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Also a good lubricant
I’d buy this!
Can’t persuade it to turn, despite editing and re-saving. Must be some odd rotation flag in the filePhone cameras store the rotation of the device into the EXIF flags of photos and IIRC road.cc honours that flag. If you load the photo into a suitable editing tool, you can usually strip the EXIF flags and then rotate the picture how you like.
Why is “a seizure caused by a doctor changing anti-seizure medication” treated any differently from “a seizure”?Presumably because it’s a one-off event and subsequent seizures aren’t considered likely if they haven’t happened within 6 months.
Dawlish driver suffered seizure before smashing into wallHe was only 20 minutes away from the motorway
A motorist who smashed into a wall after suffering a seizure at the wheel has vowed never to drive again. Mark Garwood crashed into the boundary of a residential property in Dawlish.
A check on the police national computer revealed his licence had previously been revoked due to his epilepsy and he should not have been driving. Garwood told a court he thought he was safe and legal to drive but the crash had made him think again.
The judge accepted it was not a deliberate decision to breach the rules
and fined him £160.Deputy district judge Peter Donnison said: “I find you are genuinely remorseful and this arose more out of oversight than a deliberate decision to breach the rules. You recognise the error you made on that night.”
The judge did not disqualify Garwood and added three penalty points. His licence is still revoked.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-driver-suffered-seizure-before-9938537
How can that possibly not be a deliberate decision?
Judges are just making a mockery of the laws around driving if they will accept people driving whilst being disqualified and being a clear danger to other people.
(By the way, your link is a bit mangled – should be https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-driver-suffered-seizure-before-9938537)
Not Park St, but fairly near, in a region of the city that was essentially given over to heavy traffic infrastructure.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p542743wo
“It is within easy reach of both the centre of Bristol and the green of Ashton Court by foot or by bike.”
There has been a reasonable route throgh the current mess for peds and bikes, but it has been closed now for months to suit the developers of an adjacent plot. The route (sustrans signs and all) is permitted rather than a public right of way. I want to see if the new plans make the situation worse.
I often come into Bristol along the dual carriageway there as it’s quicker than trying to find my way on the bike paths, but then I’m used to dealing with heavy traffic.
That should be a lovely area if it’s properly developed and they sort out the road mess.
That’s a positive identification! If drivers get that wrong they shouldn’t be charged, though.I re-fuse to believe that not charging drivers is the current attitude
Hmm! More things to worry about for poor drivers – “is that a nearby squirrel or an upside-down walrus at a distance?”Of course – if they’re doubly mistaken and it was in fact an elephant seal that is their look out. (I love the notion of pinniped parking-enforcement, but a) it would only apply near the sea / docks and b) I suspect it’s not good for the seals / walruses. I can imagine the tabloid headlines if it became a thing).
It can be tricky to identify animals – remember, a sealion is just a seal without an electron.
chrisonabike wrote:
Note to others – according to the Internet “walrussing” has more than one meaning (I knew sealioning but thought I’d just check…)
Oops – I meant sea-lioning. However, maybe you’ve now learnt something about using the internet to look up words?
chrisonabike wrote:
This sounds a bit like “creationist science argumentation” – all the burden to “prove” is put on the opponent. Anything can be challenged – their motives, their background, something you think you read once on the internet. If they can’t explain it you win! If challenged yourself you just say they’re ignoring “alternatives”. You don’t need to prove anything yourself – they’re the ones trying to change something!Yeah, these counter-arguments verge on sea-lioning as on the face of it they seem like valid logical arguments (e.g. complaining of straw-manning) but are instead just trying to find any reason to not restrict traffic. I mean, they’re trying to question the link between high car use and childhood obesity, but without any counter-evidence or ideas. It reminds me of the type of arguments that climate deniers would use.
Also, the use of “correlation does not equal causation” which can be a valid argument, but we’re not just looking at a random correlation picked out of data – there are very good reasons to think that air pollution is increased by lots of traffic and there’s plenty of evidence that supports the causation hypothesis in this case.
‘Legitimate concerns of many
‘Legitimate concerns of many east Bristol residents are being dismissed’: https://www.bristol247.com/opinion/your-say/legitimate-concerns-many-east-bristol-residents-being-dismissed/
Hmmm – I have issues with those counter-arguments. They seem to be asking for specific data on implementing the scheme in east Bristol as similar schemes can’t be compared due to socio-economic differences, but without providing any counter-evidence or recognising that the EBLN is currently a trial which would gather specific evidence.
I don’t think it’s worth breaking down every point, but here’s an example one. “It also dismisses alternative ways to encourage active travel without imposing restrictive measures on motorists” – how exactly do you do that without it being just a performative change such as a bit of white paint standing in for cycle infrastructure?
Tory metro mayor candidate
Tory metro mayor candidate slams plans to close Park Street to through-traffic: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/tory-metro-mayor-candidate-slams-plans-close-park-street-through-traffic/
Steve Smith predicts that if the plans as part of improvements to the number 2 bus route go ahead, they will put jobs at risk by “hammering” the businesses along the road.Park Street has historically been one of Bristol’s most exclusive shopping districts but in recent years has lost much of its glamour.
Former councillor Smith’s dire predictions are not born out by studies from across the world.
Academic research has proved that “urban regeneration through pedestrianised spaces has shown to increase physical activity levels, reduce car dependency and improve economic activity”.
Evidence also shows that pedestrianisation generally has a positive or neutral effect economically, with shop vacancy rates five times higher on streets with high levels of traffic.
slc wrote:
Traffic management leading to congestion when the re-routed drivers prefer* to queue with their engines on, choking the school children and holding up the bus, is the worst thing in 60 years apparently.
I agree. Those drivers should all be fined until they pack it in.
*Adjustments? Frustrated drivers might be interested to know that when I pass through between 7 and 7.30 am, and between 6 and 7 pm, the roads are in my estimation no busier than they were before. No queue outside St Pats, just a few vehicles at the lights.
I don’t agree with Aelisha about choosing Barton Hill due to it not being predominantly white. The area around Beaufort Rd is mainly white, I think and we got chosen too. I would class our area as more middle class than Barton Hill.Avonvale Rd is problematic with traffic – that’ll be why it was chosen.
David9694 wrote:
Car crashes into lamppost in Spring Road, Southampton
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24909092.car-crashes-lamppost-spring-road-southampton/
Looks to me like they crashed into a “give way” sign
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/park-street-businesses-say-15m-9918896Independent businesses along one of Bristol’s most famous streets, which is subject to a £15 million transformation scheme, say the plans “will have a catastrophic effect” on the street. In January, Bristol City Council announced that Park Street could soon have a bus gate at one end and a bus lane at the other, closing the road to through traffic.
bikes wrote:
If Cycling UK aren’t helping you already, please start a GoFundMe for lawyer’s fees. I would like to see this story get more widespread coverage.
Seconded
and fined him £160.