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Forum: General Chat Topic: Crime Victim? Pay Twice |
| mmltonge |
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 02:24
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| fucking hell... what a load of old tosh. Goodbye to all, you can't say anything on this forum anymore without everyone having to over analyse every aspect of what could have happened what might happen and every subsequent possible outcome. I'm clearly pissed off at being robbed of posessions and jus... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Dorset Safety Camera Partnership's grasp of science... |
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 21:33
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| 80mph is 14.29% faster than 70mph ergo you will get to your destination 14.29% quicker. I'm not sure about you but I think 14.29% is a fairly significant factor. If I could find my company an additional 14.29% margin I'd be in line for a company lear jet. Today I drove 460 miles.....at 80mph vs 70m... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Crime Victim? Pay Twice |
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 21:26
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| Regarding your autolock feature - Are you sure it autolocks if you have been in the car? Any that i have seen only autolock if you unlock it but do not open the door. Otherwise you could have opened the door placed your keys on the drivers seat and went to kiss the mrs goodbye etc and they get lock... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Crime Victim? Pay Twice |
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 16:15
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| I like the Safe idea but I think in future I'll not take any documents along with me and when I do eventually need to produce documents to prove insurance/mot/ownership or something I'll tell them I dont have anything because the streets cant be kept safe enough to leave things out of sight in your ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Crime Victim? Pay Twice |
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 13:22
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| Had my car broken into last night, right outside my house - mp3 player stolen, 3 atlases (why steal an atlas?!) and, most importantly, my Registration document. So I rang the DVLA (didnt bother with police at this point as am aware not much they can do) who subsequently told me they'd charge me £25 ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Dorset Safety Camera Partnership's grasp of science... |
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 00:43
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| How to drive in a fuel-efficient manner Yes you guessed it, everything else is rushed through then the "stick to the speed limit" message is hammered home, with a degree of repetition. But this line I love: If you are driving on a dual carriageway, doing 80mph will only get you to your de... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Digital enforcement: 6pts for 45 in 30 - 55 in 40 - 95 in 70 |
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 00:24
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| As long as pedestrians/kids continue to behave like this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7598674.stm And there are crazy people out there like this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7636577.stm There will be deaths on the road no matter how many points they dish out. The first video shows multiple students of a... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Lloyds takeover of RBOS/Halifax |
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:09
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All of my money is with The Halifax - is this a bad idea now?
I've started saving cash at home in a safe as a real paranoid measure  |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Glamour |
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 03:19
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| If you gave her loads you're going to be a little disappointed! It was whittled down to fit into one sentance. I'll see if the GF has a copy to get a scan for you :) I'm sure it was about distractions being the biggest cause of accidents or something. Pretty sure it referred to SafeSpeed as a road s... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: Glamour |
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:32
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Having flicked through a friends copy of Glamour Magazine (big female lifestyle mag) I was surprise to see a quick snippet from Claire in there about road safety
It's in the Oct 2008 issue |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: SKY NEWS: 500 hours training to pass your test |
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 20:26
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| The only one, in my experience, which makes a very strong point of teaching gamers how to learn braking distances, cornering techniques etc is Gran Turismo. Yes there is a competitive element (otherwise no one would play it... you've got to get people interested somehow) however I'm not suggesting i... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: SKY NEWS: 500 hours training to pass your test |
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 00:11
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| A controversial one this, however I think it holds should be given some serious consideration. Computer Games... I played them through my youth (and to this day). Some of the driving ones are obviously ridiculous (need for speed etc) some of them fantastic. And I'm not saying this as a sole means fo... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: 'ave-a-look-at-dis (innit) |
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 00:00
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| Along with every other JP and judge in England and Wales I have just received the weekly update from the Judicial Communications Office. This contains an announcement to the effect that there will be a £90 million shortfall in court funding over the next three years. Expect a very big increase in t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: British police! Great Europe riding, then stopped on the M20 |
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 23:58
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weepej wrote: ict_guy wrote: Can't they work on solving real crimes? That is a real crime isn't it, illegal plates?
You know full well what he means - don't take something so literally just in order to sound like a smart arse. |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: SKY NEWS: 500 hours training to pass your test |
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 23:52
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| Agree with you Anton that it is no less important than being taught Religious Studies or the next to useless games lessons (we went Bowling once a week for 12 weeks for goodness sake!) however I suspect that as it wont apply to anyone 16 or below (as none of them can drive then) they will show as mu... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: SKY NEWS: 500 hours training to pass your test |
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 01:10
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| Agreed Flynn, a load of crap - a badly thought out solution... as per usual rather than really thinking about how to improve something they've gone for a pointless number and from then on will say "done your 500 hours? ok - fine to go" just as "under 30? must be safe" etc. When w... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: A Mini Roundabout Replaced T-junction .. accident prone.. |
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:30
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| No I meant proper roundabouts, the ones with an actual island in the middle... as opposed to the silly little bits of paint on the road which don't tend to serve any any more purpose than being a big round white give way to the right sign. Obvo there are mini's that are usful, such as on 3 roads joi... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: A Mini Roundabout Replaced T-junction .. accident prone.. |
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 14:12
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| I've not been around long enough to know... but am I right in assuming roundabouts were thought up originally for junctions where there were at least 4 entrances/exits rather than T-Junctions - where it mostly doesnt make sense for a roundabout.? |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Transport, taxation and pricing |
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:56
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| Would you consider a motor scooter as well? I've been delighted with mine, and it pays its way. VED is 15GBP per year and it gets over 100mpg. But another significant way in which it helps is with ease of parking, which is always free. It would also keep mileage off your Saab and help it keep its v... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: driving at 50mph dangerous on the motorway |
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 13:20
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Replies: 62
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I'm assuming you're not driving through the section which is limited to about 40mph most mornings and afternoons and evenings due to incorrectly working VSL?  |
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