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From: David Taylor on 17 Aug 2006 21:42 On 2006-08-17, JAF <anarchSPAMKILLER(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:27:20 +0100, Paul {Hamilton Rooney} <craig(a)oil.com> > wrote: > >>>So? >> >>Usage is king. There's no other criterion of right and wrong where language >>is concerned. How could there be? > > When you want bread, don't ask for a brick. You might break your teeth. And once the rest of the world has converted to asking for bricks, I hope you enjoy whatever is then called bread. -- David Taylor
From: Simon Finnigan on 18 Aug 2006 02:27 Alex Heney wrote: > On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:44:57 +0100, "Simon Finnigan" > <SimonFinnigan(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > <snip> > >> I`d be interested to see some stats about accidents with hands-free >> kits in use at the time. I`m sure that a honest study would prove a >> correlation between the use of a handsfree kit and an increased risk >> of an RTC. How big a link i`m not sure, but i`d guess it`d be >> fairly significant. I`d be intrigued to know if it approaches (or >> even increases) the added risk of using a mobile phone without a >> hands free kit. >> > > It would certainly be interesting to see the results of such a study, > I agree. Does anyone know of such a study?
From: Brimstone on 18 Aug 2006 03:25 Ivor Jones wrote: > "JNugent" <not.telling(a)isp.com> wrote in message > news:-vmdnbC_c6_yAHnZRVnygA(a)pipex.net > > [snip] > >> And even if the following driver wants to exceed the 70 >> limit, it's not the business of the driver in front to >> prevent it. > > But he's not doing anything wrong by so doing. People have been convicted of causing an obstruction by so doing.
From: Christian McArdle on 18 Aug 2006 04:08 >> And even if the following driver wants to exceed the 70 >> limit, it's not the business of the driver in front to >> prevent it. > > But he's not doing anything wrong by so doing. Yes. He is breaking the law by not moving left after overtaking. For example, it is wrong for a burglar to break into my house. It is also wrong, after me discovering the fact, to go round his house and break his legs, thus preventing further burglary. You may not commit a criminal offence just because you believe someone else has, or is about to commit an offence themselves. Intentionally blocking someone on the motorway because you are a fuckwit is not allowed. Christian.
From: Christian McArdle on 18 Aug 2006 04:09
> Nor is there any obligation to aid and abet another in breaking the law. It is not aiding and abetting. You are simply required to follow the law, which is to keep left unless overtaking. People have been prosecuted for MLOC driving, although it is unfortunately too rare. Christian. |