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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Does a car need a horn? |
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 22:51
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| My car battery went flat this morning so I had to give it a bump start (don't see that very often now) So as you do, I opened the driver door give a push jumped in, second gear, let out clutch before I slow too much and bingo it fires up. Only to find a merc honking his horn as he aproached and pull... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Accelerator jam car hits 135mph |
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 17:14
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Maybe it was hot wired?
Have you ever tryed ratching under the dash with a set of mole grips at 70mph  |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Idea to hit back at speed cameras |
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 16:50
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| Mosis, Do you own and drive a vehicle? Have you ever exceeded the speed limit anywere, anytime? Do you drive at least 10k miles a year? I don't think anyone on this forum would encourage reckless or dangerous driving in any circumstance. What I think we are saying is that speed cameras don't work, t... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Super braking |
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 23:12
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| F1 cars have incredible braking power Why? large tyres = large surface area in contact with the road slicks have more surface area in contact with the road than treaded tyres. and low wieght = less kinetic energy, yes wieght does make a difference and it makes a huge difference if you actually hit s... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: One million drivers are one conviction away from a ban. |
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 17:24
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Idea to hit back at speed cameras |
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 19:58
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| Thanks guys, makes for very interesting reading. As I understand it then, It's OK to give a thumbs down for gatsos and talivans, but maybe not for police traps (possibility of obstructng an officer) even thuogh this case seems to suggest that the police would have to prove the person was speeding wh... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Idea to hit back at speed cameras |
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 00:40
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Interesting who would MCN be?
Yeh I know truck drivers do it but not many car driver do. I didn't know that it could be considered as illegal!
If you have any links or info about the court jugment I would be very interested. (perverting the course of justice, that's ironic  )
Thanks a lot. |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Idea to hit back at speed cameras |
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 22:12
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| Hi all, I've just registered, Great forum! I had an idea a week or two ago about ways to hit back at speed cameras; it's called the Signal Thumbs Down campaign. Simple idea really, I'm trying to get motorists to signal oncoming traffic with a Thumbs Down signal if there 's a speed trap ahead. I thin... |
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