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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The 'Sin Bin' has arrived! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 17:57
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| I used to frequent the weymouth area in Dorset a couple of years back and went to a coppers wedding there once.After they had all got drunk and merry the question of speed came up,and one of them told me where they had a camera,it was hidden in a bin with the lens looking out of one of the slits;I w... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Cycling forum doesn't like safespeed |
| mikeh2000 |
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:08
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| I do a fair bit of cycling as a sport so I'm on the roads a lot training.I do everything a car would,like indicate what I'm about to do if possible,stop at lights etc etc but there is definetely a mentality in some cyclists that has to be seen to be believed! I hit one once,he was cycling with no ha... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: About our visitors |
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:14
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| My names Mike and I live in North Dorset.I was zapped by a hidden gatso over 6 months ago and am now going the unsigned route which would be a lost cause except for the fact i was on medication for a frozen shoulder,couldn't write(my wife filled it in) and was never given the chance to fill the form... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cyclists forum |
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 22:16
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| I do a fair bit of cycling(about 10,000 miles a year!) as I race and I've also been driving for 16 years and I have no time for the stupid cyclists who go through red lights,etc etc. I've also been on the end of bad drivers though and was once hit by en elderly driver going the wrong way round a one... |
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Forum: Campaigning Topic: Stickers |
| mikeh2000 |
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:17
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| I've got one from the SUN which I got a few months ago.It has a picture of a scamera and says simply 'stop this highway robbery' |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Front Page of The Telegraph: 5th March 2004 |
| mikeh2000 |
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:09
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| there's an article in the Star yesterday(not my paper!) which says that they are going to roll out safer driving courses across the country,I won't hold my breath though! |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Front Page of The Telegraph: 5th March 2004 |
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 17:46
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time to get those new number plates methinks!  |
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Forum: Polls Topic: Speed cameras: effect on overall road safety |
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 17:39
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| Same thoughts as me.Where I live(north Dorset) you would see a police car very rarely on the road,now it's even less because I think they're meeting their targets by using cameras. Just before my car was flashed by a camera I wasted an hour of my time and did a 50 miles detour to boot,following a dr... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: First Post (And Welcome to the Forums)! |
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 17:27
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Roger wrote: Good day one-and-all. Roger here, from Essex.
I am an insomniac and an informationaholic. I can be found lurking on several boards, including "unsigned", uk-traffic" - and now this one.
Looking forward to making more acquaintences.
Nice one, Paul
ditto,
Mike |
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