Drivers and their problems

chrisonatrike wrote:

I like a belted Galloway! 

What has he ever done to you?

Another humbug *!  Maybe also a "friendly fire" casualty - of the "war on the roads" on animals by motor traffic - possibly while "being the cat"?

* Or "free-thinker" of course!  He did stick it to the US Senate over Iraq so that's something.

I've been told that recumbents are like kryptonite for them and are guaranteed to give them a bad trip

I was blamed for frightening a horse which was coming down a steep country lane when I was walking up it with my trailer when I was on the Pennine Bridleway, and similarly blamed on my trailer-laden way up to the Lakes because the little yellow triangular 'Bob' plastic flag mounted on a fibreglass pole on the trailer was a 'dangerous hazard' for horses

A new market for HexLox.

But but it's not safe to walk because of all the cars...

Given the general usefulness of the car, once you've got one you'll find little incentive to use other modes. And if you "need" it at some point during the day it's simpler to set out with it.

Speaking as one of those grumpy kids whose parents made them walk or get the bus to school never mind the weather, even though they had cars...

cyclists should be made to display a number plate etc 

Why not a law that they have to possess a certificate of roadworthyness renewed every year, and some sort of yearly tax on the vehicle, enforced by the police and some national agency?

Oh to have Episcopal influence:

A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: “Following a recent site meeting, we are looking at introducing a new Traffic Regulation Order that will give our partners at Worcester City Council powers to enforce against people parking on Cathedral Square.”

Warning Signs, we don't need no stinking warning signs...

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23308468.ipswich-councillor-condemns-...

The real issue, large numbers of cars left parked roadside. It used to be a main road to Ipswich before the A14 bypass around Ipswich went in, its plenty wide enough if you don't treat it as a car park.

Excellent idea.  Or just chain the doors including bonnet and boot to the wheels and attach all that to a stout anchor like you have to with a bike.  Maintaining a similar weight ratio to my bike lock : bike weight somewhere between 100 - 200 kilos of chain and lock should do it...

Or remove the parts and take them with you.

I bit

That's nowt for Lancashire! I've just identified 3 No MOT vehicles on the road inside one minute. The first is black Focus YL06 YYW, then Passat VE06 NWZ and Passat SA10 EWM- all in 10:47 minute, 28.1.23, and the Passats were consecutive oncoming cars passing me. You may think no wonder the police ignore them all with 'everybody does it', but my view is no wonder there are so many when the police ignore them all

JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote:

Beautiful reply on a local site thread moaning about "Road tax". Quite a long-winded way of announcing they are a prick.

I couldn't get upset about the content of that rant, I was already apoplectic about the grammar.

The other night I observed the PSNI standing over some lassie while she scrubbed her rear plate and lights clean. With what I'm unaware but am sure that being stopped in the middle of rush hour with and effectively closing one lane down to clean one's car with everyone watching may have been more effective than a ticket.