Emergency Services
A Fire Station is NOT a Turning Place
The Fire Service has again asked people to stop using its forecourt as a turning place.
Pic is a recreation
The Fire Service has again asked people to stop using its forecourt as a turning place.
Largely as a result of the no right-turn out of McDonald’s on Peel Road, drivers are using the forecourt to swing round and head back into town.
Beyond just being pointless seeing as the QB roundabout is less than 200 meters away, it’s also kinda dangerous.
The Fire Service said: ‘Recently we have seen an influx of drivers using the forecourt of Douglas Fire Station as a turning circle.
‘It has become an almost hourly occurrence and has unfortunately recently slowed a fire engine from being able to respond – on multiple occasions. We did put some nice big signs up 2 years ago to try and stop this happening…
‘Besides the obvious hindering of our vehicles, what may look like a nice open forecourt is also a working area. Vehicles pulling in and turning puts our firefighters and mechanics at risk, just don’t do it. Thank you. ‘
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