Monbiot on speed cameras and the real war
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From: Squashme on 28 Jul 2010 18:44 On 28 July, 23:22, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote: > Squashme <squas...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > We > > You and the voices in your head. Pithy and to the point. Not a wasted word. Did I mention concise and rapier-like? Succinct, forceful, terse, vigorous ...
From: The Medway Handyman on 28 Jul 2010 19:45 Steve Firth wrote: > Squashme <squashme(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> We > > You and the voices in your head. You'll have to excuse Squashme - he's a bit thick. -- Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.
From: Adrian on 29 Jul 2010 02:37 Chelsea Tractor Man <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Because if that presumption DOESN'T exist, then the only option left is >> to accept that speed limits are, quite simply, totally unrelated to >> safety. > No, a Veyron at 250 isn't safe on public roads by any reasonable > measure. Would "speeding" be the most appropriate charge if somebody did do that?
From: JNugent on 29 Jul 2010 03:38 Chelsea Tractor Man wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:05:41 +0100, JNugent wrote: > >> A road and a street are the same thing. > > not really, street implies lined with buildings, Dunno about that. Watling Street? Ermine Street?
From: JNugent on 29 Jul 2010 03:39
Chelsea Tractor Man wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:47:44 +0100, JNugent wrote: > >>> The "pavement" is the entire road. >> Quite. >> >> Which is why it is better to use the term "footway" for the bits reserved for >> pedestrians. > > why does my dictionary say otherwise and if I asked somebody to point to > the pavement they would indicate the footway? This NG isn't a legal > document or a road builders design meeting. You're right. It isn't. But cycling along footways is a perennial problem frequently discussed here, and in such circumstances, it's better to be exact. |