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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!
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”.
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.
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.
Sorry, last one, I promise. Back on the topic of cargo bikes, from Rad Wagon vs Tern GSD, 7 key differences:- Tern GSD is a folding bike (ok, I’ll let them have that on a technicality) that’s perfect for carrying around on public transport
- Radwagon is a recumbent
- Tern GSD does not have a rack or fenders. But also, it has a strong rack and fenders.
- Tern GSD does not have a throttle. It is designed to be used in conjunction with a gas pedal on your vehicle.
ChatGPT is going to turn the Internet into 95% absolute rubbish.
That’s a big increase from the current level of 82%.
I have over 13500 miles on my
I have over 13500 miles on my SKF, and can’t detect any wear. They come with a ten year warranty, which includes the bearings.
For some reason, no mention
For some reason, no mention of any structural damage on this one. Also none of the usual problems confusing agency between the vehicle and its operator.
Odd that it appeared that the
Odd that it appeared that the brakes failed on the bus, too.
The bike lane came out of
The bike lane came out of nowhere!
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/poorly-planned-saanich-man-says-bike-lane-helped-cause-crash-cyclists-loudly-disagree/
its 4 inches taller than a MINI, but 13 inches narrower, the MINI was designed with a low centre of gravity and gokart style handling, the Citroen Ami clearly not.but heres the fifth gear team trying it too, if anyone thinks its a one off…it even features a race against a bicycle, I wont spoil the result 🙂
Citroen said in response “it is not a car… and is only intended for use at low speeds in busy stop and start urban traffic.”
Wow!
“low speeds in busy stop and start urban traffic” sounds like an optimum use case for (checks notes) a bicycle!
Awavey wrote:
High centre of gravity + speed, only going to end one way. And its actually one of those vehicles they want to allow in cycle lanes isnt it ?I don’t understand why as an EV it wasn’t designed with a very low centre of gravity. I guarantee my gasoline powered MINI would not have rolled. I’ve had it on the track, and even with sticky tyres it eventually just understeers.
Most cars are only capable of rolling over in a turn if they are “tripped” by a vertical kerb, or in some cases if an extreme manoeuvre like a J turn is performed, but this video just looks like a steady state turn as the left is well after the previous right.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/index.htm
New bike day!
New bike day!I just used my Brompton to pick up this Trek District 4 equipped. I was going to build something like this myself, but this ticked nearly all the boxes as built.
Dynamo powered lighting
Full mudguards
Belt drive
Internal hub (8 speed Alfine)The only change I plan to make soon is maybe cut down the bars. As supplied they are over 68 cm, which just seems ludicrously wide for a city bike.
I really have n+1 desire for
I really have n+1 desire for a bakfiets style cargo bike. I like to have my stuff in front of me where I can see it, probably from having experienced a rear pannier falling off a couple of times, and once some beer disappearing somehow from a pannier basket as I rode. However, I don’t have the garage space unless we go down to one car. We’re in suburbia, and although I normally bike commute in all weather, we do sometimes need two cars.
I currently use a Burley Travoy trailer and a huge front bag on the Brompton for easy shopping trips. I can hold the contents of a fairly full grocery cart with this combination. But I would look so much cooler piloting an Urban Arrow.
Also handy for dropping off
Also handy for dropping off my wife’s e-bike for service.
when you’re trying to rid yourself of Hugh JarceBetter than the guy I work with who ten years later is still known as “Stu”, since on his first day he fell for being sent into the shop to give something to “Stu Pidaso”.