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Forum: General Chat Topic: The Archway Project says hello. |
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:38
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| Hi Archway Check out these links for content of your courses in the first instance. In the second instance - liaise with your police liaison officer http://www.begin-motorcycling.co.uk/cbt.htm http://www.geton.co.uk/content/finding-right-trainer http://exceleratedurham.com/public/downloads/Excelerat... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Priorite a droit in France |
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 17:49
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| http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t104707.html It exists in Germany.. Austria and Switzerland. Germans had lots of "fun" when it was first introduced though . apparently. I do not have a problem with it. But then giving the average British "hoon forum" reactions to &qu... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Where are the Swiss family cats and their friendly policeman |
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:32
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| Perhaps some need reminding about what the OP tried to do once.. http://forums.pepipoo.com/lofiversion/index.php/t7876.html [Admin Edited removed section.] For record - I value my privacy. What on earth makes any persons of sound mind think for one second that I would 1. wish to meet up with a perso... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Million drivers face losing licence under EU diabetes diktat |
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:55
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| The link below gives ROSPA's views on the topic. Also - it lists all the other issues within this directive. ROSPA agrees with the proposal regarding complications with Type 1 diabetes. http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/consultations/2011/vision_diabetes_epilepsy.pdf This pdf compares how this differs... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Plea for better understanding of the physics of speed |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 09:29
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| .Sad that they continue to mis-understand all the science and facts that exist and in many case existed for years ! If they would only listen carefully we can show them so much more ... Playing devil's advocate or having a "spinny moment" for a moment - Brake will simply bang on about the... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Labour laws to be reversed |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 09:13
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I think the fox might disagree with that one dcb  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ah yes, motorways are safe aren't they... |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 08:28
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| Not read through as I do not have the time to watch paint dry... :popcorn: But on page one someone asked how to behave if broken down like that in L3. Well - each situation will have its own unique set of circumstances but a good rule of thumb would be switch on the hazards immediately, use cell pho... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Labour laws to be reversed |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 08:02
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Errr.. to be fair to whichever "flavour of the month" sits in No 10 and Westminster - most of the above laws were inflicted on us Brits by the EU 
Why so up in arms over foxhunting ban? |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Jason McIntyre |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 07:46
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| Do let me know how that goes when you hear more. I must go and take a look , be nice to take my bike on the Nevis range anyway ! Need to get fit ! Why must you "take a look"? Result from the inquest: http://road.cc/content/news/17677-jason-macintyre-fatal-accident-inquiry-finds-van-driver... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Arizona to eliminate speed cameras on highways |
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 07:31
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| Returned from quick visit over there to the "idiots" who are fine and well. There seems to be a very ordered and methodilcal approach to the road safety problem over there from what I saw and read in their press. (Most ot the family gang got caught in the "ash cloud saga" Instead... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A Cole banned from driving for doing more than 100mph in 50 |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:28
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| So there are bridges and underpasses allegedly where Cole was pinged. OK.. but the limit was 50 mph and he thought he was at 80 mph but was actually a lot faster.:popcorn: Yeah right. He must have known it was a hot spot ... As for ped dangers and crossing facilities - tis irrelevant. He was at 100 ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A Cole banned from driving for doing more than 100mph in 50 |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:12
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| ... If he feared for his safety I wonder why he failed to place a call to the Police ? Feared the Police might not respond ? When someone thinks of the reason after the event it would be difficult to call after the event also. Not that it happened here but I am sure it has from time-to-time tis a l... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Are Reports to Police of Dangerous Driving Go UnAttended? |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 09:54
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| 1. to botach - budget for PCSOs is ringfenced budget. Has nowt to do with mainstream budget. We request budget in the normal way - and it can be capped as well. I cannot let this thread go without comment as it does prove the OP tends to believe the tabloid press way too much I have heard of a few r... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: West Mercia |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 03:12
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| Ah... what I like to read "all familiar with procedures" :fastasleep: yet again. Don't know why they would not be on B&T per the original post - would depend on what was happening inside the car and decision taken :scratchchin: But Claire read the OP .. he's asking a question about lac... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fare thee well! |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 01:58
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| Thank you all for such kind words. :love: First .. speed cams will not go aways., I never said Durham did not have them. I said the area does not do "fixed speed cams/prats". It has cams in all the fleet and a high number of stealthmobiles. as the :neko: calls them. Only a fool would think... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fare thee well! |
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:24
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| I am sure I will. As I put in the members lounge.. it's been a long and happy career.. I joined up at age 22 and am now .. .. well... into my mid 50s and I've seen many changes over the years.. some good.. some bad.. some OK..... I'm looking forward to our cruise - South Africa. Never been so it sho... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Terror threat level to rise world-wide |
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:45
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Ernest Marsh wrote: I was intending to go shopping tonight, but as a result of this new threat, I have decided to stay at home, and have ASDA deliver all my goods!  
Did it arrive? :scratcchin: Ours got lost .. err them Sat Navs.. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fare thee well! |
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:20
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| Thank you malcolm. I dare say it will all seem a bit strange after all these years. I gave it some hard thoughts .. about 5 minutes! No seriously - I've been planning for the past 3 years... I almost retired when Garvin did - but was persuaded to stay on for a bit longer. I joined up on graduation f... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fare thee well! |
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:57
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| Hi all. First of all the Mad Felines are back in the USA and had a safe journey "home". As some know - I have had one or two things to sort out in my own life - with my own family commitments: new grandson on one hand and my mother-in-law and sundry problems associated with Alzheimers and ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: smoking in your car.. calls to ban it.. |
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 13:34
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I agree with you teabelly .. but the problem in banning smoking is how to police .. assuming we can  and what we really need to address is how to educate our young that it's "serious un-cool" to take any sort of drug |
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