How many die later from serious injuries on our roads?
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From: Tony Dragon on 10 Feb 2010 15:06 Adrian wrote: > "Nightjar <\"cpb\"@" <"insertmysurnamehere> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >> Do I take it that you are too young to remember what sort of wrecks were >> on our roads before the MOT was introduced? > > Umm, Colin... It might be worth you remembering that anybody who was > driving at the time the MOT was introduced would now be rapidly > approaching 80 years old... > > It was over a decade before I was born, and I'm closing on 40. Care to run your working out past me. First MOT 1960 50 years ago Age when getting driving licence 18 I make that 68. -- Tony Dragon
From: NM on 10 Feb 2010 15:10 On 10 Feb, 17:28, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Doug wrote: > >> Another interesting aspect is that the majority of people are never > >> injured in a road traffic collision in their lives and yet Doug > >> manages at least two, possibly more. > > > There was one more where I was driven off the road while cycling and > > suffered hospitalising injuries when I struck an earth/stones/bushes > > bank. Of course there have been a multitude of near misses including a > > deliberate ramming by a taxi driver recently. > > Has it occurred to you that cycling isn't for you? > > -- > Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit. It's his only alternative to driving, I suspect his D/L has been pulled hence the hatred of drivers.
From: Adrian on 10 Feb 2010 15:12 Tony Dragon <tony.dragon(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Do I take it that you are too young to remember what sort of wrecks >>> were on our roads before the MOT was introduced? >> Umm, Colin... It might be worth you remembering that anybody who was >> driving at the time the MOT was introduced would now be rapidly >> approaching 80 years old... >> >> It was over a decade before I was born, and I'm closing on 40. > Care to run your working out past me. First MOT 1960 50 years ago > Age when getting driving licence 18 > I make that 68. <cough> So do I. <goes back to sleep>
From: Ian Jackson on 10 Feb 2010 16:15 In message <6uCdndZ4R8pOjO7WnZ2dnUVZ8k9i4p2d(a)bt.com>, Tony Dragon <tony.dragon(a)btinternet.com> writes >Adrian wrote: >> "Nightjar <\"cpb\"@" <"insertmysurnamehere> gurgled happily, sounding much >> like they were saying: >> >>> Do I take it that you are too young to remember what sort of wrecks >>>were >>> on our roads before the MOT was introduced? >> Umm, Colin... It might be worth you remembering that anybody who was >>driving at the time the MOT was introduced would now be rapidly >>approaching 80 years old... >> It was over a decade before I was born, and I'm closing on 40. > >Care to run your working out past me. >First MOT 1960 50 years ago >Age when getting driving licence 18 >I make that 68. > Or even: Age when getting driving licence 17 I make that 67 (which is what I am). Of course, the MOT was originally for cars which were 10 years old (not the 3 of today) - hence the term "Ten Year Testing". -- Ian
From: Tony Dragon on 10 Feb 2010 16:38
Adrian wrote: > Tony Dragon <tony.dragon(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >>>> Do I take it that you are too young to remember what sort of wrecks >>>> were on our roads before the MOT was introduced? > >>> Umm, Colin... It might be worth you remembering that anybody who was >>> driving at the time the MOT was introduced would now be rapidly >>> approaching 80 years old... >>> >>> It was over a decade before I was born, and I'm closing on 40. > >> Care to run your working out past me. First MOT 1960 50 years ago >> Age when getting driving licence 18 >> I make that 68. > > <cough> > So do I. > <goes back to sleep> Trouble is I got it wrong as well. See next post -- Tony Dragon |