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Modern driving standards are
Modern driving standards are shit.
I’ve lost count of close passes where no traffic is coming the other way.Mungecrundle wrote:
I loved the simpleI know I shouldn’t of but I did (in a Victorians visiting the madhouse to be entertained by the gibbering ravings of the wretched inmates sort of way) go and look at the comments section on this DM story.
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“Ban cyclists from public roads, its the only sensible solution to a problem that will only get worse in we don’t.”
More cars on the road – that is the solution !Not sure a car’s length at
Not sure a car’s length at 30nph is your best position for any escape route.wyadvd wrote:
Is that a serious question?I have the problem that I give the BPNoA to other cyclists , often reciprocated . Trouble is I do it in the car. Cyclists don’t reciprocate. Why is that ?The obvious answer is that they cannot see you due to the reflection or they are only interested in the vehicle and how likely it will hit them or pass very close to them.
janusz0 wrote:
I think part of the problem in NZ is (and this is not an attempt to justify dangerous driving) that speeding is rigorously enforced with zero tolerance. 1km/h over and it’s a $30 fine and 10 demerit points (you need 100 over a 2 year period to get a ban)So what are you trying to justify? Rigorous enforcement sounds like heaven to someone trying to use UK roads, whether walking, cycling or driving.
Speed in itself is not dangerous, it is excessive speed for the circumstances that is the problem.
The other thing with strict limits is it encourages people to spend too much time looking at the speedo and not on the surrounds.The problem is spending £300M
The problem is spending £300M when it isn’t clear what will be solved and if this is actually a solution.I’m not sure what problem
I’m not sure what problem this is supposed to deal with.
How difficult will it actually be to remove the number because “in a readable, indelible, permanent and unforgeable way in a clearly visible place” is just hyperbole.
Ebikes are limited to 15mph in the UK.The problem with electrical bikes is that passing cars expect the bike to go at a slower, normal, speed for a bike. Bikers riding electrical bikes have by far the highest death and injury incidence. They are dangerous.I almost killed a lady last year. I had overtaken her but when I had to make a left turn, in my car, half a mile later she was next to me whizzing by at 20 miles an hour while I had to slow down as I approached the shopping center. Luckily I am very careful when making turns so I could stop the car.
Which country are you refering to for your post?
20 mph speedo is hardly fast for a normal bike.
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
Windas well as where all the electricty is going to come from.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45873785
We have massive amounts of wind and tidal power in the UK that could be utilised with the political will.
antigee wrote:
Not sure that moving within your lane is necessarily dangerous.moving towards the oncoming driver is a no no – dangerous and they aren’t going to understand the “message”I think drivers would understand the message, as I put in the OP, they move over to the kerb when they see what will happen with the likely overtake. They would get the message not to overtake but they may do anyhow making it worse for the cyclist.
Some useful observations from
Some useful observations from posters.
As cyclists though, we do try and police other people’s behaviour by taking the lane and trying to stop them hitting us at a pinch point.
I thought about it a bit when reviewing a close pass where a framae by frame view showed that it was very good that it was a van coming the other way and not a car, otherwise they would have lost their mirrors.
I think I’ll probably keep position and be prepared to brake rather than encouraging an overtake by moving to the kerb.
I based it on this link
I did say ‘cloned’.
I based it on this link
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/27/number-plate-cloning-drivers-fraud
”Baxter was able to prove she wasn’t guilty as her office car park had CCTV.”You cannot remember whether or not you were at work more than 2 weeks ago?
The 200 miles away thing is over the top, but you might, say, not remember whether you drove or took the train one day two weeks ago.You cannot remember whether or not you were at work more than 2 weeks ago?” At that time I was 200 miles away in Staffordshire, fast asleep, with my car parked outside.”
Or a more simple example of one parent dropping off at the youth club and one picking up. Afer 28 days how are they going to remember which way round it was ?
I don’t see any need for the
I don’t see any need for the 14 days to be changed given the level of technology.
Data is transferred daily to a central point, the dvla database is queried and a letter is sent out the next day.
You have to allow people a reasonable defence and to work out where they were on a given date and who was driving. Say a plate was cloned, if it were 28 days, less opportunity to get cctv that you were at work that day 200 miles away.
I have used one of these
I have used one of these packed out with some spare plastic spacers from older lights (or you could use an old inner tube).
https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/cateye-sp12-replacement-bracket-for-tl-ld611g-787960
Can also use cable ties depending on the diameter of the light.
