The Anti-Car Thread

[Retro]

Now an anti-car Lib Dem council has installed "killer kerbs" which appear to be deliberately designed to do significant damage to cars.

If you think it's just to discourage two wheel "kerb parking" and hence the perpetrator "deserves" it, then think again. Turns out that it's all too easy to hit it by accident, say to allow a lorry through coming the other way by pulling to the side to give it room as they can't be seen.

I'm surprised that there isn't a class action lawsuit against this yet.

A pro-pedestrian council has installed a “killer kerb” that has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars

The Lib Dem-led Wiltshire Council installed the 13-inch high construction near Salisbury train station to create a “more welcoming environment for pedestrians”

But the kerb, which was built in October 2024 as part of a £3.2 million project, has since become so notorious that it has been listed as a tourist attraction on Google Maps.

‘Killer kerb’ that wrecks cars installed by pro-pedestrian council

A pro-pedestrian council has installed a “killer kerb” that has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[Geffers]

So many motorists will mount a kerb to give an emergency vehicle room. The problem with kerbs is the sidewall of the tyre is the bit that usually contacts and that is the vulnerable part.