Mackintosh Place protest

The Mackintosh Residents Association took to the streets this morning, well to a zebra crossing. It was a very civilised rainy protest, 10 or so people with nice placards taking many opportunities to walk across the zebra crossing when a car came, and standing sedately on the sidelines waving banners at passing motorists the rest of the time. They attracted a bit of an audience, as well as a South Wales Echo reporter and photographer and stayed for about 35 minutes.

What was interesting was the range of reactions. Most drivers were a bit confused, a fair number voiced their support. When someone was taking a photo some drivers even stopped to let them get a clear view over the road. One driver broke the law by just driving round a woman stood on the edge of the road. A man held up for all of 30 seconds shouted that they had made him late for work. Another man got out his car, left it in the middle of the road with a queue forming and demanded to see a letter from the police allowing this obstruction but causing a far greater obstruction and hazard himself. It was highly entertaining and there should be a story in the paper tomorrow.