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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: NI motorists escape speeding fines |
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 08:27
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| :gatso2: BBC News NI. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60166093 Speeding tickets: Nearly 1,000 NI motorists escape fines Almost 1,000 motorists have escaped speeding fines in Northern Ireland in the past year. A backlog in the processing centre meant some fines were not processed withi... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: PSNI to fine cyclists caught in pedestrian areas |
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 19:51
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| :gatso2: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/cyclists-spot-fines-caught-pedestrian-22651209?fbclid=IwAR2sieYVqyZrSHkeJ5MZb2-PNY_C6fbfjoAmut_Wdo6TiqQ1u6WnSoOTNms Cyclists to get spot fines if caught in pedestrian areas under new PSNI plan Police have asked for a range of new fixed pen... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Old comrades |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 09:43
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| :gatso2: From Isle of Man Today. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=56107&headline=MHKs%20give%20backing%20to%20proposal%20to%20make%20helmets%20compulsory%20for%20cyclists§ionIs=news&searchyear=2020&cat=Politics&fbclid=IwAR1joeehZMSsHdiJLZlUx1zZJFsQaVKxMEKefh-vMr2ZXKmn... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire- |
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 20:25
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| :gatso2: https://uk.yahoo.com/news/pedestrian-dies-being-hit-bike-while-crossing-road-174700666.html From Sky News - A 56-year-old man has died after colliding with a cyclist while crossing a road. Police are appealing for information about the collision on Wilmslow Road, close to Didsbury Library, ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Where have all the posters gone. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 22:03
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Replies: 3
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 I'd say it was all down to the social media and the advent of dashcams as the reasons why posters have gone elsewhere. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: HAZARD TEST. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 18:43
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| That's certainly what I've been taught by the likes of the IAM and RoADA. Safe driving has more to do with how well you can read the road ahead and behind than staring at the speedometer. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drivers could face fine for hanging air fresheners |
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:26
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Replies: 4
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| :gatso2: "Drivers who try to challenge the penalty in court could be given a higher fine of up to £1000". Great. Thanks a lot. Could I ask if dashcams are illegal then? Most if not all are windscreen mounted. Fair enough, I'll remove mine. But the next time there's a serious accident and &... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drivers could face fine for hanging air fresheners |
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 13:07
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| :gatso2: From Yahoo News. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/revealed-drivers-given-100-fine-air-fresheners-hanging-car-104156659.html Hanging up items such as furry dice and air fresheners could cost drivers £100 or even invalidate their insurance if they put them on the rear-view mirror. The Highway Code a... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: MSN - Peer wants number plates for cyclists |
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:34
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Replies: 2
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| ME- I'm all for it, especially as they seem to think that HC provisions don't apply. Wepy might not agrree. :gatso2:This is very worrying problem. The number of cyclists who think the Highway Code is "advisory" Whenever I tell them if it states YOU MUST or YOU MUST NOT is LAW , it always ... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: MSN - Peer wants number plates for cyclists |
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Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 14:46
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Replies: 2
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| :gatso2: http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/peer-wants-number-plates-for-cyclists-after-attack/ar-BBVndn6?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=TSHDHP&fbclid=IwAR2q61EiSWfXhnKfFqI8ThrrtISmi9Dq06XrWzgGUEUTYDhGFFMq9TKk544 Lord Winston, the fertility expert and peer, has said cyclists should be forced to carry num... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: The Guardian: All new UK cars to have speed limiters by 2022 |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:36
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Court makes mistake over driving charges. |
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 15:36
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| :gatso2: Correct me if I'm wrong, but does this sportsman have more than 12 penalty points on his license? I always thought that if it was any more than that over a period of four years, then the recipient of the 12 points would be taking public transport to work. Or God forbid, a bicycle. Law for t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Give all cyclists road tests |
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:36
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| :gatso2: I agree with everything Mr. Loophole says. But I want to break it down slightly. Firstly, a point regarding newly-qualified drivers having to display NQ plates. In Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, newly-qualified drivers must display an "R" plate for one year after passing th... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: MSN News - Scottish police could scrap speeding fines. |
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 21:39
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| :gatso2: http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/speeding-drivers-could-get-warnings-instead-of-fines/ar-AAxXn5v?li=AAnZ9Ug&ocid=TSHDHP Speeding drivers could get warnings instead of fines Speeding motorists could soon be given written warnings instead of speeding tickets under new plans from Police ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Community Speed Watch reported to police. |
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:39
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| :gatso2: From MSN - Bentley driver reports Community Speed Watch volunteers to police. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/bentley-driver-who-was-caught-breaking-20mph-limit-by-anti-speeding-volunteers-reports-them-to-police-for-breaking-the-law/ar-BBIyRaX?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=TSHDHP Bentley driver wh... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Chief Constable Anthony Bangham called for scrapping of 10 p |
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:32
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Auto Express - Police using speed cameras for other offences |
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:21
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| :gatso2: From Auto Express http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/police-found-using-mobile-speed-cameras-for-non-speeding-offences/ar-BBIy1a8?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=TSHDHP Police found using mobile speed cameras for non-speeding offences 21/32 Hugog Police found using mobile speed cameras for non-speeding... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: It'll never happen |
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 21:40
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| The problem ,IMHO, is not cyclists, but cyclists behaving badly. Possibly as the rogue ones feel that they are undetectable and therefore untraceable, and therefore unaccountable. :gatso2: What I read into that is the number of cyclists who regard cycling as a "sport". Those same cyclists... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: It'll never happen |
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:23
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| :gatso2: Licensing, registration, testing and a requirement for cyclists to carry insurance? Bring it on! Believe me, it's long overdue. In addition, what I want is amendments to be made in the Highway Code. Under "Rules for Cyclists", a lot of the "You should" could be changed t... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Belfast Telegraph video- Police seek reckless cyclist |
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 15:21
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Replies: 0
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