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Forum: Highlands Issues Topic: A Lone Dissenter? |
| burnbanks |
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 18:53
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| Do you think it is acceptable for "the authorities" to use "force" on its public to get its way even if the populace is seemingly "voting" another way? Aren't the public sending a message to the authorities that they have made a mistake? I did not see any evidence that... |
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Forum: Highlands Issues Topic: A Lone Dissenter? |
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 16:02
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| Exceed the limit by 15 or 20mph and you can find yourself in jail. Do you think this is justified, reasonable or ludicrously "over the top"? It is clearly well over the top. Whether it is justified or not, I have no idea because I don't know if it is effective in reducing accidents on Nor... |
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Forum: Highlands Issues Topic: A Lone Dissenter? |
| burnbanks |
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 08:44
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| I have no problem being called a troll although I have to confess that I am not too sure what a troll is (outside of mythology). If I were to take any other action to encourage overtaking I would then share responsibility for any resulting consequences. On the whole, I prefer to pull over to allow ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Emergency vehicle protocol |
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:07
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Replies: 23
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| Thanks for all the illuminating replies, particularly: "Look ahead for safest point to pull over to allow a safe overtake if possible." I only asked because I spotted an emergency vehicle with lights flashing coming up fast behind me. As I waited for a suitable spot for it to overtake, it ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Emergency vehicle protocol |
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 14:33
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| Does anyone know the correct protocol to adopt in the following situation - an emergency vehicle comes up behind, blue lights flashing, siren wailing on a busy single carriageway bendy road with double white lines, at night? Do you stop immediately? Do you slow down? Do you speed up? Do you carry on... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Impatient Drivers |
| burnbanks |
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 17:12
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Replies: 7
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| In case those of you in England think life moves at a gentler, less stressful, pace here in northern Scotland, let me disabuse you. This pm, 12 March, I signalled right and prepared to turn off the South Deeside Road, B 9077 onto an unclassified (though quite busy) minor road. A Transit van behind m... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Who is responsible in law? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 17:32
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| Do any of you legal beagles know who would have been responsible in law if there'd been an accident in the 3 incidents I experienced recently? I suspect I might have been held responsible. Only in the first incident did I correctly anticipate the other driver's actions. I was on the main road. A car... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: TAILGATING |
| burnbanks |
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 15:07
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Replies: 75
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| Drivers tailgate generally for one reason - they want to pass the driver in front. But there are 3 situations: 1. The driver in front is driving at the speed limit (or even a little over it) and the driver behind has no regard and just wants to go at his own pace way above the speed limit. 2. The d... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Shocking piece of driving |
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 14:54
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| It's just a question of re-education. Of the drivers, I mean! It's a cultural thing. Drivers here think they have an absolute right to be on the road. For example, when turning at a junction, it's a rare driver who gives way to pedestrians who might already be crossing the road. How many times do yo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Overtaking and Balking |
| burnbanks |
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:55
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Replies: 60
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| :? I suspected English law was more rigorous than Scottish! Since Tayside Police were not involved, except at the reporting stage, they were not called to Court. So there was no paperwork. All evidence was oral. One witness made a precognition statement, which I was allowed to hear, but not see. The... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Overtaking and Balking |
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 16:08
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Replies: 60
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| Why did your solicitor not pick up on the inconsistencies: his job is to cast reasonable doubt on allegations against you. It is what he is paid to do. Did they provide photographic evidence of the car's damage to substantiate their claim that your undertaking caused them to collide with the centra... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Overtaking and Balking |
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 14:27
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| Thanks for the illuminating, if rather technical, responses. I take the general point that I should be much more circumspect about overtaking in future. I would like to add another issue for discussion, below. But first, I would like to get back to the substance of my solicitor’s complaint, which wa... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Overtaking and Balking |
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 13:18
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| :cry: I'm interested in members' comments and advice on the following story. Last year, on Dundee's dual carriageway, I moved into the outside lane to overtake a truck. I was travelling at the speed limit (50mph). The nearest car in that lane was about 100m away. It came up fast behind, tailgated, f... |
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