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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: "Safety Cameras" term is rubbish. Here's why. |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 15:34
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Replies: 11
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| They'll be safety cameras when they can measure the safety of a passing object and photograph it. |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Motorcycle safety commercials |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 14:39
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Replies: 13
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| I haven't seen it for ages, but I remember it being shown with the pre-feature ads at the cinema. It's certainly been around a while, I did a Bikesafe day with the Met in 2005 and it's on the DVD of bike stuff that came in the goodie bag they gave out. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Daft rules in the Highway Code |
| MickW |
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 14:05
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Replies: 55
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| Also worth bearing in mind - areas of hatching bordered with broken lines mark the areas where the Evil Nail Fairies come out at night and do their Sprinkling Dance. I'm a biker, trust me on this. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: More anpr and speed cams on m/ways |
| MickW |
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 15:00
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Replies: 3
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| I saw those a while ago. There only appears to be the one set though, and I thought SPECS had to operate in pairs to workout speed over the distance between cameras. Unless the cameras at the start or end of 'the distance' are better hidden... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bikes + Small number plates = Points? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:37
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Replies: 18
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| I just went searching for the current rules, as I had a feeling that the ban on any other material appearing on a plate only applied for vehicles from 2001 onward (like the new mandatory font). I'm sure there was nothing illegal about carrying other information on a plate before, so long as the req... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bikes + Small number plates = Points? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 13:10
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Replies: 18
Views: 8925
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Gizmo wrote: MickW wrote: To be pedantic, there aren't actually any regs for the dimensions of a bike plate. Wrong! http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf
Read V796 again, Gizmo, and find the place where it states dimensions for the plate rather than what's on it.  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bikes + Small number plates = Points? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:21
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Replies: 18
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| To be pedantic, there aren't actually any regs for the dimensions of a bike plate. All that's specified as far as size goes is that it must be 2 lines ('letterbox' is definitely illegal), size and font of the characters (smaller than car spec), minimum space between them and minimum margin around th... |
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Forum: Polls Topic: How Many Points Do You Currently Have? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 13:46
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Replies: 28
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| Passed car test in 76 and bike in 78, clear ever since, touch wood! I'm a devotee of the 11th commandment, obviously. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: OOOH, can I have a go, please? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 09:03
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Replies: 11
Views: 3543
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Time for a new bike, but... lights always on |
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 09:13
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Replies: 112
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| Strange that they'll accept my word that my CBR has an aftermarket silencer replacing the rusted-through original, but they won't take my word that it has a Thatcham-approved alarm unless I provide them with a copy of the certificate. Hmmm... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: How Old Are You? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 13:10
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Replies: 83
Views: 31159
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| 50. Bleedin'ell, how'd that happen? 30 years a biker. |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: A little humour |
| MickW |
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 13:33
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| "Dear Worried, of course you are concerned but you are making something out of nothing and upsetting yourself unnecessarily. All BMW valve covers leak oil." |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speeding drivers face DNA swabs under new Big Brother powers |
| MickW |
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 13:02
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Replies: 24
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Dixie wrote: Daily MailThe Home Office said: 'The DNA database has revolutionised the way the police can protect the public through identifying offenders and securing more convictions.
But once we're all offenders, who's left as 'the public' to protect? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: different limits in opposite directions on dual carriageway? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 13:35
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| Yes, being local I use that bit of the A10 all the time. The NSL/40 used to start/stop in the same place both sides, where it still is southbound at Farm Close. There's a new light industrial development half way along on the northbound side (where the map shows Albury Farm) and I suspect they're an... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Some Road Safety Videos |
| MickW |
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 15:02
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It was called 'Perfect Day' and I've got it on a DVD I got free from somewhere - maybe the police BikeSafe day? It finishes as he parks up outside his garage after avoiding all the hazards and a bird overhead craps down his leathers.
Agree about the indicators though... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Who's next? |
| MickW |
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 13:42
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: The Pace |
| MickW |
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 13:38
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Replies: 90
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| I know it's just one still and I haven't seen the video, but if I'd been handed just that pic and asked to interpret it I'd have said he's just pulling in from a risky overtake of whatever the camera is in and the van's gone over to his left to make room. Shows you shouldn't judge by appearances! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A12 Blackwall Tunnel - new SPECS |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 09:59
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| Just copied this from londonbikers.com - follows a discussion a few weeks back concerning the ownership of these cameras (TfL not LSCP?) and their consequent legality. Anyone heard any more on the subject? New "undercover" Speed Cameras which were introduced a few weeks ago on the A12 are ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ladyman Speech today |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:22
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Replies: 50
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| Silly question, but why do they have to pay a fee to release a vehicle which has been used perfectly legally by all concerned and should therefore never have been seized in the first place...? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Encounter with Herts Constabulary |
| MickW |
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:17
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| Strange one Thursday night coming home from Hertford. About 10:30, joined the A10 at the A414 junction, police Astra was stopped in the left lane at the lights on the roundabout as I came round in the right. Lights changed just as I reached them so I didn’t have to stop, went past him, indicated lef... |
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