A new £70 bus gate in Sheffield is under the spotlight after the council erected ‘highly-visible’ warnings - and drivers continued to pass through.
In the last week, the authority put four large red signs along Arundel Gate stating ‘Bus Gate ahead enforcement NOW STARTED’. It came after complaints that warnings were inadequate and too many drivers were being fined. Some 1,026 were snared over 27 days in June, an average of 38-a-day, raking in £36,000. But when sister paper The Star visited the site on Wednesday eight cars entered the bus gate in just 22 minutes, between 1.06pm and 1:28pm, despite the new signs.
Mr Fleming said: “If the signs are adequate, why have thousands of drivers apparently misunderstood, misread or ignored them? Does the council believe they are stupid or blind?” He called for large ‘no entry’ signs that would provide “meaningful and impactful warnings.
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