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Forum: Cycling Topic: Belfast Telegraph - Cyclists Crash Death Accidental |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 14:01
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Replies: 16
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TBH I don't see much wrong with that quote.
What should cyclists do in CJG-land, hunker down in the gutter so as not to impede the big important motorist (who has paid his road tax) even for a second? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Belfast Telegraph - Wrong Way Drink Driver Spared Jail. |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:27
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Replies: 2
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| Isn't it amazing how in this instance CJG hasn't made a comment regarding motorists, the Highway Code and sandwiches. |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Cyclists filmed jumping red lights-taxi drivers' hidden cams |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:40
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Replies: 68
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| When I cycle in London cars slow me down. I travel at 16mph average speed in London on my bike during rush hour, in my car I travel at 9mph average. Cyclists do not slow cars down. Cars slow cars down (and cars slow cyclists down). HELLO....Earth to planet Weepy....there is life on earth outside of... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Cyclists filmed jumping red lights-taxi drivers' hidden cams |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:36
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Replies: 68
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| The flashing amber on traffic lights has always seemed like an excellent idea, ink Unfortunately, the control freaks are now phasing out flashing amber on pedestrian crossings, as it is deemed that the motorist is not capable of judging whether it is safe to proceed with a flashing amber and the mo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why Speed Limits are Set Wrongly |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 13:15
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Replies: 28
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Quote: Councillor Michael Thierry said: “The current 70mph limit is unaceptable.
I notice the quotes have been left open, implying the councillor continued after saying this.
Can we see what he had to say next? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Advance Stop Lines |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 09:43
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Replies: 32
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| Why don't the cyclists just adopt the "primary position" in the line of traffic like everyone else? They would not be "at the side" and be quite visible to others. Advance stop lines positively encourage cyclists to filter up the inside. Err yes, this is the main advantage of ri... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Advance Stop Lines |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:06
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Replies: 32
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| It seems very odd to place the slowest vehicles at the front as all the other faster traffic will need to get past thus causing more unecessary and potentially hazardous interactions between these groups of road users. It's so they can place themselves in the primary position where they will be see... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 20 mph speed limits |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 16:28
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Replies: 102
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| I don't agree with that particular project but that isolated example doesn't prove your assertion that the message in all schools is "that the driver is bad and that you can do what you like as it's their fault in all cases". Even that example isn't giving that message. There seem to be a ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 20 mph speed limits |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 14:10
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Replies: 102
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malcolmw wrote: The message in school now (probably from left wing, "green" leaning teachers) is that the driver is bad and that you can do what you like as it's their fault in all cases. Please provide evidence of a teacher who has said this (or something similar). |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: "Why do so many cyclists think they’re above the law?" |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:04
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Replies: 56
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| Well you have obviously not been looking very hard; several large vehicles these days have specific warnings mounted on their tailgate about cyclists passing them on the nearside. But the cycle lobby would probably regard that as "insulting" or "victim-blaming" rather than sensi... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: "Why do so many cyclists think they’re above the law?" |
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:44
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Replies: 56
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| A typical example is campaigning for trucks to be fitted with special mirrors to see cyclists coming up on their nearside. It would be much better to scream at cyclists not to do this foolhardy manouevre. Well you have obviously not been looking very hard; several large vehicles these days have spe... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Police Driving & Riding - Ever complained? Results? |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 16:14
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Replies: 8
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| I've complained about police parking before, given that an awful lot of emergency calls seem to take place at chip shops with double yellow lines outside near teatime. I was told that they were better than us and I should not dare complain. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: BRIDPORT: Council cuts hit speed camera |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 13:34
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Replies: 5
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| Once again the emphasis is on how many vehicles were exceeding the limit. I would have thought that if safety was the main concern, they should be looking at the number of accidents that had occurred and to wither these had increased or decreased. But if they did that, you'd just say "oh, it's... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 61% admit to "dangerous" speeds on motorways! |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 20:31
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Replies: 30
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Der Rote Baron wrote: Its good to see that the UK leads the world in something other than teenage pregnacy rates. Yes, and if we want to stop leading the world in teenage pregnancy rates, there's an easy solution. Get rid of Scotland  |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Count Down Traffic Light |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 20:26
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Replies: 20
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| The easiest solution would be to make the red light mean "give way", that way the councils can't use traffic lights to restrict our freedom as they are doing. I believe a lot of traffic signal controllers have sensors. I know most of the ones around poole do, like the one at the end of tu... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Count Down Traffic Light |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 01:32
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Replies: 20
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| There would be no point in attaching these to most traffic signals in the UK as most of them operate by detectors rather than running to fixed times. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fake £20 notes caution... |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 18:48
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Replies: 7
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Quote: "If people find they have a counterfeit note they should hand it to the police.
Who will then use it to buy themselves a nice fish supper at the local chippy. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Big Orange Sticker for Parking (in college) |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:33
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Replies: 35
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camerasaremoneyspinners wrote: But another problem is the fact that I pan to park there tommorow, simply because the alternative spaces is a 15 minute walk ( its ridiculous!)
Diddums.
Whatever did people do before cars. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Daft rules in the Highway Code |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 01:50
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Replies: 55
Views: 22945
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
| guron83 |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 04:52
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Replies: 144
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supertramp wrote: Perhaps an idea worth implementing in the UK? Theroetically it already is over here and in the HC, but it's seen as a good think over there and a bad thing over here. After all it delays the motorist by an entire 15 seconds and helps to keep public transport on time. Both bad bad bad bad. |
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