[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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[David9694]

Poole family’s car suddenly

Poole family’s car suddenly bursts into flames on busy road

Welcome to cyclists’ world, Mr Driver. Aren’t we all meant to stop being such snowflakes, pick ourselves up, laugh it off and carry on? 

He added: “I want them to compensate [us] for the financial losses to us and for the psychological trauma inflicted on my family and I.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23860971.poole-familys-car-suddenly-bursts-flames-busy-road/

PS maybe avoid airport multi-storeys?

[David9694]

20 mph from over on the Wales

20 mph from over on the Wales thread and updated

will cyclists have to follow it? 

Nope. Driver distraction. Variants include being overtaken by cyclists ?, something something, registration plates/ it’s not fair. 

it’s not necessary 

this usually has it that the traffic around here is so bad all the time so it won’t make any difference. 

great, so you’ve no objection 

drivers won’t obey it / the police won’t enforce it 

sometimes admissions around driver behaviour are bundled into the attempted objection. I remind them of the speed cameras and vans – you know, the ones that are only there to rip drivers off.  I think this shows drivers’ attitudes to existing limits

it will make pollution worse

Again, an admission of an existing problem is implicit here.  Driver myth from pre-catalyser days.

It will make pollution somewhat less worse. Emissions are a coefficient of weight, speed/acceleration and engine size. I don’t notice cars getting any smaller or driving technique getting any better. 

it will increase road danger

this is the constantly watching the speedo argument and another admission that cars are dangerous (don’t forget that we normally have to maintain the fiction that the 4-5 daily road deaths are all individual tragedies, etc)

cars can’t go at 20 mph without incurring damage to clutch and gears

straight up driver myth – possibly from bad old days of double de-clutching etc 

“Typically, cars are most efficient at 45-50mph” – so don’t drive in town if fuel economy is really your concern. It’s not about your preferences – have you not grasped that by now?  

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/how-to/fuel-saving-tips/

I can understand it outside schools 

if you were that keen, you’d be doing it now and we might not be having this conversation.
Anything to contain and minimise. 

more control / it’s all a plot to get ‘us’ off the road/ 15 minute cities 

Ah yes, when you’ve finally run out of road, there’s always the fantasy world of secret government plans and conspiracy bullshit. 

[ktache]

I cut up my latex tubes to

I cut up my latex tubes to make strong elastic bands and protective coverings for the jaws of my workstand.

[David9694]

Police target motorists using

Police target motorists using rush hour rat run

Brixham Police have issued a warning after receiving complaints the road was being used as a rat run

One said: “Perhaps, if we didn’t have continuous roadworks causing a lot of delays, people, particularly those of us in Brixham, wouldn’t have to be forced to try and look for ways of avoiding the traffic! Not excusing those who break the law but Torbay roads are very frustrating at the moment.”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-target-motorists-using-rush-8836821

 

[David9694]

hear me out…

hear me out…

Drivers told to travel with water bowl on seat to save fuel

https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23860817.drivers-told-travel-water-bowl-seat-save-fuel/

there, see no such a wacky idea 

[David9694]

chrisonatrike wrote:

While driving at 20mph I was passed by 10 cyclists, 9 runners, 8 kids on their way to school, 7 mums carrying the shopping, 6 OAPs, 5 people on crutches, 4 amputees, 3 slugs, 2 snails and a sloth. 

…in a pear tree 

[David9694]

Welcome to Trapped in our

Welcome to Trapped in our Homes. 

[David9694]

I quite like it when drivers

I quite like it when drivers get to the “it’d be quicker to walk / catch the bus / ride a bike” stage, it’s progress, enlightenment. 

[andystow]

perce wrote:

”You can practically run faster than drive at 20mph”. No. No you can’t.

Passed by all those three-minute-mile runners. Oh wait, the world record is 3:43.13 … but maybe they were running downhill!

[HoldingOn]

hawkinspeter wrote:

One tidbit that snaps my cranks is when they grudgingly allow for limits around schools – presumably they don’t care about the kids’ safety when they’ve walked a bit further.

“around schools” – ambiguous enough for me to say that everywhere in the UK is around a school. I live a 7 minutes walk from the nearest school. My house is around it.

[chrisonabike]

While driving at 20mph I was

While driving at 20mph I was passed by 10 cyclists, 9 runners, 8 kids on their way to school, 7 mums carrying the shopping, 6 OAPs, 5 people on crutches, 4 amputees, 3 slugs, 2 snails and a sloth.  And that’s what’s causing all the congestion!

Oh, and a hearse too, but I’ve got no problem with that, gotta have respect…

[David9694]

I’ve been overtaken by

I’ve been overtaken by runners, cyclists and a pet tortoise and the tortoise looked at me. 

[hawkinspeter]

chrisonatrike wrote:

Posting here as the Wales 20mph thread is also getting long.

Bingo cards at the ready – although because “BBC” they’ve found a few people saying “actually, I see the point in some places”:

BBC – Wales’ 20mph speed limit.

One tidbit that snaps my cranks is when they grudgingly allow for limits around schools – presumably they don’t care about the kids’ safety when they’ve walked a bit further.

[perce]

”You can practically run

”You can practically run faster than drive at 20mph”. No. No you can’t.

[chrisonabike]

Posting here as the Wales

Posting here as the Wales 20mph thread is also getting long.

Bingo cards at the ready – although because “BBC” they’ve found a few people saying “actually, I see the point in some places”:

BBC – Wales’ 20mph speed limit.

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