response for Conor
saying : What the f*** has that got to do with speed-that-may-be-appropriate-but- above-a-number-onna-stick? Quote :- "a driver mounted the kerb and hit...
Lane usage when dual carriagways end 1379
There's an interesting bit of road to observe the average London driver on. Trinity Road which runs south from Wandsworth bridge. Starts out as a three lane dual carriageway up a fairly steep...
Lane usage when dual carriagways end 1380
Cessna172 I suspect we can agree that there should not be a battle for space. I've generally found that there is less of a battle the earlier one tries to merge. The closer...
Lane usage when dual carriagways end 1381
Abo ¤¤¤ if I could be bov'verd I would buy a headrest camcorder mount and film the shoite I regularly see on the...
Lane usage when dual carriagways end 1382
Douglas Hall he put his phone down, road rages us, mouthed 'pool ovah, ahm a polis afficar' and after racing some way ahead of us stopped on...
Lane usage when dual carriagways end 1383
If 2 lanes merge into one and everyone is already in one lane what difference does it make, surley traffic wil lstill get...
Skoda Felicia 1384
says... Slow, wallowy, but comfy. Will hang on surprisingly well. SPi engine is simple and bullet proof, MPi engine got...
Skoda Felicia 1385
says... Slow, wallowy, but comfy. Will hang on surprisingly well. SPi engine is simple and bullet proof, MPi engine got a better head, and came later, more Ooomph. Specialists are great...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway
The Times October 20, 2005 'Terrorism' alert on the motorway By Stewart Tendler A student was stopped and searched under the Terrorism...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway N!rmpbcBiyXn8GRV.z60~gpz0J#a0P_LaB.sV
And yet it does happen. Only a few weeks ago I saw a woman die on the motorway (via CCTV) she was waiting behind the...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway 1388
Cynic That's not what he stated, he posted the following: "Its the crash barrier that runs up the middle of the...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway 1389
The phrase "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" presumes the authorities will act with honesty and integrity. Here are just a few examples of abuses of personal data...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway 1390
They are incidents that I have related on Usenet before. In one case my (then) 14 year old was skateboarding with...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway 1391
I'm not in constant fear of crime committed by anyone, let alone the authorities. But the authorities have much more power over me than a common criminal. In principle, we are presumably...
Terrorism' alert on the motorway 1392
The Ninja That's just the next step from ID cards. You tie the central government database in with the financial insbreastutions. Then you can do...
Seven minutes
There is no such tolerance. HC104 is quite clear that the speed limit is the absolute maximum. The tolerance you mention is...
The Ultimate Cut In 1394
Dave The M5 at J4 often has huge tailbacks exiting northbound. Last night there was...
The Ultimate Cut In 1395
Adrian Boliston The problem actually is about 2 miles away on the a491. It used to be a two lane dual...
Congestion charge is an abuse of hospitality
You say he's a prat simply because he has proved your "argument" to be groundless. So go on... prove that there...
Today's drive
I'm getting fed up with the IAM now. I felt happier about my driving before I started. I don't have as much pride now, and feel that my...
Today's drive uU|G*dfHK8Zr48
I'll agree with that. There should be no different ideas of what is right and wrong. They *should* all be teaching the...
Today's drive 1399
me". Not really. I just don't think that argument addresses the issue. Which is that...
Today's drive 1400
Peter laid this down on his screen : 2 seconds is a long time. That should allow you much more than ample time...
Today's drive 1401
ITYFT most examiners are men because most Clbutt 1 certificate holders are men. Women are indeed allowed and I have had a female examiner myself. You will be...
motorway camera vans Approved: wibble
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:14:59 +0100, Ian Dalziel was popularly supposed to have said: Depends if it is the lung infection or the NIP. In the former case, five days of...
Police powers gone too far was 'Terrorism' alert on the motorway
Perhaps our friend Kev, who is on a never-ending mission to defend the police from my comments, would...
Police chief's car did 82mph in 40mph zone
October 25, 2005 Police chief's car did 82mph in 40mph zone By Will Pavia THE chief of the Metropolitan Police traffic division has been reprimanded by superiors...
great example of why flashing lights is bad
On the way home from work yesterday and saw two examples of why flashing headlights is bad. A car ahead of me turned left at a roundabout and I followed...
great example of why flashing lights is bad 1406
Cessna172 TH HC is quite clear on the meaning of a headlight flash. -- Cessna172 It may be. But most1 drivers are equally clear on their interpretation...
great example of why flashing lights is bad 1407
Cessna172 Headlamp flashing doesn't just mean "you can go", it means different things according to the situation. It can mean "I am conceding priority to you" (at a junction, chicane...
great example of why flashing lights is bad uU|G*dfHK8Zr48
I am all FOR courtesy in driving and I regularly extend it to others and receive the same. What I do have a problem...
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RAF pilot grounded by driving ban
An RAF Nimrod pilot caught speeding at 109 miles per hour has been given a reduced driving ban to allow him...
RAF pilot grounded by driving ban
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:16:15 +0100, Alistair J Murray Well, there's a bit of both from what I've seen there recently. I've seen a couple of near misses where...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record By Nigel Morris and Elisa Bray Published: 28 October 2005 The total number of people sentenced in court has reached...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1414
Alistair J Murray would you not end up with precisely the same credibility issues you talk about now if that were the case...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1415
toffeetucker' There is slightly more to my thinking than that. The limits don't need to be raised all that far, they just need to be (in some cases) raised to be closer to what...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1416
Ian Dalziel i dont overestimate it at all.. the posts in here use statistics (selectively...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1417
Brimstone Brimstone As far as parking is concerned, parking restrictions will simply be extended until people get forced to take chances and get caught. There is no way that the authorities...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1418
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:46:30 +0000, Alex Heney wrote On paper it may appear so, but think about how it actually works. Suppose a council has applications in for two schemes (we'll keep it...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1419
Yeah! Right! Like the poor normally law-abiding sod who does 40,000 miles a year...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1420
Numeracy not your strong point I see. It's possible to have clocked up enough Truvelo "hits" to lose your license...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1421
No you don't. Please tell me just what you think somebody driving over a period of 10-12 yeas has to do with being caught 4...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1422
No, I don't think so. They're on a mounting but they're aimed by hand like...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1423
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:16:26 +0000, Uno Hoo! wrote No such driver exists, other than one the never ever exceeds 24mph (or possibly lower). The problem is that one cannot be 100% certain...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1424
says... From the browbeating the motorist gets in the media (from the Police, and from "Campaign Groups"), the lack of visible TrafPol doing anything other than pick up chips0, or stop speeders. And as for...
Speed camera convictions drive the number sentenced in court to record 1425
I was stopped and questioned by a copper last January. He was tailgating me in a transit van and wanted to know why I'd exceeded the 60 limit after we'd...
Thank god half term is over 1426
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Thank god half term is over 1427
Hi. This is the meow-send program at usenet. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver any clue to the following address: This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work...
UK Road Congestion Falls but technological improvements not the cause
The Sunday Times reports in article "Road Congestion figures show fall" reports that while road congestion is increasing in many countries, it is falling in the UK. The figures provided by Trafficmaster show...
Advance driving courses opinions 1429
eyup If you do go for the Advanced driving route let us know how you get on. There are two main groups you can do it with. The IAM or RoSPA. The RoSPA is...
Advance driving courses opinions 1430
Uno Hoo! formulated the question : Kev.... I was taking these lines through bends long before I took my driving test or had even heard of Roadcraft. To me it was obviously the...
Five die in joyride car 1431
As I've said before, they were "children", but they ventured out into the "Grown Up" world. On a map, it would say "Here be Dragons". There's a...
Five die in joyride car 1432
actually keep is stall As you know, in normal flight, the rudder causes the plane to pivot laterally on it's axis. Unless the effect is counteracted by the...
Five die in joyride car 1433
It doesn't. If there's an opportunity, I'll explain a decision. It doesn't mean that the child in question will understand or agree...
Tesco super unleaded
can quality. Irrelevent to this thread. It was nothing to do with marketing that caused me to make that comment. petrol Your last point overlooks a certain point. Let...
THINK! Don't Dazzle 1435
Even that won't work with my car. This has automatic lights than come on when...
THINK! Don't Dazzle 1436
8) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (5)(c) are that- (a) the vehicle is...
Win a Smart Car for Xmas Online Free Prize Draw
Quote below from the web site: =========================================== 3rd November 2005 Win a Smart Car HOW EASY IS THIS? Norwich Union healthcare are offering you the chance to win...
Side lights and Fog lights
Also like the THINK! post earlier, the turning back of the clocks now returns us to the...
MOT Question 1439
You know, it never ceases to amaze me the lengths that some people will go to in order to prove a point. None...
MOT Question 1440
I'm sure it's the point, at least. Well, that's why I think I'm right. Since the DVLA could not possibly...
train or car
Well, after being firm supporter of the railways, but a pbuttenger seat petrol head, I finally gave in and...
Tyre Pressures 1442
SteveH" wrote in message Checking things doesn't take long. Changing the fluid takes much longer. I had a...
Tyre Pressures 1443
On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:00:20 +0000 (UTC), "Brimstone" I think that might a partial reason why so many young drivers style their...
Contact Position
Ian Dalziel" wrote in message So are you saying that Peter either has misunderstood or has an idiot for an observer? Peter said he thought 1.5 car lengths was too close and ended...
Slow, not necessarily safer
I often find myself driving along single carriageway roads where NSL applies. Will often come behind cars doing 45 mph, generally driven by females or more elderly folk. Now, you may say...
do accident rates go up once the clocks go back
That is absolutely right. If your vision in daylight was as impaired as it is at night, you would probably fail...
M6 SPECS Installations Approved: wibble
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:37:40 -0000, Conor was popularly supposed to have said: Furthermore I would think that they are likely in constant...
Cyclists! 1449
JNugent I'd actually be quite happy with that - so long as they are used appropriately after dark or when circumstances (such as heavy fog) require it. However...
Cyclists! 1450
Well, it would certainly be a more convenient place for you to "argue" from. But the law *isn't* "happy with that", for the obvious reason that if motor vehicles were permitted on...
Cyclists! 1451
JNugent Yep, it would however require a change in the law that I do not think is necessary. The current law largely works, why change it ? The law is happy with that when it comes...
Cyclists! 1452
Many more car drivers" doing what, exactly? Driving at night without lights? You have to be joking - as the PP correctly said, that is a rare sight indeed. I can...
What Amazon doesn't want you to know
Gentle uk.rec.driving reader, First, my apology for cross-posting to this NG. Be buttured that this is a one-off. It will never happen...
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