County Hall has no regard for residents

“@Benwho21. Forgive me for thinking you was a county hall employee, but as you seemed to know a lot about the crossing that was proposed for the A50, (which i didn't object to) you have either got to be a local resident, or a council worker/former council worker. If you was local you would know you wouldn't need to use the subway to visit glenfield doctors,or any other local facilities. Just the bus stop. you would also know how dangerous this road is, and wouldn't have nit picked at my letter.. You would, like residents in this area do, agree with me!. On the crossing topic, i said in my letter,Glenfield hospital staff have a crossing, Which is quite safe, no subways for them, but fail to use it as they might have to walk those extra couple of yards. So if you think the council staff would of used the crossing if one had been provided, you are deluded!!!. You say "walkers help clear the traffic off roads". Those 'walkers', as you call them, put traffic on roads, as well was putting local residential pedestrians at risk by their ignorant, and disgraceful parking. You seem to have completely missed the point my letter was about, as most probably you haven't got clue to what is going off around here. You see, If you was local, which i very much doubt you are, You would know the subway is used by local people, young and old, as it is in a busy, respectable area, and we, glenfield residents, are respectable tax paying folk. As for your 'tax paying right's'. This is the same old shpiel we hear regularly by county hall staff. "I pay my taxes, so i'll park where i want to, regardless". So if your not/or wasn't a county hall employee, so certainly sound like one!”

“Blimey Benwho21. You must be getting on because you've started to repeat yourself!. I SAID YOUR REPEATING YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!”

“Leics_ace: I can only reiterate my comment "Whatever happened to good manners - a little more tolerance and less vitriolic postings would not go amiss, and would set a better example to everyone."”

“My sincere appologies oh great sir for assuming you worked at one of the 2 buildings. But as you have come into an argument concerning the parking on this rd i assumed you knew the problems faced, which you SIR obviously do not!. If you read the letters wrote by t clifford, and ms lindsay, they was on about people crossing the rd with such arrogance, they have no regard anyone else. These people ARE county hall staff. These people are NOT walking to help keep traffic off the roads. They create traffic by clogging our rd's up and jeopardizing our safety and safety of fellow law abiding, tax paying rd users. SO maybe you should put your glasses on, read letters properly and keep your nose out of something you know nothing about. As for you not working there. No doubt you did do. you letter oozed arrogance. just like this council and it's staff do.”

“Good grief - the sweeping assumpions that have been made here are astonishing. I would point out that I do not work at Glenfield Hospital OR County Hall. Retired people catch the bus and walk for the rest of their journey, many going to the doctors surgery, friends and other facilities in Glenfield. They have to cross the road too. In the main the subway is not a facility we'd want to use. And as for 'manning-up' (what a horrible expression) I can only reiterate my comment that there are many areas of the country that are now getting rid of subways because they are, or are perceived to be, dangerous. I realise that many drivers are intolerant of pedestrians or cyclists because they think they slow their journey down but pedestrians and cyclists are actually helping drivers by freeing up road space.

Whatever happened to good manners - a little more tolerance and less vitriolic postings would not go amiss, and would set a better example to everyone.”

“** Your just mere pen pushers!!!! ****”

“I completely agree with you T Clifford. I live in one of the surrounding roads and it is an absolute nightmare trying to get out of faire rd with all the parking on leicester rd. That's after i have struggled to get out of my driveway. As for you 'BENWHO21', your comment shows the arrogance of this council and employee's. Every rd user of leicester rd and surrounding rd's are tax payers too. Do they not deserve to drive along the rd safely? DO you 'BENWHO21' and your colleagues think you are above us mere residents, and average rd user?. Because the way you park over people's driveways, your responses when challenged with the dangers of leaving your cars there, and the way you cross the main rd, your arrogance and attitudes suggest you do!!. News for you love, Just a mere pen pusher!!!”

“Typical response from a county hall employee!! If the crossing was made, like one is provided for glenfield hospital, no one would use it. If you read my letter properly, it was Ms Lindsay, a daily road user that said county hall staff played 'chicken' on this road. I was just continuing on from her comments. There is nothing wrong with using the sub way. I'm a young female and i happily use it on weekends, never mind on busy weekday when everyone is coming out at the same time, so don't talk ridiculous. Maybe you should 'man up' a bit . Most people wouldn't need to use it if they actually used the car parks provided for them. As for your "tax payers right" comment to walk across the road. What about us tax paying residents who live on the A50 and surrounding roads, that have our safety compromised every day by, no doubt you, and the rest of your colleagues, using are roads as a car park!!. ....There was another near accident today thanks to parking in the lane on leicester rd, so anyone of those drivers reading this...well done!!!”

“I take exception to T.Cliffords allegation that people are 'playing chicken' when crossing the A50 / Leicester Road. I'm assuming this comment refers to citizens and tax payers who choose to cross the road without using the subway. It is now accepted that subways are unpopular due to their real and perceived safety problems - would you want to use one at night, or with an unknown person or group using it at the same time ?. I understand that in many areas subways have now been filled in and normal pedestrian crossings provided instead, because of the real and perceived safety problems with subways. Unfortunately at this location when a crossing was going to be installed a few years ago to replace the subway a small minority of residents near to the new crossing objected to it. Without taking account of the many more people who supported the crossing and who would have used it (and remember that the people that walk release space on the road for other drivers ) the local County Councillor backed the minority and the crossing was scrapped. This has forced anyone who doesn't want to use the subway to continue crossing the road without assistance.”