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I guess that's the problem: for every small hotelier rubbing his hands in glee, there's someone running a non-tourist business getting peed off.

I must admit if they ran something like that round here in the week, my firm would be in some trouble. Though we've got lots of roads round here we can use instead. Without having looked at the area this took place, diversionary routes may not be possible in remote Scotland.

hmmmm not sure about the non tourist businesses getting peed off.... the event was on a sunday when many such businesses wouldnt be running ? the route & closures were are advertised (athough even with our local half marathon it amazes me how little interest residents on the route pay to the mail drops, local radio & newspapare announcements, they still manage to whine in the same paper however after they were delayed 5minutes or diverted an extra 1/2mile) and roads closed on a rolling basis, it sounds like diversionary routes would have been quite a long way round, as far as i've read the most road sections were closed for 3hrs with some (presumably later sections) being 4hrs.

can't be that difficult to plan around that surely ?

like the IMUK stuff i expect its other tourist dependant businesses which have little appeal to cyclist types that would suffer most.

anyway i suspect we're debating minutiae here.

Outdoor pursuits/kilt/and some obvious tourist tat shops might open up. This is an annual event. I understand the Mad Cat's' eldest suffered a puncture in this event.




"Team Swiss" noted this when they took time off to cheer the ToB en route. Those at the set off and finish lines said more turned out to spur on the cyclists . .. but it was "scant" compared to golf/rally/race/horse meet/marathon and other meets It may spark a few more spectators after the Olympic success? But somehow that was more "end of the season" and soon "forgotten" unfortunately. I think those in charge should advertise and market the sport much better.




No. Not hard. ToB passes through our patch on one stage this year. I think we are ready and able to make sure it's smooth running.

No excuse though for sabotaging the race though. Evil b:censored:ds

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While that may seem to some extent a "just" punishment, denying someone their driving licence as "punishment" for anything other than driving-related offences sets a dangerous autocratic precedent and has been discussed on here before I believe as the powers that be have contemplated awarding themselves just such powers... The right to hold a driving licence should be based on nothing more than ones ability to responsibly use a motor vehicle.

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So what if it transpired the offender dropped the tacs from a motor vehicle (I suspect this was the case), would I be right in assuming you wouldn't have a problem with denying them their driving licence?


This is a driving related offence: the road was made dangerous (or at the very least: difficult) for other road users. For me, using a motor vehicle as their means doesn't matter, but it would reinforce the point.

Failing that, only jail will do IMO.

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Only if dropping the tacks from a moving vehicle compromised his ability to control the vehicle unacceptably, and if so, that would have to be witnessed or recorded, in line with procedure for other motoring offences.



It's a "Driving related" offence in so far as it took place somewhere people drive. If he beat someone up in the road is that also a driving related offence?

You're maybe viewing the driving licence as some sort of priviledge to be revoked for bad behaviour. I see it as licence to drive; authority to use a motor vehicle based on demonstrating the required skill level and adherence to the highway code and other relevant laws when doing so. You speculate that he may have thrown the tacks from a moving vehicle- I guess that would demonstrate "willfull endangerment of other road users while driving a vehicle", personally I'd still say they were separate entities, ie occurred at the same time but not directly related to each other- but I wouldn't argue the point. (get my point, heh)

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What if another driver had driven down that road directly after them and had the punctures and potential accident? I should refrain from eating so much at times.





Indeed. If they were miffed at the road closure and a very temporary disruption - then there are other ways of complaining about it. Personally - do not see the gripe. . Rolling road block would have been the norm. Should not have been a problem especially as an annual event.

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Only if dropping the tacks from a moving vehicle compromised his ability to control the vehicle unacceptably, and if so, that would have to be witnessed or recorded, in line with procedure for other motoring offences.[/quote]


I think our colleagues are satisfied that some car driver and passengers did this.



It's a "Driving related" offence in so far as it took place somewhere people drive. If he beat someone up in the road is that also a driving related offence?
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No. We'd use GBH . aggravated assault . breach of peace .. and/or some others if they applied.




Sadly - we see holding a driving licence as a serious privilege and courts can sanction accordingly. I am not saying I agree with this 100% 0 but that it happens and just sometimes to often in real cass ? - I would concur with the court's decision there

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nothing substantiated but:

there is a rumour that the tacks were dropped by a rogue cyclist joining one of the front groups for a short period of time.
i beleive the offending chap lives a shortish distance from the road.
i also heard a rumour than one of the supporting ambulances suffered a puncture .

But doesn't this go against the premise of 'responsible use of a motor vehicle'?


Nope. The offender acted, with the direct intent, to make the road unusable for other road users - he made the road a dangerous place to be; assaulting someone up on a road is a very different intent and has a different outcome.


Again no.
If the offender cannot interact with other road users in a considerate manner, then he shouldn't be allowed to hold a licence to interact with them at all whilst piloting an energetic machine.


What about consideration? Isn't attitude important? aren't these the critical factors our offender is so sorely lacking.
If making a road unusable or unsafe isn't a traffic offence then what exactly is it?


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Can someone pass a driving test even if they threw tacs out of their window (but still maintained proper control)?

You bring up good points, but I still believe such a penalty would be just (and beautifully poetic).
It doesn't matter anyway, I believe the precedent you fear has already been set, for offences completely unrelated to any form of, or by-product of, road use. (I see IG just beat me to that point)

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