“well all i can say is if the girl was pushing her friends away y the hell didnt she move herself was this a set up against pcc? all youngsters goes around with the headfones in there ears with wot they call music blasting away and cant hear a thing i was int he town one day and a group of youngsters was swearing and screaming at each other like they do and wasnt paying attention to ppl or vechiles around them im glad the driver isnt being charged come on kids wake up wen ya in the town for gods sake”

“Ok, so the girl was injured pushing her friends out of the way, surely they must have seen or heard the lorry!! As with all youngsters these days, were pobably on the mobiles or had their i-pods blasting their eardrums and were, as usual, oblivious to what was going on around them - you see it all the time.
I was brought up to watch and listen for traffic, now its the other way around, the poor motorist has enough to contend with just driving without having to look for brainless people who can't take care of themselves”

“Ok, so the girl was pushing her friedns out of the way, but surely they have eyes and ears too! There was a time when we were taught to watch out for traffic, now the poor driver has to look for dim-witted pedestrians as well as all other other hazards associated with driving, its's about time that people started using their brains again and looking around them instead of constantly on their mobiles or have ear-plugs in, listening to music!!”

“All of these vans are fitted with a reversing alarm, don't tell me nobody heard it. I have been to the city to shop and all around Plymouth people walk behind reversing vehicles. Are pedestrians just stupid? If you hear a beeping sound the van is reversing and if you look a car has a white light to let you know they are backing up. Don't blame the drivers, they do try to avoid the people, i.e granny, grandpa, little ones or those with plugs in their ears listening to the latest noise.”

“You should walk through New George Street and Cornwall Street at 7.30 every morning with the window cleaning vehicles speeding left right and centre around the pedestrianised areas.
I had an S Dingle Van clip my shopping bag he came that close!”

“what on earth was this large truck entering a pedestrian area on a saterday, there are no food out lets in that area, so what was the point?”

“"...the teenager's mum Penny is calling for all vehicles to be banned from the city centre."

That should just about finish off those city centre businesses which have managed to survive the recession.

It's a better (and cheaper) solution just to educate people about the dangers of vehicles.

A refuse truck is a fairly difficult vehicle to miss when you're walking down the street. If you don't think you're capable of moving out of the way of a slowly reversing vehicle, then don't go near them!

Pedestrians are just responsible for being aware of their surroundings as drivers.”

“Sit near the sundial anytime and the chances are a police car will pass slowly by, followed a little later by a cleaning wagon, then by a fire engine crawling past, its like being in the Truman Show”

“I see everybody walks around with there eyes shut. Plymouth city centre is not a true pedestrian zone. There are a few little signs dotted around, which states permitted vehicles are allowed in the pedestrian zone. Also what about cash collection crews, not the best idea having them wandering out of sight of their vehicle.”

“Well its been comming for a long time as most of the Council drivers drive like looneys really thay do.i see it on a daily basics.(as i drive around the city all day too).maybe the next time you hold your monthly meetings in the nova hotel at marshmills (with our money)(TAX).tell all ur drivers then.and yes i agree in the town center royal paraide you wanted away with subways but why not put a footbridge across.then do away with with all the bloodie traffic lights then traffic will flow alot better hmmmm.( PS CAN I HAVE A JOB PLEASE AND I,LL HAVE HALF THE PAY YOUR PAY AT THE MOMENT!!!!!!!!!.P.P.S. HOPE THE GIRLS OK TOO !!!....”