Can YOU spot the bell? No… nor can drivers: Council’s bizarre anti-crash bollard… that’s ‘causing crashes’

Yorkshire has become a strange bell in a narrow bridge in Dales, a car killer.

The Çan was founded in November on the Widdale Bridge near Hawes. It was placed to prevent the drivers from hitting the bridge on the stone walls on both sides.

However, the bell in the B6255 seems to have caused more problems than it has solved, and regular reports that the drivers hit the installation as they cross the bridge.

Bollard is black painted without signing reflective, and it is unlikely to be seen especially by drivers at night.

Pictures of a recent collision, Bollard’ın to protect the brick wall was damaged by a vehicle, the bridge itself was not saved even by the bell.

Barry Purcell said that in the nearby village of Askrigg, a BNB is a ‘stupid idea’ and ‘responsibility’.

He said that a couple in the near future were taken to hospital after an accident on the bridge.

Barry was a Norwegian couple who stayed with us for a few days, and of course tourists are not familiar with the roads, ” he said.

As the cars started to hit the bell while the bridge was passing, the little bell became its danger

They didn’t see when they approached the bridge. They cropped and went on the roof of the car. ‘

Barry, the couple was taken to the Lancaster Hospital and passengers should have surgery on the arm, he said.

“Since his arm was full of glass, he had to spend two days in the hospital before he even took the surgery.

‘The man had to come back and bring back the keys, and they had to reduce their stay for two days.

“ Then they returned home and so we lost their job.

“ When the police came to us, “You are not the first,” he told us.

It has been reported that at least seven vehicles have hit the bell in the last three months.

The road crosses Yorkshire Dales National Park and is popular among tourists visiting the villages of Haws, Engleton and Ribblehead.

Drivers are fighting to detect dark bell – especially at night

A car depicted in a ditch after colliding with the widdale bridge Bell in Yorkshire Dales

Barry, created to protect the bridge, said it was ‘the most stupid thing they can do’.

“They need to establish reflective signs on the bridge.

“ You take the left hand directly on the right -hand and narrow bridge.

‘The bells can work, there is one in the village of Hawes, but in a really logical position, a house protects very big vehicles

“ There is plenty of reflective signage that can be established, there is a warning for the narrow bridge. You take your left hand out in a right -handed way and you’re on that business.

When I talk to people about it, they all seem to think it’s unnecessary. The road is as narrow as it is. ‘

Despite the danger to drivers, some of the locals believe that the bell is a valuable contribution and proves the value of the amount of cars that hit it.

Someone wrote: ‘It seems to me that he is doing his job, damaging the bridge and worse results for vehicles. Perhaps the drivers should slow down a little and use their brains to determine when to give way to the upcoming traffic. ‘

Another said: ‘I think it is a great idea to have a bell, it must be one of every bridge here, by evaluating people as much as they continue to hit them.’

Northern Yorkshire Council’s Highways and Deputy Director of Infrastructure Barrie Mason said: ‘Bollard was founded to help damage the bridge parapet on the Widdale Bridge in October last year.

The road in the bridge approach has signs and signs that the drivers should shrink and slow down the road.

“ Also, there are white lines that marked the edge of the main road. Bollard, located away from the roadside, is painted to remain in accordance with the historical nature of the bridge.

‘We will ask drivers to pay attention to both warnings and road conditions to prevent more events.’

A user on social media described it as a ‘cousin’ called the ‘killer pavement’ in Zili Salisbury.

‘Killer Curb’ is 328 meters away from the junction of two big roads from the Salisbury train station in Wiltshire.

A car, Salisbury, is fighting to wander around the new foot high -pavement in Wiltshire

In the picture: a driver, Salisbury’s’ Killer Curb tries the tight corner that damages many cars

The high -fame -up foot facility is designed to create a ‘more pleasant environment for pedestrians’, but instead it has become fame enough to be listed as a tourist attraction in Google Maps.

Since it was opened 10 months ago, eight compensation claims were made compared to zero in the previous three years.

It also caused so much damage that it was dedicated to the massacre that it created a Facebook page.

The Wiltshire Council, led by Lib Dem, increased the sidewalk as part of a project of 3.2 million pounds in October 2024.

Last year, the district council’s train station to the city center walking ‘Pedestrians will create a more hospitable environment’ he said.

A video of a car that hit the sidewalk was watched more than a million on social media.

Since its establishment, the Council has encountered a series of compensation claims from drivers damaged to their vehicles.