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  • in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1002847
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    Jogle wrote:

    [quote=Jogle][b]Recap – car stuck on top of mattress on A38 in Cornwall[/b] https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-car-stuck-top-mattress-9033482.amp%5B/quote%5D

    Maybe there’s a petrosexual under there having sex with it. It will move off when they’re done.

    in reply to: Mind your Language – “Protected” not “Segregated” ! #1020023
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    mattw wrote:
    Indeedy-doody.

    It’s worse on the laptop, where the “e” key keeps breaking – which can restrict my vocabulary and make me very creative if I do not have the remote keyboard to hand.

    Twould be terrible were I in Yorkshir.

    Turn on num lock, hold ALT, then on number pad type 69 or 101 and release.

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1002761
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    stonojnr wrote:

    stonojnr wrote:
    ’Regulars’ who drive to pub, get ‘stuck’ due to floods. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24030953.regulars-stranded-overnight-suffolk-pub-storm-henk/ I particularly liked the Anglian Water van,stuck in water.

    I would drive to the pub, instead of my normal cycle or walk, if I thought that might happen!

    in reply to: Experiences of Hornit DB140 or similar? #1019325
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    I was tempted to buy one from

    I was tempted to buy one from my LBS, but wanted to hear it. Luckily they were okay with unboxing it and installing the battery to test it. It was loud, but sounded so unlike a car horn that I doubted any driver would know what to make of it. It went back on the shelf.

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1002631
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    PRSboy wrote:
    BBC reporting again- self driving car nearly kills mum and child

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-67762440

    Wow, that was really, really close!

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1002615
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    This is a year old, but here

    This is a year old, but here’s a Texas driver having some real problems transporting a bit of lumber. And understanding geometry.

    Somehow these people manage to tie their own shoes and use credit cards.

    in reply to: Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs? #1018695
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    Rendel Harris wrote:
    Obviously Paris is the City of Lights and all that but it might be taking it a bit far to expect pedestrians to be festooned with them. Is there anywhere in the world where pedestrians do habitually wear lights at night?

    I won’t walk on the rural roads here without lights at night. Many running clubs require them for night runs, and I even see dog walkers with lights on them and their dogs. But not in cities.

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1002603
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    HoldingOn wrote:
    £1billion for ten miles of new road

    No mention of any active travel. Plenty of Save the Driver nonsense though.

    Based on the numbers in the article, that’s at least £20 for every time a driver saves ten minutes of the next couple of decades. And I’m being very generous (lowballing the estimate.) It’s probably more like £100, so £600/hr.

    Or, it costs close to £40,000 per road user. Would any of them pay that to save ten minutes off their work commute for the next 20 years?

    in reply to: Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs? #1018691
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    neilmck wrote:

    neilmck wrote:
    Here in France, pedestrians only bother to look half the time before they cross the road. On top of that, they never wear lights at night. As a cyclist in the Parisian region I would say that pedestrians are more dangerous than SUVs.

    So pedestrians kill more cyclists in Paris than SUVs do? That’s… unbelievable!

    I have more squirrels nearly crash into me every day than pedestrians or SUVs, but I know which is more likely to kill me.

    in reply to: Cargo Bikes #1011963
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    Steve K wrote:

    Steve K wrote:

    andystow wrote:
    You could fit a cheap bike computer to the back where she can see it, and maybe even add a bell she can ring.

    I get my children (who are a bit older – 12 and 10) to signal for me.


    Have you taught them the two most important signals for expressing your dissatisfaction with someone’s driving?

    in reply to: Cargo Bikes #1011959
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    You could fit a cheap bike

    You could fit a cheap bike computer to the back where she can see it, and maybe even add a bell she can ring.

    in reply to: Video Ads with blaring sound #1017425
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    Hey David, do you have a link

    Hey David, do you have a link for that amazing shirt?

    in reply to: Video Ads with blaring sound #1017419
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    I had a full screen ad on my
    I had a full screen ad on my phone today right after logging back in.

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/Screenshot_20231202-151855.png

    in reply to: Pedestrian Priority YES #1018995
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    jaysa wrote:

    jaysa wrote:
    … no way to show I’m stopping…

    Arm signals

    For use when direction indicator signals are not used, or when necessary to reinforce direction indicator signals and stop lights. Also for use by pedal cyclists and those in charge of horses.

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/slowsignal.png

    in reply to: Road rash treatment #1018753
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    That’s what I recall. It

    That’s what I recall. It comes with instructions which are pretty good. You need to get it stuck on all around (adhesive is only around the perimeter) or some of the liquid might drip out. I think I managed to keep them on for about five days.

    They don’t recommend putting antibiotic cream under, as any grease that gets to where the sticky will be will stop it from adhering properly.

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