Drivers and their problems

Call for hundreds of 'illegal' speed cameras to be removed

“At Road Angel we believe speed cameras serve a useful purpose in encouraging motorists to drive safely but our view is that cameras should be working." Perplexing, isn't it, drivers are always telling us that speed cameras are nothing but a cash cow. 

this is your precedent?  "Back in 2018 entrepreneur Shed Simove was banned from selling a dummy speed camera by police who warned him that he could face seven years in jail if one of his devices distracted a motorist and led to an accident. Now the safety campaigners from Road Angel are calling on police forces to remove inactive cameras."

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/call-hundreds-illegal-...

The evidence is clear: low-emission zones like London’s Ulez work

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/05/pollutionwatch-debun...

An alien view

His next 30 Earth hour science shift yawned in front of him Zog12 signed in to the scanner equipment.  Hovering effortlessly at 500 miles above one of the Earth land masses (North America, this one was called), the craft followed the planet’s rotation so the specified area could be monitored for signs of life. The previous incumbent, Nog72, had left him a small digested gift to which he applied his sensory organs for a moment and was gratified by this act of comradely honour and generosity.  

There was also a sensory message to say that a suspected fault with one of the scanner arrays had been reported to Maintenance. As the scanning system homed-in on the superior species’s whereabouts and activities, Zog thought about the discussions they had had about the life forms that had evolved here. 

Planetary exploration, they had found, was best tackled by ascertaining the dominant species and studying how its individuals communicated. They applied the norms of their own planet: the dominant animal species could always be recognised as all other species would avoid them and would move away if they encountered each other. 

On this continent, although not the most numerous, the dominant species had been identified on this basis. It seemed, so far as they could tell, to have a limited verbal communication outside of and even within its own community.  This made them an interesting species and a likely candidate for contact - managing communication and fear being the two critical success factors. 

Zog might be able finish this shift earlier if he could confirm a hunch he had.  He tuned-out from the creatures’ heat signatures; the prominence of warm-blooded creatures had meant a great deal of recalibration, and tuned onto the subtle, elusive sensor signatures of the forest floor.  Eight of hours of scanning across five work periods and it was clear where these creatures mainly lived - the tree covered areas. Where they live is where they mostly communicate - right? It would another ten work periods to begin to build the picture. 

The numerous humans, seemingly the most intelligent species on this continent, wore clothes and used a sanitary system that removed and broke down their gifts and messages as they were produced. This practice was impossible to understand or explain. It was as though the humans wished to remove every trace because it was repellent to them and had no value.  He held out a particularly pungent piece his girlfriend Zega21 had secreted for him that night. 

Back to the planetary study, they had proven time and again that the humans invariably ran away from the bears, so together with their unexplained behaviour, only their sheer numbers kept the humans anywhere in the scientific frame. It was also evident that the humans would panic if contacted, but the bears, since they were so fearless, and at this stage we had the shared building blocks of two-way communication, would not. 

The only question remaining for Zog to prove was whether bears crapped in the woods.

Video still - really can't park there, mate 

Warning over common speeding myth as many of us break limits

https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/warning-over-common-speedin...

The data showed that across all vehicle types, the highest percentage of speeding vehicles occurs on 20mph roads. Stats showed that 49% of cars were exceeding the limit by 5mph or more, with 19% exceeding it by 10mph or more. Recently, Wales announced that the default speed limit is now 20mph in most areas that were previously 30mph.

In 30mph zones, cars have been shown to still exceed the speed limit, with 50% being caught speeding in 2022. A total of 17% exceeded the speed limit by between 5mph and 9mph.

Tell me again about that pavement / RLJ cyclist you claim to have seen. 

Please may we have nice things? 

No, you may not. 

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/controversial-plans-p...

Watton pensioner assaulted man in row over parked Cadillac

Simmonds, a retired international motor trade consultant, admitted he had sworn and got angry during a “heated argument” but denied trying to drag Mr Eden out of the taxi. 

He told the court: “I told him to be quiet because I’m talking to the organ grinder, not the monkey. I don’t know if that is politically correct or not, but it was in my day.” 

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23913704.watton-pensioner-assaulted-man-row...

sounds delightful. 

Court report 

Watch the dramatic moment man drives military truck into police cars

He struck several vehicles with his truck, threatened police officers with a chainsaw and caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-world-news/watch-dramatic-moment-ma...