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I found the language a bit

I found the language a bit distracting with “you know” and “like” all over the place, but it’s an informal chat so I’ll cut it some slack.

I’m not sure that I agree with his closing comment as I think that self-driving cars will be feasible at some point, but time will tell. Although amusing, it’s a poor analogy because there’s only so much that you can do with horse breeding, but computer hardware has already been exponentially improved over the decades (more computing power in a modern phone than a PC of 10-20 years ago).

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brooksby wrote:

Fair enough.

In the interests of full disclosure, I do tend to look at the nws on the Grauniad site first.

( I don’t think I’m an evil hate-filled commie, or anything like that, but YMMV).

To be fair, The Gradunai is going to have much better quality reporting on cars/bikes/environment than the BBC.

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I’m still using a Proviz

I’m still using a Proviz rucksack that’s now looking quite battered, but it’s still highly reflective. I had some gloves, but my skin didn’t like the rubber material on the cuffs, so they got binned. Also got a coat, but it’s a terrible fit so that never gets used.

They’re a brand with one good idea and lots of questionable decisions.

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Jogle wrote:

[quote=Jogle]Car drives into auctioneers https://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/car-crashes-into-reception-at-leyburn-auctioneers/%5B/quote%5D

I got addicted to auctions with all the suspense and excitement after going once…

going twice…

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hawkinspeter wrote:

Oldfatgit wrote:

Any chance you can share the link to that pack please?

Seems to have disappeared now

There was one that was a buy-it-now for 15 quid that disappeared and I’ve won an auction for another one (sorry, I didn’t share that as I didn’t want rival bids). I’ve had another look and there’s a Cycliq new set for 35 quid!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284613257268?hash=item424445a834:g:lbIAAOSwNGRhp543

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I’ve got a roll of suitable

I’ve got a roll of suitable helicopter tape and it’s nicely transparent whereas a bit of inner tube isn’t.

I’ve managed to win a bid on a proper Cycliq mount from EBay now, so I’ll be using the velcro mount though I’ll still put a bit of helico tape under it to protect the carbon fibre seatpost.

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andystow wrote:

What’s the market for used BMW indicator stalks? Do they fit other marques?

Probably not as they’d swamp the market – you can go to any scrapyard and pick up completely unused ones from BMWs there.

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David9694 wrote:

BMW drivers in Chatham hit by a string of steering wheel thefts

Take careful note, buildings of Kent. One owner said, “this must have happened on Friday night, I didn’t notice until Tuesday.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/bmw-owners-hit-by-spate-of-steering-wheel-thefts-261421/

What’s worse is that 3 months ago, the same thief nicked all their indicators, but no-one’s noticed yet.

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Awavey wrote:

Awavey wrote:

Thas hully good as we say round ere

I’ve never heard that before.

I tried looking it up and the closest thing I could find was https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hulley (NSFW)

A person who is completely awesome. The very definition of awesome. Simply the best. Better than all the rest. Better than anyone (you know the rest).

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brooksby wrote:

Well look at you, all down wiv the kids 😀

WORD!

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Noice!

Noice!

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I read the Garuniad article:

I read the Garuniad article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/26/self-driving-car-users-should-have-immunity-from-offences-report

It makes sense to me – the law immunity would only be for cars in full self-drive mode and there will be a distinction made between driver assist and full self-drive. There’s also mention that the cars will need to give the driver sufficient time to react in the cases where the car doesn’t know what to do and that the car should be taking appropriate action (slow down and stop) until the person takes over.

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They’re asking for witnesses

They’re asking for witnesses/footage, so they’re giving as much information as they’ve got.

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Has there been some comments

Has there been some comments deleted from here? I recall stating something similar to Dicklexic, but it’s no longer here.

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Oldfatgit wrote:

Any chance you can share the link to that pack please?

Seems to have disappeared now

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