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On 03/08/2011 12:08, Simon Mason wrote: > > "Paul - xxx"  wrote in message > news:99sj4iFm4bU1@mid.individual.net... >> Simon Mason wrote: >> >>> On a large part of my commute I use several ex-rail lines, the first >>> one is kept impeccably clean; any glass remnants are swept away quite >>> regularly. However, on another track that leads over the River Hull >>> including: >>> >>> "Wilmington Swing Bridge >>> A Grade II Listed railway swing bridge, built by the North Eastern >>> Railway. It opened on 7 May 1907, and replaced the original 1853 >>> bridge. Railway use ceased in 1968, and it is now used as a footpath >>> and cycleway." >>> >>> there was a massive amount of glass that never seemed to get shifted. >>> Using an online feedback form, I sent a request to Kingston Upon Hull >>> City Council to see if they could send one of their sweeper outfits >>> down there sometime. On riding down there yesterday it seemed my >>> request was heeded and there was hardly any glass and other debris at >>> all which made for a much more relaxing ride home. >> >> I've had similar success, in the past. >> >> All councils need is for people to let them know, instead of just >> whinging on usenet about stuff, and they are under an obligation to >> keep 'maintained paths and roads' clear of obstruction. >> > > Yes, one wonders why Nuxx, for example, imagines why his lengthy > diatribes on safety cameras on urc will change things one jot. Surely if > he wants them to be removed, he should be lobbying his local Council or MP.

I've said *in this thread* that I do indeed write to councils and get results. Are you cracking up? Is posting all that anti-motorist drivel taking its toll?

I have also previously written to my MP about speed cameras (among other things). Guess what? They forwarded it to the then Labour government and I got a patronising reply back telling me I was wrong. And you know perfectly well that anyone else would get the same treatment. One person simply writing to their MP doesn't change anything (and quite right, as otherwise things would be constantly changing).

Ultimately there's very little that one person can do. But if one wants to post on Usenet about how wrong it is to inflict dangerous anti-car measures on society under the guise of "safety" then that is up to them. You have no business complaining about it, especially when you so often post anti-motorist bollocks to the same newsgroup yourself.