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    Local to me: they’re not only

    Local to me: they’re not only driving themselves, they’re now shooting at pedestrians!

    https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-police-vehicle-crashed-into-business-after-shooting-at-pedestrians/

    Screenshot in case non-US readers have trouble accessing.

     

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

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    David9694 wrote:
    The scene of the crime (2 years ago) 

    It causes him (a tattoo artist who lives alone) a problem because now he only has two parking spaces instead of three.

    I guess he needs a couple of work vans to carry his heavy tattoing tools and ladders, or something.

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    You should see it where I am

    You should see it where I am in the USA. Warnings not to leave your cars unlocked as teens wander through at night checking door handles. One lady posted that two guns were stolen out of her husband’s truck! I’m not joking.

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    andystow

    This story has so much going

    This story has so much going on! Man angry he can’t walk directly to his favourite parking spot because of a fence the council put up… because his wife fell while walking there!

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    Hirsute wrote:

    Hirsute wrote:
    Just had a look trialling with a leki pole and that looks a good shout. Although I can go one better. Simply strap the pole on so it sticks out 1.5m sideways so drivers give you space !

    The majority of his cycling is done on this path, so perhaps that wouldn’t be such a good idea.

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    andystow

    A friend of mine is currently

    A friend of mine is currently (temporarily) using a stick as he recovers from a bad foot fracture and surgery to repair it. He’s back riding his bike again, and he had a stick attached to the side of the fork, and the front of the handlebar, via a couple of Voile or similar straps.

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    NOtotheEU wrote:
    Factual headline and no mention of lights, hi-viz or helmets. Give that journalist a promotion.

    No! Please keep him/her doing the same job, just with more pay.

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    David9694 wrote:
    Cornwall ‘cash cow’ car park charge increases spark rebellion in Penzance

    “Penzance has got high deprivation – the people from estates like Treneer should be able to drive to the beach and they can’t.” 

    “You can’t get a bus if you’ve got three children and surfboards.”

    https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-cash-cow-car-park-8527216

    Unless I messed up (Google Maps has no specific entry for Treneer(e) housing estate), it is just over a mile walk on minor roads with pavements to the beach from there.

    Just give free parking to the actually disabled.

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    andystow

    Jogle wrote:

    Jogle wrote:
    [b]BMW motorist drove erratically and refused breathalyser test[/b]

    [Quote]A man who refused to take an evidential breath test after being spotted driving erratically has been banned from driving for four years.

    Wow, he must have really annoyed someone to get a four year ban.

    https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/bmw-motorist-drove-erratically-refused-8528170%5B/quote%5D
    He’d have got a shorter ban for killing a cyclist!

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    hawkinspeter wrote:
    Personally, I think the allowed amount of pollution is way too high. I propose an alternative measurement scheme – leave your car running in a normal sized garage for 30 minutes with the driver sat there and see if they can survive the fumes.

    A bit strict. After three pints and a curry, I may fail this test sitting on my bicycle!

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    andystow

    Hirsute wrote:

    [quote=Hirsute]Low flying cars in this video. Was he going for a record flight ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65770238%5B/quote%5D

    Wow, full send!

    Or, “them Duke boys are at it again!”

    Hopefully she makes a full recovery and puts her phone away from now on when driving.

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    SaveTheWail wrote:
    It’s all the speed limit’s fault!  Hey – how about just having a universal speed limit of 200 m.p.h., and then there would be no speeding offences?  It’s not as though drivers have any control over their speed, after all.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/30/20mph-speed-limit-speeding-offences-record-number/

    Nick Freeman:

    “I hit the Edgware Road and my car would not go 20mph. I am being serious. I am driving with no foot on the accelerator. When the speed limit is artificially, ridiculously low, it is literally impossible to comply with,” he said.

    As it’s often absolutely necessary to go much less than 20 MPH, such as when pulling out of a parking space, I’d suggest that all cars be pulled from the road immediately until each model can be tested and shown to be capable of being driven at 5 MPH. It seems the regulators must have been missing this big issue for decades!

    andystow

    chrisonatrike wrote:

    chrisonatrike wrote:
    Presumably this means a training course for someone, at the least?

    A course entitled “how to recognise that you’re driving a double-decker bus”.

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    Hirsute wrote:

    Hirsute wrote:
    Quite a long ban, so doubtful if she will legally drive again.

    Hopefully she has to sell her car to pay the fine.

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    andystow

    Amen, brother. My Compass
    Amen, brother. My Compass knickers wore out in the seat (destroyed by a Brooks Cambium, which Compass/RH later warned about) so I would love to find another pair.

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