[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[pockstone]

It looks like an annual event

It looks like an annual event:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67826013

27/12/2023

Maybe wtjs could time his reports to coincide with the Christmas Crackdown.

(Only one per year, mind.)

[wtjs]

He does now! I suppose they
He does now! I suppose they have to occasionally to prove they exist, but I know their true view of MOTs: an entirely optional extra, which can be avoided by self-certification

[SaveTheWail]

hawkinspeter wrote:

SaveTheWail wrote:

‘I was so lucky that I was doing the speed limit’ (!)

http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17d598vj0qo

If only there was a way to take control of the vehicle speed.

(That is a rare example though of a car “accident” as there’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you)

Yet even the driver (implicitly) suggests there was something she could have done – she says she now drives (on that road, at least) more cautiously and with better observation.  Had she been driving well within the speed limit, her vehicle and the deer would not have coincided in the first place, but even if they did, the consequences could have been considerably less severe.  If only there were a deer to teach every driver.

[mdavidford]

Surely some mistake here? Or

Surely some mistake here? Or was this some kind of New Year special? Does wtjs know?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3ypjygjno

[David9694]

chrisonabike wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

(That is a rare example though of a car “accident” as there’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you)

Disappointing comment – are you not aware of hi-vis? “I honestly didn’t see the car”, the deer told our reporter. “I checked before pulling out of the forest as I always do, but it came out of nowhere.” Local officials emphasised the need for drivers to take measures to enhance their visibility to other animal road users, eg. by painting luminous wolves on the sides of their vehicles.

But not everyone on Forest Facebook agreed, with one user commenting “the deer think the forest belong to them” and another adding “they should be made to pay road tax and have insurance” 

[chrisonabike]

hawkinspeter wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

(That is a rare example though of a car “accident” as there’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you)

Disappointing comment – are you not aware of hi-vis?

“I honestly didn’t see the car”, the deer told our reporter. “I checked before pulling out of the forest as I always do, but it came out of nowhere.”

Local officials emphasised the need for drivers to take measures to enhance their visibility to other animal road users, eg. by painting luminous wolves on the sides of their vehicles.

[mdavidford]

There’s nothing you can do to

hawkinspeter wrote:

There’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you

Nonsense – we just need stronger sentencing for the deer. Flogging and chemical castration should do the trick.

[Am I doing this right?]

[hawkinspeter]

SaveTheWail wrote:

‘I was so lucky that I was doing the speed limit’ (!)

http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17d598vj0qo

If only there was a way to take control of the vehicle speed.

(That is a rare example though of a car “accident” as there’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you)

[SaveTheWail]

‘I was so lucky that I was

‘I was so lucky that I was doing the speed limit’ (!)

http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17d598vj0qo

[chrisonabike]

Hirsute wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

Ferry recently replaced orginally had 110 spaces but due to the size of cars it could only fit 90, hence in part the new ferry.

Noting the problems of “more car” isn’t just the “politics of envy”.

Anyway, chalk up another data point for something like Jevons Paradox / “what our fathers called luxuries, we term necessities” (society-wide “lifestyle creep“) / keeping up with the Joneses?

Also noting that the more the figures are examined (total cost of obtaining the gas, losses when switching over power systems etc.) the less clear it is that this is any less polluting than the older ferry powerplant – even if the new one were closer in size.

[SaveTheWail]

And they say ‘the comparison

And they say ‘the comparison [is] “inaccurate” as Glen Sannox is a larger vessel’…that’s beside the point.  The fact remains that it is more polluting than the previous vessel.

[Hirsute]

Ferry recently replaced

Ferry recently replaced orginally had 110 spaces but due to the size of cars it could only fit 90, hence in part the new ferry.

Why are cars so big? And who asked for the increase?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87e72yg3o

[wtjs]

I’ve tried twice in last

I’ve tried twice in last couple of days to create a lighthearted festive forum topic, and both times it claimed success, but neither (they were the same one) has appeared

[hawkinspeter]

wtjs wrote:

I’ve tried twice in last couple of days to create a lighthearted festive forum topic, and both times it claimed success, but neither (they were the same one) but neither has appeared

I’ve noticed previously that it can take a couple of hours for the post to show up in the forum posts section, but if it’s not appearing at all, then it suggests you’ve done something wrong.

[hawkinspeter]

brooksby wrote:

Sorry,  Peter: I must have missed that one 

Oh, it’s not your fault at all. I know it’s there, but can’t even find it when clicking on the Forum links. It’ll likely appear after an hour or so.

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