Rocko
RMS Regular
Kindly supplied by Geoff. Apologies for the long post.
As most of the population of the cruise scene in N.I. know Bangor’s premier cruise spot has been closed on a Sunday night by the landowners who are Translink. Obviously this being the “Top Carpark”. For weeks now a four-man team representing both Bangorcruise.co.uk and all the other cruisers natiowide have been in discussions with the Community Police Team in Bangor PSNI station. The Sergeant we spoke to could not have done more to accommodate us and we owe it to Bangor PSNI, as they set the whole evening up. As introductions where made it soon became apparent that we had achieved the attendance of all the top guys from: Bangor PSNI, Bangor Council, which represented all aspects of those areas affected by cruisers, and most important Translink who own the top carpark.
The meeting kicked of at 7.30pm and we went straight into the discussion of “Why was the top car park closed?” but as I asked this the Translink representative stopped me in my tracks and pointed out that at this early stage he was going to take some convincing to re-open the carpark so what I had to say would need to be of great relevance. I must admit it was the first hurdle we came up against and it knocked me for six so early on but we where determined so here’s the summary of the open forum.
Bangor is primarily a “sea-side” town, which relies on the influx of people to support, it’s local businesses such as B&B’s. These B&B’s are located all over the town and are fed up with the general nuisance noise and behaviour associated with “boy-racer” style actions mainly in the lower carpark. To combat this entering, exiting and whilst in the bottom carpark such factors as wheel-spinning, hitting the limiter, pulling handbrake turns and demos of big ICE systems are massive “no no’s”.
We where reminded that under the traffic law when that carpark is open it is a public road and the same law applies to it as on the highway so the traffic branch can enforce the law even in there so really think twice because the police are practicing zero tolerence. Lose the bad behaviour not your books.
One scary fact is that we really only have two carparks left, the lower top and the middle one. We where told that the authorities to be can close these also and where would we be then, so it’s food for thought as well.
As for the issue of oil, all that can be said on this matter is it can’t happen again, it’s an environmental issue and there are teams of consultants paid to take action against people who see fit to pollute the ground through getting guys to wheelspin which admittedly is fun to watch but there is a time and a place. Think about it.
Litter, this is such a simple thing we are all guilty for so, take it home or put it in the bin liners now provided by Bangorcruise.co.uk. On this Monday morning if one solitary sweet wrapper blows across that carpark when Translink inspect it they’ll pull the plug straight away.
This is the tip of the iceberg folks, there’s more to come.
As most of the population of the cruise scene in N.I. know Bangor’s premier cruise spot has been closed on a Sunday night by the landowners who are Translink. Obviously this being the “Top Carpark”. For weeks now a four-man team representing both Bangorcruise.co.uk and all the other cruisers natiowide have been in discussions with the Community Police Team in Bangor PSNI station. The Sergeant we spoke to could not have done more to accommodate us and we owe it to Bangor PSNI, as they set the whole evening up. As introductions where made it soon became apparent that we had achieved the attendance of all the top guys from: Bangor PSNI, Bangor Council, which represented all aspects of those areas affected by cruisers, and most important Translink who own the top carpark.
The meeting kicked of at 7.30pm and we went straight into the discussion of “Why was the top car park closed?” but as I asked this the Translink representative stopped me in my tracks and pointed out that at this early stage he was going to take some convincing to re-open the carpark so what I had to say would need to be of great relevance. I must admit it was the first hurdle we came up against and it knocked me for six so early on but we where determined so here’s the summary of the open forum.
Bangor is primarily a “sea-side” town, which relies on the influx of people to support, it’s local businesses such as B&B’s. These B&B’s are located all over the town and are fed up with the general nuisance noise and behaviour associated with “boy-racer” style actions mainly in the lower carpark. To combat this entering, exiting and whilst in the bottom carpark such factors as wheel-spinning, hitting the limiter, pulling handbrake turns and demos of big ICE systems are massive “no no’s”.
We where reminded that under the traffic law when that carpark is open it is a public road and the same law applies to it as on the highway so the traffic branch can enforce the law even in there so really think twice because the police are practicing zero tolerence. Lose the bad behaviour not your books.
One scary fact is that we really only have two carparks left, the lower top and the middle one. We where told that the authorities to be can close these also and where would we be then, so it’s food for thought as well.
As for the issue of oil, all that can be said on this matter is it can’t happen again, it’s an environmental issue and there are teams of consultants paid to take action against people who see fit to pollute the ground through getting guys to wheelspin which admittedly is fun to watch but there is a time and a place. Think about it.
Litter, this is such a simple thing we are all guilty for so, take it home or put it in the bin liners now provided by Bangorcruise.co.uk. On this Monday morning if one solitary sweet wrapper blows across that carpark when Translink inspect it they’ll pull the plug straight away.
This is the tip of the iceberg folks, there’s more to come.
when did the parks close?? ive been to newcastle a lot recently but was oblivious to these parks being closed
