Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 459
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:53:29 +0100, Dr Zoidberg All the ones I saw were doing 45. I pbutted some old fart in a 75 on a local road...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 460
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, Steve Firth Out of interest, did you signal because you were changing lanes or simply because you were pbutting him? From...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 461
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Steve Firth See my other reply, but I would not consider moving to the wrong side of the road to...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 462
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006, Nick Finnigan I wrote the line which is quoted at the top in response to Steve Firth's description of the road on which he encountered the...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 463
Given that you say you've never overtaken someone on a 2 lane SC, and you refer...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 464
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, David Taylor Don't read too much into the word that I...
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Steve Firth I consulted a friend today who is an instructor and has numerous advanced driving qualifications with around 30 years experience of...
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Nick Finnigan I would imagine it's the same position as turning right from that same road - over to the right and fully within your own lane...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 467
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Steve Smith I'll clarify what I meant. I'm on a road with a single lane in each direction. There's an obstacle...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 468
On 07 Aug 2006 17:57:00 GMT, Adrian Could be where you are. Surrey, Suslove and...
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Adrian I totally agree with you. I wouldn't put a discussion about oversteer-understeer in there though - the student has enough to be going on with. However, it really depends on skill level...
Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 470
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Adrian I have to agree with Ray on this one. I wanted to know everything I could...
Picture this... 471
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:22:27 +0100, PC Paul I can't see why not, since the perp is in a public place and it is legal to make photographs in a public place. Probably...
Picture this... 472
I was some time ago, at very low speed, by a young and attractive wench claiming it was her birthday in traffic. Unfortunately for her the damage* meant I had to...
Picture this... 473
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, PC Paul Wedell suggested you might be done for driving without due care - if you were planning to remotely activate the camera then I...
Why does anyone bother to drive in the South East
Last weekend, I drove a rented van from the East End of London to central Bristol because I had to move some furniture. Since I can't afford a car I am normally a non...
Why does anyone bother to drive in the South East
Kinetic" wrote in message I checked Stratford, East London to Bristol City Centre leaving at 1300 today on the government's site www.transportdirect.com . It came up with a car journey of...
A84A85 StirlingCrianlarich
Clive George Personally I'd choose to go Stirling-Callendar-Crianlarich every time, although I may change my mind...
Speed limits to be reviewed
Adrian I don't think that is what they plan at all. My contact said they intend to...
We'll go on destroying cameras, vow activists
We'll go on destroying cameras, vow activists VIGILANTES who admitted burning a roadside speed camera on the A14 have vowed to wreck it...
We'll go on destroying cameras, vow activists
To briefly summarise the Part P regs: You can add one spur to an existing ring socket. You can replace sockets, lighting fixtures and...
Speedometer accuracy 480
dixthewiz" wrote in message According to Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 25, The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001, Schedule 3 paragraph 19 headed 'speedometer...
Speedometer accuracy 481
They can believe whatever they want, it would be foolish to buttume that this is the case and rely on it. For what it's worth, my 9-3's speedometer underreads by ~2...
Speedometer accuracy 482
DervMan read what you put ? PUT ? ffs, if you're trying to communicate, try again. "if we spot a GPS...
Speedometer accuracy 483
A world of "whatever" as Charlie says. In short, not a bad attempt to troll me. Maybe, hmm, six out of ten. Perhaps a seven...
dear oh dear
A driver is lucky to be alive after he drove the wrong way along the M1 for 12 miles, police said. The man, who has not been named, joined the southbound...
Route planners with accurate London timings
It's not just a sensible average speed all round that's needed - they would need data for individual roads, and at different times - some roads...
A14 closed after bane lorry crash 486
Knight Of The Road It shouldn't be by now. But it always is, usually because a...
A14 closed after bane lorry crash 487
Who is relying on the driver in front of that and the driver in front of that and...
Blind, stupid or both 488
Dave was thinking very hard : Driving very carefully and quite slowly with a few sheets of polystyrene on the roof rack along a back road (quite busy with other vehicles), a sudden gust...
Blind, stupid or both 489
Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message It quite clearly wasn't secured properly for the conditions you encountered during the journey. Earlier this year I had something similar...
Is it just me 490
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, MrBitsy of course, I've said that from the start. I was simply highlighting the idea that whatever drivers "should" do, it's what they do do that...
Is it just me 491
PC Paul No, I PREFER if drivers would follow the HC. Joining drivers need a small adjustment of speed to join safely - much less...
Is it just me 492
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, MrBitsy I don't think this kind of black and white atbreastude helps anyone. Yes, the cars next to the slip road don't have to move...
Is it just me 493
According to my calculations, ( probably not 100pc watertight ) any car capable of 0 to 60mph in 15secs...
Cycling on roads illegal 494
Steve Firth "Cycle journalist Simon Withers, formerly a staffer on Cycling Plus, said: "Drive a car with dodgy tyres and kill four cyclists and you rack up a hefty six points on your licence and...
Cycling on roads illegal 495
Robin Quote: "But when cyclist Daniel Cadden appeared before a particular district judge last week, he the district judge threw the book at the 25-year...
Cycling on roads illegal 496
Alan Holmes Well, I take your point, of course, but you don't *really* mean "saving your life" - you *can't* mean that except...
Cycling on roads illegal 497
Brimstone No, there isn't. There was a case where a judge said that every cyclist must be allowed his wobble, which is not...
Becoming a driving instructor 498
My wife has recently qualified and started working as an Instructor. I work in IT and have done so for the past 15 years, so my opinion... It would benefit you greatly to begin...
Becoming a driving instructor 499
Mark Hewitt That is amazing - I was made redundent from IT in May! As I am 44, I decided not to stay in IT, just to get made redundent an a few years, thats...
Becoming a driving instructor 500
Steve Firth It's a pittance compared to some bits of IT. With the amount of outsourcing and offshoring going on, there's not much icing left on the cake...
Becoming a driving instructor 501
I'm only 28 (although I feel older :o)), although I like my job it doesn't insprie me the way it used to. I have the opportunity to stay on with my current...
Give him a medal 502
Alex Heney You haven`t noticed it conciously, but it does happen. It`s tiny little fractions of a second, milliseconds - nothing more. but throw a...
Give him a medal 503
saying : I have read what was actually written, and that isn't it. What WAS actually written was :- # The situation was that a car towing a tatty old camping trailer was # tailgating me in the...
Give him a medal 504
Brimstone I`d guess for the same reasons LGV`s trundle along at 56 -economy. There are enough other lanes to get past someone who is driving slower than the speed limit (note...
Give him a medal 505
Brimstone Hmmmm, I certainly realise the congestion I create driving at 55-60 mph - absolutely none. I`m driving either when early or late when there are very few other cars on the...
Give him a medal 506
Adrian I saw a brilliant (but terrifying clip) on one of those police camera action style shows. A police car en-route to an RTC is trying to pbutt a white metro (IIRC) in...
Give him a medal 507
Adrian Mine varies according to the weather as much as anything - it doesn`t like early mornings either. And i`m not kidding - the...
Give him a medal 508
Ivor Jones snip Now you're really talking cobblers. How can I not be English if I was born in England..? Because of your parentage...
Give him a medal 509
There are several subjects here. There are questions of ethnicity versus nationality versus heritage. There...
Give him a medal 510
David Taylor Alledgedly written 2000 years ago. I was having a slightly heated discussion with a gentlemen of the Muslim persubuttion a while ago. He stated that my beliefs where incorrect (I`m not...
mobile phones 511
Brimstone Using a hands free setup isn't a major issue (unless someone delivers very bad news to the driver unexpectedly). A safety case with a bus crash involved such an incident. I am...
mobile phones 512
Studies show that talking to pbuttengers is much less of the problem. The main reason for this is...
track days and hire cars
On 16 Aug 2006 12:04:27 GMT, Adrian Sure, because I speak Kraut I was asked to book...
BMW servicing 514
The Reid" wrote in message I booked my wife's Merc A Clbutt in for a regular service yesterday. The man from the main dealer quoted me £360 for the more extensive of...
BMW servicing 515
Surely there is no difference in quality between a BMW dealer and a BMW specialist who...
BMW servicing 516
remember charge, All BMW franchises are in fairly central locations witha fixed cost base of several hundred thousand, (anyone ever see a BMW dealer with a building more than...
Regent Street 16:00 today
OK, I realise I've got more chance of winning the lottery than someone here seeing it but I did a...
Overtaking
Whenever I overtake a car I do it as fast as whatever I'm driving will take me, limit or no limit. I have had situations where those being overtaken have speeded up, but...
Overtaking 519
Paul - love That's a sensible policy, but there comes a point (more applicable when overtaking streams of traffic) when...
Overtaking 520
You don't mention the width of the road. NSL60 roads vary from those just wide enough for one car to move in...
Dangerous Roads 521
MrBitsy In which case you might want to be aware of this:- An Australian, a Frenchman and an Englishman are walking along a beach...
Dangerous Roads 522
Brimstone LOL in case he wants to print it out and tell it down le bar: Un Australien, un Français et un Anglais marchent le long d'une plage...
Dangerous Roads 523
Brimstone ray ought not change his name Un Australien, un Français et un Anglais marchent le long d'une plage. L'un d'entre eux voit une vieille boîte en fer blanc rouillée moitié-enterrée dans...
Driving standards of Taxi drivers etc 524
MrBitsy Ray - I'm glad to hear that you do not lack confidence, and there would be something very wrong...
Driving standards of Taxi drivers etc 525
JNugent it has a lot to do with multi droppers getting paid £1.80 per drop and trying to, or even bragging that, (they can) do...
driving whilst on the phone worse than drink driving
Christian McArdle correct. correct. here's where you get desperate: incorrect. you posted a reference of a body of work by Simpson, H. M...
Fw: ideaaday.com day 2192 529
I don't catalogue arguments. Of course not, your "Won Arguments Folder is empty". Overtaking is...
Fw: ideaaday.com day 2192 530
I do not have such a folder. Only you feel the need to catalogue your winnings, if you ever get any that is. f*** me! A corner should be taken with...
Blue Badge abuse
Tom Some of the apparently fit and healthy people may be blind 1, and blindness doesn't stop you from running half marathons (so long as you have an at...
Man fined for flicking ash out of car window 532
Conor Thank you. Someone else says there wasn't one. It is absolutely obvious that there would have been one. If the...
Man fined for flicking ash out of car window 533
Jeff York Whatever. Either the driver is going to pay it or he isn't. If he doesn't, he should be punished in other ways. But the more the penalty and the less likelihood of...
Man fined for flicking ash out of car window 534
PC Paul re: gun control: How do you mean, "funny"? You had to have a licence or permit for them, didn't you? That would have been refused to many (if not most) people. Are...
Man fined for flicking ash out of car window 535
Jeff York ... No. That principle was well and truly breached by the concept of the parking...
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