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I suspect that DPA or GDPR
I suspect that DPA or GDPR relates to identification of a natural person though not clear if that’s you or the driver. While you may provide evidence of a public vehicle identifier, the police have the right to request the registered keeper from DVLA records. Thus that’s a natural person from whom the police will require identification of the actual driver of the vehicle, as proscribed in law. So that’s three natural persons: victim, vehicle keeper, vehicle driver. Thus correct management of the data is a GDPR statutory requirement of the police as data controller.How that is not foreseeable so possible to design the tools and practices for, is a matter for the Chief Constable and their Data Protection officer (ico.gov.uk). Failing that the PCC…
For reference, Kent Police has no issue with informing the victim about the evidence collection, appropriate options and court outcomes.
HaveLegsWillRide wrote:
We rocked up and walked without queues, even managed last minute portaloos easily, to start at 6.50.
Yes, portaloos were well supplied, even out in the Essex countyside, between the advised stops. So credit to RL for that.
I’m told that the absence of loos is a cause of poor hydration so that means an Inclusion issue. That’s a no-no for RL stakeholders like TfL and Essex County Council. Clearly what riders leave behind is a potential issue, and I was disappointed to see so much litter. It’s not as if High-5 or SIS gels are used by non-cyclists. If riders have pocket space to bring some, they must have space for the empties and later disposal. There were recycling bins at the finish so no excuse really..I hope you had a good ride, too!
Thanks for posting Ian. So
Thanks for posting Ian. So far as I can tell the BBC is conflicted on cycling; negative stories, yet their London offices have many C2W such that they win the London Love to Ride competition.
So it will be interesting to see what they have to say about Rural Rides. Different from Metropolitan in my experience: 3.5 years C2W in central London and 7 years in rural Kent.That’s a late start time so
That’s a late start time so likely that accumulated the delay of people being late and slow to walk from parliament square to the embankment actual start. I thought the start wasn’t clearly marked however I may have been distracted with tech at the time. Certainly the start was cold however that was the forecast so no reason to complain about poor clothing choices. I hope you enjoyed your actual ride.IanMSpencer wrote:
I’d really like to see a national standard and even a national system operated outside of the local police force.
Yes, there is an obvious value for money in a national innovation to be available for the responsible Police authorities to operate as you suggest. Local development clearly can’t provide a good selection of systems at public expence. Public sector procurement of innovative solutions has worked well with a selection of short-list competitors who invest in their offer on the understanding that they may not be the winner getting only nominal support for taking part. Since there is a global market for such solutions and that would be hard and costly to run, a national program seems more likely to deliver to reasonable cost and time. Perhaps a joint MoJ and DoT initiative…jh2727 wrote:
Nothing particularly current about it. Baroness Pickering has been trying – and failing – to get such laws passed for over a decade.
You would have thought that during that decade someone from the whips office would have explained that evidence [of harm] is required to secure parliamentary time for preventative legislation….Saying that, the Housing Act 2004, as amended, now adds £300 per bedroom to the cost of private rented accommodation. Where was the evidence of a general, and not exceptional, issue exactly? You may wonder.. #CostOfLiving #UnintendedConsequenses
chrisonatrike wrote:
“Must look / fit as many as my last car” may not be helping. If you can get away with not needing to permanently carry 4 extra seats with you then microcars can probably go further.
I may be mistaken but recall that you provided evidence that many if not most 4 seat motor vehicle journeys were completed with just one occupant. Even a ‘shopping trolley’ (Fiat 500 up) is largely wasted space, mass, and energy..A well known motor vehicle manufacturer did produce a 2 wheel vehicle with a roof and engine but UK legislation still required a helmet to be worn so it wasn’t successful…
eBike will have to do then.
ktache wrote:
; Perhaps removable battery packs for that very rare occasion that the really need the range would work.
Honda of Japan have been working on a standard battery spec for the interchangeable value that you mentioned.As you say, range anxiety and mass disappear if you can just swap in a fully charged standard battery, and go.
Rich_cb wrote:
The alternative viewpoint is that cyclists are being given additional space on trains free of charge.If that space could be used more profitably then cyclists are effectively being subsidised.
On many trains the space allowed to bicycles is actually there for wheelchair users who have priority. Of course both will have paid a fare so don’t ride for free. In many years commuting by train and bicycle I rarely met a wheelchair user. However I’m happy to subsidize that mobility network and I believe most people are too.hawkinspeter wrote:
We need to seize the means of transportation. It’s bizarre that public transport is run by profit obsessed companies.
In London TfL have delegated the bus service to profit making companies because their experience with a union workforce e.g. Underground has been so bad. Thus the outsourcing of tube maintenance and the new Elizabeth Line trains being a service provided by the train owner who employ the drivers, not TfL.
So the long and short of it is that TfL will not employ a single person more than they have to, so default to outsourcing for all services that they can. TfL design the service, routes and licence the operators so that a public service is delivered. More employees and their pensions they do not want, can’t afford.The best office that I ever
The best office that I ever worked at had secure basement parking for bikes, showers with lockers, and clean towels so that whatever the weather you could be sure to get to work fresh and find your bike at the end of the day. They had a bike shop and workshop so that you could get service with ease. So three years and 500,000 calories later I was sad to leave.PS: with thousands in the building it was impossible for most to go by car so WFH was already essential pre-pandemic. People didn’t expect to travel by car. Business could do that, especially if government enabled or required it.
hawkinspeter wrote:
I think that self-driving cars will be feasible at some point, but time will tell.
Since that feasibility will include implementation of the hierarchy of responsibility, it cannot happen soon enough.As vulnerable road users we need to get the minimum number of people responsible for the control of kinetic energy bodies as possible.
So long as the network does not become outside Asimov’s laws of robotics [Skynet..], we will be safer than now.
A few decades ago the good
A few decades ago the good people of Finland looked at their national health data and saw that the pattern was towards less activity and lower life expectancy. So they built a political consensus to do something about it, specifically for safe space beside new or some existing* roads where all forms of human centered transport could take place.* planning gain i.e. points for improving the public realm in planning applications.
Many years later it is common for people to do their local journeys on foot, wheels, skates or skis, depending on the season. This is especially great for the elderly who can safely travel in the winter, using 1-person sleds, without risk of falls in snow and ice conditions. Cycling and skiing both benefit from landscaping of the route to minimise slopes. So people of all abilities are enabled to enjoy their travel.
Building regulations are the key to ensure that the public realm is friendly to active travel. Anything less is just talk, however well intentioned…
HoarseMann wrote:
This takes quite a bit of power consumption to do on the device. The reduction in image data and battery life is not worth it to me.
Please let us know what difference in image data and battery life you got, with or without digital stability, on which device?That would be a great help…
ErnieC wrote:
When the legal system is failing everyday people, drastic actions are called for.
Stocks were used for local justice in days gone by. This could be updated with a live feed on social media so that anyone who cares can see what a complete failure she is. Bombardment with rotten fruit and vegetables, and no comfort to be expected. However no paperwork to be managed at all…Counts as Community Service, obvs..
