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I’m assuming the cameras they used for the footage might not have been high quality, but I’m pretty sure the woman pushing the bike was in total darkness until lit by the car lights a second before impact. Whilst it might have been avoided if the “vehicle operator” had been fully in control rather then being a bored passenger watching a phone or whatever. And definitely would have been avoided if the programmers had thought that roads might contain people anywhere, why was she crossing a road, in the dark, without waiting for the traffic to clear or sure they had slowed down? I suspect the accident would have happened if it was a normal car in those circumstances.
If I recall, the video footage was much darker than you would expect from the general lighting conditions, so the pedestrian would have been much more visible than you’d expect from the car footage. Personally, I don’t think that drivers can pay enough attention if they’re not driving and are just being passengers until they’re suddenly in the middle of a situation.
The account talks repeatedly of ‘jaywalking’. Jaywalking is only a ‘thing’ in certain legal systems (notably the US).It’s worrying if that concept, that is irrelevant to the UK, where there is no such thing, was built-in to the logic of the vehicle. It all fits precisely what worries me about autonomous vehicles – that the law will changed to accomodate them at the expense of pedestrians and cyclists, rather than the reverse.
I think that is more of a symptom of Uber being rubbish and cutting corners. It does seem that autonomous vehicles are a lot harder to get right than originally thought, but I still think that they have tremendous advantages in the long run. Give it another 10 years maybe.
With 8 spares you can be slap dash with your hex keys too!
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There’s an even chance that I’ll forget where the spares are and lose them, only to find them several months later.
You’ve got some trailing
You’ve got some trailing characters in your link. Try this instead: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/06/uber_self_driving_car_death/
Thanks for posting that, anyhow.
Totally justified in my
Totally justified in my opinion. For more of a laugh, go a bit slower and just as you hit a really deep bit of mud, give it a bit of juice to hopefully maximise the spray.
If they don’t want to get muddy they need to hang back or go in front.
emjay49 wrote:
Lost mine as well. Never really bothered to replace them as the plate just clicked back in.Yeah, the nameplate doesn’t seem to actually need the screw, but to me it’s more about annoyance than anything else. At least with hex head screws, I can think that I’m tarting up my bike even though the screw’s totally hidden.
Thanks. I just found a pack of 10 with hex heads for £1.35 (including delivery) on eBay.
It’s an M3 x 4mm countersunk bolt. Head diam is 4mm for slotted (why?!?) screwdriversNice one – thanks very much.
I ride mine through the
I ride mine through the winter and haven’t seen any winter related issues. I had a battery suddenly die, but that was just a faulty unit rather than weather related (got a refund from CRC eventually).
But then there is always moving the head slightly.Pffft! Who has time for that these days?
Sorry – your post looked a bit like some posts we get from chinese manufacturers trying to get free advertising, so a bunch of us thought it was spam.Never heard of XYZ, so can’t give any feedback. If you’re going to be spending time building your own wheels, then I’d recommend going for a known quality rim. Sapim is a good choice for spokes, though it’s trickier to build with aero spokes as you need to stop the blades from twisting as you tighten/true the wheel. A good tip is to dip each spoke end into a bit of grease to prevent the nipple from sticking to the spoke end so much.
Thanks a lot for the advices.
There’s no problem, I know that my english isn’t so good an it’s simple to fall in some misunderstanding.
I’m tempted to adopt an old wheelbuilder’s process using boiled linseed oil to lube the thread of nipples and spokes.
What do you think about?I’ve only used white lithium grease myself, so I can’t advise on linseed oil. I used lithium grease as I had a small pot around and it’s designed for metal on metal – should prevent the nipples seizing and causing problems when you want to re-true the wheel.
Personally, I haven’t bothered building wheels for a few years – nowadays I find it easier to buy a pre-made wheel as there seems to be more choice in pre-built wheels rather than the components (e.g. rims).
Your english is pretty good, by the way.
Sorry – your post looked a
Sorry – your post looked a bit like some posts we get from chinese manufacturers trying to get free advertising, so a bunch of us thought it was spam.
Never heard of XYZ, so can’t give any feedback. If you’re going to be spending time building your own wheels, then I’d recommend going for a known quality rim. Sapim is a good choice for spokes, though it’s trickier to build with aero spokes as you need to stop the blades from twisting as you tighten/true the wheel. A good tip is to dip each spoke end into a bit of grease to prevent the nipple from sticking to the spoke end so much.
Another vote for Prime wheels
Another vote for Prime wheels.
This set might suit your budget: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/prime-baroudeur-se-road-disc-wheelset/
Rats in cars?
Rats in cars?
Whatever next?
