Offended motorists are complaining that their automobiles are being broken and written off after being caught in a controversial bus lane “entice”.
Dozens of motorists have discovered their automobiles caught within the bus lane regardless of indicators warning them to not enter it.
The entice is situated on the junction of Station Street and Harrison Method in St Ives, Cambridgeshire and is designed to forestall autos from driving onto the busway.
The pit within the street is broad sufficient that small autos fall into it however sufficiently small that larger-diameter-wheeled autos, equivalent to buses, might go.
However some locals are actually complaining that the entice is a hazard, with as much as 5 motorists getting caught each week.
The daughter of a motorist not too long ago caught within the entice, who needs to stay nameless, says the incident has left each her dad and mom “shaken and traumatised”.
Their car was severely broken within the drop, and they’re discovering out whether it is repairable or a write off and she or he claims her father was one among 5 drivers who ended up within the entice final week.
He’s in his 80s, however she insists he’s a reliable driver who misunderstood the exit indicators main out of a carpark.
She stated: “He someway ended up again in the identical automobile park once more. He stated the signage was poor and if he exited the identical means, he’d find yourself doing the identical factor.
“So he went a unique means and ended up within the automobile entice.
“We all know of somebody of their 20s who has additionally gone into the entice – you may’t argue that is due to my father’s age.
“Contemplating the variety of incidents, there have to be one other option to handle the junction that doesn’t trigger this a lot injury to autos.”
Philippa Parker drove into the entice which, she claims, was filled with weeds final summer time and complained to the council.
She additionally argues poor signposting main as much as the entice is what led to the incident.
Philippa, from Wiltshire, stated: “The indicators had been completely insufficient.
“Motorists had been driving as much as the junction whereas we had been ready for the restoration.
“If we weren’t there, they might’ve made the identical mistake.
“The abuse and terrible language folks had been shouting as they handed us was additionally surprising.
“It left us with a really dangerous impression of St Ives afterwards.”
Nevertheless, Cambridgeshire County Council stated final month it is just conscious of 60 incidents of autos caught within the entice because it opened 12 years in the past.
It additionally says the warnings, equivalent to signage, at present in place are sufficient.
Cllr Kevin Reynolds from Cambridgeshire County Council has admitted he has little sympathy for the drivers who get caught.
He stated: “If folks driving alongside that street can’t see an enormous gap within the floor in entrance of them then I might argue they wouldn’t have the ability to see a small baby.
“I might query whether or not they need to be behind the wheel in any respect…”