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Forum: General Chat Topic: IAM Poll for Speed Limits for Environment |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 01:23
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Replies: 19
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| I'd be interested to know the various power outputs, power to weight ratios and peak torque figures for those cars because at a glance it it is suggesting to me that under powered sheds are uneconomical at motorway speeds so the motor buying public should be buying cars with proper engines to save m... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: DfT endorses new method to measure speed camera impacts |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:51
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Replies: 2
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| There doesn't seem to be any correlation between change in collisions and average speed. Ergo the very method by which cameras are said to work clearly isn't the case... Shame the report doesn't mention general reduction in injuries via safer cars. Or change in traffic levels. What is needed is the ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cocky teenager snapped snapped by Scamera 19x is banned |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 00:58
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Replies: 3
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| He thought he couldn't be caught so he behaved like a Grade A tit. There is no justification nor excuse for such behaviour. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 15:03
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Replies: 22
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| I think that your indecision gives you your answer. If you were happy with LHD then you would have bought it by now. :) I think that is very true. I may keep an eye out for a mint RHD instead. Or hope the money fairy drops a pile of cash in my hand so I can buy that and keep mine :D They're both th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 14:27
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Replies: 22
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| I'm still on the fence with the whole thing and getting splinters... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:16
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Replies: 22
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| I usually stay well back. It's possible that over the years I've started to sit closer and not realised it of course. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 20:36
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Replies: 22
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Not an early spider. Later ph2 version. Nearly bought an early one though. Love the look of them  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:11
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| No. I have an alfa spider for everyday. I used to use the rhd grale as an every day car but I generally walked to work then so it wasn't an issue. When I actually used it every day it wasn't so bad. The garage I used were very good so I could often ring them up during the day and say 'it's making th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 22:11
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 19:04
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| I haven't got such deep pockets any more. Mine has been off the road since March but I can see the sense in selling mine and switching to a better one. With the garage I use they aren't that expensive to maintain, especially when you get one where they've already done everything... The conversion pr... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 17:32
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| The lhd one is in much better condition. Mine spent early part of its life by the seaside so it is more rusty by a long way. I've already spent quite a bit dealing with rust in the 10 years or more I've had it. Garage has someone else's 16v in bits and even after never having any rust work done it's... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 16:04
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Replies: 22
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| I've had a rhd version of the same model for years. The one I've seen is a mint original lhd and with all the work mine needs over the next few years it could work out cheaper to sell mine to someone that is desperate for an rhd version (most go abroad now) and get this lhd one! It will be an absolu... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can you really safely drive a lhd car in a rhd country? |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:26
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Replies: 22
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| I was thinking about getting a model of car that is only available in LHD but I can think of so many scenarios where the lhd could cause some serious bother. As a passenger in a RHD car I'm aware of just how little I can see sometimes compared to the driver. Just the few I could come up with: Overta... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Cat and Fiddle route still Britain's 'most dangerous' |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:01
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| But now they have specs all over it it makes me want to get a ticket on purpose as that would be a real achievement...:twisted: That road will NEVER be a safe road. You have a highly twisty and demanding route which has mixed traffic of HGVs, mimsing sight seers, motorcyclists and commuters. The roa... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Mobile Phones. Was I Wrong? |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:51
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Replies: 131
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| I put mine on silent and leave it in a pocket. Then it doesn't matter what messages or calls I miss until I get where I'm going. I can deal with them later. No call is that important. If it is that important it's the kind of call you shouldn't answer when driving anyway! |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: EU plans to fit all cars with speed limiters |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:51
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Replies: 6
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| To stop it all you need to do is to ask who will be charged with corporate manslaughter when it fails and someone dies as a result. Stand back and wait for furious back pedalling. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: House clearance advice |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:37
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: What an RAF pilot can teach us about being safe on the road |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 09:57
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Replies: 16
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| Children aren't as good at adults at judging vehicle speeds either. They need a much bigger amount of difference to notice if one car is travelling faster than another. 20mph I think it was, whereas an adult usually needs 7 mph difference or so. Explains why children do just step off the kerb... I w... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: 'Victim' of Speed Cam and Pothole |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:29
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Replies: 5
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| I think you can only claim if the hole in question had been reported or there is a good chance that the council should have already inspected the road. Have a look on fixmystreet and see whether it is there already. No harm in having a go at getting them to pay up and pointing out how much more dang... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: House clearance advice |
| teabelly |
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Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:59
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Replies: 22
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| Sorry to hear about your loss. Personally I'd think about paying for some storage in the short term so you can clear the house but not feel like you're rushing into getting rid of things you may prefer to keep. If the furniture is original 1950s then a museum might be interested as I'm sure there ar... |
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