Drivers and their problems

essexian wrote:

Anyone who flashes another drivers (careful now) to warn them of a speed camera should be fined too.  

I can't find chapter and verse on it, but I was under the impression that it already was an offence.  It's certainly a thing in the HC - rule 110:

HC wrote:

Flashing headlights. Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not flash your headlights to convey any other message or intimidate other road users.

chrisonatrike wrote:

Why do people make such a fuss, if it's good enough for Richard III...

To be fair to the broad church that is Christianity I think there has always been some variation in views on the subject.

However - the theology people subscribe to can be quite different from what people actually appear to believe (when you probe that more subtly).  If this topic is interesting I can recommend a book of Pascal Boyer's (at least - the first half which cleverly ties together lots of fascinating nuggets of anthropology, philosophy and cognitive science; it gets a bit theory-heavy latterly).

I was hoping you were going to link to this Richard III clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLZbPIqqe0

David9694 wrote:

... a lucky spaniel that is fortunate (so far) not to have gone through the windscreen on the next emergency stop.

For better impact absorption I'd go with something bigger. A yak's coat would make it a good choice but it probably doesn't pass fire safety regulations. Can you get flame-retardent wool?

Missed that!

I see what you did there😄

Or perhaps this....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXrrOxzZCE

Problem song when driving.... it "makes" you want to sing along and drive fast.

David9694 wrote:

Can't decide between "not exactly subtle" and " blimey, I can think of people whose discourse isn't far off this"; not being a watcher of this show, is it always like this? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzxAOTIIUY

hawkinspeter wrote:

I was hoping you were going to link to this Richard III clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLZbPIqqe0

"People say he died on a battlefield but he didn't: he died in a car park, and the car park's only open Monday to Friday so he must have died on a weekday."  I do like Philomena Cunk and Barry Sh!tpeas.

HoldingOn wrote:

I wonder what they would have done if this had been a tank...

Military truck driven through police road block in Taunton

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66772197

1993 Perth tank rampage

1995 San Diego tank rampage

also Sydney 2007

Quote:

When queried as to the ease with which the vehicle had been stolen, Brigadier Terry Nolan stated that "If you'd have asked me this yesterday I would have said it's not easy to do it, but the evidence of this morning would indicate that it's perhaps easier than I would have thought."

Wouldn't work round me. Even as a pedestrian if you stand too still the movement sensors will cancel the request. 

mate.you.are.literally.driving.along.with.a.dog.on.your.lap 

It's interesting to see that it's not only in Lancashire where moving traffic rules and regulations, especially those related to animals in the front of the vehicle, have been completely abandoned by the police

David9694 wrote:

couldn't let today pass without commemorating the new 20 mph default speed limit in Wales.

Other nations, please copy. 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/everything-you-need-know-wal...

A good level of compliance (many drivers doing well under 30, at least) was observed in and around Bangor on day 1.

Looking at towns I know well on the gov.wales map, I was surprised at how few roads were marked as 20 mph. The claim I've read that there is a 'blanket' 20 limit with a few exceptions appears to be untrue.

A lot of drivers don't want to understand that for the first time since cars were invented that this mild inconvenience isn't for their benefit - after all they've had carte blanche for decades - but mainly to make it safer for people who are not in a metal box. It's about time they begin to face up to the responsibility they have to other road users.

I vaguely remember watching a documentary about someone driving a tank down an American highway, while civilians tried to stop him using their cars and motorbikes.

quiff wrote:

Wouldn't work round me. Even as a pedestrian if you stand too still the movement sensors will cancel the request. 

Ah - is that a thing?  That explains a lot - there are some crossings I use as a pedestrian where I have to keep pressing or else it just cancels out.  Maybe I should use headphones and dance more...? 

I was stopped at a light once, and a pedestrian, perhaps a bit OCD, was pressing the button about every second for over a minute.

Your options are limited as a civilian facing armour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer#The_bulldozer