The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, HeliX said: I can choose not to carry a phone. Or to disable location services. But even if that weren't the case, that's not a valid reason not to resist yet another body collating huge swathes of information about me. Every bit of automation creates more distracted drivers. People are impatient and get bored easily. Phones are addictive. Distracted drivers easily the biggest nuisance on our roads. Way ahead of speeding. The amount of people I see on phones worries me. Especially van drivers and chav tractors drivers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shake me up Judy 5,161 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, Roxanne said: One of my very favourite songs from my very favourite albums. Cheers ATP. Not sure if they'd get away with those lyrics these days. Classic album though. Bought that in Colebourne's in 1973, the year it was released. Great cover too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, HeliX said: Bikers in the UK are restricted after passing to certain power outputs. Its a reasonable idea. Better training in the first place is a better idea. 2 years restricted to 47 bhp. Still get yourself a 400 ninja though. They're reasonably quick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terminal 886 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Where that crash has happened, at the Douglas end of the mountain mile, there’s a left right kink in the road with adverse camber on the right hander. There’s also quite often a puddle at the side of the road which leaves the surrounding road wet. Not making excuses for the driver but it doesn’t help matters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Terminal said: Where that crash has happened, at the Douglas end of the mountain mile, there’s a left right kink in the road with adverse camber on the right hander. There’s also quite often a puddle at the side of the road which leaves the surrounding road wet. Not making excuses for the driver but it doesn’t help matters. You also have the issue when travelling to Ramsey of overtaking cars on the outside of the bend going to the left so it's difficult to see past things. Dangerous spot that. Always has been. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Just had a run out round the TT course. Busy over the Mountain. Although not on my favourite bits thankfully 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Mexico 9,339 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 3 hours ago, piebaps said: No, just R plates like cars. But also 50 mph for a year like cars as well (plus any power restrictions). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: But also 50 mph for a year like cars as well (plus any power restrictions). There are no power restrictions on bikes after passing your test here? Just the 50mph max speed and the R plate? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeliX 2,242 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: But also 50 mph for a year like cars as well (plus any power restrictions). 50mph for a year is what R plates are. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Helmut Fromage 1,117 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, The Dog's Dangly Bits said: Just had a run out round the TT course. Busy over the Mountain. Although not on my favourite bits thankfully 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTeapot 9,776 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Mental 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF 5,960 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 8 hours ago, The Dog's Dangly Bits said: Do we think a speed limit, of say 60, stops yesterday's accident? no, it would just add another charge to the prosecution of the driver. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boris Johnson 608 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 6 hours ago, pongo said: That was also one of the main arguments used against crash helmets and seat belts. It's not about people's rights to drive fast on main roads (as opposed to on private property). It's about the rights of the people who have to co-exist with them. A big issue every day on the mountain is those men who overtake a few cars at a time, cutting into the braking distance between cars and causing the people they have passed to then need to brake. Perhaps because they are habitually late. I see those types all the time too but I don't think they are late more likely they are very small in the trouser snake department and try and make up by driving like fools that they think will impresses the ladies.............. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Duck of Atholl 952 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Some people say that a speed limit won't make any difference because people will still speed. In that case how about a speed limit AND speed cameras? I'm struggling to think of a justifiable argument against that. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 52 minutes ago, Boris Johnson said: I see those types all the time too but I don't think they are late more likely they are very small in the trouser snake department and try and make up by driving like fools that they think will impresses the ladies.............. That's weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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