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Swallow wrote:If the fun wears off you can always play ghost busters

Okay now that just tops it off


And Mick I've seen a picture of your garden so I can imagine. I have to pressure was the concrete around the house and fill in the potholes on the drive. Now if someone made a handheld machine that would do that for me I'd be happy.

The fun will soon wear off. I remember when we first got a sit on mower. First couple of times it was great. It's now well and truly a chore. Enjoy it whilst it lasts

wrangler_rover wrote:Compared to the size of India, China, Russia and USA, the UK is insignificant in world pollution and CO2 output.

I'm off to buy a Land Rover, c'ya

I regularly see mistakes in The Register. If you make a comment about a mistake, it mysteriously disappears. However, if you mention a problem with the website, it gets fixed very quickly indeed.

Someone dropping a brick through my window would be a distraction, but there isn't much that can be done about that. However, being on the phone, changing CDs ect are distractions that can be avoided. They should be illegal and enforced.

Why not single out distractions. Okay there should be something which covers everything but why not point out specific ones such as being on the phone when they are distractions that we can control. There is a junction I use regularly which is in the middle of a blind bend and a blind summit. When approaching this, I turn off the radio and crack the windows open so I can hear if there is a car hidden. If I didn't do this it would be fair to say that the radio was a distraction. The point is we control distractions were applicable.

[XAP]Bob wrote:And they're a great idea. I'm convinced that they'd be an excellent asset in accident investigations, and an accurate indicator of driver risk. Of course you'd need a smart card driving license, but then the vehicle can be immobilised when the driver is not insured (override required for emergencies?)

As much as I hate to agree with you, that would solve one of the main problems.

kwackers wrote:

Alex L wrote:average being what? Are you saying I have a 50% chance of being a speeding maniac?

No, I'm saying that young people drive faster than older people - are you saying that's not true?

If you're after insurance tailored to your style of driving then I'd suggest black boxes are the only realistic mechanism by which that could occur...

I don't know everyone so I don't know exactly but I do know that I drive slower than a lot of people and certainly I'm one of the slowest drivers in the hamlet as I live just off a single track lane so I have to pull over to let faster drivers past. My parents included.

I've looked at black box schemes. They don't save much on not speeding. Given that I work 9 - 5 and my girlfriend works 5 - 9 most nights, I'm often driving around late which would count against wouldn't it? Plus my parents sometimes borrow my car when they go to the tip ect and they certainly don't drive as carefully as me, even though they are statistically less likely to crash.

I like the idea of black boxes don't get me wrong but they seem too risky.

[XAP]Bob wrote:I agree that we need to enforce the careless driving legislation - but to single out a single distraction is a bit pointless.

Let me get this straight. You think that singling out young drivers is fine but not people that want to drive whilst on the phone?

average being what? Are you saying I have a 50% chance of being a speeding maniac?

[XAP]Bob wrote:

Alex L wrote:I was cycling home at 11:30. Given that I'm more likely to be hurt cycling than driving. Shouldn't the dangerous youth of today also be banned from cycling at night too?

No - they're less likely to actually kill themselves or others whilst out on a cycle than in over a ton of steel box.

Say that to the 30-odd your old woman that knocked me off.

foxyrider wrote:i don't even roll my tent canvas - maybe a minute to stuff into its bag or ten to fold/roll, its not the time as much as the faff!

I have a single skin tent, 2 man that weighs 960g. It doesn't have a bag, it rolls into a mesh pouch on on side. I have to roll not stuff or it won't work!

Sounds like you've getting back into cycling well. When I was in Bristol most people would ignore smiles, nods, waves ect but then there were a lot more cyclists about. At home there are far fewer cyclists about but they all seem to be responsive (apart from the ones going uphill all red in the face )

Don't know what your grips are like but I got mine off by lifting up the ends and spraying WD40 into them. Mind this took about 20 minutes to get them off so someone may have a better suggestion.

danfoto wrote:that system is fundamentally flawed.

Welcome to the CTC!

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I was cycling home at 11:30. Given that I'm more likely to be hurt cycling than driving. Shouldn't the dangerous youth of today also be banned from cycling at night too?