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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: E-call to be mandatory by 2009 |
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 17:33
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So as long as i dont have airbags ill be fine? 
/me strokes classic car |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Another avoidable tragedy? |
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 03:36
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| Great story wonderfully put! Hope it gets put to some good use against the rubbish the partnerships are putting out |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: I got flashed.... |
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 02:30
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| I seem to remeber a rumour about 1 in 6 cameras having film in, but probably just speculation. My singular incident with a speed camera was a rear facing one that double flashed but i got lucky on that one. Hope you get the same. The little black boxes i believe are sensors to detect the presence of... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The main problem of highlighting the issues. |
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 20:07
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| "Might be better to offer some kind of training alternative to this type of offender. " This would seem ideal to me instead of the current fine and points system. Try to train people to be safer drivers. Along similar lines maybe even a requirement for drivers to take a further driving test after so... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Roundabout confusion |
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 02:22
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Replies: 17
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| Flatm8 is writing a peice of software to demonstrate the effects that items such as this have as part of his disertation. If a Bsc student can do it then surly the council should have something more comprehensive they can use to try out these designs and realise how flawed they may be. Maybe i shoul... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Towing Caravans |
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 23:26
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Replies: 32
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| Homer - yes i agree that there is a need for checks to be done, however a full mot system would be difficult to implement and would end up requiring the thousands of caravans to voluntarily be registered and checked, costing a lot of money to set up, most garages arent going to eb set up to do the c... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: How best to use cruise control |
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 23:14
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Towing Caravans |
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 18:44
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| Well said willcove. Parents have a 26yr old 4 birth Sprite which theyve done up a bit (got rid of the orange felt curtains..). Great little thing. Maintainence costs are pretty much non existant. These things go for naff all, and was originally purchased on the cheap for use as a building site hut. ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Any word on the David Edgar case? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 17:01
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Replies: 4
Views: 3233
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oh well 
Hopefully something will come from his research seperatly at least.
Mum says hi (Sue Hilton). |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Any word on the David Edgar case? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:27
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| Just wondering if theres been any updates to how Mr Edgar got on with the thursday(?) court hearing. |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Towing Caravans |
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 07:42
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| bmwk12 - There are many advantages to a caravan over a hotel including: - Cost - Tranquility (middle of a field instead of middle of a town) - no 'invasion' from hotel staff - Range of locations (there are campsites pretty much everywhere, in areas where a hotel would not be financially viable) - Pe... |
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