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Forum: General Chat Topic: Dreaded tailgaters |
| Zippo |
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 13:30
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| Hi jack272 :hello: I'm not quite sure what all you find objectionable about my "theories", are you saying that 2 seconds is always a safe minimum gap under all circumstances? I said "Safe following distance varies, it ain't ever a set value for all". Do you disagree with that? if... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Dreaded tailgaters |
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 15:29
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| I'm a bit old skool myself, it was a good while after I started driving before I owned a car with even servo assisted brakes. Oh yes, unladen van rear wheel lockup under braking in wet conditions was indeed a tad ummmm interesting :shock: I agree that many drivers seem to have very little appreciati... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Outrage on Overtake |
| Zippo |
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 23:52
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Replies: 28
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| Hey there's an idea .... trafpol driving around in porches overtaking, anyone caught displaying "outraged behavior" symptoms get their car and everything in it instantly taken off them and crushed right there and then, just leave em standing at the side of the road to walk home and reflect... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Olympic spy cam to snare your car |
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 23:19
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| Wow Malcolm, I thought it was just me who thought that way. Nope Tone .... its not just you :D My favorite which will instantly distant myself from every red blooded male in this country, I don't bother with football. I couldn't care less about it. Nope again Tone ... it won't distance you from me ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Windows 8, Anybody used it yet? |
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 23:01
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Replies: 16
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| Just for the record :lol: I personally don't have a problem with Vista, when it first came out it had some horrible memory leaks, but that was fixed with Service Pack 1. I still run a laptop with Vista, I could upgrade to Win 7 for free, but IMO it isn't worth the bother as I'm happy enough with Vis... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Windows 8, Anybody used it yet? |
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 22:48
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| I've not tried Win 8 as yet, there's only a finite number of hours in a day! But if you want to try it I'd recommend getting the free verion of VMWare (virtual machine software), think it's called VMWare Player, download the Developer Preview version of Win 8 (free) and install it as a virtual machi... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.15 |
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 23:26
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Replies: 22
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Thank youse all for the congrats  .... best get to looking for a new photo methinks .... unfortunately my mates aint in the same league of strangeness as Toltec's  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 80mph Speed Limit Trial |
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 22:47
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Replies: 78
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whatcar wrote: Increasing the motorway limit could hit you in the pocket, according to our research
Not if you don't go any faster than you do at the moment if won't. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.15 |
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 15:52
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| Ummm chaps ... you know how I put the packed lunches in one poly bag to bring with us, and the bondage gear in another poly bag to leave at home? Well ......... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.15 |
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 19:03
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Replies: 22
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| The Caterham Car Club were holding auditions for the lead part in their forthcoming amateur stage production of The Fly. The top gar trio had been told they would be spending the night under canvas, not until the blinfolds are removed will they find out how little canvas! I'ts all right lads I've go... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Hi Viz clothing - is it still effective? |
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:33
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| When cut up by a car ,the response by driver was SMIDSY . I sometimes wonder if it isn't more a case of "sorry mate I did see you but for some strage reason it didn't register" :? Not quite so snappy mind ......... SMIDSYBFSSRIDR :roll: I would ( in pedantic mode tonight ) say for some ST... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Hi Viz clothing - is it still effective? |
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 22:05
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Replies: 48
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botach wrote: When cut up by a car ,the response by driver was SMIDSY .
I sometimes wonder if it isn't more a case of "sorry mate I did see you but for some strage reason it didn't register" 
Not quite so snappy mind ......... SMIDSYBFSSRIDR  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 80mph Speed Limit Trial |
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:37
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Replies: 78
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| I am convinced that 80mph is so slow that anyone even my 90 year old gran can manage to operate a car under motorway conditions in perfect safety at that and higher speeds. Sorry, I don't agree with that at all, some people show a remarkable ability to completely ignore warning signs of trouble ahe... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Hi Viz clothing - is it still effective? |
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:31
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Replies: 48
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| I do know that Low Viz clothing can be quite effective ..... if you don't want to be seen! A while back I pulled out to overtake and was very surprised when a single headlight came on mid lane some way in front of me .... I abandoned the overtake sharpish ...... turned out to be a motorcycle, painte... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.14 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:01
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Replies: 33
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Nice one Toltec, brilliant caption   |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Thousands of motorcyclists could be unwittingly uninsured |
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 15:07
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| Seeing as there appears to be confusion, IMHO it really needs to be a requirement for insurance companies and brokers to explain clearly what is meant by a full license for the purposes of insurance at the time of the agreement. People have a full license for the vehicle they are insuring, I can qui... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.14 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 14:46
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Replies: 33
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| "Haven't we met before? I'd swear I know you from somewhere" |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.14 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:48
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| PC Dinkem to PC Donkem "You know how the registered keeper of that car is a Mr Peacock ...." |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.14 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:30
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Replies: 33
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| "You've got no chance with the ladies mate, look at the shape of your head." |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Catchy Caption Competition No.14 |
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 01:07
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Now boys and girls, for the reason they were called Peacocks and not Carrotcocks, look underneath .... now what don't you see?
Weellllll .... its late .... I've had a 'day' .... and I haven't had a drink .... yet |
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