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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: OMG, Just got a reply from Richard Brunstrom |
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 00:26
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| I'm with Big Tone on this one. There IS a markedly different attitude to pushbikes over here in the Netherlands, and while there can be irritations caused by the occasional misbehaving cyclist, there is a very high general acceptance of the pushbike as a fully integrated method of transport. It's a ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: 10mph motorway driver given ban |
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 13:15
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| I don't think the ban is important. The magistrate rightly ordered her to retake her test. She has absolutely no chance of passing an extended test without being able to rectify the problem. The thing that is almost as important as the dangerously slow driving. Is the attitude that people should &q... |
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Forum: Paul Smith, RIP Topic: Condolences |
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 01:40
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| Claire, please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of Paul, and many thanks for all that you have done for him and been for him. I never met Paul, but feel as though I knew him very well, and I now feel very sad. SafeSpeed and Paul have formed an important part of my life, and I always look fo... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: BBC Radio Sheffield, 6th December 2007 |
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 02:51
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Top notch, Paul.
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Daily Telegraph, Front page, 1st December 2007 |
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 16:58
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| Excellent thread. And a truly excellent post just now by Dusty. My "in a nutshell" view of things is as follows: - the whole idea behind not drink-driving, breathalyzers etc. was originally to mitigate the phenomenon of people who had clearly drank too much getting behind the wheel. - the ... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Top Gear, 18th November 2007 |
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 18:32
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| Please explain the logical steps you have followed to get from someone not believing the 'speed kills' lie, to them wanting to drive everywhere at an excessive speed. Dr L suggested that I shouldn't drive on tthe roads when I suggested that I slow down for hazards. His implication is that if he was... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: It's barking mad out there... |
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:44
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| Contacts, from the document: Professor Herman De Croo Professor Manfred Bandmann Professor G. Murray Mackay Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven Professor Richard Allsop Paolo Costa Dirk Sterckx Dieter-Lebrecht Koch Dr Jörg Beckmann, Executive director Antonio Avenoso, Deputy Director Roberto Cana, Supp... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Top Gear, 18th November 2007 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 01:26
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| weepej if you want to be perfectly safe in your car then drive it a zero speed, so it stays on your drive, where you won't get in the way of anyone else. That's nice. Just because I don't believe in tearing round like an idiot, and also choose not to exceed the speed limit, I'm not allowed to drive... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Asimo |
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 21:12
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Not so impressive really...
...get that mechanical thing outta the way and I'll walk hand in hand with that nice young lady, serve her coffee, AND take her to the pictures too! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Smoking in Cars,,My Mate's are now POLICEMEN. |
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 13:01
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Excellent post ree.t, I quite agree.
The government (and authorities) encourage and display little trust in the public (that's us!), and their patronising and controlling policies are rapidly eroding a very powerful positive force - community. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 17:53
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| And, for the fourth time, read my lips , IT WORKS. Yeah, but but.... ...in the Netherlands a bus indicating to pull out has right of way over traffic approaching from behind. That is not the same rule as here: "Give priority... when you can do so safely" Which implies to me, if it's not s... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: NIP served on a two-year old. |
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 17:49
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| This "reaction" to the article sums it up nicely for me: How many times has similar happened, but the prosecuted daren't argue in the courts? The technology isn't all its cracked up to be, and unfortunately the Police Farce seem unwilling to use a little common sense in these matters. - St... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 17:27
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| I've been thinking about this and I cannot understand why the potential danger isn't obvious to all. Maybe because you seem to be overstating the potential for danger? I can see that there is some potential for conflict, but I simply don't see it being any more dangerous than the numerous other exi... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Daily Telegraph 1, 10th November 2007 |
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 23:24
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| Ladies and gentlemen, this is as far as I know the most amazing and complete summary of the SafeSpeed issues ever published in the press, well laid out and very readable considering the complexities of some of the topics covered. I am very impressed, well done Paul, this is IMO a very very big event... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Pedants claim over pendants purge |
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 03:23
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SafeSpeed wrote: OK. Who remembers fluffy dice?
(No, I never did dangle anything from my rear view mirror, honest guv.)
Oh yes indeedy, pink fluffy dice, wonderfully tacky!
Perhaps I'd better be careful or they'll be checking for rear-window visibility and confiscate my nodding dog  |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 03:11
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| - The bus driver may be thinking - I have priority because I'm a bus indicating to pull out - The passing driver may be thinking - I have priority because it's too late for me to give way safely Because the thought processes are different for each driver in the example, the possibility of dangerous... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 02:32
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SafeSpeed wrote: We all have to leave and re-enter traffic streams.
What make the bus unique?
The role that the bus fulfils in the "society".
In the UK the society has adopted a system which makes use of bus lanes (in some locations), so they already get special consideration in that respect. |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: DVD Feature, November 2007 |
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 20:28
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anton wrote: Any one know how I apply for a street traders licence for outside Wrexham magistrates on November 21 
Perhaps have a projector set up there showing the film of him proclaiming how sinful speeding is etc. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Campaign after road deaths double |
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:46
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| roads in themselves are not dangerous, but it is the way in which some people use them. I think that's worthy of discussion. Can a road never be dangerous? Intelligent definitions of 'dangerous' are founded on measurements of risk - or statistics of crashes, which are in turn measurements of risk. ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: road rage at bus |
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 02:10
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| Deliberately removing bus lay-bys to slow down traffic is obviously bonkers, even by civil-service standards, so no need to dwell on that point I don't think. However, as Twister pointed out, there does seem to be a little less community spirit being shown in this thread than there could be. Whilst ... |
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