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Forum: General Chat Topic: Safespeed wikipedia page up for deletion |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 17:32
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Replies: 3
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The article is hardly ever vandalised, I and others see to that.
The article doesn't exist to promote Safespeed, its merely an encyclopaedic entry on what I believe to be a notable public road safety group.
Type WP:NOTABLE into Wikipedia if you'd like to learn more. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Safespeed wikipedia page up for deletion |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 17:09
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Replies: 3
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| ...as seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Safe_Speed#Safe_Speed . Now if you're unaware of Wikipedia policy I'd suggest that you not edit that entry, but it would of course help if anyone could let me know of any published, third-party reliable sources where Safespee... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Budbrake Modulator : Proportional Brake Control |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 15:19
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Replies: 7
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I have been cycling for over 20 years and never have I gone over the bars as a result of too much front pressure.
You'd have to be a complete fuckwit to need this. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Causes of accidents |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:43
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Thanks, I think I found what I was after.
Its a local forum where some people are arguing about the speed limit on a local road. I'm trying to emphasise the importance of driving to the conditions, and not rigidly adhering to a speed limit. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Causes of accidents |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:41
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Replies: 3
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| Hi, does anyone have a link to the official stats that show the causes of road traffic accidents? They include, IIRC, "did not look", "loss of control", "drink driving", and the ubiquitous "exceeding the speed limit". The government's own websites are like try... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Letter to council Re: too many road signs |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 15:55
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Replies: 12
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| I think having too many signs is a major problem. Signs should exist to warn of dangers not immediately obvious (wildlife crossing the road, regular ice, landslides, hidden junctions, school crossings), and directions. Have you noticed how many signs are erected these days with a reflective yellow b... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Safe Speed in Wikipedia |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 14:40
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Replies: 6
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| The vandal's IP is recorded in the history page for the article. I have no idea who it is but you can do a Whois IP search. The mods here will know if the IP matches anyone banned from here. If you wish to see what the vandalism was, use the 'compare' feature in the history page (example - http://en... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Safe Speed in Wikipedia |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 14:17
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Replies: 6
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| Sorry to drag up an old topic, and it may be distasteful at this sad time, but I have had to start moderating this wiki article as it was rife with vandalism. There have been recent edits made making light of recent events, the users responsible will be warned and then banned from Wikipedia if such ... |
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Forum: Paul Smith, RIP Topic: Condolences |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 17:56
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Replies: 179
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| My sincere condolences to his family. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 2 Years Prison for Mobile Driving |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:26
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Replies: 34
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| :listenup: YOU'VE BEEN SHAMED It seems the police are putting photos of drivers copped on camera on the internet :popcorn: Under what law are they allowed to hand out this punishment? Also, do they have the person's permission to use their personal data in this way. Wouldn't want then falling foul ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Foul-mouthed traffic police caught on their own speed camera |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 14:30
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Replies: 9
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Well well, police officers are human. It must have been a slow news day to report on this.
What a waste of time and money to be offended at innocuous comments not intended for a public audience. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Abolition of speed limits |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 23:49
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Replies: 8
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| There are many things said over at C+. Fortunately most of them are from a small band of zealots: Spindrift/Tabernacle/WavyDavy/Rothbrook (also slowcoach39 on PH) Jaded Mister Paul (Jub Jub on here) Cunobelin Tourist Tony Gillian-something Spindrift is the most troublesome, hes been banned from C+ m... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A580 news |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:39
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Replies: 49
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| Reducing the speed limit is a lot cheaper than reengineering the junctions, or installing pedestrian bridges. Still, people will die and in a few years they'll try another crackpot scheme. And still, nobody will do the obvious thing and fence the road off, while installing bridges, or improving the ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Government response to 'Scrap Speed Cameras' petition |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:28
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Replies: 36
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| Paul, you have my support on your campaign but its needless self promotion to say 'famous' when talking about your own work. Let other people say its famous - only people like Paris Hilton big themselves up like this. Sorry to be critical. I also think it would help if you removed the singular from ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed camera that could have killed me... |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 01:17
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Replies: 108
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| Possibly because wet roads are usually greasy roads. Your accident was entirely preventable, but really you just need more experience. I suggest you buy a less powerful bike. Walk before you run. As I've already said, I didn't lose grip. I was riding fairly cautiously and I've ridden much harder in... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed camera that could have killed me... |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 19:00
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Replies: 108
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| lol, not bad for someone who claims they're a great rider after 2 months :P I never once claimed I was a great rider. And how exactly was I supposed to foresee a physics quirk that I didn't even know existed happening under normal riding conditions? So STFU. Possibly because wet roads are usually g... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Cycle bans on dangerous roads? |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 17:53
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Replies: 39
Views: 20631
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Personally I'd never cycle down a dual carriageway with fast moving traffic (motorway speeds) on it. You'd have to be mad.
Besides which, its very boring. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Visibility requirements |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 23:47
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Replies: 18
Views: 5618
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| As a tv cameraman I can tell you that officer would almost certainly be fully visible from the road. But more importantly his bike is much more visible than himself and that is what is important. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Visibility requirements |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 22:46
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Replies: 18
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| Copyright includes 'fair useage', which is basically people looking at a picture on t'internet and giving comment, for non-profit purposes. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ltpmain/images/420.jpg Personally I don't see much wrong with that photo. I wouldn't miss that bike in a million sundays. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Location Of Cameras On Steep Hills |
| Parrot of Doom |
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:58
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Replies: 18
Views: 8126
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| I don't really agree with any of this. It sounds as though the coach brakes are woefully inadequate. |
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