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Forum: Cycling Topic: BBC - Chris Boardman - Give way to cyclists when turning |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 15:14
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Replies: 8
Views: 14949
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First rule of the road in Britain:- KEEP LEFT, the mantra on which we rely.
Whereas most hog the white line!  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Dash cams |
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 16:24
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Replies: 16
Views: 39478
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Forum: General Chat Topic: IAM Poll for Speed Limits for Environment |
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Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 23:59
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Replies: 19
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| I'm happy to believe it's a real enough problem. Soon, I think airborne pollution is going to overtake smoking in the list of health problems. London is regularly getting fined for breaches of EU air quality by the European Commission. I've had (brief) dealings with this lot and they're pretty swit... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Mobile Phones. Was I Wrong? |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 18:24
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Replies: 131
Views: 83373
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| It doesn't surprise me that weepej is sticking to his view, but I still think he's wrong. I am, however, surprised to see the somewhat dogmatic line, and slightly offensive tone, adopted by Oscar. Just because some research is claimed to have been done, there is no certainty that it correctly ident... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Mobile Phones. Was I Wrong? |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 22:51
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Replies: 131
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| Well, weepej's been on my foes list for years, but this time I totally agree with him! Anyone who uses a phone, whether hands-free or not, whilst they are driving is an IDIOT! They must have an extremely high opinion of their capabilities, when tests have proved that it's worse than drink-driving. B... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The case for raising speed limits |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 15:09
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Replies: 26
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Quote: I'd like to see how it acts in the middle of a bend though - that would be a tougher test!
No you wouldn't!  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Spot eye tests could see drivers instantly lose licences |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 17:36
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Replies: 2
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| Only 4 out of nearly 800 failed. I am surprised! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 20 limits ? |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 18:22
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Replies: 21
Views: 18749
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Spelling |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 16:27
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Replies: 2
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Nothing pedantic about typing in English, not 'txt' or Yank-speak! 
One of the reasons I cancelled my Facebook account.........  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed Limits are carefully set |
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 23:56
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Replies: 6
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| Got pulled in at a roadside check when I triggered a 'smilie' in a 30. Offered road safety bumf by a wpc and refused it, asking why the limit had gone from nsl to 40 then 30 inside a couple of years? Her reply was "How would you like cars speeding past your garden, sir?" The people who liv... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Be nice to the kids... |
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 16:07
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Replies: 20
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Quote: Obviously never an excuse for blowing your cool, (and Altrincham's pretty posh so maybe the kids had never heard anyone swear before
Wot, no footballers   |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Interesting read. |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 18:16
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Replies: 2
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Forum: General Chat Topic: DVLA scam email warning |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 14:08
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Replies: 11
Views: 10171
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Immediate red light:-
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Olympic spy cam to snare your car |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 14:00
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Replies: 10
Views: 9647
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| Tone, it's very hard to believe because of the media hype and over-exposure on TV, but I truly think that we who don't believe that foot-the-ball is the be-all and end-all are in the majority! |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Safety improvements for motorcyclists, lorry& bus drivers |
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 13:35
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Replies: 2
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| No reflection on Claire, but I see that the DSA's CE is a woman so decisions will be made from the heart and not the head, a la Brake! |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Changes to driving licence rules in Great Britain |
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 13:21
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Replies: 7
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Looking more and more like Nazi Germany:-
"and pictograms
The letters in capitals and the pictures show all the categories of vehicles according to the European Third Directive"
My bold....  . |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Snow chaos rant! |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 20:10
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Replies: 28
Views: 19141
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When I learned to drive in the 50s I was taught by my uncle, a bus driver. His best and most lasting advice was to pretend there were fresh eggs on the pedals and steering wheel. Passed my test first time, in heavy snow, in 1958.  |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Middlesbrough roads could go to 20mph |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 17:53
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Replies: 2
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Claire, you're talking about Middlesbrough. They don't do common-sense!  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Red light broken or not? |
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 00:17
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Replies: 3
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You can go through a red light if it's been red for an unreasonable length of time, such that you feel it's faulty.
Otherwise no-one would get anywhere! |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Stiffer fines are not working |
| Oscar |
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 14:06
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Replies: 27
Views: 44570
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jomukuk wrote: S if you are killed, or someone else is killed by you, while texting/phoning, it can safely be held that you are not capable of driving anyway ? Maybe I can suggest an alternative: fit the mobile phone with barbs and insert it into a body orifice ? 
I hope you mean CE's?  |
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