{"id":18261,"date":"2015-09-19T22:24:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2015-09-19T22:24:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T21:24:59","slug":"only-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=18261","title":{"rendered":"Only in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are going to <a title=\"Wrong-way M60 drivers to be prosecuted\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-manchester-34301982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prosecute dozens of drivers who drove the wrong way on the M60<\/a> slip road near Sale in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 520px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-18261-1\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/m60wrongway.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/m60wrongway.flv\">https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/m60wrongway.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>On the other hand, <a title=\"No prosecutions for drivers who went wrong way down motorway slip road\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/granada\/update\/2015-09-18\/no-prosecutions-for-drivers-who-went-wrong-way-down-motorway-slip-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV reports that they AREN\u2019T being prosecuted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sufficient to point out that they are all twats, and the fact that it happened in Manchester totally fits in with a police spokesman\u2019s comment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The laws of the road are there for a reason, which is to protect motorists and people need to realise that they cannot do what they want, when they want.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That last line sums up the problem with our roads today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are going to prosecute dozens of drivers who drove the wrong way on the M60 slip road near Sale in Greater Manchester. 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