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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tonight with Trevor - Driver Distraction |
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 00:53
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| I think that we (Paul) had a lucky escape not being included in this program. It was as has been said utter tosh, every driver in the country will who watched it will have seen through the contrived tests they ran and come to the conclusion that it was an irrelevence. Brian Delany of the IAM, was tr... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: uninsured drivers |
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 00:51
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| It's all about risk; Risk of getting caught and the risk of consequences of being caught, it is this balance that is out with regard to uninsured driving Lets look at the problem; insurance cost is out of the reach of most young drivers and to be fair many more mature as well. A young kid who has pa... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: suspect bikers |
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 00:30
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| P I nipped out to Sainsbury's once with just round-the-house Adidas trousers on as it's literally a two minute ride and I couldn't be arsed to change my trousers (had all the other gear on though) and I've never ridden more cautiously in my life. And there is the rub; does "crash protection&qu... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Who's for boycotting the AA |
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 17:52
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I cancelled the AA a few years ago, writing them a letter about why, it was because of their kowtow attitude towards the flawed Govt policies.
I cancelled the RAC for the same reason two years ago.
Now rely on the insurance provided service |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Surfing |
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 08:56
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| Nothing new, we were doing this when I was a kid and even when I was serving in Northern Ireland, we'd break the monotony of a quiet night shift by "Surfing" through Londonderry on the top of an armoured LandRover |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Pregnant woman told to pay fine |
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 09:00
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nicycle wrote: Having said that, should she be driving in the first place?
Agreed, if her bump touches the steering wheel and interferes with her ability to park, you have to question her general ability to control the car. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: some views please |
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:57
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| Actually is it "blatant sex discrimination"? Here we have a private organisation the British Horse Society, which is probably over 80% women, going out of their way to do something for their members. Trailer Horse boxes are fast becoming obselete and the new breed of vehicle requires this ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: What are the new items on the m/ways |
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 14:32
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| In a similar vein, I have noticed them building platforms at the side of the M40 in a couple of locations between Warwick and Oxford, and maybe elsewhere, but that is the route I travel most often. They are about the dimensions of an ISO container, and there is a unit underneath with pipes looking ... |
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Forum: Polls Topic: How Long will Brunstrom last? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 23:31
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| I think Brunstrom will survive. He chose the one section of society that is unlikely to get anyone really too emotional, a white biker. Add to that the biker was unlicensed, uninsured and riding like a knob and this story will blow over as soon as something else happens. Had Brunstrom shown a pictur... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M4 eastbound |
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 23:05
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readingfc wrote: I joined the m4 at junction 4b . I think the speed camera you are thinking of patch is on the M4 between Heston Services Sliproads.
I am also a season ticket holder. i sit in y25.
There is also a speed camera on the left hand side of the slip road to the A312 (junction 3) |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M4 eastbound |
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 23:04
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readingfc wrote: . i sit in y25.
Noisy bugger  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M4 eastbound |
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 21:37
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| Actually just had a thought the first speed camera going eastbound is by the Exit after Heathrow (junction 3) |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M4 eastbound |
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 19:48
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Hello ReadingFC B18 season ticket holder here
Should be fine If it it where I think you are talking about the markings are related to the variable speed measuring system rather than a speed camera |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Brake U-Turn??? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:01
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| Just seen a spokesperson for Brake on BBC News 24 commenting on the UN Road Safety awareness week The spokesperson (Called Jude I think) spouted that we needed "Better Education, Better Training and Traffic Police" No mention of speeding. Could it be that Brake are starting to listen? Prob... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Do you want to know the truth? - Basingstoke Gazette |
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 20:44
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SafeSpeed wrote: Patch wrote: Almost certainly these two cameras are "dummy's". They are Truvelo's but they flash white light when a vehicle passes them at above a certain speed (DAMHIKIJKOK) Are you sure about that?
Not anymore I am not 
Only ever seen the flash once that was as a M/C passed it |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Do you want to know the truth? - Basingstoke Gazette |
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 19:39
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| Almost certainly these two cameras are "dummy's". They are Truvelo's but they flash white light when a vehicle passes them at above a certain speed (DAMHIKIJKOK) |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: South Wales Echo, 14th April 2007 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 14:07
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| Actually there is pretty well a prima facae case of speeding against the Taxi driver. The Taxi Driver whose daughter took the photograph "whilst he over took the police vehicle" said "Especially as he was doing 70 mph" People really should think before they speak to the press |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: I hope that Ladyboy doesn't get too influenced by the Yanks |
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:31
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| An online newspaper Kansas: Big Rigs Equipped with Ticket Cameras Federal gas tax money used to hide Kansas state troopers in big rig trucks so they can issue tickets to motorists. Yellow Transportation big rigThe Kansas Highway Patrol last week began spying on motorists from privately owned big ri... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Hidden cameras are back |
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 23:25
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CzechMate wrote: Surely all those cameras aimed at oncoming traffic are discriminatory ? Motorcycles don't require front number plates and thus many riders just safely ignore them.
Just don't sh*t on your own doorstep |
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Forum: Polls Topic: Eating at the wheel... |
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 16:18
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| Slightly off-topic but also within the broader discussion points that have developed here. A little bit of background, I work for a large IT organisation, part of my responsibilities is the education sector. Our solutions enable an IT organisation to have some pretty severe controls of the IT domain... |
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