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Levels of a potentially deadly bacteria in a river used for water activities for children, have ‘spiked alarmingly’ leaving two children in hospital.
Animal lovers can head to Penarth Library for the Animal Zone UK #ReadToTheBeat, where you’ll ‘Meet amazing animals and discover fascinating facts in this fun, interactive animal show.’ The event is free and open to all ages, but booking is essential. This takes place August 28, 10am to 11am.
If you fancy a creative catch-up, the Lens Friends Meet Up at Penarth Library offers ‘an informal creative meet-up — a relaxed space to connect, catch up and chat about the group’. Join in for discussions and reflections on past projects and future ideas. Pop along on August 29, 10am to 12pm.
Bring a blanket and your favourite snacks for Illyria’s outdoor theatre production of Pinocchio at Kymin Gardens. Enjoy ‘a fantastic afternoon of fun, laughter, and a well known classic’ with a running time of 95 minutes including a 20-minute interval. Remember, there is no car parking at the venue and tickets are £15. Catch the show on August 28, 3pm.
Wrap up the month with the Annual Bank Holiday Hog Roast at Penarth Conservative Club, featuring live music from Lights Out Band who celebrate 20 years in the business. Tuck into a delicious hog roast roll, with ice cream and candy floss also available. Adult tickets are £15 and children’s tickets are £8, both including food. The fun starts August 30, 2.30pm.
For further information visit the venue website.
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Tarmac softens in the summer heat, which may cause problems on the roads, but even trains running on steel rails are not immune.
Railways in the UK are generally designed to operate within a 45C temperature range. The rails expand slightly in the heat, and excessive temperatures can produce “sun kink” with rails warping into S-shapes. The effect is small but the distortion can derail fast trains, so speeds are reduced for safety.
Thermal expansion also causes overhead power lines to droop, and in extreme conditions they may contact trees or other obstacles. This can be solved with auto-tensioning, balancing weights or springs that adjust to changing conditions, but not all power lines have been updated.
Signalling equipment housed in railside metal cabinets is also vulnerable. The inside of these cabinets can reach 70C during a heatwave, causing electronics to fail. Southeastern has been testing IsoMat, a flat aluminium unit that attaches to a signal box and provides cooling. IsoMat is a passive heat exchanger containing sealed internal channels filled with liquid that evaporates and condenses, drawing heat away from the sensitive electronics.
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None of these problems are entirely new but they are now more common. Hopefully, hotter summers should drive investment in mitigation measures so that delays due to excessive heat become less rather than more frequent.
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In what could be a legal grey area, motorists are likely to face two distinct scenarios – but one thing is clear: you must not contravene a red illuminated light
A lawyer set out what motorists can and can’t do in such a scenario
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It is one of life’s great annoyances, but a lawyer has explained what motorists can and can’t do if temporary traffic lights stay stuck on red. It’s a potential legal grey area, and moving through a red light in these circumstances could leave drivers exposed. That said, the Highway Code is clearer on what to do when the lights have stopped working altogether.
Barrister Daniel J. ShenSmith posed the question many drivers face when temporary lights appear to be stuck on red: Do you wait or drive on? He said the law is set out in Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, which says you must not contravene a red illuminated light.
He added that of the two scenarios that may arise, the one involving lights that have failed completely is “slightly easier” to navigate, as the position is clearly set out in Rule 176 of the Highway Code.
Entirely broken lights
It reads that: “You MUST NOT move forward over the white line when the red light is showing. Only go forward when the traffic lights are green if there is room for you to clear the junction safely, or you are taking up a position to turn right.
“If the traffic lights are not working, treat the situation as you would an unmarked junction and proceed with great care.”
Daniel says this clearly covers situations where the lights aren’t working at all: drivers should treat it as an unmarked junction and proceed carefully. But he adds it’s not as straightforward when the set-up is more “nuanced”.
The lights are stuck on red
He set out a scenario in which the light stays red. It becomes clear the signals aren’t working properly, especially if you’ve watched a couple of streams of traffic come from the other direction without your light changing.
Daniel explained on the BlackBeltBarrister YouTube channel: “This is not entirely straightforward because a broken light in that way is still illuminated, and so it doesn’t automatically count as not working under the Highway Code. And so the legal reality here is that it would still be a contravention of that traffic signal if you decide to proceed.”
So if a motorist decides to move past a red light after determining that it’s cycled through three times without changing, they’d “technically” still be contravening the red light, and it’s “highly dangerous” due to potential oncoming traffic.
“You might ultimately be liable for that, and there is, of course, no strict time limit after which you are permitted to contravene a red light. You are simply not allowed to do it, and the police can and quite likely will prosecute you for it.”
Potential solutions
As for a solution, Daniel says you will first have to wait for “several cycles” to determine, without question, that the light isn’t working. Second, you must contact the site number on the sign to inform those responsible.
You would, of course, have to do this “hands-free”, because you cannot have your phone in your hand or you’d be committing a separate offence. In ideal circumstances, you’d be able to seek advice this way.
If, however, you did decide to move past the red light, having determined that it was “absolutely clear” that it wasn’t working and you had no choice, “you might still be prosecuted” if you’re spotted doing so.
Daniel says you could inform the police that you tried everything within your power, including calling the number. He says the broken red light scenario isn’t defined in the Highway Code, but you could run it as a defence if prosecuted.
Legal reality
He added: “But apart from all that, the law is relatively clear. If there’s a red light, you must obey it. So there’s no law that says you can contravene it because you think it’s broken, unless it’s just not illuminated at all and it’s not working at all, in which case you deal with it as an unmarked junction.”
Daniel says it may ultimately depend on what happens in court. Driving through a red light is a strict-liability offence – meaning you can be guilty whether you intended to break the rules or not – but, as he puts it: “Is it in the public interest to prosecute you?”
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