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Forum: Cycling Topic: Cyclist Killed in London |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 02:14
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| Pedestrians have priority on any road - but only a foolish one would step in front of a lorry to exercise that right... yet from what I have seen on YouTube, many seem insistent on making a point of risking all to exercise their right of way! |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: New pic for the caption comp maybe? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 17:05
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Replies: 14
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Some wag had pinned an arrow to the lights, to draw attention to Bill's stripey wellingtons, as they all posed for the inevitable Facebook/YouTube video! |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: New pic for the caption comp maybe? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 09:45
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Replies: 14
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| Here you go: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/21/article-2470051-18E0D59A00000578-441_634x441.jpg To be fair, at the moment in time that the picture was taken, only one could be up the ladder, and the other would have been securing the scene... putting cones out and ensuring no idiot ran into ... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: War declared on Lycra louts on wheels |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 22:52
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Replies: 16
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| When I cycle to and from work, in around the 20 minutes it take, I am lucky to see more than two or three others... but I know there are more, as I can see their tracks when the path is damp. I seem to see differing riders most days in rotation... mostly they are regulars, but we each set off at sli... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Sheppey crossing crash:'Miracle' as no-one diesworst pile-up |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 20:48
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Replies: 20
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| This Greenshed (despite the name change)is the same person who when confronted with reports that his website was not functioning as it should, buried his head in the sand, and refused to even contemplate such an occurrence, let alone go and check it out! :lol: http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewt... |
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Forum: CSCP Refugees Topic: Maintaining Revenues? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:20
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Replies: 18
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| We must be doing something right if Greenshed is still monitoring the site! :lol: Is it because the site that he used to be in charge off, has far less information than this one? What have they reported on since 25TH JULY 2007 ?? http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/18/37/86/54/cumbri10.jpg So why have the ... |
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Forum: CSCP Refugees Topic: Maintaining Revenues? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:09
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Replies: 18
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| I see rural "Safety" Camera Partnership are getting fed up with observant drivers, who slow down when they see the camera vans. In a bid to stamp this out and maintain revenues, they have taken delivery of a "stealth" camera van, which blends in to the stunning scenery of the Eng... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Graduated Licences? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 15:24
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Replies: 40
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| It is always down to experience... or lack of it. Even stupidity can be avoided once you have experience in most cases. As a cyclist, I can only arrive on time if I set off in good time. If I am late, I cannot pedal faster and harder to make up enough lost time, as I am not fit enough. Car drivers w... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Insurance "black box" - the downside! |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 19:43
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Replies: 6
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| can't have been a factor surely... he was only doing 57 in a 60. :roll: It is not easy to say from a single picture, but 57 along this lane does not seem an appropriate speed for the conditions to me. :( http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/10/article-2359150-1ABF457F000005DC-154_634x437.jpg |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Deaths & serious injuries down a quarter near speed cameras |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:20
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Replies: 10
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| The problem I can read in this report, which is hinted at in the foreward, is that the real causes of deaths and injuries are difficult to ascribe a cause to. Take the cameras at Ings on the A591, they were "justified" by the SCP there because the KSI history which was above the average fo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: EIGHT speed limits in ONE MILE |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:04
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Replies: 6
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22728917 The Nottinghamshire village with eight speed limits A motoring organisation has said a Nottinghamshire village which has eight different speed limits in just over a mile of road may be confusing drivers. The village of Zouch, on the Nott... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Thought-powered helicopter takes off |
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 13:29
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| I have just imagined I had a cake for lunch... and very nice it was too! Lemon Drizzle cake - I can taste the tangy lemon on my tongue! The brain is a marvelous device, and you can extend your imagination with training. Seriously though, I wonder how easy a distraction could spoil a brainwave and th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: ACPO subsidiary blames speed |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 17:33
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| http://www.roadsafetysupport.co.uk/our-services/road-signage-and-traffic-regulations It is vital for motorists to obey the speed limits and other motoring laws in order to keep our roads safe. Road Safety Support can assist you in ensuring that your road signage is accurate and lawful and give you ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: It's over, isn't it? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 13:58
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Replies: 27
Views: 20029
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| http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/623668.cameras_bag_753_more/ Figures obtained by The Westmorland Gazette under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed a sharp increase in the number of speeding tickets issued. Yet despite a falling number of injuries on the roads, deaths in road tr... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: It's over, isn't it? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 19:45
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Replies: 27
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| I would mainly put the continued welcome fall in fatalities in recent years down to improved crashworthiness of vehicles, better standards of medical care and reduced participation of the 17-25 age group in driving. :yesyes: Huge improvements have been made in terms of vehicle features alone... air... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Sensible or Stupid? |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 18:56
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Replies: 145
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| Yes, to be clear, when F1 racing drivers are sharing the track with novices, there is often conflict due to the new drivers inexperience. Guild of Experienced Motorists though... what constitutes experience in their view, years driving, miles travelled or variety of road conditions encountered and s... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Construction and Use laws |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 13:52
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Replies: 8
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| Is it illegal to HAVE lights of the wrong colour facing front, or only if they are in use? I'm thinking particularly of a pair of Port and Starboard navigation lights. Oh, and do Construction and Use regs forbid the use of a flag staff and flag on the rear boot of a vehicle, or is that just down to ... |
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Forum: Pages Topic: Mark Milton |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:39
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Replies: 26
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| "Holy Thread resurrection Batman..." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-21958900 PC Mark Milton 'crashed into island at 92mph' A police officer was driving at speeds of up to 108mph moments before he crashed his patrol car in a Shropshire village, a court has heard. PC Mark M... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: House clearance advice |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 23:58
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Replies: 22
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| Condolences to you Peter. My mother in law has recently moved into a residential home, and we have had to sort things out while she was still around - she kept changing her mind as to what she wanted to keep and who should have what. Can you not spend a weekend at the house to sort through it? You n... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Huhne Court Case |
| Ernest Marsh |
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 15:34
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Replies: 33
Views: 25040
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| Don't forget the after dinner speeches worth thou$ands per session and the inevitable book, whatever that snappy title may be? In fact it has given him just the right opportunity and time to write it, thank you very much, in between the oh-so hard time he's going to have breaking rocks ( In his Whi... |
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