I commented last weekend about the increase of traffic on the road on the other side of our village park. After that I read about increasing traffic in the Yorkshire Dales and about the abuse one policewoman had to suffer from some drivers when she pointed out the error of their ways.
Fines, way too low
I think the fine, the level of a parking ticket, is far too lenient. In my closest city, Bradford, probably the city with the highest incidence of uninsured drivers in the UK and with the worst driving anywhere in the world from my experience, would not deter many in their go faster Subarus or enhanced Range Rovers.
Human rights, etc
I am fed up of people prattling on about ‘liberty’ and ‘human rights’ in this situation. What about my ‘human right’ simply to live, which they are endangering?
Realistic ‘punishments’
I’d like to see the fines replaced with at least 6 penalty points on a first offence, and removal of their driving licence on the second. As far as ignoring the instructions, or bending them, the fine should be enough to hurt, £1,000 minimum.
A better idea would be to ram wide tubes down their throats and force them to breath through that for a few weeks, as many of those in intensive care have to do, but without anaesthetic or induced sleep.
Grumpytyke 
April 29, 2020 at 5:35 pm
When I visited Yorkshire I was surprised at the way roads felt in their narrowness and parking lines at the side of roads gave very little clearance for 2 way traffic. O, an ensuing slowness to getting from A to B was the nature of our journeys when on holiday near Hebden Bridge, Saltaire, etc. Running our friend’s shop in Halifax meant larger roads to get back to Brighouse where we were staying in her beautiful converted mill flat. Traffic was quite extensive. And so it was here in Wales when visitors came. Now? Solitude much more evident when I travel to the hospital. But. Many people coming to their holiday 2nd homes. Our health service would be overwhelmed if a second wave of C19 came about. We simply do not have large enough hospitals to accommodate influx. We locals have also noticed that a holidaying mentality with the visitors exists too. I do worry that, without considered stay at home isolation, we will see a downward turn for all concerned. Locals and holiday visitors. I’m busy enough at present on my ward.