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From: boltar2003 on 22 Mar 2010 09:01 On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:32:54 -0000 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>So you, like the legislators, want to kill off other people's hobbies and >>>pleasures? >> >> If their hobby means they're a menace on the road then yes. Tough. >> >Both vehicle and driver will have had to pass the relevant tests. They're no >more a danger than any other road user. Passing a test doesn't make you any good especially if you hardly ever use what you've learnt. B2003
From: Adrian on 22 Mar 2010 09:03 boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>Both vehicle and driver will have had to pass the relevant tests. >>They're no more a danger than any other road user. > Passing a test doesn't make you any good especially if you hardly ever > use what you've learnt. If you were ever taught how to drive a vehicle like that in the first place.
From: boltar2003 on 22 Mar 2010 09:06 On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:42:28 -0700 (PDT) ashley filmer <ash.filmer(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >> I don't think many of us will be crying about that. > >So what you are really saying is that because it is something you >personally have no interest in, it should be banned ? Its nothiing to do with my personal interest. I wouldn't want people driving F1 cars on the road either if they couldn't handle them (or even if they could TBH) or caused traffic chaos. >The equestrian sector generates =A32 billion per year and those with Really? Do the french eat that much horsemeat? I'll have to try it sometime , must be tasty.. Oh , you mean through betting. Who cares. There are plenty of other ways to part fools from their money. >>Moving nags and other large livestock should >> be left to professionals. >> >> B2003 > >Or someone with C1 entitlement ;o) I have a car license. I wouldn't call myself a "professional" car driver. B2003
From: ashley filmer on 22 Mar 2010 09:10 On 22 Mar, 13:01, boltar2...(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:32:54 -0000 > > "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>So you, like the legislators, want to kill off other people's hobbies and > >>>pleasures? > > >> If their hobby means they're a menace on the road then yes. Tough. > > >Both vehicle and driver will have had to pass the relevant tests. They're no > >more a danger than any other road user. > > Passing a test doesn't make you any good especially if you hardly ever use > what you've learnt. > > B2003 When you say 'good' how would you define this in the context of driving a lorry with a large animal in the back, speeding up when the animal is obviously not happy to keep the impatient drivers happy? Unless you are already aware, these large vehicles are governed by their own set of speed limits on NSL roads as they have a lot more mass to stop in the event of an emergency.
From: ashley filmer on 22 Mar 2010 09:39
On 22 Mar, 13:06, boltar2...(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:42:28 -0700 (PDT) > > ashley filmer <ash.fil...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> I don't think many of us will be crying about that. > > >So what you are really saying is that because it is something you > >personally have no interest in, it should be banned ? > > Its nothiing to do with my personal interest. I wouldn't want people driving > F1 cars on the road either if they couldn't handle them (or even if they > could TBH) or caused traffic chaos. Provided they can drive these F1 cars on the road legally and keep to the limits, why on earth would you want to ban them - oh hang on, this is something else you want to ban. I see a pattern forming here! > > >The equestrian sector generates =A32 billion per year and those with > > Really? Do the french eat that much horsemeat? I'll have to try it > sometime , must be tasty.. Next time you are in France, you should, it is different, but still very edible if cooked properly. Watch out for the locals though. They drive like maniacs apparently > > Oh , you mean through betting. Who cares. There are plenty of other ways to > part fools from their money. No, I meant the equestrian sector, not the gambling sector. There are over 1000 tack shops alone in the UK serving 1.35 million animals as well as many training facilities and riding centres. You should try to live and let live a little > > >>Moving nags and other large livestock should > >> be left to professionals. > > >> B2003 > > >Or someone with C1 entitlement ;o) > > I have a car license. I wouldn't call myself a "professional" car driver. > > B2003 These drivers aren't professionals either they don't need to be, they just need to prove that they have attained test standard like everyone else on the road - even those who actually drive for reward are not forced to take a more difficult test. Going back to this, I'd like to see you explain how some bloke sat in a cab at the wheel of a moving lorry can calm an agitated animal down however good they are behind the wheel apart from slowing right down as you said that these young 'girly's' have done ? We are talking about large vehciles with large standing animals in transit. Have you forgotten how difficult it is to stand up in a moving bus or tube without holding onto anything ? |