The ‘keep clear’ lettering outside Brigg police station and
our fire station has almost worn away to nothing.
Local drivers do not need to be reminded of the need to leave
a gap in queuing traffic at these locations. But this does not apply to the
thousands of non-Brigg motorists who use this very busy stretch of the A18 on
Barnard Avenue.
Cars, lorries and vans often come to enforced stops near the
police and fire stations, due to their close proximity to major traffic
lights.
It would be very unfortunate if a police car attending a
“crime in progress” or the aftermath of a road accident was held up – even
briefly - due to the exit from the station being blocked.
It’s some time since we were passing the fire station when
the engine was leaving, but we think the exit route could be via Old Courts
Road. Perhaps not. Either way, the ‘keep clear’ lettering was put there for a
reason.
We are sure the powers-that-be will take Brigg Blog’s
comments on board. Indeed, repainting may already been in some scheme of
work.
1 comment:
The fire-engine exit use to be onto Barnard Ave, but they change that to exit via Old Courts.
Nevertheless, our part-time firefighters, in the case of a call-out, need to access the fire station as quickly as possible...and access via Barnard Ave maybe the quickest means....so it is perhaps not the appliance that needs the exit to be kept clear; the firefighters need their access, from Barnard Ave, to the station to be kept clear.
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