Motorists above the law.
in [UK Drivers]
|
Prev: Bridge 1:0 Bus
Next: Ford Fiesta Auto Wipe
From: Conor on 14 Dec 2009 05:43 In article <e5be0338-24bc-4a99-9330-142d662bacd0@ 21g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, Doug says... > > The EU is threatening to take the UK to court and be fined for its air > pollution but this only applies to PM10s, which are mainly emitted by > buses and lorries. Meanwhile motorists are completely free to emit > several other harmful pollutants, some of which are life threatening, > and get away with it. > > One has to ask why the EU is ignoring those other harmful pollutants > in favour of motorists, who are 80% of all road transport? That would be true if it weren't for the slightly inconvenient fact that cars have to have catalytic convertors and very tight emissions test. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 14 Dec 2009 05:44 In article <e5be0338-24bc-4a99-9330-142d662bacd0@ 21g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, Doug says... > > The EU is threatening to take the UK to court and be fined for its air > pollution but this only applies to PM10s, which are mainly emitted by > buses and lorries. Meanwhile motorists are completely free to emit > several other harmful pollutants, some of which are life threatening, > and get away with it. > > One has to ask why the EU is ignoring those other harmful pollutants > in favour of motorists, who are 80% of all road transport? A person who is cycling emits more CO2 than someone who is using a bus. So why are cyclists free to emit excessive levels of greenhouse gases? -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 14 Dec 2009 09:32 On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:44:13 -0000, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >So why are cyclists free to emit excessive levels of greenhouse gases? its the smugness which really pisses me off. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Doug on 14 Dec 2009 11:48 On 14 Dec, 08:57, Tony Dragon <tony.dra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > Doug wrote: > > On 14 Dec, 08:06, webreader <websiterea...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> On Dec 14, 8:02 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > OT rant > > >> One has to ask why this question is directed at a cycling NG. > > > Because of a multiplicity of 'Cyclists above the law' threads > > deliberately cross-posted from motorist NGs. I am merely trying to > > restore some sense of balance. I hope you are not trying to censor me? > > > So you posted it as a form of revenge, how strange, > No an attempt at balance. Though you will notice I only posted ONE thread not a MULTIPLICITY of threads, all with the same title, like your abusive, cross-posting motorist chums. > > How was he going to censor you, cut your internet link? > By calling on his motorist chums here to flood my thread with abusive off-topic messages in an attempt to render it virtually useless. -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net One man's newsgroup is another man's censorship.
From: Doug on 14 Dec 2009 11:50
On 14 Dec, 10:43, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > In article <e5be0338-24bc-4a99-9330-142d662bacd0@ > 21g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, Doug says... > > > > > The EU is threatening to take the UK to court and be fined for its air > > pollution but this only applies to PM10s, which are mainly emitted by > > buses and lorries. Meanwhile motorists are completely free to emit > > several other harmful pollutants, some of which are life threatening, > > and get away with it. > > > One has to ask why the EU is ignoring those other harmful pollutants > > in favour of motorists, who are 80% of all road transport? > > That would be true if it weren't for the slightly inconvenient fact that > cars have to have catalytic convertors and very tight emissions test. > Yes but they are only tested once a year and in the meantime can pollute as much as they like as long as there is no visible smoke. -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net "The car, more of a toilet than a convenience". |