‘Idiotic’ Potters Bar width restriction criticized by driver UK News

Rather than get rid of the width restriction, which has been in place since 1995, the council decided to redesign it by installing new curbs – or “walls” as one driver put it.

The size of the curbs for the 6ft 6in restriction has drawn criticism. According to a driver, he saw people crashing into their vehicles on the curbs. Credit: Twitter

Speaking to social media, he said: ‘You can drive your car right up the side of these walls, absolutely ridiculous.

Filming as he drove through and the vehicle’s sensors beeping wildly, the driver claimed the design was ‘crazy’ and said those responsible were ‘idiots’.

The newly designed width restriction in Potters Bar. Credit: Twitter

He said he has seen drivers hitting the curb, refusing to cross or turning around.

“It’s not suitable because you can’t judge your car because the curb is too low to see, but it’s high enough to crush your car,” he explained.

What the width restriction looked like before it was redesigned. Credit: Google Street View

Defending Potters Bar’s new width restriction, a council spokesperson said: ‘This width restriction has been in place since 1995 and was introduced to prevent large vehicles from using the road, keeping them on the roads main roads and restricting access to local residential traffic only.

“However, the original steel posts which marked the restriction were damaged on numerous occasions and were becoming very expensive to repair. As a result, further investigation was carried out which identified new curbs as a more robust solution. and sustainable.

“As with previous posts, the distance between curbs remains, no less than, 6 feet 6 inches. This width restriction is clearly displayed on signage both on site and around surrounding roads.