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  • in reply to: Car crashes into building – please post your Local news stories #964575
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    mdavidford

    There’s a scrape mark along

    There’s a scrape mark along the wheel at the height of the end of the lift guide, so it looks to me like the plastic flexed back as it scraped past, then sprung out again, leaving it embedded in the tyre.

    Surely the lorry driver is blameless though as the stickers show the parked car suddenly turned up in it’s blind spot so didn’t heed the warning.

    It does seem as though there’s one (most) essential problem missing from that list – the driver’s over-inflated estimation of their own ability to navigate tight spaces, and refusal to seek assistance in doing so.

    Still, at least we’re maintaining rigorous standards of training for goods vehicle licences which should ensure that incidents like this are vanishingly rare.

    Oh…

    in reply to: A4174 Ring Road disastrous plans #984203
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    Hmm – not sure giving them in

    Hmm – not sure giving them in Wingdings is going to help driver navigation.

    in reply to: A4174 Ring Road disastrous plans #984197
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    mdavidford

    What are the strange space

    What are the strange space invaders / bat logos painted all over the road for?

    in reply to: Bristol named the worst city for dangerous driving in the UK #983917
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    Jack Sexty wrote:
    Sorry to be a spoilsport but we’ve been asked to remove the squirrel pic by its owner. If we can stick to royalty-free squirrels in future that’d be grand… 

    This just sounds like an excuse for squirrel exploitation to me.

    Exactly how many hazelnuts were they demanding for its use anyway?

    in reply to: Bike hits car (no, really) #984055
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    mdavidford

    Presumably snapped in half

    Presumably snapped in half while bouncing across the road.

    in reply to: Bristol named the worst city for dangerous driving in the UK #983897
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    Nigel Garrage wrote:
    … it stands to reason that people who buy German are more likely to vote remain.

    Pretty sure there’s no reason involved in that claim at all.

    in reply to: Bristol named the worst city for dangerous driving in the UK #983877
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    Yes – it would be more

    Yes – it would be more interesting to see the other end of the scale – where are the most dishonest drivers. They’re probably the most dangerous – overconfidence breeding complacency and all that.

    in reply to: Bristol named the worst city for dangerous driving in the UK #983871
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    findings based on the number of residents that admit to driving whilst tired, speeding, using your phone whilst at the wheel, and driving over the limit.

    Bristol named the worst city for dangerous driving with the most honest drivers in the UK

    in reply to: What is the purpose of a “warning letter”? #983505
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    mdavidford

    Should a collision occur

    Should a collision occur between the vehicle and any person within the road closure, then offences such as Careless or Dangerous driving could be considered.

    Erm, really? So you can’t be careless or dangerous unless you actually hit someone?

    in reply to: Heart says Specialissima, Head says zX-1. What do you say? #983409
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    IanGlasgow wrote:
    ktache wrote:
    The blue one…

    But red’s faster!?

    Maybe – but what happens when the bridge is gone…?

    in reply to: What’s your favourite cafe stop? #979109
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    peted76 wrote:
    has since 1976 hosted the largest folk and rock festival you’ve never heard of.

    <pedant> 1980 was the first proper festival year, and in 1981 it was held at Broughton Castle.

    in reply to: Road “Dressing” #982337
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    mdavidford

    If it was left naked, it

    If it was left naked, it might cause alarm or offence.

    in reply to: No Olympics? #982319
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    mdavidford

    Noolympics? Isn’t that this?

    Noolympics? Isn’t that this?

    https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/events/

    in reply to: Knighthood For Mark Cavendish #982067
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    mdavidford

    If he is, does he get to

    If he is, does he get to carry a lance around in all his races from then on?

    in reply to: False Speedometer read-outs #981639
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    PRSboy wrote:
    Maybe cyclists should measure airspeed and groundspeed, like aircraft?

    I’ve switched mine to measure solspeed. It looks much more impressive. And I never have to mess around with autopause.

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