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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Fuel Economy devices / potions - do any of them work? |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 18:19
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| same with michelin energys, biggest joke ever. dry road, wheels locked in an emergency brake, and you're sat back in the seat wondering when the things gonna start stopping. 'kin lethal. and a company wondering why it's vans get bent so much... I would love to see a graph comparing accident ratios ... |
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Forum: CSCP Refugees Topic: Forum outrage - forum outage |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:40
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Replies: 81
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Insider wrote: I know, bugger  then again, Clanger callaghans got more than enough on his plate already 
AS have other Scamerati... 
But, for the books, Cumbria now has my complaint as well. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: IP Queries |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 15:16
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Replies: 28
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| How would I change that? You can't, you have no control over it Photoshop? 8-) PS won't help Ernest, the siggy is an active image that queries the viewers system for the machines IP addy. You'll note that mine does the same, only it has the ability to see "through" any proxy that somebody may be us... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Stalled learner lands instructor a parking fine |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:19
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Replies: 27
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| i have 2 tetra sets in my van 1 on traffic, 1 on division so any obs passed i know about, anything what i would class as over the top in speeding or suspicious activity i pass the obs myself (obviously i do not use the tetra set close to the LTI) The ACPO guidelines require that you not even have t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Apparent camera-related accident on A1 northbound |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:44
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| I suppose you will apply the same theory of blameworthiness to me I if I sit on a stretch of road in a fully liveried police vehicle, No. There is a highly significant difference between you and a camera. It is that a camera only takes an instant speed, if someone scrubs off enough speed they will ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Driver on phone just before fatal |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:34
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Replies: 27
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| There's a whole world of difference between careless and reckless, and I think it is correct that sentencing takes this distinction into account. yes and reckless is talking on a mobile while driving knowing full well that it will reduce your field of vision and compromise your reactions times more... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Mk 5 Golf windscreen 'pooling' -design fault? |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:55
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Replies: 7
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Sam Dentten wrote: the lack of light (dull but not dark enough for lights to stand out) I realised that my poor observation had been made considerably worse by this pooling water.
Did you, or the Mondeo, have dipepd headlamps on? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Special licence for pulling a trailer |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 08:59
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Replies: 23
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| I realised my age when a girl at a rental car counter took the tatty piece or paper which was my license and announced that it was older than she was.......... http://www.natadsltest2.clara.co.uk/img/rofl.gif I had a rude (although financially pleasant) awakening to my age 2 days ago when Norwich U... |
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Forum: Polls Topic: Middle Lane Hogging |
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 21:29
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Replies: 17
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| You're driving in Lane 2 of a motorway at 70 mph. Is there a fault with my car then? :D Seriously, I have this problem on the way to work. If I can see the truck within the current stretch to a bend, then I should be in Lane 2, given the speed diffferential betwen me and him will normally be 20 or ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Banned from Speeding by my insurers...! |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 21:48
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Replies: 65
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| Back to the original thrust of this topic. OK then Panic over. This is not an exclusion, this is not a "you are not covered" this is a "duty of care" - so what I have to do to mitigate my accident risk. The insured person must take all reasonable steps to reduce accidents, injuries, loss or damage.... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Banned from Speeding by my insurers...! |
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 15:00
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Replies: 65
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| I just checked the text of m new insurance policy. I am not covered if I exceed a posted speed limit, drink drive or disobey a traffic sign! :o Maybe that's why my insurance is 60% cheaper than any other company? :lol: So if I now get caught speeding, they can prosecute me for No Insurance as well. ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Brunstrom: Cameras are working |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 15:25
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| ...... ...... How did Brunstom massage this death out of his figures? Did the Volvo driver face any sort of prosecution over this accident? This accident was "Inappropriate speed" buit not "excess speed" The volvo was moving, when he should have been stopped... As to charges, of course not, the pol... |
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Forum: Highlands Issues Topic: Speed camera team broke Freedom of Information law |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:33
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Gizmo wrote: But she added: "We hold our hands up and we know what we did wrong - we have made mistakes. It was very early days and we were overwhelmed.
Ignorance of the law is no defence... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Brunstrom: Cameras are working |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:15
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Replies: 19
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| It's official: Anti-speed campaign is working Following a crackdown on irresponsible bike riders, there were no deaths, with only four serious injuries involving motorbikes. Last year it was 25. It represented only 8% of all serious road casualties, compared with last year's 36%. :shock: He's lying... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Midlands Today - Police driver on trial for 159mph test run |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:55
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Replies: 41
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Rioman wrote: 159mph in a Vectra, and at night - scary. The guy deserves some kind of award.
Lets "Award" him 9 points on his licence... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: If you are being prosecuted READ THIS NOW! |
| BikerPaul |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:32
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Replies: 56
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| I am not allowed to burgle your house, but if I do not feel this applies to me would you support my decision, would you also object to a CCTV camera being used as evidence in the prosecution? Not at all. I would object to being sent a letter accusing me of burgling a house, inviting me to name the ... |
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