Drivers and their problems

David9694 wrote:

Beach car park still set to charge drivers despite months of delay

why "despite the delay", Mr Editor? The free first 20 minutes just enables the "I've just got to nip in here" mentality. 

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/councils-beach-car-par...

Headline should be "Drivers enjoy an extra eight months of free parking due to delay" but that wouldn't make them victims...

Mercedes abandoned in flooded Welney Wash Road in Norfolk

Schadenfreude overload alert!

No BOLAS?

Hirsute wrote:

Misjudged the gap within which to park

Or as on Twitter - "How do you overturn a car in a 20mph zone?"

Hirsute wrote:

Towing country wide needed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65205940

(wnen did snowdonia become Eryri ?)

16/11/22

"This Range Rover mother has captured a large number of bicycles in her specialised trailer and racks. She will now carry them back to her nest to feed to her young. A baby Range Rover can consume up to 15 bicycles per day before it fledges"

If only I hadn't been watching Wild Isles by David Attenborough !

I really need to remind myself to go for a ride along the Floop after a heavy downpour so I can go and watch the cars go sailing by

Joy! Another driver driving one of the main 'usual suspects' vehicles taken off the road for a while- at least officially. However, such deterrents don't work when the police are too idle to do anything about clearcut offences. AF11 XVU was first reported for no MOT 9 months ago, but it's still driving around Lancashire

brooksby wrote:

Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65272929

Quote:

Ministers have approved the "hands-off, eyes-on" technology for use on certain motorways.

It can control steering, acceleration and braking but a camera will monitor a driver's eyes so they stay on the road.

The technology will only be available for 2023 models of its electric Mustang Mach-E SUV at first.

It can also keep a safe distance from other cars and even bring them to a complete stop in traffic jams, although it is only offered on a subscription basis.

The first 90 days are included with the purchase of the £50,830 car but drivers will then have to sign up for a monthly subscription.

How many drivers are going to buy a pair of these, I wonder?

David9694 wrote:

Alleged camber issue not obvious in the picture; would it not be easier to close the road all together, rather than have all the broken wing mirrors? 

Well the bollards are wearing hi-viz.

Given that the average motorist is not up to the challenge of judging 1.5 metres, 5cm is probably a challenge too far.

David9694 wrote:

A yellow sticker on each windscreen would have been nice or a night's work for a tow truck even better. 

Or local cyclists could just ride up and down the road veeeeerrrrrrrryyy slowly, or stop in the carriageway for a chat or sandwiches. If They don't want cyclists using the cycle lane then they can't complain if cyclists are on the road.*

*Except that they will

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Fury over bike rack by Bristol church that would 'block access for hearses'

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/fury-over-bike-rack-bris...

I actually agree with them moving the racks in this instance - Wine St has a lot more space.

Yeah,  but I'd agree with it more if it wasn't "churchgoer" Richard f-ing Eddy trying to make the point, and arging "Won't somebody think of the hearses?!"...

David9694 wrote:

I wish they'd drop the C-bomb from this, it just risks Driver come-back "thanks to the sticker my six year old has learnt a new word".

The stickers in that article don't look like the 'classic' YPLAC stickers.

David9694 wrote:

* fails after some thought to think of any pun connecting tyres and kebabs *

Always order a couple of kebabs when you've had a puncture - they're a great way of getting a spare tyre.

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65272929

Quote:

Ministers have approved the "hands-off, eyes-on" technology for use on certain motorways.

It can control steering, acceleration and braking but a camera will monitor a driver's eyes so they stay on the road.

The technology will only be available for 2023 models of its electric Mustang Mach-E SUV at first.

It can also keep a safe distance from other cars and even bring them to a complete stop in traffic jams, although it is only offered on a subscription basis.

The first 90 days are included with the purchase of the £50,830 car but drivers will then have to sign up for a monthly subscription.

How many drivers are going to buy a pair of these, I wonder?

How many drivers are going to pay the subscription?

"Sorry mate, I had no way of avoiding you as my subscription had just run out"

I was disappointed - hoping to read "cyclists pose a threat to dead people in cars!"

I note that Mr Loophole, road safety campaigner, is claiming that 20mph will cause more accidents due to drivers using phones as they perceive it is safer.

The logical conundrums evinced by this suggestion could frazzle a cyclist's brain (as we are told that 20mph is an impossibility without staring at the speedo, and that 20mph is more dangerous because reasons). So I suppose we should be grateful for the grudging acknowledgement that 20mph might make a difference to driver behaviour.

We're gonna need a bigger cat.

"To make our roads as safe as possible motorists should be able to drive everywhere at the top speed their vehicle allows - 160mph in most cases - so they aren't tempted to check their phones..."

David9694 wrote:

BlackChili with that?

No thanks but I'll have a bottle of the 2009 Saint-Émilion - it's a Goodyear.

When did the need to give attention to the road become a reason to not use a phone for a driver?

Rendel Harris wrote:

David9694 wrote:

BlackChili with that?

No thanks but I'll have a bottle of the 2009 Saint-Émilion - it's a Goodyear.

Does this establishment have a Michelin star?