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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed cameras face the end of the road |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 19:10
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"accidents caused by drivers exceeding the speed limit "
"accidents where drivers were exceeding the speed limit "
Two different things. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: M40, M4 and M3 to get camera vans |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 18:48
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Replies: 15
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orange wrote: Spokesman Dan Campsall said the signs would cost up to £25,000 each to buy and install.
Are they gold plated then or has the cost of aluminium really gone up by that much recently?
Mike. |
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Forum: CSCP Refugees Topic: Poor summer fails to dampen mansBarbeque |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:51
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| BUT these cameras COST £20,000 - OR SO WE ARE TOLD - how can this be replaced ,with damage ,and be expected to be accurart and reliable (given the fire damage ) unless it was totally replaced and INSPECTED - at a cost of more than £3000 - so who's telling porkies - Cumbria or HMG ???????---AS CILLA... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: No tax, MOT or insurance. Most efficient way to move it? |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 15:36
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Replies: 36
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| As for the insurance, relax. I'm insured to "drive" your car. Maybe your wife or pal is too. I'm insured to drive any car that doesn't belong to me. Most policies are like that. So just take your pal with you to "be in charge". Use his insurance. He's in charge. Would that work?... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: £60 for stalling |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 04:39
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Replies: 10
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| two cars pushed in front of me. "Pushed in front"? or made use of the available road space? however I soon found myself in a box junction and the exit the other side of the lights was blocked. I would contend that you didn't "find yourself in a box junction" but rather entered t... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Interesting discussion... |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 06:17
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Replies: 27
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| Lets take a regular car commuter, covers 30,000 a year by car Take myself, cover < 6,000 by car, maybe 750-1,000 by bicycle Lets say we have the same car, we both pay the same RFL - why does he not pay more? He uses more of the road, and contributes more to the damage to the road. He doesn't pay mo... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: What's the dumbest accident you've had? |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 06:45
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Replies: 20
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| I'll share this as I always use it to remember how stupid I can be. I was in the back garden about a couple of years ago splitting some large logs up into firewood. I was using a log splitter to do this (it's like a long hammer with a tapered edge, A cross between an axe and a hammer but not particu... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: seat belts |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 05:18
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Replies: 38
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| d) if they really wanted you to wear it that badly , you would only be able to put the car in gear if your seat belt was fastened (unless you had ordered the police package, or somesuch) I've noticed a few people recently who have buckled their seatbelt before they've got into the seat. I can only ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Seatbelt law petition to No. 10 |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 14:15
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Paul_1966 wrote: Because (a) in many types of accident seat belts can actually be harmful rather than beneficial,
I'm curious, could you name these 'many types'. (I'm expecting at least half a dozen here by the way)
Mike. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed Saves! |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 23:14
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Replies: 15
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R1Nut wrote: Fast dual's such as the A2 and A303 (well they were fast the last time I travelled on them, they could be  by now)
A big chunk of the A2 is 50 now. And most of the bit that isn't has roadworks with a temporary 50. |
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Forum: Challenges Topic: any answers |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 23:11
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Replies: 12
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The data for the case claiming global warming has been peer reviewed. By many sets of peers, who found (and support) many different results.
Is peer review the final answer... I think not. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Middle lane driving again |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 22:55
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Replies: 87
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4 pages of 'to and fro' summed up precisely RobinXe.. good job. Game, Set, and Match I feel.
(not that that's the point, obviously) |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Chased round estate |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 13:15
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| - a little accelerator to keep the power on but not too much plus your left foot hovering over the clutch (never brake on a corner) in case you need to shave off a couple of MPHs without losing control. How's that work then? If you put the clutch in without toucing the brake you're not going to slo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: What do you think of this use of fog lights? Discuss. |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:53
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Replies: 35
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| Good experienced drivers know how poor visibility is in the spry on motorway type roads I suspect you are one of those drivers that flash every one who has their 'hi visibility' rear light on, We dont want you to come ploughing into the back of us!!! If you were at the correct distance away in such... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: M25 crash... |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:26
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Replies: 79
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Aplogies for digging up an old thread....
There was another big crash on the M25 this week and it was closed for ...... 10 hours.
Is there a '10 hour rule' for M25 crashes ?? |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Lancashire stumped by height of speed cameras (sids?) |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 04:59
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| Peter Andrews, manager of the county council’s environment directorate, said with a hint of desperation that he had approached the county fire brigade to see if they could help. Of the many skills acquired by firefighters, climbing ladders is near the top of the list. “Until we get the fire brigade... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Village sets record for highway clutter-45 signs in .5 miles |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 21:06
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Replies: 9
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| Are they all related to cyclists do you think? or just the ones in the pictures? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why is it necessary to speed |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 17:52
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Replies: 301
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| A) Why cycle all around the Wreaken, encountering more dangerous traffic, because of one-way systems when you can see where you want to be is just a stone's throw away. This delay is annoying in cars too but it doesn't really bother them so much because they're not expending energy from the morning... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why is it necessary to speed |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 05:26
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Replies: 301
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| Mike B, Oscar, do you prefer to see bikes removed from public use (well isn't this ultimately what 'anti-bike' means?) Definitely not. I would like more of their riders to obey the traffic laws and adhere to the highway code though. But that also goes for other road users too. Mind you, having said... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why is it necessary to speed |
| Mike_B |
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 03:32
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Replies: 301
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| I encountered four cyclists on this particular journey. so based on a whopping sample of 4 cyclists out of the estimated 1 million on the road you claim that the majority of cyclists run red lights. Well done. I encountered at least 100 on my ride in. Maybe 10% of them were lemmings. Again, I don't... |
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