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From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 07:54 In article <hej6rp$rcn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty says... > > Clive George wrote: > > > "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:MPG.25772b26b383ecef9899ab(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > > > I'm not the one making a decision on whether its safe to overtake > > > purely based on the status of the headlights of the vehicle in > > > front. > > > > You've utterly missed the point of the request. > > I don't think he has; he's just one of those people who can never admit > they're wrong. No, I just think a bit more than you and recognise where it can go wrong. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Jimac on 25 Nov 2009 08:32 Harry Bloomfield wrote in uk.rec.motorcycles: > Conor explained on 23/11/2009 : > > If the HGV test is so easy, how come so many car drivers fail it? > > Not very many car drivers will actually take it, most will already be > gainfully employed. I'm stunned that people actually learn to drive in an HGV before they ever drive a car. Shouldn't be allowed! -- Jimac 1985 Kawasaki GT750 1983 Honda Goldwing GL1100 Aspencade
From: Champ on 25 Nov 2009 09:59 On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:48:38 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote: >Of course it might help if roads in this country were actually built in a >straight line instead of following every sodding little medieval ditch and >field boundary they can find. T As someone who very much enjoys driving and riding around corners, I'm very glad that many of our roads are like this. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: boltar2003 on 25 Nov 2009 10:07 On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:05 +0000 dan(a)telent.net wrote: >> Of course it might help if roads in this country were actually built in a >> straight line instead of following every sodding little medieval ditch and >> field boundary they can find. The number of country roads I've driven on >> that wind and twist their way through otherwise empty farmland I've lost >count >> of. >> >> B2003 > >That would be any number greater than four, then Aww bless, a lurker has popped up with a gag he's probably spent all year trying to remember. Shame its older than the hills these roads go through though. B2003
From: boltar2003 on 25 Nov 2009 10:10
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:20 +0000 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >As someone who very much enjoys driving and riding around corners, I'm >very glad that many of our roads are like this. Yeah , why get somewhere quickly with minimum fuss when you can waste fuel and brake pads riding a circuitous route dictated by the whims of a feudal lord c1450. B2003 |