Who decided to bhild a road around a stone anyway... just move it somewhere safe...
Roland - 8 years ago
"Transport for Bucks’ Matt Whincup reveals the compenstation claim and states: “This puts TfB in a very difficult position as I understand the stone has been in place at the junction for a very long time.
“Technically the stone is an obstruction in the public highway according to The Highways Act 1980 and now that an incident has been brought to our attention we are obliged to take action."
Well I don't read the Highway act that way. I suggest Transport for Bucks' gets some real legal advice and publish it.
Also this article on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35918470 includes an interesting historical photo showing immediately adjacent to the stone a streetlamp! The removal of this lamp would have been a deliberate act by the council/TfB, as would of been the resurfacing of the road around the stone without adding road markings and/or other features to indicate a potential hazard - hence we can conclude it was the council/TfB who decided that the stone in it's current situation does not constitute a hazard or obstacle...
Lorraine - 8 years ago
I grew up in the village and never have I heard such nonsense, I learnt to drive living there aswell and never hit the stone.....leave the stone alone ...
ID - 8 years ago
Since the Soulbury Stone is in an obvious position in the middle of a wide side street and not on the main road possibly the police should be discussing with the 'claimant' a possible offence of 'driving without due care and attention'...
Grazza - 8 years ago
Driver incompetence - simple.
The stone is invisible? The driver is blind?
Tell 'em to get a pair of decent specs., learn how to drive properly and stop wasting my council tax.
Trebor Skcigem - 8 years ago
How could anyone even think about removing such an iconic landmark from the town? The council should look to replace the once Victorian lamppost nearby which could then illuminate the stone. At least this way any incompetent drivers who happen to be near it won’t hit it! As for the driver claiming for compensation….the council should counter claim for damage to the stone and any work needed to reset it.
MicNic - 8 years ago
Once there was an ancient stone
in the beautiful village of Soulbury,
that sat all alone
and did no harm to nobody,
the stone had a row with a car,
the driver from afar
claimed for compensation
and started a heated conversation
but let us villagers tell you something honey,
If you do get your money,
put driving lessons on your list
as learning to drive correctly would not go amiss!!
SOS - Save Our Stone
Phil Walsh - 8 years ago
Has the driver been charged by the police for possible damage to this historical artifact if not why not?
Scepticaldoubter - 8 years ago
If this alleged collision did happen then we in Soulbury need to speak to the driver of the vehicle urgently. It is a major concern that the stone is no longer content to sit and just to go up and down the hill at mid night, but has started leaping out in front of innocent motorists at all time of the day or night!! Horror of Horrors.
The Health and Safety Executive may be forced to put a warning sign on the road. Perhaps 'Beware Rolling Stone'?
SOS
Georgia - 8 years ago
LEAVE OUR STONE UNTURNED! It has been around well before humans walked this earth, let alone cars. Furthermore, it adds character and history to our village. It simply rocks. Stone the crow that caused this drama!
con chelle - 8 years ago
Been their longer than us leave it alone
Hope - 8 years ago
LOL!! As is someone is a worse driver than me, SAVE OUR SOULBURY STONE
Alex Stocker - 8 years ago
Absolute lunacy, how can any driver who is paying attention not notice a bolder in the road that's been there since the dooms day!
Rhys Nicholas - 8 years ago
As a child growing up in this village, it is upsetting to hear that a village feature is threatened to be removed. I would like to say that I often see and hear speeding drivers go through my village as I walk to the park with friends and they need to slow down on the corner in question where the stone is situated of which is clearly visible. I have never heard of anyone hitting this before. SOS - Save Our Stone - Rhys Nicholas
Brenda Jones - 8 years ago
SAVE SOULBURY STONE ! ! ! I live in this road and would hate to see it removed. I will certainly be supporting any petitions or protests to keep the stone here. As a child I lived in Stewkley and the school bus passed the stone every day, it seemed much bigger then ! My dad told us the story of the stone rolling down the hill at midnight. In agreement with others I fail to see how anyone can not see the stone. People should be driving " with due care and attention " and perhaps a little slower !
C Whitney - 8 years ago
Unbelievable, my family lived in Soulbury for generations and I have never heard of a problem. The stone is an integral part of the village and should be protected. The idiot that drove into it should take a refresher course and think themselves lucky that they only hit the stone. What a waste of time and money. Instead of compensation, donate them a bike.
Matt - 8 years ago
Clearly the driver wasn't paying attention to what they were doing. If I'd have hit it, I'd be too embarrassed to own up to it! Perhaps with the legend of the "Boot" rolling around, could it have "rolled out in front of them"?
Mark - 8 years ago
As kids when we passed we would rhyme "every hour on the hour the stone rolls down the hill and back up again" We were never there exactly on the hour so we were told, so we never saw it move. Looking back I think this may have been a big fib.
Claire B - 8 years ago
I lived in this road in Soulbury for 2 years and not once was the stone an issue when driving into and out of the road, meaning capable drivers are able to live with the stone. So leave it where it is.....
Debbie O - 8 years ago
People travel from far and wide to see this "glacial erratic". We should be promoting it, not removing it.
Drive carefully and stop blaming poor innocent stones for your bad driving.
Julie Axtell-Powell - 8 years ago
He was obviously under the influence. Was he stoned?!!!!!
Dave Beer - 8 years ago
As people have said before, what if it was a small child and not a stone? If you are not aware of what is around you when manoeuvring, then maybe you should have your licence revoked...
Daniel Axtell-Powell - 8 years ago
They didn't spot the stone? Seriously? I hope they were breathalysed, strip searched and every orifice inspected for drugs. Can't believe this!
Z - 8 years ago
How about the village sues the driver for the pain and distress caused by their careless driving and resulting argument over the stone!
This stone is part of Soulbury, please don't give in to the demands of one selfish person!
There is plenty of room for tractors and hgv's to get through the village unscathed...the problem here is the driver who hit the stone.
Ian parrott - 8 years ago
Has the driver not got the number of Specsavers? I can get a tractor and 30 foot trailer around it! I can't see the problem myself. If the driver had run into local potholes instead, would the council have acted so promptly?
RH - 8 years ago
If we sanitise everything, then we take away danger. If we take away danger we become careless. The driver clearly wasn't paying enough attention. The rock is clear to see and out of the way. IMO if they're weren't driving with due care and attention then it was lucky the hit just a big old rock.
Heres a cheap idea. Instead of digging it yp or putting cones around it. how about a 'Danger - ancient rock in the road' road sign. Far cheaper and spares the councils blushes.
Elizabeth Caplan - 8 years ago
Hands off our Soulbury Stone!
Tracy Wood - 8 years ago
That stone has been there for a lot longer than the road and the Act of Parliament.m of course it should stay, it's callell character!
karen marriott - 8 years ago
i have never heard of anyone clatting into the stone before and considering that it has been there longer than cars have been around i don't think anyone should be thinking of removing it,its a landmark in its own right,also it's positioning may be in the middle of the road but the road has plenty of space around it meaning that unless you drive carelessly you should be able to avoid it with no issues
H - 8 years ago
If the driver "careered" into it then more fool them. How about a photo showing the damage to their vehicle.
Who decided to bhild a road around a stone anyway... just move it somewhere safe...
"Transport for Bucks’ Matt Whincup reveals the compenstation claim and states: “This puts TfB in a very difficult position as I understand the stone has been in place at the junction for a very long time.
“Technically the stone is an obstruction in the public highway according to The Highways Act 1980 and now that an incident has been brought to our attention we are obliged to take action."
Well I don't read the Highway act that way. I suggest Transport for Bucks' gets some real legal advice and publish it.
Also this article on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35918470 includes an interesting historical photo showing immediately adjacent to the stone a streetlamp! The removal of this lamp would have been a deliberate act by the council/TfB, as would of been the resurfacing of the road around the stone without adding road markings and/or other features to indicate a potential hazard - hence we can conclude it was the council/TfB who decided that the stone in it's current situation does not constitute a hazard or obstacle...
I grew up in the village and never have I heard such nonsense, I learnt to drive living there aswell and never hit the stone.....leave the stone alone ...
Since the Soulbury Stone is in an obvious position in the middle of a wide side street and not on the main road possibly the police should be discussing with the 'claimant' a possible offence of 'driving without due care and attention'...
Driver incompetence - simple.
The stone is invisible? The driver is blind?
Tell 'em to get a pair of decent specs., learn how to drive properly and stop wasting my council tax.
How could anyone even think about removing such an iconic landmark from the town? The council should look to replace the once Victorian lamppost nearby which could then illuminate the stone. At least this way any incompetent drivers who happen to be near it won’t hit it! As for the driver claiming for compensation….the council should counter claim for damage to the stone and any work needed to reset it.
Once there was an ancient stone
in the beautiful village of Soulbury,
that sat all alone
and did no harm to nobody,
the stone had a row with a car,
the driver from afar
claimed for compensation
and started a heated conversation
but let us villagers tell you something honey,
If you do get your money,
put driving lessons on your list
as learning to drive correctly would not go amiss!!
SOS - Save Our Stone
Has the driver been charged by the police for possible damage to this historical artifact if not why not?
If this alleged collision did happen then we in Soulbury need to speak to the driver of the vehicle urgently. It is a major concern that the stone is no longer content to sit and just to go up and down the hill at mid night, but has started leaping out in front of innocent motorists at all time of the day or night!! Horror of Horrors.
The Health and Safety Executive may be forced to put a warning sign on the road. Perhaps 'Beware Rolling Stone'?
SOS
LEAVE OUR STONE UNTURNED! It has been around well before humans walked this earth, let alone cars. Furthermore, it adds character and history to our village. It simply rocks. Stone the crow that caused this drama!
Been their longer than us leave it alone
LOL!! As is someone is a worse driver than me, SAVE OUR SOULBURY STONE
Absolute lunacy, how can any driver who is paying attention not notice a bolder in the road that's been there since the dooms day!
As a child growing up in this village, it is upsetting to hear that a village feature is threatened to be removed. I would like to say that I often see and hear speeding drivers go through my village as I walk to the park with friends and they need to slow down on the corner in question where the stone is situated of which is clearly visible. I have never heard of anyone hitting this before. SOS - Save Our Stone - Rhys Nicholas
SAVE SOULBURY STONE ! ! ! I live in this road and would hate to see it removed. I will certainly be supporting any petitions or protests to keep the stone here. As a child I lived in Stewkley and the school bus passed the stone every day, it seemed much bigger then ! My dad told us the story of the stone rolling down the hill at midnight. In agreement with others I fail to see how anyone can not see the stone. People should be driving " with due care and attention " and perhaps a little slower !
Unbelievable, my family lived in Soulbury for generations and I have never heard of a problem. The stone is an integral part of the village and should be protected. The idiot that drove into it should take a refresher course and think themselves lucky that they only hit the stone. What a waste of time and money. Instead of compensation, donate them a bike.
Clearly the driver wasn't paying attention to what they were doing. If I'd have hit it, I'd be too embarrassed to own up to it! Perhaps with the legend of the "Boot" rolling around, could it have "rolled out in front of them"?
As kids when we passed we would rhyme "every hour on the hour the stone rolls down the hill and back up again" We were never there exactly on the hour so we were told, so we never saw it move. Looking back I think this may have been a big fib.
I lived in this road in Soulbury for 2 years and not once was the stone an issue when driving into and out of the road, meaning capable drivers are able to live with the stone. So leave it where it is.....
People travel from far and wide to see this "glacial erratic". We should be promoting it, not removing it.
Drive carefully and stop blaming poor innocent stones for your bad driving.
He was obviously under the influence. Was he stoned?!!!!!
As people have said before, what if it was a small child and not a stone? If you are not aware of what is around you when manoeuvring, then maybe you should have your licence revoked...
They didn't spot the stone? Seriously? I hope they were breathalysed, strip searched and every orifice inspected for drugs. Can't believe this!
How about the village sues the driver for the pain and distress caused by their careless driving and resulting argument over the stone!
This stone is part of Soulbury, please don't give in to the demands of one selfish person!
There is plenty of room for tractors and hgv's to get through the village unscathed...the problem here is the driver who hit the stone.
Has the driver not got the number of Specsavers? I can get a tractor and 30 foot trailer around it! I can't see the problem myself. If the driver had run into local potholes instead, would the council have acted so promptly?
If we sanitise everything, then we take away danger. If we take away danger we become careless. The driver clearly wasn't paying enough attention. The rock is clear to see and out of the way. IMO if they're weren't driving with due care and attention then it was lucky the hit just a big old rock.
Heres a cheap idea. Instead of digging it yp or putting cones around it. how about a 'Danger - ancient rock in the road' road sign. Far cheaper and spares the councils blushes.
Hands off our Soulbury Stone!
That stone has been there for a lot longer than the road and the Act of Parliament.m of course it should stay, it's callell character!
i have never heard of anyone clatting into the stone before and considering that it has been there longer than cars have been around i don't think anyone should be thinking of removing it,its a landmark in its own right,also it's positioning may be in the middle of the road but the road has plenty of space around it meaning that unless you drive carelessly you should be able to avoid it with no issues
If the driver "careered" into it then more fool them. How about a photo showing the damage to their vehicle.