakski (123621)

• Philippines

@Ronrybs

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

34m

I am sure they will... eventually!

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A A

@anya12adwi (9625)

• India

24 Nov

It is meant for vehicles??

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

24 Nov

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

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

18h

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

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@anya12adwi (9625)

• India

25 Nov

@Ronrybs It is confusing!

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Yumeko

@aureategloom (9710)

• Bosnia And Herzegovina

19h

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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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

33m

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

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (340355)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Nov

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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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19403)

• London, England

28m

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