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Forum: General Chat Topic: Road Bosses Slammed Over Congestion |
| Ryujin |
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 18:55
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Replies: 10
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| Sorry, my mistake. I used a bit of artistic licence referring to them as HGVs. One of the problems with our increasingly creative use of road markings is that, particularly in London, there are a lot of foreign tourists in rental cars on the roads. Not only are these people trying to learn how to dr... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Toll motorway holds up ambulance |
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 18:33
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Replies: 11
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| Perhaps they could find a way of earning a crust that doesn't involve sticking it to other ordinary people for doing nothing more than trying to go about their ordinary business whithout having their pockets picked at every turn. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Road Bosses Slammed Over Congestion |
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 03:31
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| I take your point on the contraflow bus lanes, Twister, although I have seen some people treat them as overtaking lanes or not realise they are any different from normal ones. Regarding the width restrictions, I was amazed to see the ones in my area (near Angel in London) had their poles chopped off... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Toll motorway holds up ambulance |
| Ryujin |
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 03:17
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| Unfortunately, a little power goes a long, long way. Give someone a uniform and a badge and, as history has repeatedly demonstrated, they will turn into mini-me Mussolinis overnight. You only have to watch parking attendants, grocery store security guards and the people who operate the barriers in m... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The Waffen DVLA - a cautionary tale |
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 03:06
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Replies: 23
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| I'll be interested to see what reply you get Basing. I'm currently in a state of utter bafflement about what my legal position is. My first step has been to engage a different solicitor who is currently reviewing all the materials of my case. Hopefully, he'll have more of a clue about what the rulin... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Road safety bill small print |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 23:05
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Replies: 8
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| It probably won't matter what the ECHR decides. Britain usually reserves the right to opt out of any regulations or ignore any rulings that might mean it has to remove it boot from the face of the people. Remember the "37.5 hour" working directive that was supposed to save us all from slavery? I don... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Road Humps |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 19:17
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Replies: 141
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| I like your style M3R, but there's an easier way. Use rental cars. Its a known fact that you can take speed humps however fast you like in a rental because (and this is a subtle technical point) the car isn't yours. This is also the reason why rental cars are the fastest in the world, can be held at... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Accident rates & weather |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 19:03
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Replies: 12
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| I think one of our most charming eccentricities in Britain is the general delusion that we live in a Mediterranean country. We appear to be constantly amazed by every occurance of rain, fog, wind, snow, sleet, hail and most other kinds of inclement weather, as if such things shouldn't happen here at... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Trains allowed to do 85MPH |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 18:32
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Replies: 7
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| I wonder what a speed limit of "80/85 mph" means. Is is 80 or 85? |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Esso - We're drivers too |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 18:26
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| I think the "we're drivers too" strapline was originally much longer. I can't be sure but I think I read somewhere that the original version ran along the lines of "We're drivers too but, because we work for an oil company, we get our petrol free and are therefore so out of touch with reality that w... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: USA stats. Distraction causes 25% of fatal crashes |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 18:13
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| The assertion that inattention is the principal cause of traffic accidents is so obvious and common-sensical that it's no wonder the Government disputes it. After all, when has HMG taken a sensible line on anything? I remember driving on the M42 several years ago. I noticed a haze of smoke in the di... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Road safety bill small print |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 17:58
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| Why doesn't this fresh example of creeping fascism surprise me? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that points were supposed to be applied to a licence in response to some activity deemed potentially dangerous to other road users. How the hell can refusing to identify the driver of a vehicle be ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Right has way |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 17:49
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Replies: 22
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| The "right hand priority rule" on the Continent is something you have to be constantly alert for. A colleague was driving at about 110 kph on a six lane road in Belgium, when Farmer Pierre ambled out of what was little more than a paved farm track. The resultant accident was epic in scale and it was... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Hands free enforcement |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 17:38
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| I love the fact that "because it's safer" didn't get a look in. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Road Bosses Slammed Over Congestion |
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 17:33
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Replies: 10
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| I think it's a bit unfair to accuse the Highways Agency of lacking ideas. They have plenty of ideas, its just that the ones they do have are unrelated to reducing congestion or improving the road infrastructure. I'm not sure of the exact wording of the mandate governing the HA, but its probably alon... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A question for everyone that speeds. |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 00:44
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Replies: 50
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| If I really want a thrill-ride, I slow down to 70 mph on the motorway. The problem is that all the HGVs are going about 10 mph slower, while the passenger cars are going 10-20 mph faster, so I'm piggy-in-the-middle. Trying to maintain progress at the legal limit is an exercise in overtaking HGVs by ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Speed humps, a fresh take |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 00:10
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| The first things councils do before implementing their toytown road schemes is change the law to allow them to erect potentially lethal metal posts and concrete barriers, while escaping civil or criminal liability for the consequences of their actions. Apparantly, plonking a two-foot high slab of co... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The Waffen DVLA - a cautionary tale |
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 20:49
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Replies: 23
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| Thanks, I'll looks into those options. Interestingly, the DVLA didn't mention the 3 points in their representation to the court. Their case hinged on the fact that I didn't "surrender" my licence on demand, as the law requires. They are presumably entitled to demand it just so they can have a laugh ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ever seen a 90mph crash? |
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 20:43
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| Its been said repeatedly, both here and elsewhere: speed doesn't kill, INAPPROPRIATE speek kills. 120 mph on a clear day on an empty motorway in a well maintained car is perfectly safe. 20 mph in front of a school when the kids are heading home may be reckless beyond belief. A tractor travelling at ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The Waffen DVLA - a cautionary tale |
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 20:20
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Replies: 23
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| That's exactly the thought process I went through. It sounds like the only option that permits you to remain within the law is to surrender your licence when you leave the country, however briefly, and reapply for it when you return. Otherwise, you have to run the risk that the DVLA will try to cont... |
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