Drivers and their problems

I don't pay for the telegraph but it's not paywalled for me
Here is the "best" bit:

If only speed limits were the end of it. But they’re not. Blundering into ever-expanding low-traffic neighbourhoods (fine), congestion zones (fine) or emissions zones (fine); bus lanes that suddenly rear out of the side of the road (fine); yellow box junctions set up like fiendish games of chance (fine) – it can all seem like a confusing, infuriating lottery in reverse. Instead of low odds you’ll win, there are high odds you’ll lose. Single streets – like Lansdowne Drive in Hackney – have earned councils more than £1m in just a few months."

I cant find the link to it now but there was some weird spokesman for one of those driving associations who claimed speed limits were unfair or something, as drivers naturally knew the correct "safe" speed to drive at.

But there you go if papers like the Mirror are headlining articles "UKs greediest speed cameras catching out most Brits..." https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-greediest-speed-cameras-catchi... is it anyone wonder speeding motorists dont think they're doing anything wrong

Seventyone wrote:

I don't pay for the telegraph but it's not paywalled for me Here is the "best" bit: If only speed limits were the end of it. But they’re not. Blundering into ever-expanding low-traffic neighbourhoods (fine), congestion zones (fine) or emissions zones (fine); bus lanes that suddenly rear out of the side of the road (fine); yellow box junctions set up like fiendish games of chance (fine)

I agree - all those things are fine.

Driver seems to be lifting bonnet in an attempt to understand why the van has stalled.

(Seriously, why would you need to open the bonnet and is it wise with a live battery?)

The battery is not under the bonnet, it's in a small compartment next to the driver's seat.

Yes, but there are still cables from that battery to things under that bonnet. I'd not mess.

Agreed. I don't like to get mixed up with either straight amps or wiggley amps.

"Good news boss - I found the leak..."

"The following media includes potentially sensitive content."

A picture of the flooded road.

Who'd have thought driving down Deep Ford Lane was a great idea when many regions have had double November's rainfall already.

El Nina year, met office predicting cold snap in November and flooding in February.

Driver rescued by firefighters after car washed downstream

My hopes were dashed when the article and photograph did not reveal whether the incident had left the world a better place by removing an Audi or BMW from the roads

then cheer yourself up with some more Rufford Ford action

https://youtu.be/MDwZM4JqhDI?t=356

then cheer yourself up with some more Rufford Ford action

Eventually, I had to tear myself away from the totalling of the Audi- sadly no BMW

Lots of BMWs in this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmm7AfLMAqY

Thanks for taking me via the Echo to Outbrain land, where I learnt that one can save a fortune on costly electricity simply by disconnecting the neutral cable. Leave the live in place just in case anyone tried to nick the appliance in question.

As side benefits, my toast is lovely and soft, my tea is cool enough to drink straightaway, and that annoying advert for snow leopards has stopped coming onto the telly every 12 minutes. Actually the telly isn't working very well.

Works with cars as well - just disconnect one of the battery terminals.  Hey presto - save hundreds of pounds on filling your tank every week!

TheBillder wrote:

Thanks for taking me via the Echo to Outbrain land, where I learnt that one can save a fortune on costly electricity simply by disconnecting the neutral cable. Leave the live in place just in case anyone tried to nick the appliance in question. As side benefits, my toast is lovely and soft, my tea is cool enough to drink straightaway, and that annoying advert for snow leopards has stopped coming onto the telly every 12 minutes. Actually the telly isn't working very well.

Another benefit of wiring it that way is that you can get a lovely light and sound show whenever anyone touches the metal casing of appliances.