Bad news for Whitby

[keith1200rs]

Bikes banned from station car park.

 

https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/group-threatens-peaceful-protest-as-whitby-railway-station-car-park-bans-motorcyclists-4436460

[Tinkicker]

Not surprised.  Local councilers are like lemmings.  They seem hell bent on jumping off a cliff and taking everyone else with them.

 

The world is currently full of examples of the Dunning, Kruger effect in action.  Take heart, the emporers new clothes effect is coming to its conclusion.

 

[Stu]

Won't affect me but that's a shame for the local businesses as it will just push people away 

[RideWithStyles]

Yep but dont be surprised if The stupid idea spreads to an area near you!

[Bender]

Reading it the decision was down to northern rail not local council.

[keith1200rs]

Everyone will have to come to Scarborough- free parking in all council car parks and on street parking.  When I moved here 20 years ago my accountant was a biker and told me. It hasn't changed yet.

Edited December 7, 2023 by keith1200rs

[keith1200rs]

2 minutes ago, Bender said:

Reading it the decision was down to northern rail not local council.

Correct. Although I seem to remember a few years ago the council banned motorcycle parking in several popular spots such as by the bandstand at the end of the pier.

[Stu]

11 minutes ago, keith1200rs said:

Everyone woll have to come to Scarborough

 

No thanks! 

 

I detest that place too  

 

Far too busy for my liking  

[Gerontious]

I have to wonder why they have done this. It wouldn’t come from nowhere - there will be a reason. Might it be the usual reason, perhaps? Inconsiderate Idiots spoiling it for everyone else.

 

apparently it had become something of an attraction for bikers due to the cafe there.

Edited December 7, 2023 by Gerontious

[RideWithStyles]

Yeah and a few other odd places got affected by it, but not near me. 
thing is stupidly spreads and high level management decision's are hard to turn round once implemented.

 

At least scarb is abit nicer than blackpool, cue in the jokes...

[keith1200rs]

28 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

No thanks! 

 

I detest that place too  

 

Far too busy for my liking  

Not at the moment, but then it seems to be raining all the time and howling winds.

[Stu]

Just now, keith1200rs said:

Not at the moment, but then it seems to be raining all the time and howling winds.

 

Far too cold to be on the bike though

[RideWithStyles]

On a rant - Maybe they should have a wider spread of prejudices, no shite parking, no old people parking that also cant work out the parking machine, no wags with large suv that cant park, no scooters including e-bikes, no youths, no Harry Potter fans...

 

Off the rant now:

sooo it brought in trade from to neighbouring business which partially could still bring trade to themselves if people i know ride a bike to a station and get the train to somewhere else like a city where the bike would probably get stolen from if they traveled there by bike? Or they felt that motorcycles weren't paying the parking?

[V650]

Apparently this has been reversed / overturned after complaints 

https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Whistlestop-Cafe-Whitby-01947606060-100063717453684/

What fool thought this was a good idea is mind boggling  what a muppet

Edited December 17, 2023 by V650

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

On 07/12/2023 at 20:47, Stu said:

 

No thanks! 

 

I detest that place too  

 

Far too busy for my liking  

I had a very traumatic experience in Scarborough.

 

When I was student at Leeds we used to jump on the nearest train and see where we ended up. One day we found ourselves in Scarborough where there was a storm in progress. Waves were breaking along the promenade and going over the top of double decker buses. 

 

We found a little shack at the far end selling ice cream, candy floss and waffles. I thought I fancied a waffle so ordered one with cream and chocolate with nuts on top. The owner of the shack was fed up and closing due to the bad weather so he ladeled my waffle sky high with cream, chocolate and nuts. Which was great ......... until I opened the door to leave and the wind blew the whole lot off the waffle and into my face.

 

On the train home a little lad kept looking at me. When we got to Leeds and I was disembarking the train I heard him ask...."Mummy, why did that man have chocolate ears?"

 

[Blackholesun]

Bit odd…..maybe jimmy saville didn’t like bikes 

[RideWithStyles]

Anyway people cant be that scared of us bikers, when i park in the tesco motorbike bays nearest to me which is terrible for security and safety leading to why quite a few people including employees use the bicycle bays. customers often walk past really close or brush past (the older ones, weirdly women are definitely the worse for it in my experience around here) even when while trying to parking, loading the tb or setting off.

[Gerontious]

I do like a happy ending and the fact that if I go to Whitby I can now park in the railway station. Though why I would want to park there and not on the front, with a sea view or near a Whitby fish and chippy is another question entirely. 
 

Anyway drama over… until the next one.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by Gerontious

[Davidtav]

Parking in Whitby is really difficult. Went there last year. Lots of bikes were parked on a large paved area. Not doing any harm. Lots of room for pedestrians. But we’re all told to leave by a traffic warden. Wasn’t arguing. We had eaten our fish and chips by then … it is a good thing this decision is apparently reversed. But if they expect bikes to park two to a car bay. Surely the fee should be half that for a car?

[Capt Sisko]

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect bikes to pay if you're using a standard space. My local town centre car parks have a motorcycle only section is which is free, but if that's full and you have to park your bike on one of the regular slots, you pay. Fair enough, but two to a space, sorry mate I ain't going to do that. Sometimes when I'm out I'm Billy No Mates and I don't want someone I don't know blocking me in, and if I'm out on my R1250RT, complete with panniers etc, there's not a lot of room left for anyone else anyway.

Edited December 18, 2023 by Capt Sisko

[onesea]

48 minutes ago, Davidtav said:

Surely the fee should be half that for a car?

Don’t start on fees for parking bikes, the variations can be massive,  round here it varies:

Free every where,

Free in bike parking,

1 ticket one space (play bike Tetris stack em high),

One per bike regardless of number of bays,

 

I am sure more can be found - although I am not sure how you find out which is being enforced without getting a parking fine.

[S-Westerly]

In Gloucester there's a dedicated space for parking bikes which can maybe take 12 bikes but there's rarely more than 5 there. Otherwise in car parks bikes are expected to pay which means having to use the app as a paper ticket on a bike isn't going to last long. You can take your chance parking on streets but......

Edited December 18, 2023 by S-Westerly

[Throttled]

We love Whitby, been visiting annually for over a decade, and part of the day was admiring all the bikes in the station car park. For them to not be there is really sad.