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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Total disrespect for the Law 95% of people break it everyday |
| BottyBurp |
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 09:41
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| Only 5 per cent of Britons say they never break any laws . John Sewell, spokesman for http://www.onepoll.com, which carried out the survey, said: 'It's worrying to think that so many people are breaking the law on a daily basis. 'And it's an even bigger concern that many aren't at all bothered abou... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Agressive bikes... |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 14:54
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| Or the standard of motorcycle riding has plummeted. I would suggest a lot of sports bikes these days are ridden by idiots with no licenses, or those who have done a DAS course and then go out and buy a GSX-R and wire it into a hedge at 90! I would suggest that a lot of people also pass their car dr... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Tailgating. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 13:53
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| People should still be encouraged to normally drive on the left. But if they aren't doing so, why not go past them? I assume you mean to their left and the answer is because they are not looking for you there and may pull in on you (or they may know you are there and pull in for spite). Provided yo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Follow Up on Mini-roundabouts |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 13:34
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| Rules are created based on evidence/facts and common sense leading to the determination of the rule and its meaning and purpose, it is far from the OPINION of One person and reading your answer I worry about your level of self importance and arrogance whenever you take to the road. I disagree. I be... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Follow Up on Mini-roundabouts |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 13:28
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| [...]There are no doubts in my mind that MRs are a failure and should be removed, but they are only a failure because of drivers not because of the roundabout itself. In my area, they are a failure because they are not needed. They're just another method of trying to slow traffic down. Similarly to... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Baby On Board Signs |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 14:23
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| When you get down to it, I suppose I just object to people with children thinking that this entitles them to some special status. The enshrining in law of maternity leave, child benefits etc. reinforces this view but actually is prejudice against the childless. You can have children if you want. Ju... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Agressive bikes... |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 13:54
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| There has sadly been an increase in bike crashes on this type of machine where in the past size and power had no significant effect on crash cause stats. So is it just popularity of the modern sports bike that is swinging the stats towards big sports bikes or the bikes themselves becoming beyond th... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Agressive bikes... |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 13:50
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mpaton2008 wrote: I think the latest sports motorcycles are deadly and should be banned
Hear hear! 
And let's ban aeroplanes. And Helicopters.
Yes, sometimes the rider cocks up, sometimes it's other road-users that cock up.
No-one lives forever - get over it. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: For all the trolls |
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 14:45
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| moving off-topic for a minute, have you noticed the number of drivers who ignore zebra crossings these days? the signs of driver impatience and arrogance are growing by the day. :yesyes: Yep. I think it's possibly the same reason for red-light jumping. Impatience & Frustration - possibly arroga... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Why are there speed limits? |
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 14:49
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| I’d like to get the inside scoop on this– does anyone here have the urge to overtake, or are you happy to poodle along, like me? And does it make you mad when someone overtakes? Do you drive so that you aren’t passed by anyone? Who’s got the guff on this? I really enjoy putting my IAM training to g... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 14:44
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| I believe you'll find that most of us welcome intelligent debate. I do however suggest that in making one of your opening posts an 'attack' on someone's beliefs (whether you are right or wrong) you perhaps announced your arrival in a confrontational manner :?: And noting your comments about peer re... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: "Wannabe Police" Highways Officers? |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 17:53
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| You can conjugate 'to carry', congratulations! That's just one of the benefits of a fine education, courtesy of Mr Boroughs. Now, since you brought it up, at what Catholic School did you learn your Latin, RobinXe? Or did you attend the Dudsville Comprehensive and now you're "deliberately portr... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 17:46
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| BB - you really are quite touchy. What I said about opinions was just a statement of fact, not an attempt to grant permission. I suspect that goes for iagw too. I'm not at all touchy - you lambasted me for daring to voice an opinion - one that you don't happen to share and I respect that. Other tha... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 17:44
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| BB - you really are quite touchy. What I said about opinions was just a statement of fact, not an attempt to grant permission. I suspect that goes for iagw too. I'm not at all touchy - you lambasted me for daring to voice an opinion - one that you don't happen to share and I respect that. Other tha... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Drunken Pedestrians force road closure |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 15:11
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| Plus, again, it's penalising the less well-off in our society who can drink sensibly. Similar to the congestion charge - the richer will just carry on as usual... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 14:56
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Sixy_the_red wrote: [...]Oh, and in the good weather I use my bike whenever I can, so yes I do believe I'm 'doing my bit' to reduce congestion.
Oh Sixy, I'm disappointed in you! 
I use mine all year round...  |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 14:47
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theclaud wrote: Sixy_the_red wrote: Oh dear - has it really come to pass that one cannot hold an opinon on a matter without needing to back it up with facts? Welcome to C+ people... Of course not. People can hold whatever opinion they like.
Wow - another gracious person. My humble thanks to you... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 14:46
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| Of course you can hold an opinion, well, that's MIGHTY kind of you... but surely you must see that having a factual basis for those opinions gives your argument much more credibility. The facts I base my opinions on, are the facts that I see with my own eyes, on a daily basis. thecluade quite right... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 14:37
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| Does it bother you to be mistaken for a Daily Mail reader? An interesting class angle is creeping in. Ummm, no - why should I? Is the Daily Mail a quality paper? I don't read it so I wouldn't know... If you are not interested in the causes of immigration, then you are not in a credible position to ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seven point plan to relieve congestion |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 14:26
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| BottyBurp, the reason theclaud congratulated you on your excellent grasp of daily mail speak was because they, like you, have a nasty hidden agenda and use any available argument to have a dig at immigration. You aren't really doing yourself any favours. You say you dislike immigrants but cannot of... |
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