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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
| covmike |
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 16:48
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| but i was expecting him to be turning left after all he was in the turn left filter lane. |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
| covmike |
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 15:26
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| no, he deliberately moved across to the left lane. i was actually in the middle of our side of the road behind him before the road splits into 2 lanes |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
| covmike |
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 13:47
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| did i say i filtered to the front? NO. i stayed back (took my place) as we were approaching the rondabout. |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
| covmike |
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:09
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| cautiously filtering through traffic on the bike yesterday then took my place to take a small roundabout, which has 2 lanes on its approach. left lane is for turning left into the retail park, the RH lane for going straight ahead. fella in a dirty great merc moved over to the left lane without indic... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 19:22
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| if you're trying to get out of london road at rush times, the phasing between existing roundabout traffic and that coming from birmingham along the A45 means if you have everyone on their toes, ready to go, about 6-8 cars can get out but there's always one that's half asleep or lacks confidence, or ... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabouts |
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:42
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| the HWC states we must give way to vehicles already established on the roundabout. which is bloody infuriating if the dozy plonker in front stops because they've seen something that's waiting for another car from another entrance/exit. filtering should be taught with rigour. Big roundabouts are a pa... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: How 15M drivers are baffled by road signs |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 21:23
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Twister wrote: Alternatively... Are drivers today so darned thick as not to know what a red circled 40/50/60 on a white background means?...Obviously so considering the amount that bimble along at exactly 30/40/50... 
are they paranoid or they they deliberately out to annoy covmike  |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: School Kids involved in Speed Enforcement |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 17:26
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| nope. but that's because you didn't explain anything. it sounds more like "faster drivers are safer", which is rot. a lot of fast drivers are safe but some are also too bloody dangerous to drive below the slowest limits. They passed their test just like the majority but give up ever learni... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: School Kids involved in Speed Enforcement |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 16:32
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| well i'm no scientist (you guessed didnt you) but this impact speed over collision speed sounds flawed to me. perhaps i'm just naive, so enlighten me, i'm willing to learn and change my opinion if you can convincem, but please be a layman about it. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: School Kids involved in Speed Enforcement |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 16:11
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| the flaw will be when they answer with what i posted earlier. if you're travelling at 30 in a 30, you will (given the same distance in each case, the pratt walks off the kerb) have more time to think and react. if you were doing 50 you're impact speed will be greater. speed humps here have been crit... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: How 15M drivers are baffled by road signs |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 16:03
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| Bus lane colours vary from town to town. :roll: and what a debacle it was in WM. a couple of towns/cities tried to jump the gun and did their bus lanes whatever colour they liked, except they were different from each other, then came the glorious day when the WM decided on a single colour to avoid ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Sunday Times, 3 June 2007, safe driver losing his licence |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 15:02
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| I anwered a survey on yougov a while ago and the questions were based around speed. I fessed up, yes i exceed the limit every time i drive but the answer is only probably, not definately. the reason for this is because i was one of the skint youth that kept his vehicle in roadworthy condition but go... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: School Kids involved in Speed Enforcement |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 14:25
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| I just think that if travelling speed and impact speed are used as any basis for debate/argument, those in our opposition will see the flaw and debunk anything and possibly everything else put forward. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: How 15M drivers are baffled by road signs |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 14:21
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| road signs should only be to inform road users and/or to warn them or to command. also directions to places and parking. all other signs are superfluous. brown signs giving directions to attractions should be removed and left to the driver/rider to read a bloody map. then again, the police don't see... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: School Kids involved in Speed Enforcement |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:15
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| impact speed and free travelling speed. I'm on the side of most here but if for instance you're travelling at 80 in a 30 your thinking and stopping distance must be considered so speed, whether it be impact or free travelling is of consequence. if someone does something stupid like run out from betw... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: For the love of speed |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:36
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Quote: Long may it last! (but there won't be another centenary, I'm sad to say. )
Why not? |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Riding in a Bad Mood |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 17:10
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| all valid points but insurance companies should take this advice "Let the rider decide". I know when I need headlights on, and vice versa. It's not law to have them on permanently, so what's the point in arguing about it. I thought this topic was about riding in a bad mood, instead it seem... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Riding in a Bad Mood |
| covmike |
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 15:14
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| RIDING IN A BAD MOOD. Riding across Coventry is usually enough to get me frustrated/annoyed/angry or all 3 and glad to get out of the horrible mess that is the general standard of driving. Before we moved here, my dad warned me, as he'd been travelling the country for 15 years servicing quarry plant... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Disabled To Be Charged For Parking |
| covmike |
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 08:20
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Replies: 70
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| Does being disabled mean they also have little or no money? Parents have to pay for their spaces |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: "Live Earth" cobblers |
| covmike |
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 08:13
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| where can I get some carbon footprints? I don't usually subscribe to mainstream fashions but these could be fun in the snow on friday. |
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